Causes of death in people living with HIV: Lessons from five health facilities in Eswatini
Most clients who died were aged 40 years and above and died from NCD-related causes, indicating a need to integrate prevention, screening, and treatment of NCDs into HIV services. Specific interventions targeting younger PLHIV will limit their risk for AHD.
Authors
- Normusa Musarapasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1130-2760)
- Nkululeko Dube (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4770-2776)
- Pido Bongomin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3819-4088)
- Lydia Buzaalirwa
- Nduduzo Dube (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0493-4896)
- Alexander Kay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5283-4697)
- Samson Haumba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5194-1247)
- Victor Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0594-3433)
- Arnold Mafukidze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6166-0625)
- Yves Mafulu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8120-4846)
- Siphesihle Gwebu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5581-890X)
- Sandile Ndabezitha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5054-2356)
- Elisha Nyandoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5007-8807)
- Khetsiwe Maseko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0773-4538)
- Nkosana Ndlovu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3153-3064)
- Hlobsile Simelane
- Sukoluhle Khumalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3738-2421)
Institutions
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- Georgetown University Medical Center (US)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation (UG)
- Southern Africa Nazarene University (SZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v25i1.1614
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17
Funders
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation
- Georgetown University
- U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention