Demographic, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Ukrainian war refugees with HIV infection in the Slovak Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11120/24:43927593 RIV/75010330:_____/24:00014733

Result on the web

<a href="https://oadoi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102764" target="_blank" >https://oadoi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102764</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102764" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102764</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Demographic, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Ukrainian war refugees with HIV infection in the Slovak Republic

Original language description

Background: The Slovak Republic, an Eastern European country, borders Ukraine, which has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in Europe. This study aims to inform readers about the demographic characteristics of Ukrainian war refugees with HIV/AIDS seeking temporary protection status in Slovakia due to the Russian invasion of February 24, 2022. It focuses on their epidemiology, immunological profiles, co-infections, and treatment. Design: Multicenter, retrospective study between March 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023. Methods: Data were collected from all Ukrainian patients with refugee status living with HIV or newly diagnosed, who presented to any of the five HIV/AIDS centers in Slovakia. Information was obtained through medical interviews, physical examinations, laboratory tests and medical reports from the Ukrainian Ministry of Health. Results: From March 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, 141 Ukrainian refugees were included, mostly women (56.7 %, n = 80), with a median age of 41 years. The median CD4+ + count was 680 cells/mL; 69.2 % (n = 97) had a viral load below 40 copies/mL. On arrival, 87.8 % (n = 123) were on ART, 90.2 % (n = 111) on dolutegravir. Coinfections included hepatitis C (31 %, n = 41), hepatitis B (12.5 %, n = 17), and tuberculosis (11.3 %, n =16). Three died from AIDS complications. Conclusion: The study provides a detailed overview of the epidemiological, demographic, immunological, co- infection, and treatment characteristics of Ukrainian PLWHA displaced by the war to the Slovak republic. With the conflict ongoing, it is necessary to be prepared for more refugees in the coming months.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

ISSN

1477-8939

e-ISSN

1873-0442

Volume of the periodical

62

Issue of the periodical within the volume

NOV-DEC

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001339079400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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