Document 3107
 DOCN  M94A3107
 TI    AIDS in Africa: clinical major problems and priorties for research.
 DT    9412
 AU    Kapita B; Bima M; Gen. Hospital, Kin.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):152 (abstract no. PB0034). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369468
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To identify the major clinical problems and their causes
       which lead to AIDS and death. To establish the priorties for clinical
       research. METHODS: Clinical prospective study of adult AIDS patients
       (WHO definition + ELISA) admitted to 2 hospitals of Kinshasa from
       january to june 1993. Recording of live-threatening problems and their
       causes afforded by clinicians. Epidemiological, clinical and biological
       study. RESULTS: 160 AIDS patients (pts), 67 men and 93 women were
       enrolled. Socioeconomic conditions: poor (pc) 40%; middle (mc) 35%; high
       (hc) 25%. WHO clinical stages: Stage III: pc pts 30; mc pts 25; hc pts
       25. Stage IV: pc pts 34; mc pts 31; hc pts 15. Clinical conditions:
       wasting 100%, fever 73%, asthenia/anemia 84%, skin diseases 79%,
       diarrhoea 58%, tuberculosis 37%, non specific pneumopathy 30%,
       neurologic diseases 27%. Mortality 45%. CONCLUSIONS: Socioeconomic
       conditions are cofactors of disease progression. Wasting, fever,
       diarrhea, tuberculosis, non specific pneumopathy and neurologic diseases
       are major clinical problems on which clinical research must be focused.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/MORTALITY/
       *PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  Adult  Female  Health Services Needs and Demand  Human
       Male  Prospective Studies  Research  Socioeconomic Factors
       Zaire/EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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