Tenofovir disoproxil fumerate (TDF)-based antiretroviral therapy places HIV-infected patients at high risk of renal dysfunction. Therefore, we evaluated if the incidence of renal dysfunction in HIV positive adults patients on long term tenofovir-based regimen versus those on non-tenofovir use. We...
Download PDF ↓Introduction: The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Sub-Saharan Africa is rising in the background of a high prevalence of infectious diseases including Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV). The use of certain Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) drugs has been shown to cause dyslipidaemia, with...
The quality of life in People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) prior to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) is said to be poor. However, Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) has changed the natural history of HIV/AIDS from a disease characterized by the rapid and torturous downhill progression to a...
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