background: the acceptance of hiv testing among patients with tuberculosis (tb) is low in south africa. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, associated factors and reasons of non-uptake of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing by tuberculosis public primary care patients in three districts, south africa. methods:   in may-october 2011, this cross-sectional survey was conduct...

there currently is lack of knowledge about hiv testing practices in iran. the purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the prevalence of self-reported hiv testing and its associated factors among women.this cross-sectional study was conducted in sanandaj city, located in the west of iran, in 2012. data were collected using self-administered questionnaire including demographics characteristic...

background human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing strategy for tuberculosis (tb) patients in some high hiv incidence countries has been recommended based on interaction between hiv and tb. objectives the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of hiv infection among newly detected pulmonary tb patients. patients and methods in a cross sectional study,104 cases including 95 non injec...

breaking bad news is one of the most burdensome tasks physicians face in their everyday practice. it becomes even more challenging in the context of hiv + patients because of stigma and discrimination. the aim of the current study is to evaluate the quality of giving hiv seroconversion news according to spikes protocol. numbers of 154 consecutive hiv + patients from imam khomeini hospital testi...

Introduction: HIV counseling and testing is the vital and preliminary interventional step aimed at reducing the spread of HIV infection. The study was designed to determine the attitude of health care professionals towards voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive cross sectional prospective study a sel...

This study was planned to determine HIV seroprevalence among pulmonary tuberculosis patients, to characterize the isolated mycobacteria into typical and atypical strains and to evaluate the drug resistant pattern of mycobacterial isolates. The study aims to correlate multidrug resistance (MDR) and HIV seropositivity status in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. During the year 1994-1997, 750 pulmo...

This paper reviews the essence of effective governance and importance of a multi-sectoral approach in generating health systems response to HIV/AIDS. This comprehensive approach highlights the importance of integrating reproductive sexual health programs and HIV prevention services, including peer education, life skills, and Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), for Prevention of Mother–to-Ch...

Background & aim: AIDS is one of the major public health challenges all over the world. Perceived risk is a significant predictor of high-risk behaviors related to AIDS. Women constitute more than half of the HIV patients, and the rate of female sex workers with AIDS is more than the rest of female population. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate AIDS risk perception and its related f...

Using randomized methodologies, we study a common community HIV/AIDS program that seeks to promote HIV testing by improving knowledge and reducing stigmatizing attitudes. Contrary expectations, the has substantial negative effect on rates. We provide evidence of likely mechanisms behind program’s effect: it inadvertently increased misinformation about transmission methods, worsened HIV-related ...