Abstract
Objectives: In Europe and elsewhere, health inequalities among HIV-positive individuals are of concern. We investigated late HIV diagnosis and late initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) by educational level, a proxy of socioeconomic position. Design and methods: We used data from nine HIV cohorts within COHERE in Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Switzerland, collecting data on level of education in categories of the UNESCO/International Standard Classification of Education standard classification: non-completed basic, basic, secondary and tertiary education. We included individuals diagnosed with HIV between 1996 and 2011, aged at least 16 years, with known educational level and at least one CD4 cell count within 6 months of HIV diagnosis. We examined trends by education level in presentation with advanced HIV disease (AHD) (CD4
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2297-2306 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | AIDS (London, England) |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Antiretroviral therapy
- Education
- Hiv
- Late diagnosis
- Socioeconomic inequities
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases