Open AccessTrends in and correlates of CD4+ cell count at antiretroviral therapy initiation after changes in national ART guidelines in Rwanda
Author(s) -
Eugene Mutimura,
Diane Addison,
Kathryn Anastos,
Donald R. Hoover,
Jean Claude Dusingize,
Ben Karenzie,
Isabelle Izimukwiye,
L Mutesa,
Sabin Nsanzimana,
Denis Nash
Publication year - 2015
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.0000000000000520
Subject(s) - interquartile range , medicine , antiretroviral therapy , odds ratio , confidence interval , odds , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , viral load , logistic regression
Initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the advanced stages of HIV infection remains a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was conducted to better understand barriers and enablers to timely ART initiation in Rwanda where ART coverage is high and national ART eligibility guidelines first expanded in 2007-2008.