Delayed HIV treatment, barriers in access to care and mortality in tuberculosis/HIV co-infected patients in Cali, Colombia.
Jorge A González-DuranRegina V PlazaLucy LunaMaría Patricia Arbeláez-MontoyaMeagan DeviaeneYoav KeynanZulma Vanessa RuedaDiana Marcela Marín-PinedaPublished in: Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) (2021)
Delays in treatment initiation and factors associated with limited health care access or utilization were associated with mortality. As HIV and tuberculosis are both reportable conditions in Colombia, strategies should be focused on optimizing treatment outcomes within both tuberculosis and HIV programs, particularly improving early HIV diagnosis, early antiretroviral therapy treatment initiation, and adherence to tuberculosis treatment.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv aids
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- healthcare
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- hiv infected patients
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- men who have sex with men
- public health
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular events
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- combination therapy
- social media
- quality improvement
- affordable care act