Cascade Analysis of Anonymous Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Among Patients with HIV Infection in Taiwan.

abstract：:Mental illness and substance abuse are common among HIV-infected individuals and are associated with negative outcomes, including poor medication adherence. Therefore, quick and effective methods for detecting these co-occurring disorders are necessary for health care practitioners. This article reports on the creatio...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Whetten K,Reif S,Swartz M,Stevens R,Ostermann J,Hanisch L,Eron JJ Jr

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of HIV on sexual activity and functioning presents a unique set of issues. HIV transmissibility, partner disclosure, potential vertical transmission and, for some HIV-infected women, problems associated with illicit drug use, may affect sexuality. Few studies have examined HIV-infected women's sexuality ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Bova C,Durante A

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a standardized screening tool to examine frequency of depression and its relation to antiretroviral medication adherence among HIV-infected persons on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the Study to Understand the Natural History of HIV/AIDS in the Era of Effective Therapy (SUN Study). This is a p...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Tedaldi EM,van den Berg-Wolf M,Richardson J,Patel P,Durham M,Hammer J,Henry K,Metzler S,Önen N,Conley L,Wood K,Brooks JT,Buchacz K,SUN Study Investigators.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2010, New York (NY) passed new legislation mandating Emergency Departments (EDs) to offer HIV tests to patients 13-64 presenting for care. We evaluated the requirement's implementation and determined differences based on HIV prevalence or site-specific designated AIDS centers (DACs). We also evaluated policies for ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Egan DJ,Cowan E,Fitzpatrick L,Savitsky L,Kushner J,Calderon Y,Agins BD

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV vaccine availability does not guarantee uptake. Given suboptimal uptake of highly efficacious and already accessible vaccines in the United States, low vaccine coverage in the developing world, and the expectation that initial HIV vaccines will be only partially efficacious, the public health community will face f...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Newman PA,Duan N,Rudy ET,Anton PA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methamphetamine use has been associated with HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM). However, providers have been hesitant to utilize post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in populations of stimulant users. This single-arm, open label pilot study sought to demonstrate the safety, feasibility, and acceptabili...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Landovitz RJ,Fletcher JB,Inzhakova G,Lake JE,Shoptaw S,Reback CJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about how people living with HIV in low prevalence contexts face the challenges of stigma and discrimination. Low prevalence and rural communities are unique environments in which HIV-related stigma and discrimination may be intensified due to lower tolerance of differences among people and greater fea...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Zukoski AP,Thorburn S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to describe the AIDS-defining conditions (ADC) and survival experience of pediatric AIDS cases (< 13 years age) reported in Puerto Rico. A descriptive analysis of the data gathered by the Puerto Rico AIDS Surveillance System was performed. Data for the 377 pediatric AIDS cases reported ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Perez-Perdomo R,Perez-Cardona CM,Suarez-Perez EL

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared a multiple method measurement model of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) adherence with single-method models to determine optimal validity in predicting HIV viral load. Repeated measures of antiretroviral adherence were collected over a 15-month period using three different measurement m...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Llabre MM,Weaver KE,Durán RE,Antoni MH,McPherson-Baker S,Schneiderman N

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe what nurses know about HIV/AIDS in the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Heilongjiang Province, China. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Only 7.9% of the nurse (n = 177) used condoms during their first experience of sexual intercourse. Eight-six per...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Chen WT,Han M,Holzemer WL

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opportunistic infections during primary infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are rare, with the exception of oral and esophageal candidiasis. HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) typically occur during advanced HIV infection. We report two patients who developed HIVA...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Szabo S,James CW,Telford G

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Despite great strides in HIV prevention, including biobehavioral HIV prevention strategies such as pre-exposure prophylaxis and treatment as prevention, there has been relatively l...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Nelson KM,Pantalone DW,Gamarel KE,Carey MP,Simoni JM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor engagement in HIV care has been associated with delayed access to antiretroviral treatment and increased HIV transmission. Using viral load (VL) results from HIV laboratory surveillance data to conduct longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses, we examined linkage to care, retention in care, and their associated ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Hu YW,Kinsler JJ,Sheng Z,Kang T,Bingham T,Frye DM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young men who have sex with men (MSM) represent an increasing number of new HIV infections in many communities. Many individuals still hold beliefs that may lead to discrimination against HIV-positive individuals. HIV stigma is associated with negative health and psychosocial outcomes and may lead to greater challenge...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Dowshen N,Binns HJ,Garofalo R

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this research were to assess prevalence and predictors of early antiretroviral therapy adherence using multiple indicators and to estimate effects of early adherence on subsequent HIV viral load and CD4+ lymphocyte responses. Study subjects were adults with HIV infection referred to an antiretroviral...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Mathews WC,Mar-Tang M,Ballard C,Colwell B,Abulhosn K,Noonan C,Barber RE,Wall TL

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of HIV seroprevalence in Nigeria is troublesome because it is one of the highest prevalence rates worldwide. As in most developing countries, vertical transmission from mother to child accounts for most of the HIV infections in Nigerian children. The purpose of this study was to determine the awareness, attit...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Okonkwo KC,Reich K,Alabi AI,Umeike N,Nachman SA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-seropositive blacks, Hispanics, women of all ethnicities, and injection drug users (IDUs) have low rates of clinical trial participation. The opinions of research nurses and study coordinators as potential facilitators and barriers to access to clinical trials may contribute to this disparity. Study coordinators a...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： King WD,Defreitas D,Smith K,Andersen J,Perry LP,Adeyemi T,Mitty J,Fritsche J,Jeffries C,Littles M,Fischl M,Pavlov G,Mildvan D,Underrepresented Populations Committee of the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG).

