Abstract:Objective To understand the survival status of HIV/AIDS patients received antiviral treatment in Western Guangxi Zhuang Region and its influencing factors. Methods Retrospective cohort study method was applied in this study. A total of 1,495 cases of HIV/AIDS patients who received antiviral treatment between 2005 and 2013 in Baise were chosen. The data were analyzed by SPSS 21.0 statistic software. Survival rate was estimated by life table. Survival curves were made from Kaplan-Meier. Influence factors of survival were analyzed by COX regression proportional hazard model. Results The male to female ratio was 1.68 : 1.00, and the average age was (41.63 ± 12.90) years. The patients were mainly of the Zhuang nationality, married/cohabiting, living in rural areas and infected through heterosexual sexual transmission. The cumulative survival rate of the patients who received antiretroviral therapy after 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months was 93.22%, 90.78%, 88.64%, 87.87% and 87.15%, respectively. The patients mainly died in the first 6months of treatment. The mortality of patients within three months was 11.63%, that from the 4th to 6th month was 7.50%, that after the 9th month was less than 5.00%. The average number of CD4+ T lymphocyte count was (188.44 ± 100.03) and (394.87 ± 227.32) cells/mm3 before and after treatment in the patients. CD4+ counts of the patients were significantly improved after treatment (Z = -28.082, P = 0.000). Differences in survival rate were statistically significant (P = 0.000) among the three groups classified according to the baseline level of CD4+ count, i.e. group A (< 50/mm3), group B (50-199/mm3) and group C (200-350/mm3). Compared with the group C, the death risk was 3.245 (95%CI: 1.940, 5.428) in the group A and 1.733 (95%CI: 1.088, 2.762) in the group B. Multivariate COX proportional hazards model analysis showed the survival time was in significant association with age, CD4+ T lymphocyte count, WHO clinical stage, hemoglobin, serum creatinine level, aspartate aminotransferase level, others or himself to get drugs at follow-up status and whether the therapy was replaced. Conclusions Antiviral therapy improves the outcome of the patients with HIV/AIDS. Early detection of HIV/AIDS and timely antiretroviral therapy, timely treatment of opportunistic infectious diseases and improvement of treatment compliance are of great significance to prolong the survival time of the patients.