Modelling trends of CD4 counts for patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART): a comprehensive health care clinic in Nairobi, Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In resource-limited settings, changes in CD4 counts constitute an important component in patient monitoring and evaluation of treatment response as these patients do not have access to routine viral load testing. In this study, we quantified trends on CD4 counts in patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in a comprehensive health care clinic in Kenya between 2011 and 2017. We evaluated the rate of change in CD4 cell count in response to antiretroviral treatment. We further assessed factors that influenced time to treatment change focusing on baseline characteristics of the patients and different initial drug regimens used. This was a retrospective study involving 432 naïve HIV patients that had at least two CD4 count measurements for the period. The rela

SUBMITTER: Mugo CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8725499 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature