Chronic kidney disease and its predictors among highly active antiretroviral therapy naive and experienced HIV-infected individuals at the selected hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its predictors among highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) naïve and experienced HIV-infected individuals.

Method and analysis

Hospital-based comparative cross-sectional study design was used at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Bonga General Hospital and Tepi General Hospital. A total of 616 naïve and experienced HIV-infected individuals participated. A systematic random sampling and consecutive sampling methods were applied to select the HAART experienced and naïve HIV-infected individuals, respectively. Descriptive statistics were used for all study variables. Independent t-test and logistic regression analysis were performed to compare the mean between naïve and exper

SUBMITTER: Belay AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812716 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature