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Late ART Initiation among adult HIV patients at university of Gondar Hospital, NorthWest Ethiopia.
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- Time to initiation of antiretroviral therapy and its predictors among newly diagnosed HIV positive at the selected public health centers in Adama Town, Ethiopia.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Article
- Factors associated with late initiation of antiretroviral therapy in Iran's HIV/AIDS surveillance data.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Factors Associated With Delayed and Late Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Patients With HIV in Beijing, China, 2010-2020.International journal of public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with delayed antiretroviral therapy initiation among adults with HIV in Alebtong district, Northern Uganda: A facility-based study.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Factors Associated With Late Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among People Living With HIV in Southern Iran: A Historical Cohort Study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Time to Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Its Predictors Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive People in Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia: Claim of Universal Test and Treat.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Delayed Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Among People Living with HIV in Nekemte Referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Editorial.African health sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionLate initiation of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is associated with low immunologic response, increase morbidity, mortality and hospitalization. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with late ART initiation among adult HIV patients in NorthWest Ethiopia.
methodsRetrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 412 HIV patients who started ART between January/2009 and December/2014. Simple random sampling technique was used to select patient records. Data were collected by using pretested and structured extraction tool. Binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with late ART initiation.
resultA total of 410 participants were included for analysis after excluding 2 participants with incomplete data. The prevalence of late ART initiation was 67.3%. Age between 35-44 years(AOR=3.85; 95%CI:1.68-8.82), duration between testing and enrollment to care<1year (AOR=2.19;95%CI:1.30-3.69), secondary education (AOR=2.59; 95%CI 1.36-4.94), teritary education(AOR=3.28; 95%CI 1.25-8.64), being unmarried(AOR=1.88; 95%CI 1.13-3.03), bedridden and ambulatory patients (AOR=4.68 95%CI:1.49-14.68), other medication use before ART initiation(AOR=2.18; 95%CI 1.07-4.44), starting ART between 2009-2010 (AOR=5.94; 95%CI 2.74-12.87) and 2011-2012(AOR=2.80; 95%CI 1.31-5.96) were significantly associated with late ART initation at p-value <0.05.
conclusionThe prevalence of late ART initiation was high. Strengthening the mechanisms of early HIV testing and linkage to care are recommended to initiate treatment earlier.
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