Children living with HIV in Europe: do migrants have worse treatment outcomes?

Elizabeth ChappellMalte Kohns VasconcelosRuth L GoodallLuisa GalliTessa GoetghebuerAntoni Noguera-JulianLaura C RodriguesHenriette ScherpbierColette SmitAlasdair BamfordSiobhan CrichtonMarissa Luisa NavarroJose T RamosJosiane WarszawskiVana SpolouElena ChiappiniElisabetta VenturiniFilipa PrataChristian KahlertMagdalena MarczynskaLaura MarquesLars NaverClaire ThorneDiana M GibbCarlo GiaquintoAli JuddIntira Jeannie Collinsnull null

Published in: HIV medicine (2021)

After adjusting for characteristics at ART initiation, migrant children have virological and immunological outcomes at 1 year of ART that are comparable to those who are domestic-born, possibly indicating equity in access to healthcare in Europe. However, there was some evidence of a difference in AIDS-free survival, which warrants further monitoring.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
free survival
healthcare
hiv infected
young adults
hiv infected patients
public health
low birth weight
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
social media
health information
preterm birth
glycemic control