Trends and predictors of non-communicable disease multimorbidity among adults living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy in Brazil.
Jessica L CastilhoMaria M EscuderValdiléa VelosoJackeline O GomesKaru JayathilakeSayonara RibeiroRosa A SouzaMaria L IkedaPaulo R de AlencastroUnai TupinanbasCarlos BritesCatherine C McGowanAlexandre GrangeiroBeatriz GrinsztejnPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)
Among adult PLHIV in Brazil, NCD multimorbidity increased from 2003 to 2014. Females and adults with low CD4 nadir were at increased risk in adjusted analyses. Further studies examining prevention, screening and management of NCDs in PLHIV in low- and middle-income countries are needed.