Sustained 10-year gain in adult life expectancy following antiretroviral therapy roll-out in rural Malawi: July 2005 to June 2014 | Zendy

Alison Price | Zendy; Judith R. Glynn | Zendy; Menard Chihana | Zendy; Ndoliwe Kayuni | Zendy; Sian Floyd | Zendy; Emma Slaymaker | Zendy; Georges Reniers | Zendy; Basia Żaba | Zendy; Estelle McLean | Zendy; Fredrick Kalobekamo | Zendy; Olivier Koole | Zendy; Moffat Nyirenda | Zendy; Amelia C. Crampin | Zendy

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Sustained 10-year gain in adult life expectancy following antiretroviral therapy roll-out in rural Malawi: July 2005 to June 2014

Author(s) -

Alison Price,

Judith R. Glynn,

Menard Chihana,

Ndoliwe Kayuni,

Sian Floyd,

Emma Slaymaker,

Georges Reniers,

Basia Żaba,

Estelle McLean,

Fredrick Kalobekamo,

Olivier Koole,

Moffat Nyirenda,

Amelia C. Crampin

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyw208

Subject(s) - life expectancy , demography , medicine , poisson regression , confidence interval , population , mortality rate , antiretroviral therapy , rural area , gerontology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , surgery , viral load , immunology , pathology , sociology

Improved life expectancy in high HIV prevalence populations has been observed since antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up. However, it is unclear if the benefits are sustained, and the mortality among HIV-positive individuals not (yet) on ART is not well described. We assessed temporal change in mortality over 9 years in rural Malawi.

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