GAMBARAN KADAR CD4 PENDERITA HIV/AIDS SEBELUM DAN SETELAH PEMBERIAN ANTIRETROVIRAL (ARV) DI RSUP DR M DJAMIL PADANG TAHUN 2015

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One treatment after infection HIV adalah Antiretroviral therapy. Keberhasilan
ARV indicator is the patient body weight increased, decreased viral load, does not occur
opportunistic infections and increased CD4. Based on a survey conducted on 3 patients
with HIV / AIDS obtained before administration of ARV CD4 levels are very low (≤ 50
mm³). Interest penelitian adalah to describe levels of CD4 HIV / AIDS before, after 6
months, 1 year and 2 years of ARV provision in Dr M Djamil Padang 2015.
This type of research is descriptive. The population of all HIV / AIDS patients
who also receive ARVs in January-September 2014 (205 people). The place of research in
VCT clinic, sample of 67 people taken by simple random sampling, taken from the
patient's medical record using the format of the data fields, then processed and analyzed
and presented in tabular form distribution.
Results showed of 67 respondents, only 1 (1.5%) had a normal CD4 levels prior
to the administration of ARVs. After 6 months of antiretrovirals, (80.6%) of respondents
increased levels of CD4 and (19.4%) of respondents experienced a decline in CD4 levels.
After 1 year of antiretrovirals, (83.6%) of respondents increased levels of CD4 and
(16.4%) of respondents experienced a decline in CD4 levels. After 2 years of
antiretrovirals, (74.6%) of respondents increased levels of CD4 and (25.4%) of respondents
experienced a decline in CD4 levels.
Based on the above results, it can be concluded that the levels of CD4
respondents experienced a good increase, but some respondents were of CD4 decline,
therefore, is expected to educate health care workers about the importance of regularly
taking ARVs for people living with HIV to maintain the immune system of PLWHA.
Reading List: 14 (2004-2014)
Keywords: CD4 levels, ARV