Ethnopharmacological relevance Diabetes and hypertension are pathophysiologically
related diseases that co-exist with a wider complex of metabolic diseases having similar set …

Background Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) with annual population testing and a
multidisease, patient-centered strategy could reduce new human immunodeficiency virus …

Abstract Purpose People with HIV (PHIV) with access to modern antiretroviral therapy (ART)
face a two-fold increased risk of heart failure as compared with non-HIV-infected individuals …

Background There is an increasing burden of hypertension (HTN) across sub-Saharan
Africa where HIV prevalence is the highest in the world, but current care models are …

Background Rapid epidemiological health transitions occurring in vulnerable populations in
Africa that have an existing burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases predict an …

Background Studies on the determinants of carotid intima‐media thickness (CIMT), a marker
of sub‐clinical atherosclerosis, mostly come from white, Asian, and diasporan black …

Objective This study aimed to summarize current data on overweight and obesity among
adults living in Cameroon. Methods PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Global Index …

Objectives To describe changes in prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, HIV and
tuberculosis, and prevalence of comorbidity, and to investigate associations between each …

Low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) constitute the majority of the world's population
and bear more than 80% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD). 1, 2 The …

Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are commonly used in South Africa (SA) in the
management of hypertension and other cardiovascular disease. Their ubiquitous availability …