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Title: Blood pressure level impacts risk of death among HIV seropositive adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of electronic health records
Authors: Kimaiyo Sylvester
Bloomfield Gerald S
Hogan Joseph W
Keter Alfred
Holland Thomas L
Sang Edwin
Velazquez Eric J
Keywords: Blood pressure
HIV
Mortality
Global health
sub-Saharan Africa
Issue Date: 22-May-2014
Publisher: BMC
Abstract: Background Mortality among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is increasingly due to non-communicable causes. This has been observed mostly in developed countries and the routine care of HIV infected individuals has now expanded to include attention to cardiovascular risk factors. Cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure are often overlooked among HIV seropositive (+) individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to determine the effect of blood pressure on mortality among HIV+ adults in Kenya.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-284
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