Steps towards preventive HIV treatment in Fujian, China: problems identified via an assessment of initial antiretroviral therapy provision.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At the end of 2009, a total of 501 AIDS patients were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Fujian Province in China, yet there were no assessments to determine treatment efficacy and HIV-1 preventive potency under the current health care delivery system.

Methods

During the period of 2005-2009, we assessed the outcomes of initial ART by following up 381 patients for 12 months in Fujian Province. CD4⁺ T-lymphocyte (CD4) count, plasma viral load (VL), and patient characteristics were analysed. The results were compared between 4 groups divided by the baseline CD4 values at the 25, 50 (median), and 75 percentiles.

Findings

Over three-quarters of the subjects reported heterosexual contact as the probable route of transmission. After 12 months of ART, CD4 re

SUBMITTER: Xia P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3782456 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature