Differences in clinical characteristics between adolescents and young adults with perinatally and sexually acquired HIV in the Asia-Pacific region

P Phatharodom; A Maleesatharn; T Sudjaritruk; S Khusuwan; K Petoumenos; L Aurpibul; R Chaiwarith; ML Giles; DT Quy; S Nimkar; A Widhani; J Tanuma; M Law; AH Sohn; K Chokephaibulkit

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Differences in clinical characteristics between adolescents and young adults with perinatally and sexually acquired HIV in the Asia-Pacific region

P Phatharodom, A Maleesatharn, T Sudjaritruk, S Khusuwan, K Petoumenos, L Aurpibul, R Chaiwarith, ML Giles, DT Quy, S Nimkar, A Widhani, J Tanuma, M Law, AH Sohn, K Chokephaibulkit

Journal of the International AIDS Society | Published : 2025

DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26400

Abstract

Introduction: We assessed the long-term HIV-related health outcomes of young adults with perinatally acquired HIV (PHIV) compared with those who acquired HIV through sexual transmission in the Asia-Pacific region. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from three paediatric and adult cohorts within the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) Asia-Pacific consortium. This study included data from 12 countries, collected between 1991 and 2021. Young adults with available data who had been on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for at least 1 year were included. Analyses were conducted at ages 18 and 25 years and compared by route of HIV acquisition. Factors ass..

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