Renal dysfunction among adult HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy at a tertiary facility in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kidney diseases have emerged as significant cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV subject on antiretroviral therapy (ART). In Ghana, routine follow up of HIV positive clients is by estimation of serum creatinine and urea levels. Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) is not routinely calculated and proteinuria is not routinely checked. This study sought to investigate the kidney profiles of adult HIV/AIDS patients being managed on ART at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH), Ghana.

Methods

A hospital-based analytical cross sectional study with a retrospective component was conducted using systematic sampling method to recruit HIV/AIDS who visited the ART clinic. A total of 440 participants of both sexes aged 18 years and above, confirmed as HIV/AIDS positive and on

SUBMITTER: Obiri-Yeboah D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6249759 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature