Decrease in late presentation for HIV care in Kinshasa, DRC, 2006-2020

Late presentation for HIV care is a well-described issue for the success of ART outcomes and the cause of higher morbidity, mortality and further transmission. Monitoring the level of late presentation and understanding the factors associated with it would help to tailor screening and information st...

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Published in:AIDS research and therapy 2021-07, Vol.18 (1), p.41-41, Article 41
Main Authors: Ngongo, Nadine Mayasi, Nani-Tuma, Hippolyte Situakibanza, Mambimbi, Marcel Mbula, Mashi, Murielle Longokolo, Izizag, Ben Bepouka, Ndolumingu, Faustin Kitetele, Maes, Nathalie, Moutschen, Michel, Darcis, Gilles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Aged
AIDS
Antiretroviral therapy
Antiviral agents
Care and treatment
CD4 antigen
Complications and side effects
Democratic Republic of the Congo - epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
HIV
HIV care
HIV infection
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections/diagnosis/drug therapy/epidemiology
Human health sciences
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Immunologie & maladie infectieuse
Immunology & infectious disease
Kinshasa
Late presentation
Morbidity
Mortality
Patient education
Patient outcomes
Patients
Population studies
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sciences de la santé humaine
Sex
Sexually transmitted diseases
Software
STD
Success
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Summary:Late presentation for HIV care is a well-described issue for the success of ART outcomes and the cause of higher morbidity, mortality and further transmission. Monitoring the level of late presentation and understanding the factors associated with it would help to tailor screening and information strategies for better efficiency. We performed a retrospective cohort study in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC. The studied population included HIV-positive adults newly enrolled in HIV care between January 2006 and June 2020 at 25 HIV urban care facilities. Patient information collected at presentation for HIV care included age, sex, WHO clinical stage and screening context. We used 2 definitions of late presentation: the WHO definition of advanced HIV disease (WHO stage 3/4 or CD4 cell count
ISSN:1742-6405
1742-6405
DOI:10.1186/s12981-021-00366-8