International Journal of Public Health and Safety

Department of Medicine, Hospital of Sikasso, Bamako, Mali

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• Case Report   
  Prevalence of Diabetes in HIV-infected Patients in the Medicine Department of Sikasso Hospital
  Author(s): Garan Dabo*, Dicko S.B., Nanko Doumbia, Koniba Diabate, Diarra I.M., Kassogue O., Yacouba L. Diallo and Daouda Kassoum Minta
  
  Introduction: Diabetes during HIV infection remains frequent and the mechanism is complex, linked both to HIV and especially to Antiretroviral Drugs (ARVs). This HIV-diabetes comorbidity increases the cardiovascular risk. This is a major public health problem. In developing countries, very few studies have been carried out on the association between diabetes and HIV. The objective of this study was to evaluate the co-morbidity of diabetes and HIV in the Medicine Department of the Sikasso Hospital. Patients and methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study from March to August 2013. The study populations were patients over 15 years old followed up in external consultation for HIV infection. Diabetes screening was performed in all patients followed for HIV. Patients with HIV and diabetes co-morbidity were included out of .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2736-6189.2022.7.274

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