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'If I am on ART, my new-born baby should be put on treatment immediately'
Maggie Nyirenda-Nyang'wa, Moses Kelly Kumwenda, Shona Horter, Mina C Hosseinipour, Maganizo Chagomerana, Neil Kennedy, Derek Fairley, Kevin Mortimer, Victor Mwapasa, Chisomo Msefula, Nigel Klein, Dagmar Alber, Angela Obasi
Mar 10, 2023
HPV - Immune response to infection and vaccination
M Stanley
Jun 16, 2011
Biotechnology Immunization Prevention Cancer Sexually Transmitted Infections Infectious Diseases Vaccine Related HPV and/or Cervical Cancer Vaccines HIV/AIDS 3 Prevention of disease and conditions and promotion of well-being 2 Aetiology 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors 3.4 Vaccines Inflammatory and immune system Infection 3 Good Health and Well Being
Quality of life in patients treated with first-line antiretroviral therapy containing nevirapine or efavirenz in Uganda
Background: The goal of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is to suppress viral replication, reduce morbidity and mortality, and improve quality of life (QoL). For resource-limited settings, the World Health Organization recommends...
Unusual clinical presentation of cryptococcus in an immunocompetent cat
This case report describes an atypical presentation of
cryptococcal infection in a cat initially presented with
multiple persistent pruritic exudative skin lesions, which
did not subside following administration of...
Boosted lopinavir vs boosted atazanavir in patients failing a NNRTI first line regimen in an urban clinic in Kampala.
Eva Laker, Ivan Mambule, Damalie Nalwanga, Joseph Musaazi, Agnes Kiragga, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi
Apr 09, 2019
INTRODUCTION: In 2011 Uganda recommended boosted atazanavir (ATV/r) as the preferred PI for second line due to once daily dosing, replacing aluvia (LPV/r) (1, 2). The evidence was based on the BMS O45 trial, of LPV/r vs ATV/r...
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Liver Fibrosis Among Adult HIV-Infected Patients Attending Urban and Rural Care Clinics in Uganda.
Clara Wekesa, Gregory D Kirk, Jim Aizire, Eve-Marie Benson, Alex Karabarinde, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Ponsiano Ocama
Nov 04, 2020
BACKGROUND: Liver fibrosis is common among HIV-infected patients. Risk factors vary by location. Understanding this variation may inform prevention strategies. We compared the prevalence and correlates of liver fibrosis among...
Treatment outcomes among adults with HIV/non-communicable disease multimorbidity attending integrated care clubs in Cape Town, South Africa.
Diabetes mellitus Hypertension HIV/AIDS South Africa integrated care Non-communicable diseases multimorbidity Adherence clubs
Published by: AIDS research and therapy
Machine learning-selected variables associated with CD4 T cell recovery under antiretroviral therapy in very advanced HIV infection
Abstract
Background
A considerable portion of the HIV pandemic is composed of people under antiretroviral therapy, many of whom get a late diagnosis. Patients...
Dámaris P Romero-Rodríguez, Carlos Ramírez, Iván Imaz-Rosshandler, Christopher E Ormsby, Amy Peralta-Prado, Gustavo Olvera-García, Fernanda Cervantes, Daniela Würsch-Molina, Jessica Romero-Rodríguez, Wei Jiang, Gustavo Reyes-Terán, Enrique Espinosa
Apr 23, 2021
Social movement organizing and the politics of emotion from HIV to Covid-19.
Sonja Mackenzie
Jun 29, 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the rapid growth of collective organizing on the part of patient groups to address scientific and health inequities. This paper considers the emergence of Covid-19 activism as an embodied health...
Indirect serum biomarkers perform sub optimally in screening for significant liver fibrosis among HIV-infected and uninfected adults in Uganda.
INTRODUCTION: Indirect serum bio-markers present an acceptable noninvasive and cheap alternative for screening of significant liver fibrosis (SLF). Evaluation of their use in resource limited settings is important to determine...
Describing Point of Entry into Care and Being Lost to Program in a Cohort of HIV Positive Pregnant Women in a Large Urban Centre in Uganda.
Rachel Musomba, Frank Mubiru, Shadia Nakalema, Hope Mackline, Ivan Kalule, Agnes N Kiragga, Rosalind Parkes Ratanshi, Barbara Castelnuovo
Oct 03, 2017
Disenfranchised Deaths: Using Epidemic Diseases as Case Studies to Examine Cultural Responses to Disruptions in the Lives of Marginalized Populations in the Americas
Skyler L Gailing
Jan 01, 0001
A project proposal, interview schedule, and bibliography to be submitted for approval for independent research in the Anthropology and Sociology Department. Using smallpox and HIV/AIDS to provide historical context and examples...
smallpox HIV/AIDS Zika Virus United States latin America vulnerability Anthropology diseases Other American Studies Social and Behavioral Sciences
Published by: Ursinus College
Treatment outcomes among adults with HIV/non-communicable disease multimorbidity attending integrated care clubs in Cape Town, South Africa.
BACKGROUND: The growing burden of the HIV and non-communicable disease (NCD) syndemic in Sub- Saharan Africa has necessitated introduction of integrated models of care in order to leverage existing HIV care infrastructure for...
Quality of life in patients treated with first-line antiretroviral therapy containing nevirapine or efavirenz in Uganda
Background: The goal of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is to suppress viral replication, reduce morbidity and mortality, and improve quality of life (QoL). For resource-limited settings, the World Health Organization recommends...
Adherence monitoring methods to measure virological failure in people living with HIV on long-term antiretroviral therapy in Uganda.
Stephen Okoboi, Joseph Musaazi, Rachel King, Sheri A Lippman, Andrew Kambugu, Andrew Mujugira, Jonathan Izudi, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Agnes N Kiragga, Barbara Castelnuovo
Jan 04, 2023
Appointment keeping and self-report within 7-day or and 30-days recall periods are non-objective measures of antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence. We assessed incidence of virological failure (VF), predictive performance and...
Use of antibiotics to treat humans and animals in Uganda
Susan Nayiga, Miriam Kayendeke, Christine Nabirye, Laurie Denyer Willis, Clare IR Chandler, Sarah G Staedke
Aug 11, 2021
BACKGROUND: Use of antibiotics to treat humans and animals is increasing worldwide, but evidence from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited. We conducted cross-sectional surveys in households and farms in Uganda to...
Social movement organizing and the politics of emotion from HIV to Covid-19.
Sonja Mackenzie
Apr 04, 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the rapid growth of collective organizing on the part of patient groups to address scientific and health inequities. This paper considers the emergence of Covid-19 activism as an embodied health...
Treatment outcomes among adults with HIV/non-communicable disease multimorbidity attending integrated care clubs in Cape Town, South Africa
Stakeholder perspectives around post-TB wellbeing and care in Kenya and Malawi.
Sarah Karanja, Tumaini Malenga, Jessie Mphande, Stephen Bertel Squire, Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa, Ewan M Tomeny, Laura Rosu, Stephen Mulupi, Tom Wingfield, Eliya Zulu, Jamilah Meghji
Sep 07, 2022
BACKGROUND: There is growing awareness of the burden of post-TB morbidity, and its impact on the lives and livelihoods of TB affected households. However little work has been done to determine how post-TB care might be delivered...
Health Services Clinical Research HIV/AIDS Infectious Diseases Rare Diseases 8.5 Resources and infrastructure (health services) 8.3 Policy Ethics and research governance 8 Health and social care services research 8.1 Organisation and delivery of services Infection Generic Health Relevance 3 Good Health and Well Being