New‐onset type 2 diabetes mellitus among patients receiving <scp>HIV</scp> care at Newlands Clinic, Harare, Zimbabwe: retrospective cohort analysis

Abstract

Although the incidence of T2DM in this HIV cohort was lower than that has been observed in others, our results show that risk factors for developing T2DM among HIV-infected people are similar to those of the general population. HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa need a comprehensive approach to care that includes better health services for prevention, early detection and treatment of chronic diseases especially among the elderly and obese.