Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in highly active antiretroviral therapy -Exposed people living with human immunodeficiency virus
Thyroid dysfunction is more common in HIV patients on HAART, mainly manifested as subclinical hypothyroidism. Routine screening for thyroid dysfunction should be considered for PLWH, especially those on HAART and with viral blips.
Authors
- Asma Adan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8483-3322)
- Steven Ger Nyanjom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6290-991X)
- Edward K. Maina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2212-9062)
- Redemtor A Ojuang
Institutions
- Maseno University (KE)
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (KE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Thyroid Research
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-025-00240-z
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.76
Funders
- European Commission
- European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership