Status of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy (ART) at the onset of AIDS-defining illnesses (ADIs).

(A) Time from HIV diagnosis to the onset of ADIs. The largest proportion of patients with ADIs were diagnosed within 3 months before and after HIV diagnosis. (B) Status of ART at the onset of ADIs. Most (87.8%) patients were not receiving ART at the onset of ADIs. (C) Time from HIV diagnosis to symptom onset (2002–2017). Relationship between time from HIV diagnosis to the onset of ADIs and use of ART. Most patients diagnosed with ADIs within 3 months after HIV diagnosis and those dropped out until ADI onset were untreated or had discontinued treatment.