Open AccessPrevalence and predictors of bone health among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents
Author(s) -
Sana Mahtab,
Christiaan Scott,
Nana Akua Asafu-Agyei,
Takwanisa Machemedze,
Lisa Frigati,
Landon Myer,
Heather J. Zar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000002686
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , lopinavir , ritonavir , bone mineral , efavirenz , calcaneus , bone density , odds ratio , osteoporosis , viral load , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , immunology
Long-term complications of HIV including low bone mineral density remain a concern. We studied the prevalence and predictors of low bone mineral density among South African perinatally HIV-infected adolescents (PHIVA) on antiretroviral therapy (ART).