Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care at the Douala general hospital, Cameroon: its associated factors, and consequences
In: BMC Infectious Diseases, Jg. 18 (2018), Heft 1, S. 1-9
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Abstract Background The introduction of anti-retroviral treatment (ART) has significantly reduced mortality and morbidity associated with HIV/AIDS. While treatment at early stages of the disease is related to a better prognosis, late presentation (LP) to care is harmful to the infected person, the society and is more costly. We aimed to describe late presentation to HIV care, its associated factors and consequences in patients followed up in a tertiary hospital in Cameroon. Methods We retrospectively assessed patients’ files between 1996 and 2014 at the Douala general hospital (DGH) HIV treatment centre. Late presentation (LP) to HIV care was defined as a CD4+ T cell count
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Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care at the Douala general hospital, Cameroon: its associated factors, and consequences
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| Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Henry Namme Luma ; Jua, Paulia ; Donfack, Olivier-Tresor ; Kamdem, Felicite ; Ngouadjeu, Eveline ; Hugo Bertrand Mbatchou ; Doualla, Marie-Solange ; Yakouba Njankou Mapoure |
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| Zeitschrift: | BMC Infectious Diseases, Jg. 18 (2018), Heft 1, S. 1-9 |
| Veröffentlichung: | BMC, 2018 |
| Medientyp: | academicJournal |
| ISSN: | 1471-2334 (print) |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12879-018-3204-8 |
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