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

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) < 1 mmol/l for men and < 1.3 mmol/l for women, or triglycerides (TG) ≥ 1.7 mmol/l, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ≥ 3.4 mmol/l. A participant was considered to have dyslipidemia if they had any of the lipi

SUBMITTER: Kigongo VJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770888 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature