Gender disparities operate in opposite directions for hospitalizations and mortality among individuals receiving long-term ART in rural Uganda.
G MassahW ZhangJosephine BirungiM NanfukaJ ZhuS OkoboiP KaleebuB TibenganasDavid M MoorePublished in: HIV medicine (2021)
Female patients receiving ART in rural Uganda were three times more likely to be hospitalized than men, but male mortality was nearly four times higher. Facilitating care for acute medical problems may help to improve survival among male ART patients.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- hiv infected
- south africa
- mental health
- cardiovascular events
- ejection fraction
- antiretroviral therapy
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- liver failure
- risk factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- affordable care act
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- mechanical ventilation