Polypharmacy and health related quality of life among older adults on antiretroviral therapy in a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) chronicity in the midst of old age multiplies the risk for chronic non communicable diseases. The old are predisposed to drug-drug interactions, overlapping toxicities and impairment of the quality of life (QoL) due to age-related physiological...

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Main Authors: Antimon Tibursi Massawe, Grace Ambrose Shayo, Sabina Ferdinand Mugusi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08150-x