Frequency of HIV in Obstructive Lung Disease Patients

Authors

  • Waqas Ahmed Gulab Devi Chest Hospital, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • Qudrat Ullah Gulab Devi Chest Hospital, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • Mughees Ahmed Gulab Devi Chest Hospital, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • Asif Hanif Gulab Devi Chest Hospital, Lahore-54600, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37978/tijfs.v2i2.38

Keywords:

HIV, HIV ELISA, Asthma, Obstructive lung disease

Abstract

Abstract
Background: Obstructive lung disease (OLD) is one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Obstructive lung disease is the narrowing of bronchioles mainly due to excessive smooth muscle contraction. The objective of this study is to evaluate the Frequency of HIV in obstructive lung disease patients.
Methodology: Samples were collected randomly, and study was completed in almost six months. 100 samples were taken with an informed consent taken from all the patients. EDTA and Clotted blood was collected for HIV ELISA and HIV screening.
Results: In this study, 69% Males and 31%Females, 34% Smokers, 26% patients were Hypertensive, 10% patients were diabetic, 3% patients were diagnosed HIV positive by screening and ELISA.
Conclusion: The frequency of HIV in obstructive lung disease patients in this research is not very high as compared to the previous researches, showing high frequency and relationship between HIV and obstructive lung disease patients. The reason behind low frequency is due to low sample size so by increasing the sample size we can get better understanding of frequency of HIV in obstructive lung disease patients. Another reason of insignificant results is low prevalence of HIV in Pakistan as compared to the previous researches in certain countries. 

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Published

2018-07-01

How to Cite

Ahmed, W., Ullah, Q., Ahmed, M., & Hanif, A. (2018). Frequency of HIV in Obstructive Lung Disease Patients. The International Journal of Frontier Sciences, 2(2), 18–25. https://doi.org/10.37978/tijfs.v2i2.38

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