HIV, antiretroviral therapy and non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: empirical evidence from 44 countries over the period 2000 to 2016.
Lelani CoetzeeLisa BoglerJan Walter De NeveTill W BärnighausenPascal GeldsetzerSebastian VollmerPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)
An ageing HIV-infected population on ART is associated with a significant increase in the prevalence of diabetes and obesity in sub-Saharan Africa. The increasing prevalence of these cardiovascular risk factors emphasizes the need for comprehensive healthcare programmes that screen and treat both HIV and non-communicable diseases to decrease the associated morbidity and mortality rates.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- cardiovascular risk factors
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected patients
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- glycemic control
- body mass index
- high fat diet induced
- adipose tissue
- hiv testing
- hepatitis c virus
- social media
- health insurance