Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors in People With HIV Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy at a High-Volume HIV Clinic in Kampala, Uganda.

Willington AmutuhaireFrank MulindwaBarbara CastelnuovoNele BrusselaersJean-Marc SchwarzMutebi EdrisaSimon DujangaRobert A SalataGeorge A Yendewa

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)

Cardiometabolic risk factors were common in this young Ugandan cohort of PWH initiating dolutegravir-based ART, underscoring the need for programmatic implementation of surveillance and management of comorbidities in Uganda and similar settings.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
risk factors
hiv infected
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected patients
hiv aids
primary care
healthcare
public health
quality improvement
hiv testing
south africa
men who have sex with men