Men face higher death risk, but why?
<p><span word="HIV">HIV</span>-<span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span>.</p><p><span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Town">Town</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Morna">Morna</span> <span word="Cornell">Cornell</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 46,000 <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="antiretrovirals">antiretrovirals</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2002 <span word="and">and</span> 2009.</p><p>“<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="antiretrovirals">antiretrovirals</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="more">more</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Cornell">Cornell</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p>“<span word="These">These</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="published">published</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adherent">adherent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="virologic">virologic</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>, <span word="et">et</span> <span word="cetera">cetera</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Cornell">Cornell</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="very">very</span> <span word="systematic">systematic</span> <span word="way">way</span>” <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p>
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