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Ethnic and demographic variations in HIV/AIDS presentation at two London referral centres 1995–9
  1. J Saul,
  2. J Erwin,
  3. J C Bruce,
  4. B Peters
  1. Academic Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Guy's, King's and St Thomas's Medical School, St Thomas's Hospital, London SE1 7EH
  2. Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT
  3. Academic Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Guy's, King's and St Thomas's Medical School, St Thomas's Hospital, London SE1 7EH
  1. Dr J Erwin joerwin{at}umds.demon.co.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.76.3.215

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    Introduction

    Increasingly effective antiretroviral therapy provides a strong rationale for seeking early diagnosis in order to reduce morbidity and prolonged life expectancy. Relatively little is known about how access and disease stage at diagnosis varies by ethnic or demographic factors.1–6 These factors were examined in patients at two hospitals in south London.

    Methods

    The study population comprised all patients with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS registered at St Thomas's or Lewisham Hospitals between 1 July 1995 and 31 January 1999. Data from medical records was analysed using spss for Windows. Univariate analyses were conducted using χ2 tests. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyse predictor variables for (1) a depressed initial CD4+ count (≤350 ×106/l) and (2) an initial HIV/AIDS diagnosis. The models …

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