HIV/AIDS late presentation and its associated factors in China from 2010 to 2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care presents serious health concerns, like increased transmission and high healthcare costs, increased mortality, early development of opportunistic infection, increased risk of antiretroviral therapy drug resistance. Despite the effort to contain the HIV/AIDS epidemic, LP has remained an impediment to individual immune reconstitution and public health.

Objective

This review aimed to estimate the prevalence and determine the factors associated with late presentation to HIV/AIDS care.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Wanfang, and Weipu database for articles published from 2010 to 2020. We utilized I² statistics and Q-test to estimate heterogeneity bet

SUBMITTER: Sun C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8665516 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature