Abstract: Objective To understand the death status of people living with HIV/AIDS and analyze the related influencing factors in Longgang District, Shenzhen. Methods HIV/AIDS patients with current residential address in Longgang District, Shenzhen City from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2018 were selected through the China information system for HIV/AIDS comprehensive prevention and control. Cox proportional hazard model was used to analyze the factors influencing the death on HIV/AIDS cases. Results A total of 590 HIV/AIDS cases were chosen, including 236 deaths （187 males and 49 females）. Multi-factor Cox regression analysis showed that the risk of death in married, divorced or widowed persons was 0.003 time and 0.418 time that in unmarried persons; the mortality risk of AIDS patients at diagnosis was 9.149 times that of HIV-infected persons; the risk of death from heterosexual transmission, homosexual transmission, and blood collection and supply was 0.319, 0.079, and 0.004 times that of injecting drug use, respectively; the risk of death in those who were not tested for CD4 was 9.166 times that in those who were tested; the risk of death in patients receiving antiviral therapy was 0.052 time that in patients without antiviral therapy. Conclusion The mortality of HIV/AIDS cases in Longgang District, Shenzhen City was affected by many factors. Of them, CD4 testing and antiretroviral therapy could effectively reduce the risk of mortality among HIV/AIDS cases.

Key words: HIV/AIDS, Mortality, Influencing factors