All-cause hospitalization according to demographic group in people living with HIV in the current antiretroviral therapy era.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated differences in all-cause hospitalization between key demographic groups among people with HIV in the UK in the current antiretroviral therapy (ART) era.

Design/methods

We used data from the Royal Free HIV Cohort study between 2007 and 2018. Individuals were classified into five groups: MSM, Black African men who have sex with women (MSW), MSW of other ethnicity, Black African women and women of other ethnicity. We studied hospitalizations during the first year after HIV diagnosis (Analysis-A) separately from those more than one year after diagnosis (Analysis-B). In Analysis-A, time to first hospitalization was assessed using Cox regression adjusted for age and diagnosis date. In Analysis-B, subsequent hospitalization rate was assessed using Poisson

SUBMITTER: Rein SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810421 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature