Open AccessPredictors of Late Presentation for HIV/AIDS in West Arsi Zone Public Health Institutions, South Ethiopia: Unmatched Case–Control Study
Author(s) -
Sisay Degno,
Daniel Atlaw,
Ashenafi Mekonnen,
Bikila Lencha,
Kebede Kumsa,
Yohannes Tekalegn,
Gashaw Walle Ayehu,
Ashebir Niggussie,
Rameto Aman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s313139
Subject(s) - residence , medicine , logistic regression , public health , demography , descriptive statistics , family medicine , multivariate analysis , environmental health , gerontology , nursing , statistics , sociology , mathematics
Late presentation for HIV/AIDS care is defined as individuals newly presenting for HIV/AIDS care with a CD4 count below 350 cells/μl or presenting for care with WHO clinical staging of stage III or IV. Globally, around 21.7 million people living with HIV/AIDS were receiving ART in 2017, with an increase of 2.3 million since 2016. Despite this progress, most people start ART late in their disease progression.