Affiliation:
1. Infectious Diseases Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2. School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3. Behavioral Disease Research
Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Abstract
Introduction:
Accurate evaluation of the survival rate among HIV-positive populations is pivotal for HIV management.
Objective:
This study aimed to investigate the survival rate and potential survival-related factors in HIV/AIDS patients from 2011 to 2019 in the city of Kermanshah in the west of Iran.
Method:
In this study, 915 HIV-positive patients registered by the Kermanshah Behavioral diseases counseling center, were surveyed from 2011 to 2019. By reading the patients' files, the proper data related to the survival factors were extracted and statistically analyzed.
Results:
Of 915 patients, 220 (24%) died. The one-year, five-year, and ten-year survival rates were 84%, 72%, and 62%, respectively. There was a significant relationship between the survival rate and many other parameters, including treatment variables, CD4+ T cell count, the way of HIV transmission, level of education, gender, and marital status. Over time, timely initiation of treatment has increased. The data also showed that HIV transmission through drug injection has decreased, while the sexual transmission of HIV has increased.
Conclusions:
The results showed that in recent years, due to the appropriate treatment, the survival rate of HIV patients has increased. The highest risk factor of death was for people with low CD4+ T cell count, lack of antiretroviral therapy, low level of education, male gender, and people who inject drugs. These people need more attention to get tested for HIV- related indexes and to receive proper treatment.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Virology,Infectious Diseases
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