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Comprehensive & Cost Effective Laboratory Monitoring of HIV/AIDS: an African Role Model
Published on: October 31, 2010
[HIV/AIDS infection in Area 11 of Madrid: a panorama from the primary care viewpoint]
P Roset Monros1, C Rodríguez Fernández, C Lobón Agúndez
1Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Area XI, Madrid.
Objectives:
To find the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of HIV-positive patients and to study the possible differences between patients attended by primary care teams (PCT) and by the hospital specialist unit (SU).
Design:
A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Setting:
Six PCTs in Villaverde, Usera and Carabanchel (Madrid).
Patients:
Those infected with HIV and in the morbidity records between January 1992 and January 1995.
Measurements And Main Results:
274 cases were studied. The most important risk practice was being IDU (intravenous drugs user) (80.3%). The most definitive and linked AIDS-related illness was Tuberculosis (39.7%). Patients treated with Zidovudine (or AZT) were monitored by PCTs (p = 0.004), as were those not needing day-hospital treatment (p = 0.0005).
Conclusions:
HIV infection in our environment follows the typical clinical and epidemiological pattern of this country: transmitted by IDUs, with its most frequent associated infection being tuberculosis. With the exception of AZT or day-hospital treatment, its clinical and epidemiological features are similar in PCTs and SUs. Information and responsible participation of PCT professionals in caring for HIV-positive patients are the key strategies for guaranteeing the quality of health care delivery.
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