Objective HIV is associated with an increased risk of stroke, but there are sparse data on risk
factors for stroke in people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan African. The goal of this study was …

Background HIV infection is an emerging vascular risk factor associated with stroke
occurrence. The weight of evidence from sub-Saharan Africa in support of this has accrued …

Objective: To compare risk factors and clinical outcomes between people with HIV (PWH)
and HIV-uninfected (HIV−) adults with stroke hospitalized in Zambia. Methods: We …

Objectives Low-to middle-income countries experience a marked rise in cardiovascular
diseases, and have the highest incidence of HIV infection. Stroke data in HIV-positive …

Background HIV infection rates are relatively low in Sierra Leone and in West Africa but the
contribution of HIV to the risk factors for stroke and outcomes is unknown. In this study, we …

Background Stroke contributes significantly to disability and mortality in developing
countries yet little is known about the determinants of stroke outcomes in such countries …

Objective HIV infection is an important stroke risk factor in sub-Saharan Africa. However,
data on stroke risk factors in the era of antiretroviral therapy (ART) are sparse. We aimed to …

Background and Objectives Antiretroviral treatment (ART) era HIV-associated stroke data
from sub-Saharan Africa are limited. We determined the prevalence of HIV in patients …

Background Limited data exists about stroke risk factors and outcomes in sub-Saharan
African countries, including Zambia. We aim to fill this gap by describing features of …

Stroke and HIV infection are both common medical problems in the day to day clinical
practice. Although data from developed countries confirm HIV infection as a risk for stroke …