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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Six-month hemoglobin concentration and its association with subsequent mortality among adults on antiretroviral therapy in Lusaka, Zambia
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Volume 61, No. 1, Year 2012
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Little is known about changes in hemoglobin concentration early in the course of antiretroviral therapy and its subsequent relation to survival. We analyzed data for 40,410 HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy in Lusaka, Zambia. Our main exposure of interest was 6-month hemoglobin, but we stratified our analysis by baseline hemoglobin to allow for potential effect modification. Patients with a 6-month hemoglobin <8.5 g/dL, regardless of baseline, had the highest hazard for death after 6 months (hazard ratio: 4.5; 95% confidence interval: 3.3 to 6.3). Future work should look to identify causes of anemia in settings such as ours and evaluate strategies for more timely diagnosis and treatment. © 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Giganti, Mark Joseph
Zambia, Lusaka
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
United States, Birmingham
Heersink School of Medicine
Limbada, Mohammad
Zambia, Lusaka
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Mwango, Albert J.
Zambia, Lusaka
Zambian Ministry of Health
Moyo, Crispin
Zambia, Lusaka
Zambian Ministry of Health
Mulenga, Lloyd Berdad
Zambia, Lusaka
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Brad Guffey, M.
Zambia, Lusaka
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
United States, Birmingham
Heersink School of Medicine
Mulenga, Priscilla Lumano
Zambia, Lusaka
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Bolton Moore, Carolyn
Zambia, Lusaka
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Stringer, Jeffrey S.A.
Zambia, Lusaka
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
United States, Birmingham
Heersink School of Medicine
Chi, Benjamin H.
Zambia, Lusaka
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
United States, Birmingham
Heersink School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/QAI.0b013e31825da11d
ISSN:
15254135
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Zambia