Socio-economic determinants of disease progression among HIV infected adults in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic determinants have been shown to have an effect on the progression of HIV disease evidenced by studies carried out largely in developed countries. Knowledge of these factors could inform on prioritization of populations during scale up of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) constrained health systems. The objective of this study was to identify socioeconomic correlates of HIV disease progression in an adult Kenyan population.

Methods

We analysed data from 312 HIV positive individuals, drawn from a cohort enrolled in a randomized clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of Acyclovir in the prevention of HIV transmission among serodiscordant couples. In this study we included individuals with CD4 counts ≥ 350 cells/mm(3) and World Health

SUBMITTER: Gitahi-Kamau NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4520096 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature