Insulin Resistance and Glucose Intolerance in HIV Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy at Lubango Pediatric Hospital - Angola

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has proved to be an important intervention in the reduction of both morbidity and mortality of HIV infected patients. As the use of ART increases, a number of studies have associate it to some metabolic complications including glucose intolerance, dyslipidaemia, and diabetes mellitus. Despite the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Africa and the recent increased access to Antiretroviral drugs, information on ART related insulin resistance and glucose metabolism in the African population including children is scarce if not almost non-existent posing a barrier to implementation of a monitoring plan in Angola.