Journal article
Severe mental illness at ART initiation is associated with worse retention in care among HIV‐infected Ugandan adults
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The impact of severe mental illness (SMI) on retention in HIV care remains uncertain. We aimed to measure the association between SMI at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and subsequent retention in care in HIV-infected Ugandan adults.
METHOD: We conducted cohort study of 773 patients who initiated ART between January 2005 and July 2009 at the Butabika HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda. SMI was defined as any clinically diagnosed …
Authors
Nachega JB; Mutamba B; Basangwa D; Nguyen H; Dowdy DW; Mills EJ; Katabira E; Nakimuli‐Mpungu E
Journal
Tropical Medicine and International Health, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 53–57
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2013
DOI
10.1111/tmi.12019
ISSN
1365-3156
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAfrica South of the SaharaAge FactorsAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveCD4 Lymphocyte CountCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCause of DeathCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMedication AdherenceMental DisordersMood DisordersMultivariate AnalysisPatient DropoutsPrevalenceProportional Hazards ModelsPsychotic DisordersSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsUganda