Diabetes mellitus and associated risk factors among HIV infected patients on HAART.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the impact of disease associations is becoming a priority in Kenya and other countries bearing the load of infectious diseases. With the increased incidences of non-communicable diseases and the endemicity of infectious diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa, their co-existence poses significant challenges to patients, health workers and an overwhelmed health sector. Classical risk factors for diabetes such as physical inactivity and unhealthy diet may not solely explain the current trends, suggesting the role of novel risk factors including infections/inflammation. HIV and its treatment have been identified as potential contributors especially to patients with family history of confirmed diabetes cases. Co-infections frequently observed during HIV infection also s

SUBMITTER: Kanyara L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10949814 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature