HIV Prevalence and Characteristics Among Patients With AIDS-Defining and Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers in a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya.
Diana MuturiSitna N MwanziFelix M RiungaJasmit ShahReena ShahPublished in: JCO global oncology (2023)
The prevalence of HIV infection among patients with cancer was twice the Kenya national HIV prevalence. NADCs comprised a larger percentage of the cancer burden. Universal opt-out HIV testing of patients attending for cancer care regardless of cancer type may facilitate early recognition of HIV-infected patients and aid in appropriate selection of ART and cancer therapies and preventive strategies.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected patients
- hiv testing
- hiv infected
- papillary thyroid
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv positive
- men who have sex with men
- hiv aids
- risk factors
- squamous cell
- end stage renal disease
- hepatitis c virus
- lymph node metastasis
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- squamous cell carcinoma
- young adults
- south africa
- peritoneal dialysis
- tertiary care