Predictors of mortality among human immunodeficiency virus infected patients' records in Gondar University hospital, Ethiopia
Purpose of the study - Identify predictors of mortality and develop a related care plan for patients who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Gondar, Ethiopia. Design - A quantitative, retrospective cohort study was conducted analysing medical records of HIV patients who presented to Gondar Uni...
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| Online Access: | Gurmu, Deme Ergete (2011) Predictors of mortality among human immunodeficiency virus infected patients' records in Gondar University hospital, Ethiopia, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/6064> http://hdl.handle.net/10500/6064 |
| Summary: | Purpose of the study - Identify predictors of mortality and develop a related care plan
for patients who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Gondar, Ethiopia.
Design - A quantitative, retrospective cohort study was conducted analysing medical
records of HIV patients who presented to Gondar University Hospital (GUH), Gondar,
and started ART between 1 January 2007 and 30 June 2010.
Results - In defining the predictors of mortality, the findings in bivariate analysis revealed:
female sex, CD4 cell count ≤ 50/μl, CD4 cell count 51-199/μl, a haemoglobin
concentration ≤8g/dl, a history of oral candidiasis, tuberculosis and Cryptococcus meningitis
were all statistically significant. A female sex, CD4 cell count ≤ 50/μl and CD4 cell
count 51-199/μl maintain their significance level in the multivariate analysis.
Conclusions - The study therefore recommends that clinicians and case managers be
vigilant of these predictors of mortality while managing HIV patients who are on ART.
Key Concepts- ART, AIDS, HIV, predictors of mortality === Health Studies === (M.A. (Public Health)) |
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