Magnitude of Hyperuricemia and Its Associated Factors Among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Who Enrolled in First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Background: In people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV), hyperuricemia may result from antiretroviral therapy (ART)-induced metabolic changes, lifestyle behaviors, and individual host factors. However, there is a scarcity of data on the prevalence and determinants of hyperuricemia among PLHIV on ART in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: This study aimed to assess the magnitude of hyperuricemia and its associated factors among PLHIV who enrolled in first-line ART in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Method: A multi-center, institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 15 to June 15, 2024. Referral hospitals were selected through simple random sampling, and a total of 401 participants were enrolled from these hospitals using a systematic sampling

SUBMITTER: Jemal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657777 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature