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HIV Prevalence among Injury Patients Compared to Other High-Risk Groups in Tanzania
- Source :
- Trauma Care, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 487-509 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2022.
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Abstract
- Sixty-eight percent of persons infected with HIV live in Africa, but as few as 67% of those know their infection status. The emergency department (ED) might be a critical access point to HIV testing. This study sought to measure and compare HIV prevalence in an ED injury population with other clinical and nonclinical populations across Tanzania. Adults (≥18 years) presenting to Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center ED with acute injury of any severity were enrolled in a trauma registry. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to compare HIV prevalence in the trauma registry with other population groups. Further, 759 injury patients were enrolled in the registry; 78.6% were men and 68.2% consented to HIV counseling and testing. The HIV prevalence was 5.02% (tested), 6.25% (self-report), and 5.31% (both). The systematic review identified 79 eligible studies reporting HIV prevalence (tested) in 33 clinical and 12 nonclinical population groups. Notable groups included ED injury patients (3.53%, 95% CI), multiple injury patients (10.67%, 95% CI), and people who inject drugs (17.43%, 95% CI). These findings suggest that ED injury patients might be at higher HIV risk compared to the general population, and the ED is a potential avenue to increasing HIV testing among young adults, particularly men.
- Subjects :
- HIV
AIDS
prevalence
injury
emergency department
Tanzania
Psychology
BF1-990
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2673866X
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Trauma Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.1537ff3952cc47f59c4b09767db909a5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/traumacare2030041