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The MANGUA Project: A Population-Based HIV Cohort in Guatemala
Joint Authors
García, Juan Ignacio
Samayoa, Blanca
Sabidó, Meritxell
Prieto, Luis Alberto
Nikiforov, Mikhail
Pinzón, Rodolfo
Santa Marina de León, Luis Roberto
Ortiz, José Fernando
Ponce, Ernesto
Arathoon, Eduardo
Casabona, Jordi
Study Group, The Mangua Cohort
Mejía, Carlos
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
The MANGUA cohort is an ongoing multicenter, observational study of people living with HIV/AIDS in Guatemala.
The cohort is based on the MANGUA application which is an electronic database to capture essential data from the medical records of HIV patients in care.
Methods.
The cohort enrolls HIV-positive adults ≥16 years of age.
A predefined set of sociodemographic, behavioral, clinical, and laboratory data are registered at entry to the cohort study.
Results.
As of October 1st, 2012, 21 697 patients had been included in the MANGUA cohort (median age: 33 years, 40.3% female).
At enrollment 74.1% had signs of advanced HIV infection and only 56.3% had baseline CD4 cell counts.
In the first 12 months after starting antiretroviral treatment 26.9% (n=3938) of the patients were lost to the program.
Conclusions.
The implementation of a cohort of HIV-positive patients in care in Guatemala is feasible and has provided national HIV indicators to monitor and evaluate the HIV epidemic.
The identified percentages of late presenters and high rates of LTFU will help the Ministry to target their current efforts in improving access to diagnosis and care.
American Psychological Association (APA)
García, Juan Ignacio& Samayoa, Blanca& Sabidó, Meritxell& Prieto, Luis Alberto& Nikiforov, Mikhail& Pinzón, Rodolfo…[et al.]. 2015. The MANGUA Project: A Population-Based HIV Cohort in Guatemala. AIDS Research and Treatment،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053960
Modern Language Association (MLA)
García, Juan Ignacio…[et al.]. The MANGUA Project: A Population-Based HIV Cohort in Guatemala. AIDS Research and Treatment No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053960
American Medical Association (AMA)
García, Juan Ignacio& Samayoa, Blanca& Sabidó, Meritxell& Prieto, Luis Alberto& Nikiforov, Mikhail& Pinzón, Rodolfo…[et al.]. The MANGUA Project: A Population-Based HIV Cohort in Guatemala. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053960
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1053960