| Literature DB >> 9833750 |
G Santoro-Lopes1, L H Harrison, L H Moulton, L A Lima, A M de Pinho, C Hofer, M Schechter.
Abstract
The relation between gender and survival after a diagnosis of AIDS was studied in a cohort of patients with HIV infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the study period, 124 of 617 patients (20%) developed AIDS. Of this group, 91 patients were men and 33 were women. There were no gender related differences regarding the access to antiretroviral therapy or to prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Survival was shorter among women (hazard ratio [HR] = 4.43; p < .001) after adjustment for age and AIDS-defining condition. Adjusting for CD4+ and CD8+ counts reduced the difference between genders (HR = 3.33; p = .017). These results suggest that survival after an AIDS diagnosis may be shorter among women than men in Brazil. Further studies are needed to determine the factors that may be negatively influencing the prognosis of women with AIDS in Brazil.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--women; Americas; Brazil; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Gender Issues; Hiv Infections--women; Latin America; Mortality; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; South America; Studies; Time Factors; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9833750 DOI： 10.1097/00042560-199812010-00012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol ISSN： 1077-9450