Publications by authors named "Kamilla Gronborg-Laut"
Objectives: We assessed differences in antiretroviral treatment (ART) coverage and virological suppression across three HIV key populations, as defined by self-reported HIV transmission category: sex between men, injection drug use (IDU) and heterosexual transmission.
Design: A multinational cohort study.
Methods: Within the EuroSIDA study, we assessed region-specific percentages of ART-coverage among those in care and virological suppression (<500 copies/ml) among those on ART, and analysed differences between transmission categories using logistic regression.
Background: Although advances in HIV medicine have yielded increasingly better treatment outcomes in recent years, HIV-positive people with access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) still face complex health challenges. The EuroSIDA Study Group surveyed its clinics to explore regional differences in clinic services.
Methods: The EuroSIDA study is a prospective observational cohort study that began enrolling patients in 1994.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined regional differences in resistance testing among individuals with virological failure in a multinational cohort.
- Trends showed a significant decline in virological failure rates from 74.2% in 1997 to 5.1% in 2012, but resistance was still detected in 77.9% of tests, with NRTI resistance being the most prevalent.
- Resistance testing was less frequent in Eastern Europe compared to Southern Europe, and the detection rates of resistance varied significantly across different European regions, emphasizing the need for tailored policies to address drug resistance in specific areas.
Introduction: EuroSIDA has previously reported a poorer clinical prognosis for HIV-positive individuals in Eastern Europe (EE) as compared with patients from other parts of Europe, not solely explained by differences in patient characteristics. We explored regional variability in self-reported HIV management at individual EuroSIDA clinics, with a goal of identifying opportunities to reduce the apparent inequalities in health.
Methods: A survey (www.