Factors associated with late presentation for HIV care in a single Belgian reference center: 2006–2017

Late presentation for HIV care is a major issue and the cause of higher morbidity, mortality and transmission. In this regard, we analyzed the characteristics of patients presenting for care at our center from January 2006 to July 2017 (n = 687). The majority of the studied population was of African...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scientific reports 2018-06, Vol.8 (1), p.8594-6, Article 8594
Hauptverfasser:	Darcis, Gilles, Lambert, Iseult, Sauvage, Anne-Sophie, Frippiat, Frédéric, Meuris, Christelle, Uurlings, Françoise, Lecomte, Marianne, Léonard, Philippe, Giot, Jean-Baptiste, Fombellida, Karine, Vaira, Dolores, Moutschen, Michel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	692/699/249 692/699/255/1901 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS CD4 antigen HIV Human health sciences Human immunodeficiency virus Humanities and Social Sciences Immunologie & maladie infectieuse Immunology & infectious disease Lymphocytes T Morbidity multidisciplinary Population studies Public health Science Science (multidisciplinary) Sciences de la santé humaine
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Zusammenfassung:	Late presentation for HIV care is a major issue and the cause of higher morbidity, mortality and transmission. In this regard, we analyzed the characteristics of patients presenting for care at our center from January 2006 to July 2017 (n = 687). The majority of the studied population was of African origin (54.3%) with heterosexual women representing the main group (n = 292; 42.5%). 44% of the patients were late presenters (LP) (presenting for care with CD4 T cells
ISSN:	2045-2322 2045-2322
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-018-26852-0