Prevalence and predictors of anemia among adult HIV infected patients at the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.
Tesfaye YesufOumer Abdu MuhieHabtewold ShibruPublished in: HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) (2019)
Anemia is a common problem in HIV patients at the University of Gondar Hospital, nearly a third of the HIV patients had anemia. A lower CD4 count and opportunistic infection were predictors of being anemic. Anemia during the early periods of HAART initiation was also a predictor of subsequent anemia in HIV patients.
Keyphrases
- chronic kidney disease
- end stage renal disease
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected patients
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- iron deficiency
- hepatitis c virus
- ejection fraction
- hiv testing
- newly diagnosed
- hiv aids
- peritoneal dialysis
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- men who have sex with men
- risk factors
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- peripheral blood
- adverse drug
- drug induced