Chinese herbal medicine for patients living with HIV in Guangxi province, China: A propensity score matching analysis of real-world data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

From 2004 onwards, the Chinese government has freely offered complimentary Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) to Chinese HIV/AIDS patients, alongside the prescribed first line therapy of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Thus, we aimed to explore the effectiveness and safety of CHM for patients with HIV/AIDS.

Methods

The data from the Guangxi pilot database and antiviral treatment sites database have been respectively developed into two datasets in this prospective cohort real-world study, the CHM combined HAART group (the integrated group) and the HAART group. A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed and the longitudinal data were analyzed using a generalized estimating equation (GEE) model with an autocorrelation matrix and log link function at

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11379241 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature