Predictors of AIDS-related death among adult HIV-infected inpatients in Kisangani, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Publisher: African Field Epidemiology Network Country of Publication: Uganda NLM ID: 101517926 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1937-8688 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pan Afr Med J Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Kampala, Uganda : African Field Epidemiology Network

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*mortality ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*mortality ; HIV Infections/*mortality; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/epidemiology ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/drug therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active ; Democratic Republic of the Congo/epidemiology ; Economic Factors ; Female ; HIV Infections/drug therapy ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Young Adult

Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection continues to be a major public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to evaluate potential factors associated with AIDS-related death among adult HIV-infected inpatients in Kisangani, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Methods: this is a hospital-based retrospective, observational analysis carried out between 1 ^st January 2019 and 31 ^st March 2020 among inpatients HIV, at 12 facilities integrating the HIV prevention and care packages in Kisangani. Factors associated with AIDS-related death were analyzed using the logistic regression models.
Results: a total of 347 HIV-infected inpatients were included. Among those, the rate of AIDS-related death was 25.1% (95% CI: 20.8-29.9). The rates of AIDS-related death were lower among patients with a university education (aOR: 0.03 [95% CI: 0.00-1.0]) and higher among patients in WHO clinical stage 4 (aOR: 15.4 [6.8-27.8]), patients with poor highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) observance (aOR: 14.5 [2.3-40.4), and patients suffering from opportunistic infections (aOR: 9.3 [95% CI: 3.4-25.1]), including cryptococcal meningitis (aOR: 27 [95% CI: 6.0-125.7]) and viral infections associated with zona and Kaposi sarcoma (aOR: 4.8 [95% CI: 2.2-10.4]).
Conclusion: in our retrospective study on a large sample of inpatients hospitalized in Kisangani, classic causes of death were found. The association with the low level of education suggests that the economic level of the patients who die is a determining factor, difficult to correct. The identification of a limited number of other factors will allow a better medical management.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
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Keywords: AIDS-related death; Democratic Republic of the Congo; HIV; HIV-infected inpatients; predictors

Date Created: 20210111 Date Completed: 20210119 Latest Revision: 20220419

20240628

PMC7757268

10.11604/pamj.2020.37.144.25802

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