Hypertension among people living with HIV/AIDS in Cameroon: A cross-sectional analysis from Central Africa International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 7; p. e0253742
• Main Authors: Dzudie, Anastase, Hoover, Donald, Kim, Hae-Young, Ajeh, Rogers, Adedimeji, Adebola, Shi, Qiuhu, Pefura Yone, Walter, Nsame Nforniwe, Denis, Thompson Njie, Kinge, Pascal Kengne, Andre, Ebasone, Peter Vanes, Barche, Blaise, Bissek Anne Cecile, Zoung-Kany, Nash, Denis, Yotebieng, Marcel, Anastos, Kathryn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 22.07.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adipose tissue; Age; AIDS; Antihypertensives; Antiretroviral agents; Antiretroviral drugs; Antiretroviral therapy; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood pressure; Body mass; Body mass index; Body size; Cardiovascular diseases; CD4 antigen; Clinics; Complications and side effects; Computer centers; Cross-sectional studies; Drug therapy; Education; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Exposure; Health care policy; Health risks; Health services; HIV; HIV infection; Hospitals; Human immunodeficiency virus; Hypertension; Internal medicine; Life expectancy; Medical diagnosis; Medical records; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Population; Public health; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Cameroon; New York; Central Africa; United States > US; Africa

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) success has led people to live longer with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) and thus be exposed to increasing risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Hypertension (HTN), the biggest contributor to CVD burden, is a growing concern among PLWH. The current report describes the prevalence and...