Late-stage disease at presentation to an HIV clinic in Eastern Tanzania: a retrospective cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorMhozya, H.
dc.contributor.authorBintabara, D.
dc.contributor.authorKibusi, S.
dc.contributor.authorNeilson, E.
dc.contributor.authorMpondo, B. C.
dc.contributor.authorBintabara, D
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-20T09:22:53Z
dc.date.available2021-08-20T09:22:53Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text article available at https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v27i4.2en_US
dc.description.abstractLate 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. 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. 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. 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMhozya, H., Bintabara, D., Kibusi, S., Neilson, E., & Mpondo, B. C. (2015). Late-stage disease at presentation to an HIV clinic in Eastern Tanzania: a retrospective cross-sectional study. Malawi Medical Journal, 27(4), 125-127.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI:10.4314/mmj.v27i4.2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3295
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMontfort Pressen_US
dc.subjectLate-stage diseaseen_US
dc.subjectHIV clinicen_US
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virusen_US
dc.subjectHIV patientsen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectHealth care systemen_US
dc.subjectMorbidityen_US
dc.subjectMortalityen_US
dc.subjectCD4 counten_US
dc.titleLate-stage disease at presentation to an HIV clinic in Eastern Tanzania: a retrospective cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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