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  • UMB Dataset

    Factors Associated with Outcomes of Pre-ART HIV Care

    Alternate Title(s)
    Factors Associated with Outcomes of Pre-Antiretroviral HIV Care
    Authors
    Kristen A. Stafford
    Lucy W. Nganga
    Tuhuma Tulli
    Karen G. Fleischman Foreit
    Description

    In 2015 the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminated CD4 restrictions for initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in developing countries. However, the success of therapy is also dependent upon additional health and demographic characteristics of HIV patients at the time they enroll in care. This study investigated pre-ART (time between enrollment and initiation...

    Subject
    HIV Infections
  • UMB Dataset

    Immunologic Response to ART by Age Among Treatment-Naive Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Alternate Title(s)
    Immunologic Response to Antiretroviral Therapy by Age Among Treatment-Naive Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Authors
    Kristen A. Stafford
    Laurence S. Magder
    Laura L. Hungerford
    Jack M. Guralnik
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    Description

    This study investigated the association of age with CD4+ cell counts of HIV patients receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) over a 4 year period. Data were collected from 126,672 previously treatment-naïve patients in 4 Sub-Saharan African nations. The baseline CD4+ count was measured at onset of ART and at 6-month intervals thereafter. The predictor variable was the age at initiation of therapy...

    Subject
    HIV Infections