Open AccessDyslipidemia and its Correlates among HIV Infected Children on HAART Attending Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
Author(s) -
Dorah Nampijja,
Elias Kumbakumba,
Francis Bajunirwe,
Julius Kiwanuka
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international clinical pathology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2471-0016
DOI - 10.15406/icpjl.2017.04.00098
Subject(s) - dyslipidemia , medicine , hypertriglyceridemia , referral , population , cross sectional study , lipid profile , pediatrics , cholesterol , disease , environmental health , pathology , triglyceride , family medicine
HAART and chronic HIV associated inflammation has been attributed to abnormal lipids in HIV infected people. Little is known about dyslipidemia among children in Uganda in the era of increasing Highly Active Anti Retroviral Therapy (HAART) use. We determined the prevalence of lipid abnormalities, the correlation of the lipid abnormalities to CD4 count, HIV clinical stage and duration on HAART among HIV infected children.