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: Received: 27 November 2022 / Approved: 28 November 2022 / Online: 28 November 2022 (06:04:48 CET)
How to cite:
Faleni, M.; Mabunda, S.A.; Ziphelele, N.; Pulido Estrada, G.A.; Apalata, T.; Nomatshila, S.C.C. Factors Associated with Treatment Outcomes among Patients Living with HIV and Hypertension Comorbidity in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Preprints2022, 2022110496. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0496.v1
Faleni, M.; Mabunda, S.A.; Ziphelele, N.; Pulido Estrada, G.A.; Apalata, T.; Nomatshila, S.C.C. Factors Associated with Treatment Outcomes among Patients Living with HIV and Hypertension Comorbidity in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Preprints 2022, 2022110496. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0496.v1
Faleni, M.; Mabunda, S.A.; Ziphelele, N.; Pulido Estrada, G.A.; Apalata, T.; Nomatshila, S.C.C. Factors Associated with Treatment Outcomes among Patients Living with HIV and Hypertension Comorbidity in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Preprints2022, 2022110496. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0496.v1
APA Style
Faleni, M., Mabunda, S.A., Ziphelele, N., Pulido Estrada, G.A., Apalata, T., & Nomatshila, S.C.C. (2022). Factors Associated with Treatment Outcomes among Patients Living with HIV and Hypertension Comorbidity in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0496.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Faleni, M., Teke Apalata and Sibusiso Cyprian Cyprian Nomatshila. 2022 "Factors Associated with Treatment Outcomes among Patients Living with HIV and Hypertension Comorbidity in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0496.v1
Abstract
Globally, non-communicable diseases like hypertension are on the rise, existing concurrently with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in populations, especially those in low- to middle-income countries. The introduction of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for people living with HIV was welcomed with great enthu-siasm across populations. A cross-sectional study of 100 purposively selected adult participants on an-tiretroviral treatment living in the OR Tambo district was conducted to determine factors associated with treatment outcomes among patients living with HIV and hypertension comorbidity. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences, with a p-value of 0.05 considered significant. A total of 86% of the female population, with a mean age of 39.76, was studied. Participants with improved viral load and CD4 cell count after initiation of ART increased from 63% to 68% and 74% to 90%, respectively whilst viral load suppression increased from 45.1% to 90.2%. Hypertension post-ART initiation increased from 9% to 34%, exacerbated by smoking (12%), alcohol (14%), vegetable consumption (39%), skipping breakfast (50%), sugar use (62%), and vigorous physical activity (12%). The onset of hypertension was linked to the start of ART, and risky behaviors influenced treatment outcomes. Primordial prevention, like strong health promotion inter-ventions for risk factors, is needed to improve life expectancy.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
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