Body mass index, proteinuria and total lymphocyte counts in predicting treatment responses among ART naive individuals with HIV initiated on antiretroviral treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2019: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the potential use of body mass index (BMI), proteinuria and total lymphocyte count changes in predicting immunological and virological response in individuals with HIV initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART).

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Three urban HIV care and treatment centres in Dar es Salaam.

Participants

Individuals with HIV initiating ART.

Outcome measures

HIV viral load ≥1000 copies/mL (viral non-suppression) at 6 months after ART initiation.

Results

Of 215 (out of 220 enrolled) participants who returned for evaluation at 6 months, 147 (66.8%) were women. At 6 months of follow-up, 89.4% (76/85) of participants with sustained weight gain were virally suppressed compared with 31.8% (7/22) with sustained

SUBMITTER: Munseri P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9185589 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature