Clinical characteristics of women with HIV in the RESPOND cohort: A descriptive analysis and comparison to men.
Jolie L HutchinsonB NeesgardJ KowalskaK Grabmeier-PfistershammerM JohnsonK KusejkoS De WitF WitC MussiniA CastagnaM StecherC PradierP DomingoC CarlanderJ WasmuthN ChkhartishviliV UzdavinieneA HaberlA d'Arminio MonforteH GargesJ GallantM SaidB SchmiedM van der ValkD KonopnickiN JaschinskiA MocroftL GreenbergF BurnsL RyomKathy PetoumenosPublished in: HIV medicine (2024)
RESPOND women are diverse in age, ethnicity/race, CD4/VL, and comorbidity burden, with important differences relative to men. This work highlights the importance of stratification by sex/gender for future research that may help improve screening and management guidelines specifically for women with HIV.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- middle aged
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- clinical practice
- current status
- south africa
- pregnancy outcomes
- risk factors
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- clinical evaluation