ABSTRACT Objective to understand perspectives and challenges in the daily lives of people after discovery living with HIV Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, considering different contexts vulnerability. Method an exploratory-descriptive study conducted through semi-structured interviews sixteen attending a hospital city Bissau. We used thematic content analysis technique. Participants’ reports were analyze...

Serological assays using dried blood spots from 5221 women in rural areas of eastern Zimbabwe were used to assess the epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis infection, and its association with HIV. Antibodies to T. vaginalis and to HIV were detected by enzyme immunoassays. Behavioural and demographic data were collected by confidential questionnaires. In total, 516 (9.9%) women were seropositive...

SETTING Two free-standing urban human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and counselling (HCT) centres in Bhutan offering services to the general population and targeting the most at-risk populations (MARPs). OBJECTIVES To assess the trend in testing for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in both the general population and MARPs, and to determine if sociodemographic and risk behaviour characteri...

Sir, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is classically associated with young age-groups; one large study of male homosexuals yielded a mean of age of 33 years for seropositive cases (range 19-55 years).1 This is echoed in the statement from the Center for Disease Control that 'HIV infection, like AIDS, occurs primarily among young and early middle aged adults'.2 We present a case of H...

INTRODUCTION Self-reported measles vaccination coverage is frequently used to inform vaccination strategies in resource-poor settings. However, little is known to what extent this is a reliable indicator of underlying seroprotection, information that could provide guidance ensuring the success of measles control and elimination strategies. METHODS As part of a study exploring HIV infection an...

Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of 212 Peruvian female sex workers (FSWs) were analyzed. The association between genital tract infections (GTIs) and risk factors by multivariate analysis was evaluated. Eighty-eight percent of FSWs were diagnosed with at least one GTI (HSV-2 80.1%, BV 44.8%, candidiasis 9.9%, syphilis seropositivity 9.4%, Trichomonas vaginalis 2.4%, HIV seroposit...

Background: India is home to the second largest population of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) an estimated 5.134 million infections. HIV has infected >75 worldwide, 37 now virus making it major cause morbidity and mortality worldwide. a significant public health problem tremendous social economic implications. Aims Objectives: Ou...

The objective of the study was to investigate the recent trends and magnitude of pediatric HIV-infection in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. It is a descriptive study of 1,559 consecutively recruited children (0-16 years), in whom laboratory requests for HIV screening were made, and seen in the Pediatrics Department of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital between January 1999 to Decembe...

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among injecting drug-users (IDUs) of the northeastern states of India to understand the host genetic factors that confer resistance to HIV infection. The study aimed at assessing the existence and magnitude of genetic mutations of chemokine receptors, such as CCR2-64I, CCR-5 D-32, and SDF-1-3'A, that are known to confer resistance to HIV inf...

For well over a decade, researchers in Porto Alegre, Brazil, have been documenting the extent of the AIDS epidemic in the region, with a specific focus on the linkages between drug use and HIV seropositivity. Virtually all of the studies conducted during those years found injection drug use (IDU) to be the major vector for HIV seropositivity in this population. However, recent research found th...