Is anaemia frequent in HIV/AIDS patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital?
| Autor: | Ayesha Nouman, Nouman Tehseen, Tashia Malik, Aniqa Anser Tufail Khan Kakar, Nauman Ismat Butt, Fahmina Ashfaq |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Anemia Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Virus Immunodeficiency Syndrome Tertiary Care Centers Hemoglobins Young Adult Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Internal medicine medicine Humans Pakistan Single-Blind Method Immunodeficiency Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome business.industry Mean age General Medicine Tertiary care hospital Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Female business |
| Zdroj: | JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 70(12(B)) |
| ISSN: | 0030-9982 |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine the frequency of anaemia among patients with human immune-deficiency virus / acquire immunodeficiency syndrome. Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional single-blind study was conducted at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from June 25 to December 25, 2016, and comprised human immune-deficiency virus / acquire immunodeficiency syndrome patients diagnosed at least 3 months earlier.. Demographic information was obtained along with sample of patient’s blood for haemoglobin level estimation. Anaemia was defined as haemoglobin 12g/dl. Overall, 152(66.1%) patients were anaemic and 78(33.9%) were normal. Age and socioeconomic status were significantly associated with anaemia status (p |
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