Incidence of HIV-positive admission and inpatient mortality in Malawi (2012-2019).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate trends in population incidence of HIV-positive hospital admission and risk of in-hospital death among adults living with HIV between 2012 and 2019 in Blantyre, Malawi.

Design

Population cohort study using an existing electronic health information system ('SPINE') at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and Blantyre census data.

Methods

We used multiple imputation and negative binomial regression to estimate population age-specific and sex-specific admission rates over time. We used a log-binomial model to investigate trends in risk of in-hospital death.

Results

Of 32 814 adult medical admissions during Q4 2012--Q3 2019, HIV status was recorded for 75.6%. HIV-positive admissions decreased substantially between 2012 and 2019. After imputation

SUBMITTER: Burke RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7611991 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature