Risk factors for late HIV diagnosis in French Guiana.
Risk factors for delayed HIV diagnosis in French Guiana were studied in 1952 patients between 1992 and 2003. At the time of diagnosis, 30% of patients had less than 200 CD4 lymphocytes/mm3; age, male sex, and foreign nationality were independently associated with a low CD4 cell count. The availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy was not associated with an earlier HIV diagnosis. Promoting HIV information and testing should be done in several languages to reach minorities.
Nacher
Mathieu
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Centre d'Information et de Soins de l'Immunodéficience Humaine de Guyane, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana.
El Guedj
Myriam
M
Vaz
Tania
T
Nasser
Valéry
V
Randrianjohany
Andry
A
Alvarez
Fernand
F
Sobesky
Milko
M
Magnien
Christian
C
Couppié
Pierre
P
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005616:French Guiana; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants