Following the trial of a sexual risk reduction intervention conducted at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia, this pilot study sought to evaluate the feasibility of conducting the intervention at the Community Health Center (CHC) level. UTH staff implemented assessments and the intervention while CHC staff provided logistic and administrative support. HIV seropositive women...

BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may be directly responsible for liver damage but there are contrasting data regarding the influence of detectable plasma viremia. We analyzed the influence of plasma HIV RNA (pHIV) detectability and of other clinical and viro-immunological variables on liver stiffness (LS) measurement in adult immunocompetent HIV-monoinfected patients and in patient...

We have investigated whether nonneutralizing monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to the gp120 subunit of the envelope glycoprotein (Env) complex of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) can interfere with HIV-1 neutralization by another anti-gp120 MAb. We used neutralizing (b12) and nonneutralizing (205-42-15, 204-43-1, 205-46-9) MAbs to the epitope cluster overlapping the CD4-binding site (CD4B...

BACKGROUND The study was to investigate the incidence of HIV-1 and related factors, as well as predictors associated with retention in a cohort study among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. A carefully designed 12-month prospective cohort study was conducted. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A total of 278 sero-negative MSM were recruited and followed up for ...

The growing burden of non-communicable diseases amidst the largest HIV in South Africa leads to disease combinations multimorbidity with complexity care. We conducted a cross-sectional study assess multimorbidity, medication adherence, and associated factors among out-patients chronic primary health care (PHC) facilities Tshwane, Africa. A structured questionnaire was used collect data on comor...

the aim of this study was to determine the effect of a school- based educational program regarding hiv/aids and the knowledge held by the high school students. this quasi-experimental study was conducted with 230 high school students (grade 10-12 female, male). teaching aids used for this intervention was a combination of three methods including lectures, showing an educational movie and pamphl...

BACKGROUND/AIM As Thai people living with HIV/AIDS gain increasing access to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, it is important to evaluate the impact this has not only on clinical outcomes, but also on patients' functional status and well-being. In this study, we translated, culturally adapted and tested the reliability and validity of two widely-used health-related quality of life questionnaires -...

O aumento da expectativa de vida dos indivíduos vivendo com HIV contribuiu para a manifestação comorbidades devido múltiplos fatores, como infecção pelo HIV, o uso antirretrovirais e envelhecimento. A utilização outros medicamentos polifarmácia podem comprometer adesão ao tratamento antirretroviral potenciais interações medicamentosas reações adversas. Foi conduzido um estudo coorte que iniciar...

Introduction: Access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is increasingly available worldwide; however, the number of patients lost follow-up and failures continue challenge most African countries. Objectives: To analyse retention in clinical care virological response their associated factors HIV-1 from Maputo Military Hospital (MMH). Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted da...

The Navigation Program is a health department-community agency collaboration to reengage lost HIV clinic patients in Los Angeles County using best practices from disease investigator services locator activities and the Antiretroviral Treatment Access Study (ARTAS), a CDC-recommended intervention. Clinic databases were reviewed to identify HIV patients who: (1) had no HIV care visits in 6-12 mon...