Dyslipidemia among adult people living with HIV on dolutegravir – based antiretroviral therapy at a private tertiary hospital in Kampala, Uganda: burden and determinants

Autor: Vianney John Kigongo, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Freddy Eric Kitutu, Ronald Ssenyonga, Ronald Kasoma Mutebi, Andrew Kazibwe, Ronald Kiguba, Andrew D. Kambugu, Barbara Castelnuovo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08892-8
Popis: Abstract Background Understanding the burden of dyslipidemia and its associated factors among adult people living with HIV on dolutegravir (DTG) based anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is critical to provide clinical guidance and risk reduction strategies in our setting. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study on adult people living with HIV on DTG based ART between July and August 2022 at Mengo Hospital, a private not for profit missionary hospital owned by the Church of Uganda. Dyslipidemia was defined as: Total cholesterol (TC) ≥ 5.2 mmol/l, or high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
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