2014
Risk Factors for Delayed Initiation of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural North Central Nigeria
Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Parrish DD, Megazzini KM, Gebi UI, Muhammad MY, Ahmed ML, Hassan A, Shepherd BE, Vermund SH, Wester CW. Risk Factors for Delayed Initiation of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural North Central Nigeria. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 65: e41-e49. PMID: 23727981, PMCID: PMC3818360, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31829ceaec.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyDate of enrollmentART initiationCD4 countFunctional statusInitiation of ARTMedian CD4 countHigher CD4 countsLower functional statusMonths of enrollmentBody mass indexART eligibility criteriaAdults/adolescentsRural North-Central NigeriaHIV/AIDSQuality improvement effortsEligible HIVEligible patientsPatient characteristicsART uptakeMass indexRisk factorsTimely initiationDelayed initiation
2011
Predictors of Successful Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in a Rural District Hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique
Cook RE, Ciampa PJ, Sidat M, Blevins M, Burlison J, Davidson MA, Arroz JA, Vergara AE, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Predictors of Successful Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in a Rural District Hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: e104-e109. PMID: 21266912, PMCID: PMC3073723, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318207a535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly infant diagnosisInfant diagnosisHIV diagnosisMaternal receiptAntiretroviral therapyEarly infant HIV diagnosisMultivariable logistic regression modelHIV-infected mothersLinkage of HIVRural Zambézia ProvinceHIV care clinicsInfant HIV diagnosisRural district hospitalMother-infant pairsPaediatric antiretroviral treatmentLocal health authoritiesLogistic regression modelsRetrospective cohortAntiretroviral treatmentMedian ageCare clinicsMaternal healthDistrict hospitalTimely initiationHIV