Objective:To analyze late presentation and influencing factors of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS in Yili,Xinjiang from 2018 to 2022.Methods:Patients with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS who registered in national AIDS information system from 2018 to 2022 were included in this study.Late presentation of HIV infection was defined as HIV diagnosis with a CD4 cell count<350 cells·μL-1 or an AIDS-defining event.Multivariable Logistic regression was used to identify influencing factors of late HIV presentation.Results:A total of 1 567 HIV/AIDS were enrolled.727 were classified as late presenters,showing an overall percentage of 46.4%(95%CI 43.9%-48.9%),with no significant rise or fall over the years(P=0.483).Patients with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS who were 40 years and older(OR=2.333),were homemaker or unemployment(OR=1.361),and were diagnosed in medical institutions(OR=1.386)were more likely to be late presenters(P<0.05).Conclusion:This study shows a stable percentage of late HIV presentation among patients with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS in Yili,Xinjiang from 2018 to 2022.Older age,unemployment,and detection in medical institutions are the independent influencing factors of late HIV presentation.Targeted measures should be implemented to reduce late HIV diagnosis.
human immunodeficiency virusacquired immune deficiency syndromelate presentation,influencing factors