Abstract
We review studies estimating life expectancy (LE), the average number of additional years a person can expect to live, for HIV-positive adults and show variation by sociodemographic factors and level of immunosuppression. The LE of patients starting antiretroviral therapy early in the course of HIV infection and attaining restoration of a normal CD4 count may approach that of the general population. Improvements in treatment and the associated increase in LE imply that increasing numbers of HIV-positive patients will live to older age. Late diagnosis and presentation to care and treatment not concordant with guidelines contribute to reducing LE.
| Translated title of the contribution | Life expectancy of HIV positive adults: a review |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 526-33 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Sexual Health |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2011 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Projects
- 1 Finished
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MONITORING AND MODELLING PROGNOSIS IN THE ERA OF HAART
Sterne, J. A. C. (Principal Investigator)
1/02/08 → 1/02/11
Project: Research
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