Causes of death in people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus


DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/epidem.2023.13.3.56-63

Kravchenko A.V., Ladnaia N.N., Pokrovsky V.V., Kozyrina N.V., Yurin O.G., Sokolova E.V., Chekryzhova D.G.

Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia
Objective. Assessment of the causes of lethal outcomes associated with and not associated with HIV in patients with HIV infection in the Russian Federation for the period from 2008 to 2021.
Materials and methods. The results of a multi-year special study of the causes of deaths among those infected with HIV, conducted in 2007–2022, were summarized in all regions of the country.
Results. The most common etiological cause of death associated with HIV in 2019–2021, as in previous years, was mycobacterial infection. In 2018 and 2021, the number of patients who died from pneumocystis pneumonia, lymphoproliferative diseases and multiple infections increased. Cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases (primarily liver cirrhosis of viral etiology), as well as external causes and oncological diseases remain the main causes of deaths not associated with HIV infection. In 2021, 6.4% of people with HIV infection died from COVID-19 infection. Among the deceased, the proportion of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy was significantly less than in the population of patients with HIV infection who were under follow-up.
Conclusion. Reducing premature deaths from HIV infection and comorbidities can be achieved by increasing the coverage of people living with HIV with antiretroviral therapy and improving the diagnosis and treatment of comorbidities.

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About the Autors


Professor Alexey V. Kravchenko, МD, Leader Researcher, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; alexey-kravtchenko@yandex.ru; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7857-3763
Natalia N. Ladnaia, Cand. Biol. Sci., Senior Researcher, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; ladnaia@hotmail.com; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2994-151X
Professor Vadim V. Pokrovsky, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, Head, Specialized Research Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of AIDS, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; pokrovsky.vad@yandex.ru; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9514-7288; Scopus Author ID: 7202457043
Nadezhda V. Kozyrina, Cand. Med. Sci., Senior Researcher, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; nad-kozyrina@yandex.ru; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5134-0054
Oleg G. Yurin, МD, Leading Researcher, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; oleg_gerald@mail.ru; htpp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1930-7486
Ekaterina V. Sokolova, Cand. Med. Sci, Researcher, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; ekaterinasokolova007@rambler.ru; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2001-8772
Daria G. Chekryzhova, Epidemiologist, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia; epid@hiv-russia.ru; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0760-8257


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