Incidence of cardiometabolic diseases in a Lesotho HIV cohort: Evidence for policy decision-making.
Motlalepula SebiloNeo R T LedibaneSimbarashe TakuvaPublished in: Southern African journal of HIV medicine (2021)
The incidence of CMD in this relatively young patient population is low yet noteworthy. We recommend that patients living with HIV and AIDS should be routinely screened for CMD. Higher BMI is generally associated with the occurrence of CMD.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- end stage renal disease
- decision making
- risk factors
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv infected
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- risk assessment
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- prognostic factors
- hiv positive
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- body mass index
- hiv aids
- case report
- hiv testing
- patient reported outcomes