HIV, AND NOT DIABETES MELLITUS, ASSOCIATED WITH ADHERENCE TO TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT IN LIMA, PERU

Authors

  • Félix Llanos Tejada Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú; Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Lima
  • Valentina Delgado Barreto Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú; Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú
  • Frieda Vizarraga Navarro Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú
  • Juan Salas López Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú; Facultad de Medicina San Fernando, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.

Keywords:

tuberculosis, HIV, diabetes mellitus, adherence

Abstract

Introduction: Optimal immune status is essential to combat tuberculosis; and the opposite condition is found in patients with comorbidities, such as HIV and DM2 (type 2 diabetes mellitus) which have increased their incidence in recent years.
Methods: Observational analytical retrospective cohort study. The study population was made up of 12 districts of Downtown Lima, with a sample size of 400 patients who started treatment between 2016 and 2017.
Results: HIV was comorbithe only factor predisposing to poor treatment adherence in the analysis: adjusted relative risk (RRa): 0.37; CI: 0.19-0.73, but not DM (RRa: 1.16, 95% CI: 0.70-1.91).
Conclusion: There is an association between poor adherence to tuberculosis treatment and HIV. Regarding diabetes, despite being a chronic disease with a high incidence in recent years which affects various stages of life, it was not found to be associated with poor adherence to tuberculosis treatment, as mentioned in other studies.

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Published

2021-08-22

How to Cite

Llanos Tejada, F., Delgado Barreto, V., Vizarraga Navarro, F. and Salas López, J. (2021) “HIV, AND NOT DIABETES MELLITUS, ASSOCIATED WITH ADHERENCE TO TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT IN LIMA, PERU”, Revista Médica de Rosario, 87(2), pp. 67-72. Available at: http://revistamedicaderosario.org/index.php/rm/article/view/140 (Accessed: 23July2024).

Issue

Vol. 87 No. 2 (2021): Mayo-Agosto

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