Incidence and Predictors of Hypertension Among HIV Patients Receiving ART at Public Health Facilities, Northwest Ethiopia: A One-Year Multicenter Prospective Follow-Up Study.
Henok Mulugeta TeshomeAbebe Dilie AfenigusDessalegn HaileHaile AmhaGetachew Mullu KassaMuluken WubetuErmias AbebawDube Jara BoneyaPublished in: HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)
The findings of this study revealed that incident hypertension is a common problem among HIV patients receiving ART. Routine monitoring of blood pressure and screening and treating high blood pressure should be an integral part of follow-up for HIV patients in ART clinics.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- public health
- hiv testing
- hypertensive patients
- hepatitis c virus
- end stage renal disease
- heart rate
- men who have sex with men
- cardiovascular disease
- primary care
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- clinical trial
- blood glucose
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue
- weight loss
- clinical practice
- glycemic control