Marseille 2007
| Abstract #18 - Impact of early diagnosis and free access to HAART for perinatally acquired AIDS, Buea, Cameroon | ||||
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Session: 39.2: Treatment (Parallel) on Tuesday @ 14.00-16.00 in HC Chaired by Robin Hamilton, Raffaele Visintini Authors: Presenting Author: Mr Emeni Rodrigue Tientcheu - Solidarity Institute of Medical Sciences, Cameroon |
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| Aim: Buea was one of the first town to have a program for STD/AIDS in Cameroon. This program provided universal access to free assistance, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment (HAART) for AIDS patients. Buea have the largest number of pediatric AIDS cases in Cameroon. This study examined changes in a representative sample of perinatally acquired AIDS cases in Buea. | ||||
| Method / Issue: Cohort analytical study with secondary data. Entered the study: 885 children (younger 13 years) with AIDS listed in the Buea AIDS registry with year of diagnosis between 1983 and 1998. Medical record reviews: between May 2000 and January 2002, to established dates of access to diagnosis and treatment; 192 children were right-censored. | ||||
| Results / Comments: The median time from birth until diagnosis decreased from 52,6 months for those born in 1983 and earlier, to 4,7 months for those born in1998 (p=0,0000). Median survival time was 92,3 months (IC 95%: 75,9-131,8 months) between the children with access to HAART and 75% of children diagnosed in 1997 and 1998 were still alive after 4 years follw-up. | ||||
| Discussion: In Cameroon, the improvement in diagnosis and treatment facilities have made a great difference in survival of children with perinatally acquired AIDS. | ||||
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