Peer-Reviewed Publication
Pathog Glob Health2026;1-12.September 8, 2026Journal Article
Mapping HIV infection and sex-based differences among sub-Saharan African migrants in Northeast Italy: a multicenter study.
Anna Ferrari1, Marco Cola1, Claudia Cozzolino2, Fabio Rigo3, Maria Cristina Rossi4, Angela Londero5, Veronica Del Punta6, Marina Malena7, Massimiliano Lanzafame8, Daniela Piacentini9, Sandro Panese10, Elena Agostini1, Elke Maria Erne11, Lolita Sasset1, Carlo Tascini5, Vinicio Manfrin3, Francesco Vladimiro Segala1, Annamaria Cattelan1
1Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit, Padova University Hospital (AOUPD), Padua, Italy.
2Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
3Infectious Diseases Unit, Vicenza Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
4Infectious Diseases Unit, Treviso Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
5Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital, Udine, Italy.
6Simple Departmental Unit, Infectious Disease Observatory, Verona, Italy.
7Infectious Diseases Unit, Rovigo Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
8Infectious Diseases Unit, Trento University Hospital (ASUIT), Trento, Italy.
9Infectious Diseases Unit, Specialistic Area Department, S. Martino Hospital, Belluno, Italy.
10Infectious Diseases Unit, Mestre-Venice Hospital, Venice, Italy.
11Infectious Diseases Unit, Bolzano Hospital, Bolzano, Italy.
Abstract
HIV continues to disproportionately affect Sub-Saharan African (SSA) migrants in Italy, who often experience late diagnosis and complex clinical and social challenges. This multicenter cross-sectional study evaluated determinants of poor immunological and virological outcomes and sex-based differences among 762 SSA migrants living with HIV in the Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adi…
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