2014
Risk Factors for Delayed Initiation of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural North Central Nigeria
Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Parrish DD, Megazzini KM, Gebi UI, Muhammad MY, Ahmed ML, Hassan A, Shepherd BE, Vermund SH, Wester CW. Risk Factors for Delayed Initiation of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural North Central Nigeria. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 65: e41-e49. PMID: 23727981, PMCID: PMC3818360, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31829ceaec.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyDate of enrollmentART initiationCD4 countFunctional statusInitiation of ARTMedian CD4 countHigher CD4 countsLower functional statusMonths of enrollmentBody mass indexART eligibility criteriaAdults/adolescentsRural North-Central NigeriaHIV/AIDSQuality improvement effortsEligible HIVEligible patientsPatient characteristicsART uptakeMass indexRisk factorsTimely initiationDelayed initiation
2012
Availability of Volunteer-Led Home-Based Care System and Baseline Factors as Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in HIV-Infected Patients in Rural Zambia
Estopinal CB, van Dijk JH, Sitali S, Stewart H, Davidson MA, Spurrier J, Vermund SH. Availability of Volunteer-Led Home-Based Care System and Baseline Factors as Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in HIV-Infected Patients in Rural Zambia. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e49564. PMID: 23236351, PMCID: PMC3517597, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHome-based careLower body mass indexART initiationAntiretroviral therapyUnfavorable outcomeTreatment outcomesFavorable outcomeRural Southern ProvinceCell countRetrospective cohort studyImproved treatment outcomesEligible patientsHBC programmesLow CD4HIV careAdherence counselingCohort studyDate of birthBaseline factorsMedical chartsBivariable analysisClinical outcomesMass indexMultivariable analysis