Epidemiological differences and risk factors for hospitalization in people living with HIV in Istanbul, Turkey

We aimed to determine the risk factors for hospitalization in treatment-naïve people living with HIV (PLHIV) and also the frequency of HIV-related comorbidities in hospitalized patients. Sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory findings of treatment-naïve PLHIV followed up in our department betwee...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2019-11, Vol.30 (13), p.1284-1289
Main Authors: Şenoğlu, Sevtap, Yeşilbağ, Zuhal, Karaosmanoğlu, Hayat K, Aydın, Özlem A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Distribution
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology
AIDS/HIV
Comorbidity
Delayed Diagnosis
Female
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Turkey - epidemiology
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Summary:We aimed to determine the risk factors for hospitalization in treatment-naïve people living with HIV (PLHIV) and also the frequency of HIV-related comorbidities in hospitalized patients. Sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory findings of treatment-naïve PLHIV followed up in our department between January 2015 and July 2018 were retrospectively evaluated and risk factors for hospitalization at initial presentation were analyzed. A total of 629 patients were included. In all, 558 patients (88.7%) were male and 326 (51.8%) were men who have sex with men (MSM), and 8.6% of all patients were hospitalized at initial presentation. When comparing outpatient and inpatient groups, the mean age (p 
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1177/0956462419866326