Anemia in HIV Patients Attending Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital: Prevalence, Morphological Classification, and Associated Factors.

Rose KaudhaRichard AmanyaDemiano KakuruRoggers Muhumuza AtwookiRonald Mutebi MuyooziRobert WagubiEnoch MuwanguziBenson Okongo

Published in: HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) (2023)

Anemia is prevalent in HIV/AIDS patients who receive treatment at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital. Age, marital status, the presence of chronic illnesses, a family history of anemia, experiencing malaria in the past 3 months, the presence of opportunistic infections, the use of antihelminthic drugs in the past 3 months, and an unsuppressed viral load were significantly associated with anemia.

Keyphrases

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chronic kidney disease
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iron deficiency
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newly diagnosed
acute care
prognostic factors
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