Reported health, lifestyle and clinical manifestations associated with HIV status in people from rural and urban communities in the Free State Province, South Africa.
Michélle PienaarFrancois C van RooyenCorinna May WalshPublished in: Southern African journal of HIV medicine (2017)
Involuntary weight loss and diarrhoea were most likely to predict the presence of HIV. In addition, present or past diagnosis of TB increased the odds of being HIV-infected. Information related to diarrhoea, weight loss and TB is easy to obtain from patients and should prompt healthcare workers to screen for HIV.
Keyphrases
- hiv infected
- south africa
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- weight loss
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- hiv aids
- bariatric surgery
- men who have sex with men
- hepatitis c virus
- roux en y gastric bypass
- end stage renal disease
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- gastric bypass
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- public health
- metabolic syndrome
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- mental health
- health information
- irritable bowel syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- adipose tissue
- single cell
- high throughput
- climate change
- body mass index
- risk assessment
- obese patients