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Assessment of the prevalence of distal symmetrical polyneuropathy and its risk factors among HAART-treated and untreated HIV infected individuals.

by: admin - August 5th, 2010 Filed under: PubMed Africa Related Add Comment

Assessment of the prevalence of distal symmetrical polyneuropathy and its risk factors among HAART-treated and untreated HIV infected individuals.

Ethiop Med J. 2010 Apr;48(2):85-93

Authors: Shurie JS, Deribew A

BACKGROUND: The magnitude and risk factors of Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy (DSP) among people living with HIV/AIDS is not well studied in Ethiopia.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of DSP among highly active ante-retroviral (HAART)-treated and Untreated HIV-positive individuals. Read More

Funding the promise: monitoring Uganda’s health sector financing from an HIV/AIDS perspective.

by: admin - August 2nd, 2010 Filed under: PubMed Africa Related Add Comment

Funding the promise: monitoring Uganda’s health sector financing from an HIV/AIDS perspective.

Afr Health Sci. 2009 Oct;9 Suppl 2:S81-5

Authors: Agaba E

BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS prevalence in Uganda is beginning to show an upward trend despite increased inflow of funds to fight HIV/AIDS in Uganda. OBJECTIVES: To monitor health sector financing from an HIV/AIDS perspective so as to produce recommendations for effective health service delivery mechanisms in Uganda. Read More

Creating Social Spaces to Tackle AIDS-Related Stigma: Reviewing the Role of Church Groups in Sub-Saharan Africa.

by: admin - July 31st, 2010 Filed under: PubMed Africa Related Add Comment

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Creating Social Spaces to Tackle AIDS-Related Stigma: Reviewing the Role of Church Groups in Sub-Saharan Africa.

AIDS Behav. 2010 Jul 29;

Authors: Campbell C, Skovdal M, Gibbs A

An expanding body of literature explores the role of African church groups in facilitating or hindering the support of people living with AIDS and challenging or contributing to HIV/AIDS-related stigma. Treating church groups as social spaces in which HIV/AIDS-related stigma may potentially be challenged, we systematically review this literature, identifying five themes that highlight the complex and contradictory role of the church as a potential agent of health-enhancing social change. Read More

Uganda: U.S.$38 Million Awarded for TB And HIV/Aids Fight

by: admin - July 29th, 2010 Filed under: Other Add Comment

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The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has been awarded $38 million by USAID to be spent over the next five years to provide integrated tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS services in the south west region of Uganda.
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Factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral medication in Ilorin, Nigeria.

by: admin - July 23rd, 2010 Filed under: PubMed Africa Related Add Comment

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Factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral medication in Ilorin, Nigeria.

J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic Ill). 2010 May-Jun;9(3):191-5

Authors: Alakija Kazeem Salami , Fadeyi A, Ogunmodede JA, Desalu O

BACKGROUND: Good adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is required for viral suppression and prevention of drug resistance. Patients’ adherence to HAART has not been determined since the commencement of HAART at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin, Nigeria, over 5 years ago. OBJECTIVES: To determine the adherence level of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) to HAART and identify associated factors. Read More

Improving Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Care and Related Services in Eastern Rwanda

by: admin - July 22nd, 2010 Filed under: Featured Add Comment

Younsook Lim and colleagues describe the Rwanda Learning Collaborative on Child Health, which aimed to improve and extend the impact of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS.

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Tags: aids, child health, child transmission, colleagues, Conditions and Diseases, Health, hiv, hiv aids, hiv care, Immune Deficiency, Immune Disorders, lim, prevention, related services, Rwanda, Rwanda Learning Collaborative on Child Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, transmission of hiv

[Ocular manifestations in HIV/AIDS patients undergoing highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) in Togo]

by: admin - July 19th, 2010 Filed under: PubMed Africa Related Add Comment

[Ocular manifestations in HIV/AIDS patients undergoing highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) in Togo]

Med Trop (Mars). 2010 Apr;70(2):137-40

Authors: Ayena KD, Amedome KM, Agbo AR, Kpetessou-Ayivon AL, Dzidzinyo BK, Djagnikpo PA, Banla M, Balo KP

AIM: The twofold purpose of this study in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV/AIDS) and undergoing highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) was to determine the prevalence of ocular manifestations and its correlation with CD4 T-cell count. Read More

Decreased Kidney Function in a Community-based Cohort of HIV-Infected and HIV-Negative Individuals in Rakai, Uganda.

by: admin - July 13th, 2010 Filed under: PubMed Africa Related Add Comment

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Decreased Kidney Function in a Community-based Cohort of HIV-Infected and HIV-Negative Individuals in Rakai, Uganda.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Jul 6;

Authors: Lucas GM, Clarke W, Kagaayi J, Atta MG, Fine DM, Laeyendecker O, Serwadda D, Chen M, Wawer MJ, Gray RH

BACKGROUND:: High prevalences of reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) have been reported from HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa when initiating antiretroviral therapy. However little is known about natural history HIV-related kidney disease or about background rates of reduced GFR in HIV-negative individuals in this region. Read More

Namibia: Govt Lifts HIV/Aids Travel Ban

by: admin - July 12th, 2010 Filed under: Other Add Comment

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today welcomed Namibia’s decision to remove travel restrictions for people living with the virus, a move that aligns the country’s laws with international public health standards.
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3 Namibian women with HIV say they were sterilized (dailycaller.com)
March in Namibia over forced sterilization (americablog.com)

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Malawi: Concerns Over Cost of New HIV/AIDS Treatment Regime

by: admin - July 12th, 2010 Filed under: Other Add Comment

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As government implements a new HIV/AIDS treatment regimen according to latest world standards, a major grouping of non-governmental organisations are concerned that the high cost of the new medication will mean government will no longer be able provide free treatment to as many people as before.
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Kenya: Polygamous Marriages Pose Risk of HIV/Aids

by: admin - July 12th, 2010 Filed under: Other Add Comment

Thirteen of every 100 married Kenyan women have co-wives. This means they are married to men who have at least one or more other wives, according to the latest official statistics on population trends.
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AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma is associated with advanced disease and high mortality in a primary care HIV program in South Africa

by: admin - July 11th, 2010 Filed under: HIV/Aids Add Comment

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Background:
AIDS-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma is an important, life-threatening opportunistic infection among people living with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited settings. In western countries, the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and new chemotherapeutic agents has resulted in decreased incidence and improved prognosis of AIDS-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma. In African cohorts, however, mortality remains high. In this study, we describe disease characteristics and risk factors for mortality in a public sector HIV programme in South Africa. Read More

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Uganda: U.S.$38 Million Awarded for TB And HIV/Aids Fight

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Kenya: Polygamous Marriages Pose Risk of HIV/Aids

AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma is associated with advanced disease and high mortality in a primary care HIV program in South Africa

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