"It's only fatness, it doesn't kill": a qualitative study on perceptions of weight gain from use of dolutegravir-based regimens in women living with HIV in Uganda

• Main Authors: Yussif Alhassan (Author), Adelline Twimukye (Author), Thokozile Malaba (Author), Landon Myer (Author), Catriona Waitt (Author), Mohammed Lamorde (Author), Angela Colbers (Author), Helen Reynolds (Author), Saye Khoo (Author), Miriam Taegtmeyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dolutegravir (DTG)-based regimens have been recommended by the WHO as the preferred first-line and second-line HIV treatment in all populations. Evidence suggests an association with weight gain, particularly among black women. Our study investigated perceptions of weight gain fr...