|
|
Abstract
Managing HIV/AIDS patients where Antiretroviral drugs are Inaccessible or not enough
Hitimana A.1
Introduction: For developing countries where antiretroviral drugs are inaccessible or not enough to the majority of infected patients due to exorbitant costs, alternatifve ways have been devised to help them live healthily with the virus while also descreasing the associated mortality.
Aim: The paper reports the management strategy for HIV/AIDS patients by a care and support group in Nigeria over the last 4years.
Method: An anlysis of the management strategy of patientts seen over the past 4years was carried out. Mortality rate over the same period was also analysed.
Results: 211 patients were seen on a regular basis over the 4 year period of study with 36 been regular membres of the fortnightly held support group activities including the medical checkups. Prophylaxis in then form of Aspirin, Vitamin Bco,Vitamine C, Vitamin A & E, folic acid and ketrax. Qlqow cost nutritional support therapy was also emphasized. There was also the prompt management of opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis and candidiasis. Motality dropped from 100% to 0,8% by the 4th year of activity. The drop in mortality incidence was associated withthe indroduction of support group activities, introduction of prophylaxis and prompt medical care. Mortality recorded were associeted with poverty with poverty which resulted in non compliance with nutritional therapy. All patients were noticed to gain of weight significantly (an average of 5% of initial weight) within the first month of therapy.
Conclusions: In managing HIV infection, the psychological support patient receive from one another goes a long way in enhancing the effects of nutritional support as prompt medical care offered.
The 3rd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment
Abstract no.
MoPe11.2C01
Suggested Citation
" Hitimana A.
Managing HIV/AIDS patients where Antiretroviral drugs are Inaccessible or not enough.
Poster Exhibition:
The 3rd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment:
Abstract no.
MoPe11.2C01"
|
|
|