ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2017
Treatment Outcomes Among Older Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adults in Nigeria.
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- Retention in Care Among People Living with HIV in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of research in health sciences · 2024Pooled it
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- Factors associated with viral suppression among adults living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Nigeria: Analysis of a population-based survey, 2018.HIV medicine · 2023Article
- Factors associated with an interruption in treatment of people living with HIV in USAID-supported states in Nigeria: a retrospective study from 2000-2020.BMC public health · 2021Article
- A Multi-Dimensional Characterization of Aging and Wellbeing Among HIV-Positive Adults in Malawi.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Treatment outcomes in HIV infected patients older than 50 years attending an HIV clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe: A cohort study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Review on the Alteration of Gut Microbiota: The Role of HIV Infection and Old Age.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2020Review
- Profile of elderly patients receiving antiretroviral therapy at Newlands Clinic in 2020: A cross-sectional study.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2020Article
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- Predictors of loss to follow-up in art experienced patients in Nigeria: a 13 year review (2004-2017).AIDS research and therapy · 2019Article
- Retention in care among older adults living with HIV in western Kenya: A retrospective observational cohort study.PloS one · 2018Observational
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Abstract
backgroundOlder age at initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has been associated with poorer clinical outcomes. Our objectives were to compare outcomes between older and younger patients in our clinical cohort in Jos, Nigeria.
methodsThis retrospective cohort study evaluated patients enrolled on cART at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria between 2004 and 2012. We compared baseline and treatment differences between older (≥50 years) and younger (15-49 years) patients. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazard models estimated survival and loss to follow-up (LTFU) and determined factors associated with these outcomes at 24 months.
resultsOf 8352 patients, 643 (7.7%) were aged ≥50 years. The median change in CD4 count from baseline was 151 vs 132 (
conclusionsOlder patients achieved better viral suppression, and older age was not associated with increased mortality or LTFU in this study.
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