Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence ranges from 7.2% to 32.6% in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). The specific risk factors for CKD in PLHA are being black, presence of proteinuria, family history of kidney disease, high viral load, low CD4 + lymphocyte count, diabetes and high blood pressure. Old age, smoking, chronic infection and obesity, found in people not infected with HIV, a…