Improving the self-report of HIV antiretroviral medication adherence: is the glass half full or half empty?

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe a small city/rural area HIV prevention project (the Cross Border Project) implemented in Ning Ming County, Guangxi Province, China, and Lang Son province, Vietnam, and consider its implications for addressing the opioid/heroin epidemic in small cities/rural areas in the USA. The descriptio...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Des Jarlais DC,Hammett TM,Kieu B,Chen Y,Feelemyer J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescents are critical to efforts to end the AIDS epidemic. Few national AIDS strategies explicitly program for children in their second decade of life. Adolescents (aged 10-19 years) are therefore largely invisible in global, regional, and country HIV and AIDS reports making it difficult to assess progress in this ...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Kasedde S,Luo C,McClure C,Chandan U

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Neurological conditions associated with HIV/AIDS including central nervous system (CNS), opportunistic infections (OI), chronic conditions including HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) viral escape remain major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. CNS in...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Thakur KT

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT)of HIV in resource-limited settings has recently broadened from primarily that of a prevention intervention to its identification as the key entry point into expanding access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy, additional HIV-specific medical care, and other support...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Liechty CA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this meta-analytic study is to summarize the current science concerning the (a) prevalence of alcohol use, (b) prevalence of sexual risk behaviors, and (c) association between alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors among people livingwithHIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Studies were included if they sampled PLWHA, eval...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Scott-Sheldon LA,Walstrom P,Carey KB,Johnson BT,Carey MP,MASH Research Team.

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased access to testing and treatment means HIV can be managed as a chronic illness, though successful management requires continued engagement with the health care system. Most of the global HIV burden is in sub-Saharan Africa where rates of new infections are consistently higher in women versus men. Pregnancy is...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Psaros C,Remmert JE,Bangsberg DR,Safren SA,Smit JA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) use are associated with perturbations in glucose and lipid metabolism. Increasing incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity highlights the need for early identification and treatment of metabolic dysfunction. Newer ART regimens are less toxic for cellular...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Willig AL,Overton ET

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk for most types of cancer, including those typically classified as non-AIDS-defining cancers (NADCs). This increased risk is likely multifactorial, but a prominent risk factor for the increased rate of some cancers is co-infection with oncogenic viruses. Anal cancer, hepat...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Riedel DJ,Tang LS,Rositch AF

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance users are at elevated risk for HIV. HIV researchers, particularly at the intersection of HIV and substance use, have requested new methods to better understand and address this important area. New technologies, such as social media and mobile applications, are increasingly being used as research tools in stu...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Young SD,Swendeman D,Holloway IW,Reback CJ,Kao U

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine months of daily isoniazid is efficacious in treating latent M. tuberculosis infection, but completion rates are low, limiting treatment effectiveness. In 2011, three important studies were published involving novel regimens for the treatment of latent M. tuberculosis infection. At least 36 months of isoniazid was...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Person AK,Sterling TR

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An emerging body of evidence suggests that intergenerational sexual partnerships may increase risk of HIV acquisition among young men who have sex with men (YMSM). However, no studies have comprehensively evaluated literature in this area. We applied a scoping review methodology to explore the relationships between ag...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Anema A,Marshall BD,Stevenson B,Gurm J,Montaner G,Small W,Roth EA,Lima VD,Montaner JS,Moore D,Hogg RS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the co-occurrence of sexual risk behaviors and substance use among HIV-positive individuals, there is often a need for HIV prevention efforts to target multiple behaviors. Motivational Interviewing (MI), a widely disseminated behavior change intervention, has demonstrated effectiveness in promoting behavior cha...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Naar-King S,Parsons JT,Johnson AM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent policies, guidelines, and laws reflect promising preliminary outcomes among transplant recipients with HIV infection, and ethical analyses suggest that it is not justifiable to deny solid organ transplantation based solely on HIV-infection status. These studies consistently describe stable HIV disease following...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Roland ME,Stock PG

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:Early diagnosis and treatment of HIV following seroconversion improves individual and population health. Using published data on pre-treatment CD4 cell counts, we benchmarked the level of immunodeficiency at HIV diagnosis and ART initiation in the "real world" against those of the treatment and co...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Nash D,Robertson M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for infection with and poor outcomes from HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Well-established interventions for HIV/HCV prevention among PWID include syringe access, opioid agonist maintenance treatment, and supervised injection facilities, yet these interventions remain ...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Coffin PO,Rowe C,Santos GM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to life-enhancing effects of antiretroviral therapy, HIV-positive persons have the potential for long life comparable to their uninfected peers. Older women (age 50+) living with HIV (OWLH) are often an under-recognized aging group. We conducted a systematic review to examine psychosocial factors that impact how O...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Rubtsova AA,Kempf MC,Taylor TN,Konkle-Parker D,Wingood GM,Holstad MM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injecting drug use is a common mode of transmission among persons with HIV/AIDS. Many HIV-infected patients meet diagnostic criteria for opioid dependence, a chronic and relapsing brain disorder. Most HIV providers, however, receive little training in substance use disorders. Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) has a stabili...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Lum PJ,Tulsky JP

