International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Antiretroviral Therapy-Associated Weight Gain in Mexico, a Country Prone to Comorbidities

Document Type : Viewpoint

Authors
Andrés Tapia-Maltos 1
Brenda Crabtree-Ramírez 2
1 Plan de Estudios Combinados en Medicina (PECEM), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
2 Departamento de Infectología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
10.34172/ijhpm.9004
Keywords
Anti-HIV Agents
HIV Integrase Inhibitors
Weight Increase
Comorbidity
Developing Countries

 

Introduction

 

Advancements in antiretroviral therapy (ART) have drastically improved the quality of life for people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH). Modern ART is more efficient at achieving both virological suppression and immunological reconstitution and at decreasing the emergence of resistance to treatment.1 ...(Read more...)

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 14, Issue 1
2025
Pages 1-4

  • Received Date 22 January 2025
  • Revised Date 17 June 2025
  • Accepted Date 29 July 2025
  • First Published Date 02 August 2025
  • Published Date 01 December 2025