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Demographic and epidemiological characteristics of HIV opportunistic Infections among older adults in Nigeria
Background: In view of the maturing HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, better understanding of its epidemiology among older adults is necessary in order to design appropriate care and treatment programmes for them. Objectives: To describe the demographic and epidemiological characteristics of HIV...
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| 720 | |a Akinyemi, J. O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Ogunbosi, B. O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Fayemiwo, A. S. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Adesina, O. A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Michael, O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Kuti, M. A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Awolude, O. A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Olaleye, D. O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Adewole, I. F. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 2017 | ||
| 520 | |a Background: In view of the maturing HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, better understanding of its epidemiology among older adults is necessary in order to design appropriate care and treatment programmes for them. Objectives: To describe the demographic and epidemiological characteristics of HIV opportunistic infections among newly enrolled patients aged 50 years and above in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria. Methods: Analysis of data extracted from electronic records of 17, 312 subjects enrolled for HIV/AIDS care and treatment between January 2006 and December 2014 at the ART clinic, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Results: Age of the patients ranged from 18 to 90 years with a mean of 36.4 years (SD= 10.3) with older adults constituting 12.0% (2075). Among older adults, about half (52.9%) were females. Majority (59.1%) were currently married while 25.9% were widowed. Prevalence of opportunistic infections was 46.6%. The commonest opportunistic infections (OIs) were: oral candidiasis (27.6%), chronic diarrhoea (23.5% and peripheral neuropathy (14.8%). Significant factors associated with opportunistic infections in older adults were: CD4 count less than 350 (OR=3.12, CI: 2.29-4.25) and hepatitis C virus co-infection (OR=2.17, CI: 1.14-4.13). Conclusion: There is need for prompt response to the peculiar challenges associated with the emerging shift in the epidemiology of HIV and associated infections in sub-Saharan Africa. | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a ui_art_akinyemi_demographic_2017 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a African Health Sciences 17(2), pp. 315-321 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8770 | |
| 653 | |a HIV/AIDS | ||
| 653 | |a Older adults | ||
| 653 | |a Epidemiological characteristics | ||
| 653 | |a Opportunistic infections | ||
| 653 | |a Nigeria | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Demographic and epidemiological characteristics of HIV opportunistic Infections among older adults in Nigeria |