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dc.creatorRomara Elizeu Amaro Perdigãopt_BR
dc.creatorJuliana Oliveira Costapt_BR
dc.creatorCelline Cardoso Almeida Brasilpt_BR
dc.creatorPalmira de Fátima Bonolopt_BR
dc.creatorFrancisco de Assis Acurciopt_BR
dc.creatorMicheline Rosa Silveirapt_BR
dc.creatorMaria das Graças Braga Ceccatopt_BR
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-24T13:58:09Z-
dc.date.available2022-10-24T13:58:09Z-
dc.date.issued2017-08-22-
dc.citation.issue33pt_BR
dc.citation.spage544pt_BR
dc.citation.epage545pt_BR
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4275pt_BR
dc.identifier.issn1099-1557pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1843/46527-
dc.description.resumoBackground: Linkage is the second step in the HIV care continuum and can be defined as the first clinic visit after diagnosis to an outpatient provider with prescribing privileges in an HIV care setting. Linkage is essential to assess patient health, provide access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), as well as prevention and care interventions. Objectives: To describe the linkage profile and the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients under care in public hospital specialized in HIV/ AIDS care in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 208 HIV-infected adults linked between January and December 2015 to a reference hospital (Hospital Eduardo de Menezes) which is specialized in inpatient and outpatient care of infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis, AIDS and leprosy. Linkage was defined as the first outpatient visit to this service after HIV diagnosis, assessed through patients’ medical records. Results: Most patients (77%) were linked to care within 90 days of diagnosis. The mean linkage time was 138 ± 37 days. Most patients were male (78%), with a mean age of 39.3 ± 11.9 years old and median of 38 years old, non-white skin color (76%), unmarried (71%), residents of Belo Horizonte (70%) and had used tobacco (83%), alcohol (60%) and illicit drugs (43%) at least once in lifetime. Half of patients had eight or less years of schooling (51%), had children (52%) and had a job (52%). More than half of patients had an AIDS-defining clinical condition at the time of linkage (56%). Conclusions: The results show a high prevalence of linkage with late diagnosis, which may lead to worse prognosis and higher costs with treatment. A better understanding on how HIV-infected people use outpatient and inpatient care is essencial to improve care assessment and provision.pt_BR
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dc.languageengpt_BR
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Geraispt_BR
dc.publisher.countryBrasilpt_BR
dc.publisher.departmentFAR - DEPARTAMENTO DE FARMÁCIA SOCIALpt_BR
dc.publisher.departmentFAR - DEPARTAMENTO DE PRODUTOS FARMACÊUTICOSpt_BR
dc.publisher.initialsUFMGpt_BR
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Managementpt_BR
dc.rightsAcesso Abertopt_BR
dc.subjectHIVpt_BR
dc.subjectAIDSpt_BR
dc.subjectPacientespt_BR
dc.subjectTerapia antirretroviralpt_BR
dc.subject.otherHIVpt_BR
dc.subject.otherAIDSpt_BR
dc.subject.otherPacientespt_BR
dc.subject.otherTerapia antirretroviralpt_BR
dc.titleLinkage to care of patients living with HIV/ AIDS in a reference hospital of Minas Gerais, Brazilpt_BR
dc.typeArtigo de Eventopt_BR
dc.url.externahttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pds.4275pt_BR
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