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About the Authors:
Lubaba Shahrin
* E-mail: [email protected]
Affiliations Dhaka hospital, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Centre for Nutrition and Food Security (CNFS), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Centre for HIV/AIDS (CHIV), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Daniel T. Leung
Affiliations Centre for HIV/AIDS (CHIV), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Centre for Vaccine Sciences (CVS), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nashaba Matin
Affiliation: Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Mohammed Moshtaq Pervez
Affiliations Dhaka hospital, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Centre for Nutrition and Food Security (CNFS), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Centre for HIV/AIDS (CHIV), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tasnim Azim
Affiliation: Centre for HIV/AIDS (CHIV), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Pradip Kumar Bardhan
Affiliation: Dhaka hospital, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
James D. Heffelfinger
Contributed equally to this work with: James D. Heffelfinger, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti
Affiliation: Global Disease Detection Branch, Division of Global Health Promotion, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Mohammod Jobayer Chisti
Contributed equally to this work with: James D. Heffelfinger, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti
Affiliations Dhaka hospital, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Centre for Nutrition and Food Security (CNFS), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abstract
Background
Predictors of death in hospitalized HIV-infected patients have not been previously reported in Bangladesh.
Objective
The primary aim of this study was to determine predictors of death among hospitalized HIV-infected patients at a large urban hospital in Bangladesh.
Methods
A study was conducted in the HIV in-patient unit (Jagori Ward) of icddr,b's Dhaka Hospital. Characteristics of patients who died during hospitalization were compared to those of patients discharged from the ward. Bivariate analysis was performed to determine associations between potential risk factors and death. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors independently associated with death.
Results
Of 293 patients admitted to the Jagori Ward, 57 died during...