Demedicalizing AIDS Prevention and Treatment in Africa

Demedicalizing AIDS prevention and treatment in Africa.

303 province, 27,800 patients are receiving their HIV treatment through adherence clubs, and the approach is being adopted in other parts of South Africa. The program offers a model for treatment in countries with far fewer resources.1,4 Similar community models of care have been adopted in Mozambique and are being piloted by MSF in Malawi and Zimbabwe, countries with even broader treatment cov...

Isoniazid Prevention Treatment in People With AIDS

این مقاله قصد دارد به ارائه دهندگان مراقبت بهداشتی در مورد استفاده از درمان پیشگیری کننده ایزونیازید در افراد مبتلا به عفونت ویروسی نقص ایمنی انسانی (HIV) کمک نماید. در حال حاضر اطلاعات کافی جهت توصیه اجرای درمان پیشگیری کننده سل، برای افراد مبتلا به هر دو عفونت در سری برنامه های جهانی وجود ندارد و باید منتظر اطلاعات دقیق تری بر تاثیر درمان پیشگیری کننده و بخصوص صرفه اقتصادی و راحتی مصرف آن بود...

HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

Randomized Controlled Trials of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment in Africa: Results from the Cochrane HIV/AIDS Specialized Register

INTRODUCTION To effectively address HIV/AIDS in Africa, evidence on preventing new infections and providing effective treatment is needed. Ideally, decisions on which interventions are effective should be based on evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Our previous research described African RCTs of HIV/AIDS reported between 1987 and 2003. This study updates that analysis with RCTs ...

Aids Prevention in Sub-saharan Africa: as Easy as Abc?

Background: The failure to stem HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and the unique epidemiological modes of infection within this region have demonstrated that unique strategies for combatting the virus are required. This review article discusses why international AIDS campaigns in subSaharan Africa have largely been unsuccessful, and what, if any, strategies have worked. Methods: Articles were compiled ...