Gender and survival after AIDS in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1998

Erschienen:

1998

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association - 19(1998), 4 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 403-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Santoro-Lopes, G [VerfasserIn]
Harrison, L H [VerfasserIn]
Moulton, L H [VerfasserIn]
Lima, L A [VerfasserIn]
de Pinho, A M [VerfasserIn]
Hofer, C [VerfasserIn]
Schechter, M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--women
Americas
Anti-HIV Agents
Brazil
Comparative Studies
Comparative Study
Demographic Factors
Developing Countries
Diseases
Gender Issues
Hiv Infections--women
Journal Article
Latin America
Mortality
Population
Population Dynamics
Research Methodology
Research Report
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
South America
Studies
Time Factors
Viral Diseases

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.12.1998

Date Revised 24.10.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM097714720