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Life expectancy of HIV‐positive people after starting combination antiretroviral therapy: a meta‐analysis

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Life expectancy is an important indicator informing decision making in policies relating to HIV‐infected people. Studies estimating life expectancy after starting combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) have noted differences between income… Click to show full abstract

Life expectancy is an important indicator informing decision making in policies relating to HIV‐infected people. Studies estimating life expectancy after starting combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) have noted differences between income regions. The objective of our study was to perform a meta‐analysis to assess life expectancy of HIV‐positive people after starting cART, and to quantify differences between low/middle‐ and high‐income countries.

Keywords: antiretroviral therapy; combination antiretroviral; starting combination; life; life expectancy

Journal Title: HIV Medicine
Year Published: 2017

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