The Comorbidity of HIV and Diabetes among HIV Patients Attending Katsina General Hospital, Katsina State, Nigeria
Study’s Novelty/Excerpt • This study focuses on the prevalence of diabetes among HIV patients specifically attending the antiretroviral therapy (ART) center of Katsina General Hospital, providing localized insights previously unreported. • Unlike broader studies, this research uniquely highlights...
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Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina, Nigeria
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• This study focuses on the prevalence of diabetes among HIV patients specifically attending the antiretroviral therapy (ART) center of Katsina General Hospital, providing localized insights previously unreported.
• Unlike broader studies, this research uniquely highlights the inadequacies in diabetes diagnosis within this specific ART center, emphasizing the need for more rigorous screening protocols.
• Additionally, the study’s identification of specific factors such as older age, higher BMI, higher viral load, alcohol use, and duration on antiretroviral therapy as increasing the odds of diabetes offers targeted avenues for improving patient care and outcomes in similar clinical settings.
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Assessing the magnitude of diabetes, a disease that accounts for increasing morbidity and mortality among HIV patients, would help reduce financial losses incurred in treating the disease, considering that the disease is mostly reported when acute and chronic complications are about to begin. This study was conducted to identify the prevalence of diabetes among patients attending the antiretroviral (ART) center of Katsina General Hospital. The study aimed to identify the prevalence of diabetes among HIV patients to identify whether new cases are always recorded or otherwise in the study center. Two hundred (200) HIV-infected adults (aged ≥ 18) who had been on antiretroviral therapy for at least six months in the hospital were recruited. Participants’ demographics, HIV characteristics, the presence of diabetes via self-report, clinic folders, and measurement of their plasma fasting glucose and insulin levels on the day of the interview were evaluated. The magnitude of diabetes comorbidity was 3%. There was a weak positive relationship between fasting plasma glucose and alcohol (r=0.004), age (r=0.04), low-density lipoprotein (r=0.01), cholesterol (r=0.01), and viral load (r=0.032). Therefore, these factors are associated with increased odds of having diabetes. Thus, older age, higher BMI, higher viral load, alcohol, and duration on antiretroviral therapy increase the odds of having diabetes among HIV-positive adults. A lower prevalence of diabetes in clinic folders was found, for instance, indicating inadequate diagnosis of the disease in the center. Screening for the incidences of diabetes, addressing modifiable risk factors, and providing integrated care in the center would help improve the quality of life of comorbid patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-078075e8cd4b481d8ebc529dc119b8622025-08-20T02:07:24ZengUmaru Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina, NigeriaUMYU Journal of Microbiology Research2616-06682814-18222024-06-0135936410.47430/ujmr.2493.043613The Comorbidity of HIV and Diabetes among HIV Patients Attending Katsina General Hospital, Katsina State, NigeriaOsibemhe Martin0Salahuddeen Ya’u1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State-NigeriaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural and Applied Science, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina-NigeriaStudy’s Novelty/Excerpt • This study focuses on the prevalence of diabetes among HIV patients specifically attending the antiretroviral therapy (ART) center of Katsina General Hospital, providing localized insights previously unreported. • Unlike broader studies, this research uniquely highlights the inadequacies in diabetes diagnosis within this specific ART center, emphasizing the need for more rigorous screening protocols. • Additionally, the study’s identification of specific factors such as older age, higher BMI, higher viral load, alcohol use, and duration on antiretroviral therapy as increasing the odds of diabetes offers targeted avenues for improving patient care and outcomes in similar clinical settings. Full Abstract Assessing the magnitude of diabetes, a disease that accounts for increasing morbidity and mortality among HIV patients, would help reduce financial losses incurred in treating the disease, considering that the disease is mostly reported when acute and chronic complications are about to begin. This study was conducted to identify the prevalence of diabetes among patients attending the antiretroviral (ART) center of Katsina General Hospital. The study aimed to identify the prevalence of diabetes among HIV patients to identify whether new cases are always recorded or otherwise in the study center. Two hundred (200) HIV-infected adults (aged ≥ 18) who had been on antiretroviral therapy for at least six months in the hospital were recruited. Participants’ demographics, HIV characteristics, the presence of diabetes via self-report, clinic folders, and measurement of their plasma fasting glucose and insulin levels on the day of the interview were evaluated. The magnitude of diabetes comorbidity was 3%. There was a weak positive relationship between fasting plasma glucose and alcohol (r=0.004), age (r=0.04), low-density lipoprotein (r=0.01), cholesterol (r=0.01), and viral load (r=0.032). Therefore, these factors are associated with increased odds of having diabetes. Thus, older age, higher BMI, higher viral load, alcohol, and duration on antiretroviral therapy increase the odds of having diabetes among HIV-positive adults. A lower prevalence of diabetes in clinic folders was found, for instance, indicating inadequate diagnosis of the disease in the center. Screening for the incidences of diabetes, addressing modifiable risk factors, and providing integrated care in the center would help improve the quality of life of comorbid patients.https://ujmr.umyu.edu.ng/index.php/ujmr/article/view/613antiretroviral drugscomorbiditydiabeteshivkatsina general hospital |
| spellingShingle | Osibemhe Martin Salahuddeen Ya’u The Comorbidity of HIV and Diabetes among HIV Patients Attending Katsina General Hospital, Katsina State, Nigeria UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research antiretroviral drugs comorbidity diabetes hiv katsina general hospital |
| title | The Comorbidity of HIV and Diabetes among HIV Patients Attending Katsina General Hospital, Katsina State, Nigeria |
| title_full | The Comorbidity of HIV and Diabetes among HIV Patients Attending Katsina General Hospital, Katsina State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | The Comorbidity of HIV and Diabetes among HIV Patients Attending Katsina General Hospital, Katsina State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Comorbidity of HIV and Diabetes among HIV Patients Attending Katsina General Hospital, Katsina State, Nigeria |
| title_short | The Comorbidity of HIV and Diabetes among HIV Patients Attending Katsina General Hospital, Katsina State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | comorbidity of hiv and diabetes among hiv patients attending katsina general hospital katsina state nigeria |
| topic | antiretroviral drugs comorbidity diabetes hiv katsina general hospital |
| url | https://ujmr.umyu.edu.ng/index.php/ujmr/article/view/613 |
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