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Non-communicable diseases and related risk behaviors among men and women living with HIV in Cambodia: findings from a cross-sectional study.

Pheak ChhounChanrith NginSovannary TuotKhuondyla PalMartin SteelJennifer DionisioHattie PearsonGitau MburuCarinne BrodySiyan Yi
Published in: International journal for equity in health (2017)
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia among men and women living with HIV in Cambodia is considerably high. Related risk factors were also common. Given the comorbidity of NCDs and HIV, policy and programmatic interventions are required, including integration of NCD screening into HIV programs. Distinctions in the levels of diseases and in health behaviors between men and women suggest that interventions need to be tailor-made and gender-specific, targeting their respective diseases and behaviors.
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