Global Trends in CD4 Count Measurement and Distribution at First Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation
CD4 measurement has declined sharply in recent years, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Among those with a CD4 measurement, the prevalence of CD4 <200 remains concerningly high. Scaling up CD4 testing and securing adequate funding are urgent priorities.
Authors
- Pélagie Babakazo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5561-696X)
- Cordelia Kunzekwenyika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1687-3397)
- Claudia P. Cortés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9101-9783)
- Nathan Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8238-4228)
- Mark KU Pasayan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8039-6994)
- Kathy Petoumenos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7534-7154)
- Didier Koumavi Ekouévi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7644-9902)
- Reshma Kassanjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-8726)
- Theodora Savory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5401-4990)
- Jun Yong Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-3315)
- Amy C. Justice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0139-5502)
- Helen Byakwaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-1564)
- Ellen Brazier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8514-1958)
- Keri N. Althoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5068-6595)
- Carina César (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0495-3787)
- Leigh F. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2717-011X)
- Maile Karris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5614-030X)
- Antoine Jaquet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-9492)
- Charles Kasozi
- Reneé de Waal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6171-2181)
- Vincent C. Marconi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8409-4689)
- Jessica L. Castilho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7599-8173)
- Noela Clara Owarwo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3455-2116)
- Gad Murenzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5513-5522)
- Stephany N. Duda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6247-9350)
- Annabelle Niyongabo
- Agness Thawani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1221-0901)
- Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy
- Eugène Messou
- Oliver Ezechi
- Kara Wools-Kaloustian
Institutions
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (ZM)
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- City University of New York (US)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (PH)
- Masaka Hospital (UG)
- Voluntary Health Services Hospital (IN)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Kinshasa (CD)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- Lighthouse Trust (MW)
- Comité National de Lutte contre le SIDA (CM)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Bordeaux Population Health (FR)
- Fundación Huésped (AR)
- Infectious Diseases Institute (UG)
- Fundacion Arriarán (CL)
- Rwanda Military Hospital (RW)
- Centre Africain de Recherche en Epidémiologie et en Santé Publique (TG)
- Hospital San Borja Arriarán (CL)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Yopougon (CI)
- University of Lomé (TG)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NG)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Makerere University (UG)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae548
- Citations
- 26
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.11
Funders
- Center for AIDS Research, Emory University
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Cancer Institute
- Fogarty International Center
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development