Mortality estimates by age and sex among persons living with HIV after ART initiation in Zambia using electronic medical records supplemented with tracing a sample of lost patients: A cohort study.
Andrew D KerkhoffKombatende SikombeIngrid Eshun-WilsonIzukanji SikazweDavid V GliddenJesse Jake PryPaul SomweLaura K BeresSandra SimbezaChanda P MwambaChama BukankalaCardinal HantubaCarolyn Bolton MooreCharles B HolmesNancy PadianElvin Hsing GengPublished in: PLoS medicine (2020)
In this study, we found that among HIV-positive adults newly initiating ART, mortality among men exceeded mortality among women; disparities were most pronounced among young patients. Older women, however, also experienced high mortality. Specific interventions for men and older women at highest mortality risk are needed to improve HIV treatment outcomes.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- hiv infected
- risk factors
- men who have sex with men
- peritoneal dialysis
- human immunodeficiency virus
- prognostic factors
- south africa
- cardiovascular disease
- healthcare
- patient reported outcomes
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- insulin resistance