Open AccessAdvanced disease at enrollment in HIV care in four sub-Saharan African countries
Author(s) -
Susie Hoffman,
Yingfeng Wu,
María Lahuerta,
Sarah Kulkarni,
Harriet NuwagabaBiribonwoha,
Wafaa El Sadr,
Robert H. Remien,
Veronicah Mugisha,
Mark Hawken,
Ema Chuva,
Denis Nash,
Batya Elul
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000000427
Subject(s) - medicine , tanzania , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , transmission (telecommunications) , young adult , pediatrics , demography , family medicine , environmental health , viral load , gerontology , environmental science , environmental planning , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering
To examine changes between 2006 and 2011 in the proportion of HIV-positive patients newly enrolled in HIV care with advanced disease and the median CD4 cell count at enrollment; and identify patient, facility, and contextual-level factors associated with late enrollment in care in 2011.