Pre-treatment mortality and loss-to-follow-up in HIV-1 HIV-2 and HIV-1/HIV-2 dually infected patients eligible for antiretroviral therapy in The Gambia West Africa

摘要

BackgroundHigh early mortality rate among HIV infected patients following initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource limited settings may indicate high pre-treatment mortality among ART-eligible patients. There is dearth of data on pre-treatment mortality in ART programmes in sub-Sahara Africa. This study aims to determine pre-treatment mortality rate and predictors of pre-treatment mortality among ART-eligible adult patients in a West Africa clinic-based cohort.