Epidemiological characteristics of HIV infected Korean: Korea HIV/AIDS Cohort Study / 한국역학회지
Epidemiology and Health
;
: 2019037-2019.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-785750
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To manage evidence-based diseases, it is important to identify the characteristics of patients in each country.METHODS:
The Korea HIV/AIDS Cohort Study seeks to identify the epidemiological characteristics of 1,442 Korean individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (12% of Korean individuals with HIV infection in 2017) who visited 21 university hospitals nationwide. The descriptive statistics were presented using the Korea HIV/AIDS cohort data (2006-2016).RESULTS:
Men accounted for 93.3% of the total number of respondents, and approximately 55.8% of respondents reported having an acute infection symptom. According to the transmission route, infection caused by sexual contact accounted for 94.4%, of which 60.4% were caused by sexual contact with the same sex or both males and females. Participants repeatedly answered the survey to decrease depression and anxiety scores. Of the total participants, 89.1% received antiretroviral therapy (ART). In the initial ART, 95.3% of patients were treated based on the recommendation. The median CD4 T-cell count at the time of diagnosis was 229.5 and improved to 331 after the initial ART. Of the patients, 16.6% and 9.4% had tuberculosis and syphilis, respectively, and 26.7% had pneumocystis pneumonia. In the medical history, sexually transmitted infectious diseases showed the highest prevalence, followed by endocrine diseases. The main reasons for termination were loss to follow-up (29.9%) and withdrawal of consent (18.7%).CONCLUSIONS:
Early diagnosis and ART should be performed at an appropriate time to prevent the development of new infection.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
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Tuberculosis
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T-Lymphocytes
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Syphilis
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HIV Infections
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Communicable Diseases
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Prevalence
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Cohort Studies
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Practice guideline
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Epidemiology and Health
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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