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART), more than 50% of perinatally HIV-infected children die by 2 years of age. Early ART from infancy is therefore a global recommendation and significantly improves immune health, child survival, and disease outcome. However, even early treatment does not pr...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Berendam SJ,Nelson AN,Goswami R,Persaud D,Haigwood NL,Chahroudi A,Fouda GG,Permar SR

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is the process by which a patient's dosing regimen is guided by repeated measures of plasma drug concentrations. An enormous challenge with regard to TDM of antiretroviral drugs (ARV) is that the concentration goals can be moving targets. Well-designed prospective studies demonstratin...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Kiser JJ,Anderson PL,Gerber JG

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global HIV pandemic began to expand rapidly in southern Africa a decade later than was noted in central Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and North America. Multiple factors played a role in this rapid expansion which led Southern Africa to become the most heavily afflicted region for HIV/AIDS globally. In this issue...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Vermund SH,Sheldon EK,Sidat M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generation of memory T cells, which mediate immunity against microbes and cancers, relies, for optimal activity, on the interactions of multiple cell types that are highly regulated through the expression of soluble factors and negative and positive receptors. Their disruption will lead to aberrant immune responses, w...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： El-Far M,Halwani R,Said E,Trautmann L,Doroudchi M,Janbazian L,Fonseca S,van Grevenynghe J,Yassine-Diab B,Sékaly RP,Haddad EK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this paper is to provide a thorough overview of methods used for recruitment, network data collection, and network data management in a network-based study of rural people who use drugs (PWUD) and to offer methodological recommendations for future research on rural drug use. RECENT FIN...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Young AM,Rudolph AE,Havens JR

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV is a devastating worldwide epidemic that has had substantial social and economic impacts throughout the globe. Due to the presence of a small pool of latently infected cells that persists during antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV is not curable. Because of the high cost of ART and the lack of reliable accessibility...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Barton KM,Palmer SE

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the magnitude and spectrum of ocular complications of HIV infection in sub-Sahara Africa. A literature search was done using PubMed, Google, and UpToDate and by talking to ophthalmologists and HIV experts working in the region. Ocular complications of HIV infection, mostly retinal, are seen in 29%...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Nkomazana O,Tshitswana D

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Advances in short- and long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) technologies have incentivized the need to understand how individuals make trade-offs and competing decisions regarding PrEP modalities. The purpose of this review was to examine how researchers have conceptualized and measured attribu...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Bauermeister JA,Downs JS,Krakower DS

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This narrative review summarizes recent data on factors associated with insulin resistance (IR) in adults with HIV, including contemporary antiretroviral therapy (ART). RECENT FINDINGS:IR remains common in persons with HIV, even those receiving contemporary ART. Generalized and abdominal obesity and ...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Hulgan T

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female sex workers (FSWs) continue to represent a high-risk population in need of targeted HIV prevention interventions. Targeting environmental risk factors should result in more sustainable behavior change than individual-level interventions alone. There are many types of FSWs who operate in and through a variety of...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Pitpitan EV,Kalichman SC,Eaton LA,Strathdee SA,Patterson TL

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation criteria from published national guidelines for 94 countries (representing 86 % of global HIV burden) and compares them with the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) ART guidelines. As of 31st of July 2014, 19 countries have adopted the WHO-recommended C...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Gupta S,Williams B,Montaner J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sustained retention represents an enduring and evolving challenge to HIV treatment programs in Africa. We present a theoretical framework for sustained retention borrowing from ecologic principles of sustainability and dynamic adaptation. We posit that sustained retention from the patient perspective is dependent on t...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Roy M,Czaicki N,Holmes C,Chavan S,Tsitsi A,Odeny T,Sikazwe I,Padian N,Geng E

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccine recommendations for those with HIV require continual updating as additional research becomes available. Timing of vaccinations among HIV-infected individuals is a key area of uncertainty. This is particularly true for those who may soon initiate highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) because immune recon...

journal_title：Current HIV/AIDS reports

authors： Crane HM,Dhanireddy S,Kim HN,Ramers C,Dellit TH,Kitahata MM,Harrington RD

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00