Open AccessProgram-level and contextual-level determinants of low-median CD4+ cell count in cohorts of persons initiating ART in eight sub-Saharan African countries
Author(s) -
Denis Nash,
Yingfeng Wu,
Batya Elul,
David HuiKang,
Wafaa El Sadr
Publication year - 2011
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.0b013e32834811b2
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , confidence interval , quartile , odds ratio , cohort study , demography , sociology
In sub-Saharan Africa, many patients initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) at CD4 cell counts much lower than those recommended in national guidelines. We examined program-level and contextual-level factors associated with low median CD4 cell count at ART initiation in populations initiating ART.