Emergency department use by people with HIV in Ontario: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency department use may reflect poor access to primary care. Our objective was to compare rates and causes of emergency department use between adults living with and without HIV.

Methods

We conducted a population-based study involving Ontario residents living with and without HIV between Apr. 1, 2011, and Mar. 31, 2012. We frequency matched adults with HIV to 4 HIV-negative people by age, sex and census division, and used random-effects negative binomial regression to compare rates of emergency department use. We classified visits as low urgency or high urgency, and also examined visits for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Hospital admission following an emergency department visit was a secondary outcome.

Results

We identified 14 534 people with H

SUBMITTER: Ng R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4933601 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature