2015
Enrolment trends in a comprehensive HIV programme in rural north-central Nigeria: improved care indices, but declining quality of clinical data over time
Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Arinze F, Megazzini KM, Bussell S, Dunlap J, Odoh C, Gebi UI, Muhammad MY, Shepherd BE, Audet CM, Vermund SH, Wester CW. Enrolment trends in a comprehensive HIV programme in rural north-central Nigeria: improved care indices, but declining quality of clinical data over time. Pathogens And Global Health 2015, 109: 75-83. PMID: 25822098, PMCID: PMC4571821, DOI: 10.1179/2047773215y.0000000007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComprehensive HIV programsHIV programsComprehensive HIV/AIDS servicesCell countAdvanced clinical diseaseClinical stage INorth Central NigeriaHIV/AIDS servicesRural North-Central NigeriaQuality improvement effortsMedian CD4Clinical stagingMedian ageHIV servicesCare indexClinical dataClinical diseaseStage IAIDS servicesPatientsWindow periodHemoglobin dataClinical servicesEnrollment yearCells/
2013
Haemoglobin recovery among HIV-1 infected patients on zidovudine-based antiretroviral therapy and other regimens in north-central Nigeria
Parrish DD, Blevins M, Megazzini KM, Shepherd BE, Mohammed MY, Wester CW, Vermund SH, Aliyu MH. Haemoglobin recovery among HIV-1 infected patients on zidovudine-based antiretroviral therapy and other regimens in north-central Nigeria. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2013, 25: 355-359. PMID: 24104694, PMCID: PMC4385388, DOI: 10.1177/0956462413506887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnemiaAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHemoglobinsHIV InfectionsHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNigeriaRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsRural PopulationSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeZidovudineConceptsBaseline hemoglobin levelCombination antiretroviral therapyHemoglobin levelsAntiretroviral therapyHemoglobin recoveryNon-pregnant adult patientsUse of zidovudineZidovudine-containing regimenZidovudine-containing regimensNorth Central NigeriaGroup of patientsRural North-Central NigeriaMeasures of hemoglobinZidovudine useBaseline hemoglobinAdult patientsMedian hemoglobinHemoglobin responseHIV-1PatientsZidovudineHemoglobin dataHemoglobinRegimensTherapy