Treatment Outcome among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

The life expectancy of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) reported by several epidemiological studies is inconsistent. One of the chapters of this book summarizes the survival rate. HIV-1 drug resistance may also limit the benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and hence we describe patterns of drug-resistance mutations (DRMs) in individuals with virological failure. The majority of AIDS-related deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa where due to opportunistic co-infections and hence we highlighted the burden of confections in the last chapter of this book.