Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Ghasem Yadegarfar

Publications

• Research Article
  Predictors of HIV Progression to AIDS and Mortality from AIDS and Non- AIDS Related: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Isfahan, Iran
  Author(s): Somayeh Momenyan, Motahare Yadegarfar, Marjan Meshkati, Katayoon Tayeri and Ghasem YadegarfarSomayeh Momenyan, Motahare Yadegarfar, Marjan Meshkati, Katayoon Tayeri and Ghasem Yadegarfar
  
  Introduction: Few studies in Iran have explored the potential impact of factors influencing the survival time of patients with HIV and AIDS. Therefore, this study was designed to estimate the time from the HIV to AIDS progression and the time from the AIDS to the AIDS-related death and non-AIDS-related death. The prognostic factors influencing this process were also investigated. Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted in Isfahan province, from 2000 to 2014.The outcome was three categories: alive or lost to follow up, and death due to AIDS related, non-AIDS-related. Cox proportional hazard and competing risks Cox model was employed to evaluate the effects of prognostic variables on the survival rate of progression to AIDS and from the AIDS to the AIDS-related death and non-AIDS-related death. Results: We identified 307 patients, 44 were ineligible. At the end of the s.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000721

  Abstract PDF