HIV sero-discordance among married HIV patients initiating anti-retroviral therapy in northern Vietnam.
Vu Van TamDo Duy CuongTobias AlfvenHo Dang PhucNguyen Thi Kim ChucNguyen Phuong HoaVinod DiwanMattias LarssonPublished in: AIDS research and therapy (2016)
The sero-discordance was significantly higher among married males than married females. Other factors also related to high sero-discordance were history of IDU, history of TB and the availability of VCT in residential locations. In contrast, college/university education and female sex were significantly related to low sero-discordance. To contain the increasing HIV prevalence among women, measures should be taken to prevent transmission among sero-discordant couples. Trial registration NCT01433601.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- intimate partner violence
- south africa
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- clinical trial
- air pollution
- magnetic resonance imaging
- randomized controlled trial
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- adipose tissue
- stem cells
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- insulin resistance
- phase ii
- phase iii
- skeletal muscle
- pregnancy outcomes
- replacement therapy
- smoking cessation