Hearing disorders in HIV positive adult patients not on anti-retroviral drugs at Kenyatta National Hospital

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Date
2010-09Author
Ongulo, B A
Oburra, H O
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OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence and type of hearing disorders in HIV positive patients not on anti - retroviral drugs (ARVs) and correlate this with the world health Organization (WHO) stage of HIV disease and CD4 positive cell counts.
DESIGN:
Case control study.
SETTING:
Comprehensive Care Clinic (CCC) and Voluntary Counseling and testing centre at Kenyatta National Hospital.
SUBJECTS:
One hundread and ninety four HIV positive patients attending CCC and 124 HIV negative subjects recruited from voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) centre.
RESULTS:
Hearing loss (HL) was present in 33.5% of HIV positive compared to 8.1% in negative subjects. No gender bias in HL Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) was the most common and the frequencies most 'affected were four-anti eight kHz
CONCLUSION:
Hearing loss is more prevalent in HIV positive individuals not on anti-retroviral drugs than negative normal subjects. Low CD4 cell count and advanced HIV diseases were associated with increased chance of having a hearing loss. Otological care should be part of the comprehensive care of HIV positive patients.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23457817http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/18002
Citation
East Africa Medical Journal.2010 Sep;87(9): 385-8Publisher
Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi
Subject
Hearing disordersHIV positive adult patients
Anti-retroviral drugs
Kenyatta National Hospital
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10214]