Bien que le rôle des facteurs cliniques/biologiques associés à la mortalité ait déjà été exploré chez les patients infectés par le VIH sous traitement antirétroviral, peu d'attention a été accordée jusqu'à présent au rôle potentiel de la vulnérabilité sociale. Il s'agit d'u...
O primeiro caso de SIDA em Moçambique foi diagnosticado em 1986.1 Em 2024,
cerca de 2,4 milhões de moçambicanos estão a viver com o HIV.2 Em resposta à
recomendação da Organização Mundial da Saúde de criação de comités nacio
nais de luta contra o SIDA,3,4 em Agosto de 1986 foi criada a Com...
Background: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services has become an integral part of antenatal services. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission was introduced in all the regions of Ghana, but mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) continued to increase.
Objectives: To explore an...
Background. The high HIV prevalence and incidence in South Africa makes it suitable for recruitment of participants for large-scale HIV preventive vaccine trials. However, fear of vaccine-induced seropositivity (VISP) may be a barrier for community acceptability of the trial, for volunteers to participat...
Background HIV/AIDS remains a significant global public health challenge with youth bearing the brunt of the burden. One essential method for preventing and accessing AIDS care is through Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). Regardless of this, youth population continues to have low utilization of VC...
Introduction. L’efficacité du traitement antirétroviral dans la restauration immunitaire dépend fortement du stade de l’infection et du taux de lymphocyte TCD4 au moment de l’introduction du traitement. Nous avons évalué le taux de lymphocytes TCD4 à la découverte de la séropositivité au V...
Background: Substance abuse among Human Immune Deficiency Virus-positive patients causes depression, carelessness, and anxiety, which in common results in a decrease in adherence to antiretroviral treatment. The purpose of the study is to assess the prevalence of substance abuse and its association with ...
Background
People living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) encounter a range of complex challenges that impact their physical,
psychological, and social well-being. The combined effects of these challenges significantly impact their daily functioning. Despite
the relatively high prevalence of H...
the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Mozambique has increased from 11.5% in 2009 to 13.2% in 2015. The Mozambique Ministry of Health (MOH) developed a 5-year strategy (2013-2017) for male voluntary medical circumcision (VMMC) to increase in the provinces where there is the greatest num...
Background: Twenty five to forty percent of children will be infected with HIV in the absence of any form of intervention which is Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT).
Objectives: This study determined the infant feeding knowledge and practices among HIV positive mothers attending HIV trea...
