Epidemiological characteristics of HIV infected Korean: Korea HIV/AIDS Cohort Study
- Author:
Yunsu CHOI
1
;
Bo Youl CHOI
;
Soo Min KIM
;
Sang Il KIM
;
June KIM
;
Jun Young CHOI
;
Shin Woo KIM
;
Joon Young SONG
;
Youn Jeong KIM
;
Dae Won PARK
;
Hyo Youl KIM
;
Hee Jung CHOI
;
Mee Kyung KEE
;
Young Hyun SHIN
;
Myeongsu YOO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Epidemiology and Health 2019;41():e2019037-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To manage evidence-based diseases, it is important to identify the characteristics of patients in each country.
METHODS:The Korea HIV/AIDS Cohort Study seeks to identify the epidemiological characteristics of 1,442 Korean individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (12% of Korean individuals with HIV infection in 2017) who visited 21 university hospitals nationwide. The descriptive statistics were presented using the Korea HIV/AIDS cohort data (2006-2016).
RESULTS:Men accounted for 93.3% of the total number of respondents, and approximately 55.8% of respondents reported having an acute infection symptom. According to the transmission route, infection caused by sexual contact accounted for 94.4%, of which 60.4% were caused by sexual contact with the same sex or both males and females. Participants repeatedly answered the survey to decrease depression and anxiety scores. Of the total participants, 89.1% received antiretroviral therapy (ART). In the initial ART, 95.3% of patients were treated based on the recommendation. The median CD4 T-cell count at the time of diagnosis was 229.5 and improved to 331 after the initial ART. Of the patients, 16.6% and 9.4% had tuberculosis and syphilis, respectively, and 26.7% had pneumocystis pneumonia. In the medical history, sexually transmitted infectious diseases showed the highest prevalence, followed by endocrine diseases. The main reasons for termination were loss to follow-up (29.9%) and withdrawal of consent (18.7%).
CONCLUSIONS:Early diagnosis and ART should be performed at an appropriate time to prevent the development of new infection.
