Bone health and HIV in resource-limited settings: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Sub-Saharan Africa and other resource-limited settings (RLS) bear the greatest burden of the HIV epidemic globally. Advantageously, the expanding access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in increased survival of HIV individuals in the last 2 decades. Data from resource rich settings provide evidence of increased risk of comorbid conditions such as osteoporosis and fragility fractures among HIV-infected populations. We provide the first review of published and presented data synthesizing the current state of knowledge on bone health and HIV in RLS.

Recent findings

With few exceptions, we found a high prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) and hypovitaminosis D among HIV-infected populations in both RLS and resource rich settings. Although mo

SUBMITTER: Matovu FK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5578733 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature