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Factors Associated With Antiretroviral Therapy Reinitiation in Medicaid Recipients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
T Zhang1, I B Wilson1, B Youn1
1Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Background:
This study was conducted to examine patient characteristics associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) reinitiation in Medicaid enrollees.
Methods:
This is a retrospective cohort study that uses Cox proportional hazard regression to examine the association between person-level characteristics and time from ART discontinuation to the subsequent reinitiation within 18 months.
Results:
There were 45 409 patients who discontinued ART, and 44% failed to reinitiate. More outpatient visits (3+ vs 0 outpatient visits: adjusted hazard ratio (adjHR), 1.56; 99% confidence interval [CI], 1.45-1.67) and hospitalization (adjHR, 1.18; 99% CI,1.16-1.20) during follow-up were associated with reinitiation.
Conclusions:
Failure to reinitiate ART within 18 months was common in this sample. Care engagement was associated with greater ART reinitiation.
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