Abstract
Background
Understanding demographic disparities in hospitalization is critical for identification of vulnerable populations, intervention and resource planning.
Methods
Data were from the Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC) on people with HIV (PLHIV) in Europe and North America (NA), followed between 2007-2020. We investigated differences in all-cause hospitalization according to gender & mode of HIV acquisition, ethnicity and combined geographic origin and ethnicity, in PLHIV on modern combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Analyses were performed separately for European and North American cohorts. Hospitalization rates were assessed using negative binomial multi-level regression, adjusted for age, time since cART intitiaion and calender period.
Findings
Among 23,594 PLHIV in Europe and 9,612 in NA, hospitalization rates/100 person-years were 16.2 (95% confidence interval 16.0-16.4) and 13.1 (12.8-13.5). Compared to gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, rates were higher for heterosexual men and women, and much higher for men and women who acquired HIV through injection drug use (adjusted incidence rate ratios (aIRRs) ranging from 1.2-2.8 in Europe and 1.3-4.3 in NA). In both regions, migrant groups generally had lower hospitalization rates compared to non-migrants. In NA, indigenous and Black/African-American individuals had higher rates than white individuals (aIRRs: 1.9 and 1.1), while Asian and Hispanic PLHIV had somewhat lower rates. In Europe there was a lower rate in Asian individuals compared to white.
Interpretation
Substantial disparities exist in all-cause hospitalization between demographic groups of PLHIV in the current cART era in high-income settings, highlighting the need for targeted support.
Funding
Royal Free Charity; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U01-AA026209).
Understanding demographic disparities in hospitalization is critical for identification of vulnerable populations, intervention and resource planning.
Methods
Data were from the Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC) on people with HIV (PLHIV) in Europe and North America (NA), followed between 2007-2020. We investigated differences in all-cause hospitalization according to gender & mode of HIV acquisition, ethnicity and combined geographic origin and ethnicity, in PLHIV on modern combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Analyses were performed separately for European and North American cohorts. Hospitalization rates were assessed using negative binomial multi-level regression, adjusted for age, time since cART intitiaion and calender period.
Findings
Among 23,594 PLHIV in Europe and 9,612 in NA, hospitalization rates/100 person-years were 16.2 (95% confidence interval 16.0-16.4) and 13.1 (12.8-13.5). Compared to gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, rates were higher for heterosexual men and women, and much higher for men and women who acquired HIV through injection drug use (adjusted incidence rate ratios (aIRRs) ranging from 1.2-2.8 in Europe and 1.3-4.3 in NA). In both regions, migrant groups generally had lower hospitalization rates compared to non-migrants. In NA, indigenous and Black/African-American individuals had higher rates than white individuals (aIRRs: 1.9 and 1.1), while Asian and Hispanic PLHIV had somewhat lower rates. In Europe there was a lower rate in Asian individuals compared to white.
Interpretation
Substantial disparities exist in all-cause hospitalization between demographic groups of PLHIV in the current cART era in high-income settings, highlighting the need for targeted support.
Funding
Royal Free Charity; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U01-AA026209).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | e776-e787 |
| Journal | Lancet Public Health |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was funded by the Royal Free Charity for PhD research and by the US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U01-AA026209) for the ART-CC. We thank all patients participating in the cohorts for their time and effort.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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