Trends in HIV-related morbidity among patients admitted to a South Indian tertiary hospital between 1997 and 2003.
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| Title: | Trends in HIV-related morbidity among patients admitted to a South Indian tertiary hospital between 1997 and 2003. |
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| Authors: | Solomon, S.S. (AUTHOR), Kumarasamy, N. (AUTHOR), Celentano, D.D. (AUTHOR), Yepthomi, T.H. (AUTHOR), Arvind, V.P. (AUTHOR), Solomon, S. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | AIDS Care. May2006, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p366-370. 5p. 2 Charts. |
| Subjects: | HIV-positive persons, AIDS, Diseases, Hospitals, Diagnosis, Antiretroviral agents |
| Geographic Terms: | Chennai (India), South India |
| Abstract: | This paper describes trends in HIV-related morbidity among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) admitted to a tertiary hospital in Chennai, South India, between 1997 and 2003. Patients comprised HIV-infected men, women and children who had been admitted at least once to YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE). A non-parametric trends analysis was conducted to observe trends in clinical and demographic parameters and diagnoses at admission over the seven-year period. Among clinical and demographic parameters, we identified a significantly increasing time trend in the use of antiretroviral therapy ( p [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | This paper describes trends in HIV-related morbidity among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) admitted to a tertiary hospital in Chennai, South India, between 1997 and 2003. Patients comprised HIV-infected men, women and children who had been admitted at least once to YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE). A non-parametric trends analysis was conducted to observe trends in clinical and demographic parameters and diagnoses at admission over the seven-year period. Among clinical and demographic parameters, we identified a significantly increasing time trend in the use of antiretroviral therapy ( p [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 09540121 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09540120500201755 |
