Jockers, Dominik Langlotz, Sarah French, Declan Bärnighausen, Till
Published in
Journal of health economics
Over the past decade, large-scale HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs have proven hugely successful in improving the life expectancy of people living with HIV. However, the extent to which treatment allows patients to maintain a productive work life remains an open question. We applied an instrumental variable method based on individual CD4 c...
Gambo, Aisha Moodley, Indres Babashani, Musa Babalola, Tesleem K
Published in
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
Advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) and increased interest on nutritional interventions have led to improvements in life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLHIV). These have led to greater emphasis on their quality of life (QoL). This study was aimed at exploring the effects of Moringa oleifera leaves supplementation on QoL of HIV-positive...
Amare, Amanuel
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundThe estimated number of adult patients living with HIV infection in Ethiopia in 2012 was approximately 800,000. Seizure occurs in 2 to 3% and 6.1% to 34.3% in patients with HIV infection and patients with neurological complications of HIV infection, respectively. Studies on HIV infection and seizure are rare in Ethiopia. The purpose of th...
Tuot, Sovannary Teo, Alvin Kuo Jing Prem, Kiesha Chhoun, Pheak Pall, Chamroen Ung, Mengieng Ly, Penh Sun Jimba, Masamine Yi, Siyan
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundMulti-month dispensing (MMD) is the mainstay mechanism for clinically stable people living with HIV in Cambodia to refill antiretroviral therapy (ART) every 3-6 months. However, less frequent ART dispensing through the community-based ART delivery (CAD) model could further reduce the clients’ and health facilities’ burden. While community...
Afrane, Adwoa K. A. Goka, Bamenla Q. Renner, Lorna Yawson, Alfred E. Alhassan, Yakubu Owiafe, Seth N. Agyeman, Seth Sagoe, Kwamena W. C. Kwara, Awewura
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundChildren living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection require lifelong effective antiretroviral therapy (ART). The goal of ART in HIV-infected persons is sustained viral suppression. There is limited information on virological non-suppression or failure and its associated factors in children in resource limited countries, part...
Ray, Patricio E Li, Jinliang Das, Jharna R Tang, Pingtao
Published in
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) predominantly affects people of African ancestry living with HIV who do not receive appropriate antiretroviral therapy (ART). Childhood HIVAN is characterized by heavy proteinuria and decreased kidney function. Kidney histology shows mesangial expansion, classic or collapsing glomerulosclerosis, and microcystic re...
Goswami, Nandu Fredriksen, Per Morten Lundin, Knut E. A. Agu, Chidozie Elias, Simiat Olanike Motaung, Keolebogile Shirley Brix, Bianca Cvirn, Gerhard Sourij, Harald Stelzl, Evelyn
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundCOVID-19 has affected almost every country in the world, especially in terms of health system capacity and economic burden. People from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) often face interaction between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease. Role of HIV infection and anti-retroviral...
Fuge, Terefe Gone Tsourtos, George Miller, Emma R.
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundEarly initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), non-AIDS related comorbidities and mortality, and prevents transmission. However, the prevalence of delayed ART initiation amongst prisoners in sub-Saharan African countries is high and the contributing factors to this ar...
Schue, Jessica L. van Dijk, Janneke H. Hamangaba, Francis Hamahuwa, Mutinta Moyo, Nkumbula Thuma, Philip E. Moss, William J. Sutcliffe, Catherine G.
Published in
BMC Pediatrics
BackgroundHIV testing and treatment guidelines for children in sub-Saharan Africa have evolved over time, such that children are now treated at younger ages. The objective of this study was to describe the treatment experience for immunologic, virologic, and growth outcomes among HIV-infected Zambian children younger than 5 years of age from 2008 t...
Abdu, Mehd Walelgn, Betelhem
Published in
AIDS Research and Therapy
IntroductionWorld health organization defined adherence as the extent to which a person’s behavior – taking medications, following a diet, or executing lifestyle changes correspond with agreed recommendations from the health care provider. There is a contradiction among studies and previous studies conducted in the study area used a cross-sectional...
