HIV sero-discordance among married HIV patients initiating anti-retroviral therapy in northern Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In many countries in Asia, the HIV epidemic is in a concentrated phase, with high prevalence in certain risk groups, such as men who inject drugs. There is also a rapid increase of HIV among women. The latter might be due to high levels of sero-discordant couples and increasing transmission from male to female partners over time.

Methods

All adult married patients initiating antiretroviral treatment at four out-patient clinics in Quang Ninh province in north-eastern Vietnam between 2007 and 2009 were asked to participate in the study. Clinical information was extracted from patients' records, and a structured questionnaire was used to collect social, demographic and economic data.

Results

Two hundred eighty-eight married patients for whom information on the

SUBMITTER: Van Tam V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5109648 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature