Non-Communicable Diseases in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Their Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasingly widespread use of antiretroviral drugs (ARV) to manage human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has significantly reduced mortality. Accordingly, the number of patients with HIV with a life expectancy >50 years is increasing. With advanced age, the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCD) increases. According to a study in Uganda in 2017, the prevalence of at least one NCD in patients with HIV was 20.7%, with 11-30% of deaths due to NCDs, especially cardiovascular disease. This emphasizes that NCDs in patients with HIV are of clinical concern, as are the factors that increase the risk of these diseases. However, most studies on HIV and NCDs focus on African countries, while research in Asia is limited. Differences in genetics, lifestyle, and co-existi

SUBMITTER: Daniella D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11972911 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature