In 2020 the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria initiated a new funding modality, the COVID-19 Response Mechanism, to mitigate the pandemic’s effects on HIV, TB and malaria programmes and health systems in implementer countries. In 2021 UNAIDS introduced an innovative technical virtual suppo...
Background: Only 66% of South African people living with HIV (PLWH) are virologically suppressed. Therefore, it is important to develop strategies to improve outcomes.Objectives: Assess the effect of interventions on 12-month retention in care and virological suppression in participants newly initiated o...
Background: Fertility desire is the plan of people to have a child or more children in the face of being diagnosed with HIV and plan to a commitment to implement the desire.
Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Hawassa city public health facilities from May 09 –July 07...
Background: A substantive number of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) develop Opportunistic
Infections (OIs). The introduction of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) in Tanzania led to a
significant decline in opportunistic infections and a slower progression to AIDS, but OIs are
still prevalent. This study was s...
introduction: In Uganda, over 43% of all pregnancies among young women (15-24 years) living with HIV are either unwanted or mistimed. Unintended pregnancies account for 21.3% of neonatal HIV infections. The objective was to determine acceptability of contraceptives and associated factors among young wome...
ntroduction: Indirect serum biomarkers present an acceptable noninvasive and cheap alternative for screening of significant liver fibrosis (SLF). Evaluation of their use in resource limited settings is important to determine their utility.
Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study among 520 HIV infec...
Background: HIV/AIDS is a major public health, social and economic problem in Ethiopia. However, little has been done on assessment of the quality of the services given to patients in this country.
Objective: To assess the quality of HIV/AIDS services in health centers of East Shoa Zone, Oromia region, E...
Introduction. Patients’ non-adherence to antiretroviral treatment remains a public health concern in many developing countries, especially in South Africa.
Objectives: The objective of the study was to explore the barriers and facilitators of patients' ART adherence in one health care facility in Mpuma...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are overwhelming health issues globally. They have caused many devastating and draining health issues, which have escalated a critical need for a well-trained and sustainable healthcare workforce in order to meet the needs ...
HIV,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Healthy People Programs,
Eswatini,
Schools, Nursing,
Students, Nursing
Jefferis, Keith;
Avalos, Ava;
Phillips, Heston;
Mmelesi, Mpho;
Ramaabya, Dinah;
Nkomo, Bornapate;
Muthoga, Charles;
Jarvis, Joseph N;
Ratladi, Siphiwe;
Selato, Robert;
Stover, John.
Background: As the relentless coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread across Africa, Botswana could face challenges maintaining the pathway towards control of its HIV epidemic.Objective: Utilising the Spectrum GOALS module (GOALS-2021), the 5-year outcomes from the implementation...
