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...
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...
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...
Background. Better integration of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and treatment services is needed to accelerate progress towards the goal of zero new HIV infections.
Objectives. To describe HIV positivity, antiretroviral therapy (ART) use, viral suppression and recency of HIV in...
Background Approximately 37 million people were living with HIV by the end of 2015. This led to high morbidity and mortality among women of childbearing age, especially in SubSaharan Africa which was the epicentre of this global pandemic. Strengthening and implementing prevention of mother-to-child (PMTC...
