在埃塞俄比亚西北部的儿童中揭露人类免疫缺陷病毒阳性状态:一个横截面研究
Getachew Asmare Adella1, Meklit Abie Yimer2, Endeshaw Chekol Abebe3
1School of Public Health, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia, Ethiopia.
African health sciences
|August 7, 2023
概括
向儿童披露人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 状态对于他们的护理至关重要. 诸如家庭规模,儿童数量等因素.
科学领域:
- 儿童传染病 儿童传染病
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 艾滋病毒/艾滋病管理
背景情况:
- 揭露人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 阳性状态对于儿科护理和长期疾病管理至关重要.
- 护理人员和医疗保健工作者在向儿童披露艾滋病毒状况方面面临重大挑战.
- 了解披露率和相关因素对于改善资源有限的环境中的护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估埃塞俄比亚西北部艾滋病毒感染儿童中艾滋病毒阳性状态披露的患病率.
- 在这个儿科群体中确定与艾滋病毒阳性状态披露相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项基于机构的横截面研究,对390名参加儿科ART诊所的HIV阳性儿童进行了研究.
- 参与者使用简单的随机抽样技术进行了选择.
- 数据通过面试官管理的问卷收集,并使用二进制物流回归分析.
主要成果:
- 超过一半 (53.6%) 的艾滋病毒阳性儿童知道自己的艾滋病毒状况.
- 披露的关键预测因素包括更大的家庭规模 (超过三名成员),10岁以上的儿童,以及接受抗逆转录病毒治疗 (ART) 超过五年的儿童.
- 接受ART治疗超过5年的儿童知道自己的艾滋病毒状况的可能性明显更高 (AOR=8.96).
结论:
- 与其他研究相比,研究区域的HIV状态披露率相对较高.
- 家庭规模,孩子的年龄和ART的持续时间是揭露艾滋病毒状况的重要预测因素.
- 医疗保健提供者应考虑这些因素,以加强艾滋病毒感染儿童的披露策略.
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