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Malawi Medical Journal
College of Medicine, University of Malawi and Medical Association of Malawi
ISSN: 1995-7262
Vol. 27, No. 4, 2015, pp. 125-127
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Bioline Code: mm15034
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Malawi Medical Journal, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2015, pp. 125-127
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Late-stage disease at presentation to an HIV clinic in eastern Tanzania: A retrospective cross-sectional study
Mhozya, H.; Bintabara, D.; Kibusi, S.; Neilson, E. & Mpondo, B. C.
Abstract
Background
Late presentation and delayed treatment initiation is associated with poor
outcomes in patients with HIV. Little is known about the stage at which
HIV patients present at HIV clinics in Tanzania.
Aim
This study aimed at determining the proportion of HIV patients presenting
with WHO clinical stages 3 and 4 disease, and the level of immunity at the
time of enrollment at the care and treatment center.
Methods
A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 366 HIVinfected
adults attending HIV clinic at Mwananyamala Hospital in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania. Data were obtained from the care and treatment clinic
database.
Results
Late stage disease at the time of presentation was found in 276 (75.4%)
of the patients; out of whom 153 (41.8%) presented with CD4 count
<200 cells/ul and 229 (62.6%) presented with WHO clinical stage 3 or 4
at the time of clinic enrollment. Strategies to improve early diagnosis and
treatment initiation should be improved.
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