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CD4 count at antiretroviral therapy initiation and the risk of loss to follow-up: results from a multicentre cohort study.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is now recommended irrespective of CD4 count. However data on the relationship between CD4 count at ART initiation and loss to follow-up (LTFU) are limited and conflicting. METHODS:We conducted a cohort analysis including all adults initiating ART (2008-2012) at three public sector sites in South Africa. LTFU was defined as no visit in the 6 months before database closure. The Kaplan-Meier estimator and Cox's proportional hazards models examined the relationship between CD4 count at ART initiation and 24-month LTFU. Final models were adjusted for demographics, year of ART initiation, programme expansion and corrected for unascertained mortality. RESULTS:Among 17 038 patients, the median CD4 at initiation increased from 119 (IQR 54-180) in 2008 to 257 (IQR 175-318) in 2012. In unadjusted models, observed LTFU was associated with both CD4 counts <100 cells/μL and CD4 counts ≥300 cells/μL. After adjustment, patients with CD4 counts ≥300 cells/μL were 1.35 (95% CI 1.12 to 1.63) times as likely to be LTFU after 24 months compared to those with a CD4 150-199 cells/μL. This increased risk for patients with CD4 counts ≥300 cells/μL was largest in the first 3 months on treatment. Correction for unascertained deaths attenuated the association between CD4 counts <100 cells/μL and LTFU while the association between CD4 counts ≥300 cells/μL and LTFU persisted. CONCLUSIONS:Patients initiating ART at higher CD4 counts may be at increased risk for LTFU. With programmes initiating patients at higher CD4 counts, models of ART delivery need to be reoriented to support long-term retention.

journal_name

J Epidemiol Community Health

journal_title

Journal of epidemiology and community health

authors

Grimsrud A,Cornell M,Schomaker M,Fox MP,Orrell C,Prozesky H,Stinson K,Tanser F,Egger M,Myer L,International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS Southern Africa Collaboration (IeDEA-SA).

doi

10.1136/jech-2015-206629

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-06-01 00:00:00

pages

549-55

issue

eissn

0143-005X

issn

1470-2738

pii

jech-2015-206629

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CD4 count at antiretroviral therapy initiation and the risk of loss to follow-up: results from a multicentre cohort study.