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ArticleJournal of virus eradication2017

Factors associated with early menopause among women in Nigeria.

Patricia Agaba, Seema Meloni, Halima Sule, Amaka Ocheke, Emmanuel Agaba, John Idoko, Phyllis Kanki

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Article in Journal of virus eradication, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Patricia AgabaDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Jos/Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
Seema MeloniDepartment of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Halima SuleDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Jos/Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
Amaka OchekeDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Jos/Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
Emmanuel AgabaDepartment of Medicine, University of Jos/Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
John IdokoDepartment of Medicine, University of Jos/Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
Phyllis KankiDepartment of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Jos University Teaching Hospital · NGHarvard University · USUniversity of Jos · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesEffective antiretroviral therapy has prolonged the survival of patients with HIV. Accordingly, studies of the consequences of ageing are increasingly important. We determined the prevalence of early menopause (EM) and its associated factors in a cohort of HIV-infected and HIV-negative controls in Jos, Nigeria.

methodsHIV-infected women accessing care in an ambulatory setting and their negative counterparts from the general population were included. Menopause was defined as having gone one year since the last menstrual period. EM was defined as the onset of menopause at ≤45 years of age. Baseline characteristics were compared and logistic regression analyses were used to determine factors independently associated with EM.

resultsOut of a total of 253 women included, 58 attained menopause early, giving an EM prevalence of 22.9% (95% confidence interval [CI] 17.9-28.6%). Women with EM were younger (

conclusionOver a quarter of our postmenopausal women attained menopause early. No HIV-related factor predicted EM in this study. A better understanding of ageing in these women is important to determine a more appropriate disease-management approach during this period of life.

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Early menopauseHIV infectionrisk factorssub-Saharan Africa

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