PlumX Metrics
Embed PlumX Metrics

Assessment of the medical care of HIV-infected patients in a voluntary and anonymous screening center in Senegal

Sante Publique, ISSN: 0995-3914, Vol: 23, Issue: 4, Page: 297-304
2011
  • 3
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 18
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
Metric Options:   Counts1 Year3 Year

Metrics Details

Article Description

The purpose of this study was to conduct a cohort analysis six years after the introduction of medical care for HIV-infected patients in the first voluntary and anonymous screening center in Senegal. This paper provides a retrospective descriptive study of the medical records of HIV-infected patients followed between 2004 and 2009. The center provided care to 389 patients over the course of the six-year period. The median age of patients was 36 years [17- 69years], with a sex-ratio (F/M) of 2.5. Access to care was mainly by voluntary screening (313 cases). Two thirds (65%) of patients were either asymptomatic or pauci-symptomatic (WHO Stage l/ll). Prurigo (20%) and sexually transmitted infections (19%) were the main diseases diagnosed among patients. 66.6% of patients had a CD4+ cell count ≥ 200/mm. By the end of 2009, two hundred and thirty-five patients were still being followed. The rate of patients lost to follow-up was 29%, while the lethality rate was 6%. The assessment of the activities of the voluntary, anonymous and free screening center shows the importance of screening centers in the fight to promote knowledge about HIV infection.

Bibliographic Details

Louise Fortes Déguénonvo; Sylvie Audrey Diop; Arnaud Vedogbeton; Paul Sagna; Bernard Marcel Diop; Papa Salif Sow; Celine Dieng; Jérôme Sarr

CAIRN

Medicine

Provide Feedback

Have ideas for a new metric? Would you like to see something else here?Let us know