Antiretroviral therapy: unmet need and associated socio-demographic characteristics among HIV-positive women in Haiphong, Vietnam

TY - JOUR

T1 - Antiretroviral therapy

T2 - unmet need and associated socio-demographic characteristics among HIV-positive women in Haiphong, Vietnam

AU - Nam, Nguyen Thi Thu

AU - Bygbjerg, Ib Christian

AU - Mogensen, Hanne Overgaard

AU - Rasch, Vibeke

PY - 2011/1

Y1 - 2011/1

N2 - In Vietnam, ARV access has been scaled up since 2005 in high HIV prevalence areas in order to meet increasing demands for HIV treatment. This paper aims to estimate ARV unmet need and its associated socio-demographic characteristics among HIV-positive women in Haiphong, Vietnam. A cross-sectional study using structured questionnaires and CD4 cell count was conducted with 353 HIV-positive women recruited from groups of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), by snowball technique through member of PLWHA groups and the local AIDS management system (Provincial AIDS Center (PAC)). The percentage of HIV-positive women having an unmet ARV need was estimated to be 40%, particularly high among women who were not registered at PAC. Having an unmet ARV need was associated with not participating in PLWHA groups (OR 6.5; 2.4-17.2) and being younger than 30 years old (OR 2.9; 1.1-7.3).

AB - In Vietnam, ARV access has been scaled up since 2005 in high HIV prevalence areas in order to meet increasing demands for HIV treatment. This paper aims to estimate ARV unmet need and its associated socio-demographic characteristics among HIV-positive women in Haiphong, Vietnam. A cross-sectional study using structured questionnaires and CD4 cell count was conducted with 353 HIV-positive women recruited from groups of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), by snowball technique through member of PLWHA groups and the local AIDS management system (Provincial AIDS Center (PAC)). The percentage of HIV-positive women having an unmet ARV need was estimated to be 40%, particularly high among women who were not registered at PAC. Having an unmet ARV need was associated with not participating in PLWHA groups (OR 6.5; 2.4-17.2) and being younger than 30 years old (OR 2.9; 1.1-7.3).

KW - Adolescent

KW - Adult

KW - Age Factors

KW - Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active

KW - CD4 Lymphocyte Count

KW - Epidemiologic Methods

KW - Female

KW - HIV Infections

KW - Health Services Accessibility

KW - Health Services Needs and Demand

KW - Humans

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Needs Assessment

KW - Socioeconomic Factors

KW - Vietnam

KW - Young Adult

U2 - 10.1080/09540121.2010.496846

DO - 10.1080/09540121.2010.496846

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 21218271

SN - 0954-0121

VL - 23

SP - 1

EP - 9

JO - AIDS Care

JF - AIDS Care

IS - 1

ER -