Abstract
HIV-1 viral infections have been found worldwide, including Indonesia. This HIV-1 virus may affect in every group of ages and spread throughout the organs even the central nervous system. The most common complication in central nervous system is HIV encephalopathy (HIVE). HIVE is frequently unrecognized by clinicians. Symptoms of HIVE were included such as growth defect, microcephaly, and symmetrical motoric deficit that occurs for more than 2 months. The aim of this study is to find out the risk factor of HIVE among children in Teratai Clinic, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung. This was a cross sectional study conducted in Teratai Clinic, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung. All patients fulfilled inclusion criteria underwent anthropometric measurement, anamnesis, and neurologic examination. Analisis data using multivariate logistic regression. Data were processed by SPSS 20. During period of study, 37 (44%) of pediatric patients with HIV were found suffered from HIVE, with mean of age of 71 months (20-153). Most of the patients were delivered spontaneously, breastfed, and living outside Bandung. Significant risk factor of HIVE incidence were age on diagnosis establishment (p= 0,045, 95% CI: 1,02â6,69) and duration of treatment (p=0,006 , 95% CI: 1). Age on diagnosis that established â¤2 years may contribute in HIVE risk factors. Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment > 5 years may reduce risk of HIVE. Duration of treatment was more significant in decreasing risk of HIVE compared with age in diagnosis established. It was concluded that HIV prevalence in this study was 44%. Age ⤠2 years old when diagnosed as HIV and duration ARV > 5 years are the significant risk factor on HIVE.
Highlights
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is caused by HIV type 1. [1,2] This subgroup of retrovirus is able to cause life threathening disease in its host
Based on World Health Organization (WHO), there are 2,1 million new cases of HIV globally until the end of 2015 with 150.000 cases are in children with age less than 15 years old. [3,4] There are 36,7 millions people infected HIV worldwide, only 17 millions whom received antiretroviral (ARV) by the end of 2015. [3,4,5] In pediatric population, HIV is reported around 3,3 millions worldwide with most of them (2,9 millions) live in Africa
HIV infection can occur in adult and children with transmission through blood, semen, vaginal secret or perinatal. [1,2,7,8,9] The risk of vertical HIV transmission in untreated pregnant woman is reported around 20–45%
Summary
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is caused by HIV type 1. [1,2] This subgroup of retrovirus is able to cause life threathening disease in its host. HIV infection is reported to be rising in recent years. [5] Proportion of children with HIV infection based on age are reported as follow
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