Demographic, Clinical & Laboratory Profiles of HIV Infected Patients Admitted into Imam Khomeini Hospital of Tehran, Iran
OBJECTIVE:
The
aim of this study was to report the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory
profiles of HIV-infected patients who admitted to HIV/AIDS laboratory of Imam
Khomeini Hospital in Tehran, Iran.
METHODS:
HIV
positive patients referred to the HIV/AIDS reference laboratory between
December 2012 to March 2013 were included in the study. Their demographic
characteristics, behavioral and personal history were assessed. Ninety nine
patients' files from the electronic medical records at the Voluntary Counseling
and Testing Center (VCT) were selected and evaluated. Data was analyzed using
SPSS for Windows Version 11. We used Pearson's chi-squared, one-way ANOVA and
post hoc tests to examine differences in proportions.
RESULTS:
Of 99
participants in the present study, 68.7% were males, the mean age of the
patients was 36±1.2 years and about 60% were married and almost half of them
were self-employed. The most common transmission route was injection drug use.
There was a statistically significant difference in CD4 count among different
age groups (p = 0.028). Also, there was significant difference between CD4
count and narcotic types (F=3.71, P = 0.012). Patients who used opium, had
significantly higher CD4 than who used two or more narcotics (P = 0.005).
CONCLUSION:
Our
findings are helpful in understanding the demographic, clinical and laboratory
profile of patients living with HIV/AIDS infection. Consideration of useful
interventions for high- risk groups and paying more attention to socio
demographic background are needed for health care providers.
- 1Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences PO Box: Tehran 1419733141 Iran. Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Keshavarz Blvd. ,Tehran. Minoomohraz@ams.ac.ir.
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