Linkage to Primary Care and Survival After Hospital Discharge for HIV-Infected Adults in Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Peck RN, Wang RJ, Mtui G, Smart L, Yango M, Elchaki R, Wajanga B, Downs JA, Mteta K, Fitzgerald DW. Linkage to Primary Care and Survival After Hospital Discharge for HIV-Infected Adults in Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 2016 Dec 15;73(73). 522-530. PMID: 27846069 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC5129656 NIHMSID: NIHMS793019.

Abstract

Little is known about outcomes after hospitalization for HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa. We determined 12-month, posthospital mortality rates in HIV-infected vs. uninfected adults and predictors of mortality.