Preventing mental health conditions in adolescents living with HIV: an urgent need for evidence.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The relative efficacy of different antiretroviral (ART) regimens has been extensively evaluated in the context of clinical trials, using HIV viral load (VL) measurements at pre-specified timepoints after ART onset. However, data from real-life studies using combined longitudinal measurements of cumulative ...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Pascom AR,Pinho RE,Rick F,Veras NM,Perini FB,Meireles MV,Pereira GF,Benzaken AS,Avelino-Silva VI

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent WHO guidance advocates for early antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation at higher CD4 counts to improve survival and reduce HIV transmission. We sought to quantify how the cost-effectiveness and epidemiological impact of early ART strategies in India are affected by attrition throughout the HIV car...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Maddali MV,Dowdy DW,Gupta A,Shah M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：: The question of whether to initiate ART at higher CD4+ cell counts than currently recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) treatment guidelines received much attention at the XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008). If studies presented at the conference ultimately lead to a revision of WHO treatment gui...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Mascolini M,Kort R,Gilden D

更新日期：2009-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Worldwide, 71 million people are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), which, without treatment, can lead to liver failure or hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV co-infection increases liver- and AIDS-related morbidity and mortality among HIV-positive people, despite ART. A 12-week course of HCV direct-acting a...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Grillon C,Krishtel PR,Mellouk O,Basenko A,Freeman J,Mendão L,Andrieux-Meyer I,Morin S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inadequate knowledge, negative attitudes and risky practices are major hindrances to preventing the spread of HIV. This study aimed to assess HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) of high school students in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). METHODS:A cross-sectional study on unmarrie...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Thanavanh B,Harun-Or-Rashid M,Kasuya H,Sakamoto J

更新日期：2013-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Achieving UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets is a crucial step towards ending the AIDS epidemic. Many countries have published estimates of care cascades, although often with methodological limitations. We describe an approach that used the national HIV registry as a starting-point to determine the HIV care cascade a...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Ho ZJM,Huang F,Wong CS,Chua L,Ma S,Chen MI,Lee VJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychological factors are often neglected in HIV research, although psychological distress is common in low- to middle-income countries, such as South Africa. There is a need to deepen our understanding of the role of mental health factors in the HIV epidemic. We set out to investigate whether baseline depre...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Nduna M,Jewkes RK,Dunkle KL,Shai NP,Colman I

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to maximize the benefits of HIV care and treatment investments in sub-Saharan Africa, programs can broaden to target other diseases amenable to screening and efficient management. We nested cervical cancer screening into family planning clinics at select sites also receiving PEPFAR support for antir...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Moon TD,Silva-Matos C,Cordoso A,Baptista AJ,Sidat M,Vermund SH

更新日期：2012-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of new HIV infections are acquired through heterosexual transmission. There is urgent need for prevention methods to compliment behavior change and condom use. Topical microbicide represent a potential strategy for reduction of HIV transmission in women. METHODS:Monthly Colposcopy evaluations w...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Chirenje ZM,Mâsse BR,Maslankowski LA,Ramjee G,Coletti AS,Tembo TN,Magure TM,Soto-Torres L,Kelly C,Hillier S,Karim A

更新日期：2012-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Engaging at-risk men in HIV prevention programs and services is a current priority, yet there are few effective ways to identify which men are at highest risk or how to best reach them. In this study we generated multi-factor profiles of HIV acquisition/transmission risk for men in Durban, South Africa, to...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Gottert A,Pulerwitz J,Heck CJ,Cawood C,Mathur S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Viral load testing is essential to manage HIV disease, especially in infants and children. Early infant diagnosis is performed using nucleic-acid testing in children under 18 months. Resource-limited health systems face severe challenges to scale-up both viral load and early infant diagnosis to unprecedent...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Vubil A,Nhachigule C,Loquiha O,Meggi B,Mabunda N,Bollinger T,Sacks JA,Jani I,Vojnov L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to be a major issue facing Botswana, with overall adult HIV prevalence estimated to be 25.7 percent in 2007. This paper estimates the cost and impact of the draft Ministry of Health male circumcision strategy using the UNAIDS/WHO Decision-Makers' Programme Planning Tool (DMPPT). Demogr...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Bollinger LA,Stover J,Musuka G,Fidzani B,Moeti T,Busang L

更新日期：2009-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It is estimated that over half of newly diagnosed HIV infections in Europe present late. An HIV positive individual presenting late to care represents a missed opportunity to benefit from treatment, increasing the risk of morbidity and mortality at an individual level, and onward disease transmission at po...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Shivaji T,Diniz A,Cortes-Martins H

更新日期：2014-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Improved knowledge, better programmes and policies, effective treatment and other scientific developments have reduced levels of new HIV infections globally. Evidence shows that programmes that prevent HIV among sex workers and their clients are most successful when all aspects of vulnerability are addressed and when ...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Overs C,Loff B

更新日期：2013-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Infection with HIV subtype A has been associated with poorer neurocognitive outcomes compared to HIV subtype D in Ugandan children not eligible for antiretroviral therapy (ART). In this study, we sought to determine whether subtype-specific differences are also observed among children receiving ART. MATER...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Bangirana P,Ruel TD,Boivin MJ,Pillai SK,Giron LB,Sikorskii A,Banik A,Achan J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Low bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis are prevalent in HIV-infected patients and were associated with HIV infection and tenofovir-containing ART. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The GUSTA study (GUided Simplification with Tropism Assay) is a two-arm, prospective, multicenter, 1:1 randomized controlled tri...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Bianco C,Rossetti B,Gagliardini R,Lamonica S,Fanti L,Lombardi F,Cauda R,Di Giambenedetto S,De Luca A

