Factors related to antiretroviral therapy among HIV/AIDS positive students aged 15-30, in a hospital of Shenyang city / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the risk factors on antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV/AIDS positive students in Shenyang.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among HIV/AIDS positive students aged between 15 and 30,in an HIV-treatment-designated hospital in Shenyang city,during 2007-2015.Data were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression mode to identify the risk factors related to ART.Results A total of 2 379 HIV/AIDS patients attended the hospital and 6.1％ (146/2 379) of them were students,during 2007-2015.All of the HIV/AIDS positive students were males,with homosexual transmission accounted for 93.2％ (136/146).The overall rate on delayed diagnosis was 52.7％ (77/146),when at diagnosis of CD4 + T lymphocyte counts ≤350 cells/μl.The proportion of ART was 67.1％ (98/146).Factors asyear that the HIV diagnosis was made (aOR=1.21,95％CI1.02-1.44),age between 24-30 (compared with age below 18-year-old,aOR=8.15,95％CI1.46-45.52),and delayed diagnosis (aOR=2.22,95％CI1.05-4.71),appeared independently related to ART among HIV/AIDS positive students.Conclusions Factors as the year that HIV diagnosis was made,age and delayed diagnosis of the patients seemed to be at higher risk for ART among HIV/AIDS positive students.