Magnitude of Obesity/Overweight and Its Associated Factors Among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Jimma Zone Hospitals, South West Ethiopia: Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.
Getachew Yideg YitbarekMelaku Tadege EngidawBelete Achamyelew AyeleSofonyas Abebaw TirunehMelkamu Tilahun AlamirPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)
There was a high prevalence of obesity/overweight among HIV/AIDS patients. It was found that older age, female sex, early stage of the disease, lower CD4 count and presence of mild to moderate physical activity were significant predictors of obesity/overweight. Clinicians should be aware of the health consequence of obesity and consider instituting targeted weight management programs as a part of routine HIV care.
Keyphrases
- hiv aids
- weight loss
- weight gain
- physical activity
- antiretroviral therapy
- insulin resistance
- end stage renal disease
- metabolic syndrome
- early stage
- type diabetes
- body mass index
- ejection fraction
- high fat diet induced
- public health
- healthcare
- human immunodeficiency virus
- newly diagnosed
- hiv infected
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- hiv positive
- mental health
- palliative care
- squamous cell carcinoma
- adipose tissue
- social media
- lymph node
- men who have sex with men
- depressive symptoms
- sentinel lymph node