The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension among HIV Patients.
Grace Wambura MbuthiaKarani MagutahStephen T McGarveyPublished in: International journal of hypertension (2021)
The prevalence of hypertension is high among HIV patients. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors were associated with hypertension, but no association was observed with ART regime or duration of ARV use. There is a need to integrate hypertension management into regular HIV care.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular risk factors
- antiretroviral therapy
- ejection fraction
- hiv infected
- chronic kidney disease
- human immunodeficiency virus
- risk factors
- hiv positive
- peritoneal dialysis
- hepatitis c virus
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- hiv testing
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported