ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2017
Clinical risk factors for in-hospital mortality in older adults with HIV infection: findings from a South African hospital administrative dataset.
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- Mortality and associated factors among PLHIV admitted in selected hospitals in Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in rural Tanzania: The prospective Kilombero and Ulanga antiretroviral cohort.PloS one · 2020Article
- HIV-Associated Nephropathy in Africa: Pathology, Clinical Presentation and Strategy for Prevention.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2018Review
- Hospitalization and post-discharge care in South Africa: A critical event in the continuum of care.PloS one · 2018Article
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introductionThe proportion of older South African adults (aged ≥50 years old) with HIV infection requiring hospitalization is likely to increase in the near future. Clinical risk factors for in-hospital mortality (IHM) in these patients are not well described. We aimed to identify clinical risk factors associated with IHM and their overall contribution towards IHM in older South African adults with HIV infection.
methodsClinical data for 690 older adults with HIV infection was obtained from the hospital administrative database at the Hlabisa Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Logistic regression was used to determine independent clinical risk factors for IHM. Population-attributable fractions (PAFs) were calculated for all independent clinical risk factors identified.
resultsMale gender (p=0.005), CD4 count <350 cells/mm
conclusionAlthough further research is required to confirm our findings, there is potential for these clinical risk factors identified in our study to be used to stratify patient risk and reduce IHM in older adults with HIV infection.
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