358394

Sociodemographic and clinical profile of HIV/AIDS patients in Upper Egypt: A multi-center study

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Infectious diseases

Abstract

Background: Despite the global increase in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, there is little knowledge regarding the nature of the HIV clinical profile and patients' sociodemographic characteristics in Upper Egypt. This study aimed to describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile of HIV-infected patients registered in treatment centers in Upper Egypt over the past 7 years.  Methods: Data were collected from the available medical records for 650 patients at the three main HIV healthcare centers in Upper Egypt from January 2015 until December 2021. The collected sociodemographic variables included age, sex, occupation, educational level, residence, and risk factors. In addition, clinical examination data, treatment regimens, laboratory investigations, and outcome data were obtained. Results: The study found that most patients (85.5%) were male, with ages ranging from 3 to 78 years and a median age of 33. Intravenous drug use (44.5%) was the most common transmission route, and fever (84.3%) was the most frequently reported symptom. Pneumonia (24.3%) was the most registered opportunistic infection. Median CD4 cell counts were 299 cells/mm3 before treatment and 366 cells/mm3 after treatment. PCR values were available for 631 patients (97%), with viremia evident in 630 patients (99.8%) before treatment. 73.2% of patients showed improvement in outcomes, while 8.3% died. Conclusion: The current study findings provide relevant information for the National AIDS Program (NAP) to design HIV education messages and apply preventive measures accordingly.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2024.278896.1860

Keywords

AIDS, Clinical picture., HIV, Sociodemographic, Upper Egypt

Authors

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Mina

Last Name

Tharwat

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Tropical medicine and Gastroenterology Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt

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minatharwat@yahoo.com

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First Name

Ehab

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Moustafa

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Tropical medicine and Gastroenterology Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

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ehabmustafa@yahoo.com

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First Name

Aisha

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El Sharkawy

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Endemic Medicine and hepatogastroentrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

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aishaelsharkawy@yahoo.com

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First Name

Mostafa

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Medhat

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Tropical medicine and Gastroenterology Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt

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mostafamedhat@yahoo.com

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First Name

Heba

Last Name

Sayed

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National AIDS Program Manager-Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt

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hebasayed@yahoo.com

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Hassany

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Tropical Medicine department, National hepatology, and tropical medicine research institute, Cairo, Egypt, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt

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mohamedhassany@yahoo.com

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First Name

Marwa

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Salem

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Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

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mr80002000@kasralainy.edu.eg

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Volume

5

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3

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49567

Issue Date

2024-08-01

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2024-03-23

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2024-08-01

Page Start

961

Page End

971

Print ISSN

2682-4132

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2682-4140

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1,157

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Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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Sociodemographic and clinical profile of HIV/AIDS patients in Upper Egypt: A multi-center study

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25 Dec 2024