Browsing by Author "Magoma, Robert M."

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    The pattern of respiratory manifestations in persons with HIV & AIDS in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania twenty six years after the introduction of anti-retro viral drugs.
    (Hubert Kairuki Memorial University, 2023) Magoma, Robert M.
    The pattern of respiratory manifestations in persons with HIV & AIDS in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania twenty six years after the introduction of anti-retro viral drugs. Magoma, Robert M. ABSTRACT Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Objective: To assess respiratory manifestations among adults living with HIV/AIDS in Dar es Salaam. Methods: A cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted at Dar es Salaam public regional referral hospitals. Adults living with HIV/AIDS displaying respiratory manifestations were the target population. A pre-designed questionnaire was the main tool used for data collection. Univariate statistics was done and summarized using median and corresponding inter-quartile range. Multivariable logistic regression was the main method of data analysis.Alpha level of 5% was used as a limit of type I error in findings. Results: We successfully recruited and analysed 302 adult participants. Male: Female =1.6:1. Median age of participant was 47 Conclusion: About one-fifth of all study participants had reported respiratory manifestations. Tuberculosis was the most prevalent respiratory diagnosis. Actual age, HIV stage, estimated time on ARVs, CD4+ counts as well as viral load were factors associated with respiratory manifestations in this study population. Recommendations: Modern and standard diagnostics need to be invested in order to be able to improve diagnostic utilities of different respiratory pathologies associated with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. There are potential possibilities for pulmonary-based diagnostic calculators for clinical predictive analyses as well as prognostication purposes.