Open AccessPrevalence and Patterns of Multimorbidity among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive People in Odisha, India: An Exploratory Study
Author(s) -
Sanghamitra Pati,
Sankha Bhattacharya,
Subhashisa Swain
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/22766.10014
Subject(s) - medicine , multimorbidity , life expectancy , quality of life (healthcare) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , epidemiology , tuberculosis , antiretroviral therapy , pediatrics , environmental health , demography , comorbidity , family medicine , viral load , population , pathology , nursing , sociology
Improved and efficient Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) has turned HIV positive into a chronic disorder. The increase in life expectancy and quality of life comes with an increased risk of multimorbidity from the traditional risk factors.