H Mhozya1, D Bintabara2, S Kibusi2, E Neilson3, B C Mpondo4. 1. Buguruni Health Centre, Ilala Municipal, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2. School of Nursing and Public health, College of Health Sciences, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania. 3. School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania; Peace Corps/SEED Global Health Service Partnership, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 4. School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Late presentation and delayed treatment initiation is associated with poor outcomes in patients with HIV. Little is known about the stage at which HIV patients present at HIV clinics in Tanzania. AIM: This study aimed at determining the proportion of HIV patients presenting with WHO clinical stages 3 and 4 disease, and the level of immunity at the time of enrollment at the care and treatment center. METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 366 HIV-infected adults attending HIV clinic at Mwananyamala Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Data were obtained from the care and treatment clinic database. RESULTS: Late stage disease at the time of presentation was found in 276 (75.4%) of the patients; out of whom 153 (41.8%) presented with CD4 count <200 cells/ul and 229 (62.6%) presented with WHO clinical stage 3 or 4 at the time of clinic enrollment. Strategies to improve early diagnosis and treatment initiation should be improved.
BACKGROUND: Late presentation and delayed treatment initiation is associated with poor outcomes in patients with HIV. Little is known about the stage at which HIVpatients present at HIV clinics in Tanzania. AIM: This study aimed at determining the proportion of HIVpatients presenting with WHO clinical stages 3 and 4 disease, and the level of immunity at the time of enrollment at the care and treatment center. METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 366 HIV-infected adults attending HIV clinic at Mwananyamala Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Data were obtained from the care and treatment clinic database. RESULTS: Late stage disease at the time of presentation was found in 276 (75.4%) of the patients; out of whom 153 (41.8%) presented with CD4 count <200 cells/ul and 229 (62.6%) presented with WHO clinical stage 3 or 4 at the time of clinic enrollment. Strategies to improve early diagnosis and treatment initiation should be improved.
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