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed data from 1253 HIV-positive injection drug users (IDUs) entering detoxification or methadone maintenance treatment in New York City between 1990 and 2004 to assess HIV risk behaviors and their association with at-risk drinking (defined as more than 14 drinks per week for males or 7 drinks per week for fema...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Arasteh K,Des Jarlais DC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The threat of social stigma may prevent people living with HIV from revealing their status to others and serve as a barrier to HIV treatment adherence. We evaluated the effect of such concerns on self-reported treatment adherence using a short, three-item measure among 204 people living with HIV. Overall, the mean age...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Rintamaki LS,Davis TC,Skripkauskas S,Bennett CL,Wolf MS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare but well-described complication of HIV infection, which occurs equally frequently during the early asymptomatic phase of HIV infection and with clinical AIDS. The clinical spectrum varies from a low-grade asymptomatic thrombocytopenia with mild renal insufficiency to...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Sood R,Rakkar AS,Carmosino L,Mir T,Khan FA

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Men who have sex with men (MSM) of color are disproportionately affected by HIV in the United States. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using antiretroviral medications is a newer biomedical prevention modality with established efficacy for reducing the risk of acquiring HIV. We conducted formative qualitative research ...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Mimiaga MJ,Closson EF,Battle S,Herbst JH,Denson D,Pitts N,Holman J,Landers S,Mansergh G

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the coping self-efficacy (CSE) scale and adherence to HIV medication in men and women enrolled in a large HIV treatment program in Kenya. Data were collected from a sample of 354 volunteers attending Nazareth Hospital's nine satellite clinics located i...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Kamau TM,Olson VG,Zipp GP,Clark M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of dual Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii) (PCP) lymphadenitis in a patient with HIV who had been receiving trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) as systemic prophylaxis for PCP. This patient was successfully treated with antituberculosis medications and TMP-SMX. Our...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Khawcharoenporn T,Apisarnthanarak A,Sakonlaya D,Mundy LM,Bailey TC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the end of the 1980s, primary anti-Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis has become a fundamental part of the global AIDS control strategy in industrialized countries. The widespread adoption of anti-PCP chemoprophylaxis has been a key element in prolonging the survival of patients with AIDS. There is...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Bonora S,Di Perri G,Vento S,Cazzadori A,Concia E

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women of color (WOC) are at increased risk of dying from HIV/AIDS, a disparity that may be partially explained by the care barriers they face. Based in a health care disparity model and the socio-ecological framework, the objective of this study was to identify the barriers and facilitators to HIV care at three points...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Messer LC,Quinlivan EB,Parnell H,Roytburd K,Adimora AA,Bowditch N,DeSousa N

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory study examined patient-provider communication dynamics regarding adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and protective sexual behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). We conducted 20 direct observations of routine consultations between PLWHA and care providers in two larg...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Fehringer J,Bastos FI,Massard E,Maia L,Pilotto JH,Kerrigan D

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescents of parents infected with HIV/AIDS (HIV-affected adolescents) were recruited from August 1993 to March 1995 to examine their depression as a function of their social support. Adolescent depression and the size, frequency of contact, satisfaction, negative role model influence, and positive social support we...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Lee SJ,Detels R,Rotheram-Borus MJ,Duan N,Lord L

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a demonstration project to design, implement, and evaluate a risk-reduction intervention delivered by medical providers to patients with HIV during routine care in 2005 and 2006. Medical providers at seven HIV clinics in the United States received training to deliver an intervention in which they screened...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Gardner LI,Marks G,O'Daniels CM,Wilson TE,Golin C,Wright J,Quinlivan EB,Bradley-Springer L,Thompson M,Raffanti S,Thrun M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal ulcerations in persons infected with HIV have many causes, the most common being opportunistic infections and neoplasms. Recently, idiopathic ulcerative lesions of the colon and rectum have been described. Two cases are reported of idiopathic colonic and anorectal inflammation and ulceration which fai...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Fu CS,Conteas CN,LaRiviere MJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While debate continues at what stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease to begin combination antiretroviral therapy, a number of clinical and public health benefits are linked to early entry into primary care soon after first testing HIV positive. However, HIV-infected patients continue to test late and del...

journal_title：AIDS patient care and STDs

authors： Milberg J,Sharma R,Scott F,Conviser R,Marconi K,Parham D

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00