Children living with HIV in Europe: do migrants have worse treatment outcomes?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the effect of migrant status on treatment outcomes among children living with HIV in Europe.

Methods

Children aged < 18 years at the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in European paediatric HIV observational cohorts where ≥ 5% of children were migrants (defined as born abroad) were included. Three outcomes were considered: (i) severe immunosuppression-for-age; (ii) viraemic viral load (≥ 400 copies/mL) at 1 year after ART initiation; and (iii) AIDS/death after ART initiation. The effect of migrant status was assessed using univariable and multivariable logistic and Cox models.

Results

Of 2620 children included across 12 European countries, 56% were migrants. At ART initiation, migrant children were older than domestic-born children (median 6.1

SUBMITTER: Chappell E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9293243 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature