National Expansion of Antiretroviral Treatment in Thailand, 2000-2007: Program Scale-Up and Patient Outcomes
National Expansion of Antiretroviral Treatment in Thailand, 2000-2007: Program Scale-Up and Patient Outcomes
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DOI:
10.1097/qai.0b013e3181967602
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发表时间:
2009-04-15
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Pinyopornpanich, Somchai
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作者:
Chasombat, Sanchai;McConnell, Michelle S.;Pinyopornpanich, Somchai
Objective: Thailand began a national antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program in 2000, and all government and some private and university hospitals now provide treatment to eligible HIV-infected patients. We describe program scale-up and patient outcomes from 2000 to 2007.Methods: Data from 839 hospitals in all 76 provinces of Thailand were included in this analysis. Outcomes were assessed for patients initiating ARV treatment from January 2000 to December 2005. Follow-Lip data through March 2007 were included; lost to follow-up was defined as >3 months late for a follow-up visit. A Cox proportional hazard model was used to assess risk factors for death; the Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate survival probabilities.Results: Outcome data are reported for 58,008 patients. Among these, 52.2% were male; at treatment initiation, the median age was 34 years, the median CD4 count was 41 cells per cubic millimeter, and 50.5% had AIDS. The initial regimen was nevirapine and 2 nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors for 92.4% of patients; median follow-Lip time was 1.6 years (interquartile range = 0.8-2.4 years). Lost to follow-up occurred in 8.8% of patients. Overall 1-year survival was 0.89 (95% confidence interval = 0.88 to 0.89). Death was significantly associated with male sex, age >40 years, baseline CD4 Count