Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are gaining significant importance at present due to rapid spread of the diseases, high cost of treatment, and the increased risk of transmission of other STDs and AIDS. Current therapies available for symptomatic treatment of STDs and AIDS are quite expensive beyond the reach of common man and are associated wit...

Dear Sir: We read with interest the recent article by Shepard and others, 1 which attempted to evaluate the impact of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) funding on Rwanda's health system. The headline of the associated press release is assertive: " Six-Year Study in Rwanda Finds Influx of HIV/AIDS Funding Does Not Undermine Health Care Services for Other ...

BACKGROUND The approach to national and global estimates of HIV/AIDS used by UNAIDS starts with estimates of adult HIV prevalence prepared from surveillance data using either the Estimation and Projection Package (EPP) or the Workbook. Time trends of prevalence are transferred to Spectrum to estimate the consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including the number of people living with HIV, new ...

background: this was a population-based study to examine whether the campaign for world aids day 2005 in iran was suc­cessful. methods: a random sample of the general population was asked whether they had seen the campaign and knew the mes­sage. they were also asked whether it was attractive; there was anything offensive, whether the campaign could raise aware­ness, and how they rated the campa...

BACKGROUND HIV/AIDS has been concentrated among injecting drug users in the country. This study aimed to investigate and identify health and treatment needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in Iran. METHODS This qualitative study was conducted in 2012 in Iran. The study groups consisted of experts, practitioners, and consultants working with People Living with HIV/AIDS and their families. Data ...

Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs have become the cornerstone of care and treatment for AIDS in North America, Brazil, and Europe. Twenty years into the epidemic, and more than 10 years after the introduction of ARV's, effective global treatment of AIDS, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where the epidemic is most concentrated, is an extraordinary challenge. Guidelines and experience in anti-microbia...

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...

needed formentalhealth interventions in global HIV/AIDSinitiatives ^ such as the World Health Organization‘3 by 5’ Initiative.Significant numbers of infected people have, ordevelop, mentalhealth problems, andthisoften adverselyimpacts on HIV/AIDStreatment and adherence. Integratingpsychiatric andpsychosocial interventions should benefit boththe mental and the physicalhealth of people livingwith...

Of 234 patients with AIDS diagnosed at St. Stephen's Hospital between January 1981 and June 1987, 26 (11%) were found to have cryptosporidiosis. Stool examination was positive in all patients, but an average of three specimens (range 1-6) were required before a positive diagnosis was made. Other methods of diagnosis included jejunal and rectal biopsy and aspiration of the duodenal contents. Twe...