Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence and associated factors in an urban HIV clinic in a low income country.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the last decade, survival of people living with HIV (PLHIV) has dramatically increased due wide availability of effective antiretroviral therapy. However, PLHIV remain at a comparatively higher risk of non-communicable comorbidities. We sought to determine the burden of COPD and its associations in an urban tertiary HIV clinic in Uganda.

Methods and findings

HIV-infected adults attending the Makerere University Joint AIDS program; aged ≥30 years without acute ailments were screened for COPD using study questionnaires and spirometry (post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC<0.7). We determined its prevalence and association with demographic characteristics, body mass index (BMI) and known risk factors. Of 288 participants enrolled, 177 (61%) were female; 253 (88%) were fr

SUBMITTER: Ddungu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8362990 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature