Kabogo Joseph, Muniu Erastus, Wamunyokoli Fred, Musoke Rachel, Songok Elijah
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Juja, Kenya.
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Mbagathi Road, Nairobi, Kenya.
BMC Res Notes. 2018 Feb 17;11(1):134. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3205-0.
OBJECTIVE: We conducted a retrospective cohort study to evaluate the efficacy of the World Health Organization (WHO) "Universal Test and Treat" (UTT) policy, initiated in Kenya in September 2016. Under this policy, every human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected person should be initiated on antiretroviral therapy (ART). We compared intra- and inter-group viral suppression and ART adherence rates for pre-UTT (initiated on ART in March-August 2016) and UTT groups (initiated in September 2016). The study was conducted in a community outreach Program in Nairobi with 3500 HIV-infected children enrolled. RESULTS: 122 children and adolescents were initiated on first-line ART pre-UTT, and 197 during the UTT period. The 6 month viral suppression rate was 79.7% pre-UTT versus 76.6% UTT (P < 0.05). Suboptimal adherence was higher in the UTT than pre-UTT period (88 of 197, 44.7% and 44 of 122, 34%; P < 0.001). The decrease in adherence was greater among orphans (91.7% pre-UTT and 87.2% UTT, P = 0.001) and children 11-18 years. Our results show that successful implementation of the UTT policy in Africa is challenged by an increased risk of suboptimal adherence. There is a need to develop extra strategies to support adherence, especially among orphans and teenagers.
目的:我们开展了一项回顾性队列研究,以评估2016年9月在肯尼亚启动的世界卫生组织(WHO)“普遍检测与治疗”(UTT)政策的效果。根据该政策,每名感染人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)的患者均应开始接受抗逆转录病毒治疗(ART)。我们比较了UTT实施前(2016年3月至8月开始接受ART治疗)和UTT实施组(2016年9月开始)的组内和组间病毒抑制率及ART依从率。该研究在内罗毕的一个社区外展项目中进行,共有3500名感染HIV的儿童参与。 结果:122名儿童和青少年在UTT实施前开始接受一线ART治疗,197名在UTT实施期间开始治疗。UTT实施前6个月的病毒抑制率为79.7%,UTT实施期间为76.6%(P<0.05)。UTT实施期间的依从性欠佳情况高于UTT实施前(197名中的88名,44.7%;122名中的44名,34%;P<0.001)。孤儿(UTT实施前为91.7%,UTT实施期间为87.2%,P=0.001)和11 - 18岁儿童的依从性下降幅度更大。我们的结果表明,在非洲成功实施UTT政策面临依从性欠佳风险增加的挑战。需要制定额外策略来支持依从性,尤其是在孤儿和青少年中。
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