Life expectancy and years of life lost in HIV patients under the care of BandarAbbas Behavioral Disorders Counseling Center

Authors

  • Halimeh Yaghoobi Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas
  • Hassan Ahmadinia Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan
  • Ziba Shabani Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan
  • Reza Vazirinejad Rafsanjan University of Medical Science, Rafsanjan
  • Reza Safari Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas
  • Roozbeh Shahizadeh Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas
  • Fatemeh Zolfizadeh Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas
  • Mohsen Rezaeian University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v7i4.20627

Keywords:

Life Expectancy (LE), Average Years of Life Lost (AYLL), HIV/AIDS patients, CD4 count

Abstract

Background: HIV epidemic is mostly targeted adults and has numerous negative health, social, economic, cultural and political consequences. In this study Life Expectancy (LE) and Average Years of Life Lost (AYLL) in HIV/AIDS patients are estimated.

Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study all the patients at the age of 18 and more under the care of BandarAbbas Behavioral Disorders Counseling Center (BBDCC) during 2005-2015 are included. The town of BandarAbbas is center of Hormozgan Province in southern Iran. LE and AYLL have been estimated based on Life Table.

Results: One hundred thirty four of the 426 eligible patients died during the study period. Compared to the general population LE for HIV/AIDS patients at age 20 is 46 years less in comparison with the general population of BandarAbbas. Moreover, a total of 8839 years of life lost during 2005-2015.

Conclusion: LE in HIV/AIDS patients is less than LE among BandarAbbas general population and AYLL among them is more than general population. Most of the years of life lost are preventable if the health care system seriously will implement programs to control HIV/AIDS.

Nepal J Epidemiol. 2017;7(4); 702-712.

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Author Biographies

Halimeh Yaghoobi, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas

MSc Student in Epidemiology, Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center

Hassan Ahmadinia, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan

PhD Student in Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics

Ziba Shabani, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan

Associate professor of infectious diseases, Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center

Reza Vazirinejad, Rafsanjan University of Medical Science, Rafsanjan

Professor, PhD of Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health Research Centre

Reza Safari, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas

MD, Province Health Center and Research Deputy of Hormozgan University

Roozbeh Shahizadeh, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas

Expert Professional Management Services for Disease Prevention, Deputy of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas

Fatemeh Zolfizadeh, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, BandarAbbas

MSc in Health Care Management, Mother and Child Welfare Research Center

Mohsen Rezaeian, University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan

Occupational Environmental Research Center, Rafsanjan

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Published

2018-08-10

How to Cite

Yaghoobi, H., Ahmadinia, H., Shabani, Z., Vazirinejad, R., Safari, R., Shahizadeh, R., … Rezaeian, M. (2018). Life expectancy and years of life lost in HIV patients under the care of BandarAbbas Behavioral Disorders Counseling Center. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 7(4), 702–712. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v7i4.20627

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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