Quantifying the burden of cardiovascular diseases among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: findings from a modeling study for Uganda

• Main Authors: Alexander Kintu (Author), David Sando (Author), David Guwatudde (Author), Silver Bahendeka (Author), Peter C Kawungezi (Author), Gerald Mutungi (Author), Winnie Muyindike (Author), Nicolas Menzies (Author), Samson Okello (Author), Goodarz Danaei (Author), Stéphane Verguet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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# Background The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rapidly increasing in low- and middle-income countries, but remains largely unknown among people living with HIV (PLWH) in most sub-Saharan African countries. # Methods We estimated the proportion of PLWH in Uganda with raised blood pres...