Prevalence of kidney disease in HIV-infected and uninfected Rwandan women

In the United States, HIV-related kidney disease disproportionately affects individuals of African descent; however, there are few estimates of kidney disease prevalence in Africa. We evaluated the prevalence of kidney disease among HIV-infected and uninfected Rwandan women. The Rwandan Women's...

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Published in:PloS one 2011-03, Vol.6 (3), p.e18352-e18352
Main Authors: Wyatt, Christina M, Shi, Qiuhu, Novak, James E, Hoover, Donald R, Szczech, Lynda, Mugabo, Jules Semahore, Binagwaho, Agnes, Cohen, Mardge, Mutimura, Eugene, Anastos, Kathryn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adult
AIDS
Analysis
Antiretroviral agents
Antiretroviral drugs
Antiretroviral therapy
Blood pressure
Demography
Epidermal growth factor receptors
Female
Glomerular filtration rate
Glomerular Filtration Rate - physiology
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
HIV
HIV infections
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - physiopathology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infections
Kidney diseases
Kidney Diseases - complications
Kidney Diseases - epidemiology
Kidney Diseases - physiopathology
Kidneys
Laboratories
Medical research
Medicine
Mortality
Multivariate Analysis
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Prevalence
Proteinuria
Regression analysis
Regression models
Rwanda - epidemiology
Women's associations
Womens health
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Summary:In the United States, HIV-related kidney disease disproportionately affects individuals of African descent; however, there are few estimates of kidney disease prevalence in Africa. We evaluated the prevalence of kidney disease among HIV-infected and uninfected Rwandan women. The Rwandan Women's Interassociation Study and Assessment prospectively enrolled 936 women. Associations with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0018352