更新日期：2014-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Global HIV-1 prevalence is 35.3 million [1]; women comprise >50% of those infected. The majority of women may lack regular care and only one-fourth are virologically suppressed [2]. ELLA is a cross-sectional, non-interventional study conducted across Europe, Latin America, Canada and Asia that describes ba...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Baran R,Mulcahy F,Krznaric I,Monforte Ad,Samarina A,Xi H,Cassetti I,Madruga JV,Zachry W,van Wyk J,Martinez M

更新日期：2014-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of neurocognitive impairment among HIV-positive individuals in Botswana, using the International HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS). We also compared performance on the IHDS with performance on tests of verbal learning/memory and processing speed, an...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Lawler K,Mosepele M,Ratcliffe S,Seloilwe E,Steele K,Nthobatsang R,Steenhoff A

更新日期：2010-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A severe healthcare worker shortage in sub-Saharan Africa is inhibiting the expansion of HIV treatment. Task shifting, the transfer of antiretroviral therapy (ART) management and initiation from doctors to nurses and other non-physician clinicians, has been proposed to address this problem. However, many h...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Emdin CA,Chong NJ,Millson PE

更新日期：2013-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of primary HIV infection (PHI) has important clinical and public health implications. HAART initiation at this stage remains controversial. METHODS:Our objective was to identify predictors of disease progression among Argentinean seroconverters during the first year of infection, within a multicen...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Socías ME,Sued O,Laufer N,Lázaro ME,Mingrone H,Pryluka D,Remondegui C,Figueroa MI,Cesar C,Gun A,Turk G,Bouzas MB,Kavasery R,Krolewiecki A,Pérez H,Salomón H,Cahn P,Grupo Argentino de Seroconversión Study Group.

更新日期：2011-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Limited data exist on acceptability of candidate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimens among US women. We evaluated PrEP experiences, attitudes and future use intentions among sexually active women who completed the US-based HIV Prevention Trials Network 069/AIDS Clinical Trials Group 5305 study. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Amico KR,Ramirez C,Caplan MR,Montgomery BE,Stewart J,Hodder S,Swaminathan S,Wang J,Darden-Tabb NY,McCauley M,Mayer KH,Wilkin T,Landovitz RJ,Gulick R,Adimora AA,HPTN 069\/A5305 Study Team and HPTN Women at Risk Committee.

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The clinical value of monitoring CD4 counts in immune reconstituted, virologically suppressed HIV-infected patients is limited. We investigated if absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC) from an automated blood counting machine could accurately estimate CD4 counts. MATERIALS AND METHODS:CD4 counts, ALC and HIV v...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Young B,Lye D,Ng OT,Leo YS

更新日期：2014-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The strength of the evidence linking concurrency to HIV epidemic severity in southern and eastern Africa led the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the Southern African Development Community in 2006 to conclude that high rates of concurrent sexual partnerships, combined with low rates of male circumcision ...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Epstein H,Morris M

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Population-level improvements in knowledge about HIV may reduce the stigma attached to HIV and ensure maximal uptake of HIV prevention initiatives. The extent to which levels of HIV knowledge in the general population of sub-Saharan Africa have changed in the current era of antiretroviral therapy (ART) sca...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Chan BT,Tsai AC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Integrating standardized measures of HIV stigma and discrimination into research studies of emerging HIV prevention approaches could enhance uptake and retention of these approaches, and care and treatment for people living with HIV (PLHIV), by informing stigma mitigation strategies. We sought to develop a...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Stangl AL,Lilleston P,Mathema H,Pliakas T,Krishnaratne S,Sievwright K,Bell-Mandla N,Vermaak R,Mainga T,Steinhaus M,Donnell D,Schaap A,Bock P,Ayles H,Hayes R,Hoddinott G,Bond V,Hargreaves JR,HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Tea

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nearly 40 years into the HIV epidemic, the persistence of HIV stigma is a matter of grave urgency. Discrimination (i.e. enacted stigma) in healthcare settings is particularly problematic as it deprives people of critical healthcare services while also discouraging preventive care seeking by confirming fear...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Smith MK,Xu RH,Hunt SL,Wei C,Tucker JD,Tang W,Luo D,Xue H,Wang C,Yang L,Yang B,Li L,Joyner BL Jr,Sylvia SY

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Within monocyte-derived macrophages, HIV-1 accumulates in intracellular virus-containing compartments (VCCs) that are inaccessible to the external environment, which implicate these cells as latently infected HIV-1 reservoirs. During mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1, human placental macrophages (Hofba...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Johnson EL,Chu H,Byrareddy SN,Spearman P,Chakraborty R

更新日期：2015-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Countries in the West and Central African regions struggle to offer quality HIV care at scale, despite HIV prevalence being relatively low. In these challenging operating environments, basic health care needs are multiple, systems are highly fragile and conflict disrupts health care. Médecins Sans Frontièr...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Ssonko C,Gonzalez L,Mesic A,da Fonseca MS,Achar J,Safar N,Martin B,Wong S,Casas EC

更新日期：2017-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:While there is a global consensus on monitoring Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment progress, there has been less attention to the degree of consistency of the measurement of HIV prevention programmes-and the global prevention response is not on-track to achieve 2020 goals. In this paper, we asses...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Sekimitsu S,DePasse J,Morrison M,Mahy M,Rice B,Earle K,Daley K,Larson J,Carter A,Garnett GP,Holmes CB

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:HIV-1 viral escape in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) despite viral suppression in plasma is rare [1,2]. We describe the case of a 50-year-old HIV-1 infected patient who was diagnosed with HIV-1 in 1995. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) was started in 1998 with a CD4 T cell count of 71 cells/ìL and HIV-viremia o...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Béguelin C,Vázquez M,Bertschi M,Yerly S,de Jong D,Rauch A,Cusini A

更新日期：2014-11-02 00:00:00