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Document 1820
DOCN M94A1820
TI Impact of socio-economic factors as adjuvant in AIDS-treatment. A follow
up of 18 patients taking Retrovir.
DT 9412
AU Minlangu M; Nzila M; Kapita B; Projet Sida/Kinshasa-Zaire, Antwerpen,
Belgium.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):444 (abstract no. PD0383). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370755
AB OBJECTIVES: To determine the role of the surroundings of african
AIDS-patients. To demonstrate how economic problems could depress
patients, and adopting a negative behavior. METHODS: Between 1988-1989,
African AIDS-patients were recruited for Retrovir trial. All cases were
selected and had to give a written consent associating a third person
who was utilized as psychological adjuvant. The cohort is being followed
up, until the last patient will died, by a physician and four nurses.
They have been hospitalized for the first three weeks then assessed once
a month or anytime problems occurred. RESULTS: 7 men and 11 women, 24-46
years old, who had experienced already at least one of these
opportunistic infections: candidiasis, herpes-zoster, TBC, pneumocytisis
..., etc ... were enrolled to a Retrovir trial. Evolution: 2/18 (11.1%)
excluded, 2/16 (12.5%) was lost for follow up by refusing collaboration
when the surroundings knew that they were HIV(+), 4/16 died before one
year of follow up, 5/16 (31.8%) died in the second year, 5/16 (31.8%)
overtopped 2 years amongst them 3 (18.8%) are still a live. 6/18 (33.3%)
hastened their death by refusing collaboration after committing a breach
of their confidences. 5/18 (27.8%) fell down consequently to the
national economic depression. CONCLUSION: Whatever retrovir seem to
ameliorate the general status, the surroundings are a lot of to do for
improving of AIDS-patient health care.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*DRUG THERAPY/PSYCHOLOGY Adult
Cohort Studies Female Follow-Up Studies Human Male Middle Age
Social Support Socioeconomic Factors Zaire Zidovudine/*THERAPEUTIC
USE CLINICAL TRIAL MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).