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:Numerous barriers to optimal uptake of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services occur at community level (i.e., outside the healthcare setting). To achieve elimination of paediatric HIV, therefore, interventions must also work within communities to address these barriers and increase ser...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Busza J,Walker D,Hairston A,Gable A,Pitter C,Lee S,Katirayi L,Simiyu R,Mpofu D

更新日期：2012-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:While there has been remarkable progress in understanding the biology of HIV-1 and its recognition by the human immune system, we have not yet developed an efficacious HIV-1 vaccine. Vaccine challenges include the genetic diversity and mutability of HIV-1 which create a plethora of constantly changing antigens, the st...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Kwong PD,Mascola JR,Nabel GJ

更新日期：2012-07-05 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:Young people in southern and eastern Africa remain disproportionately vulnerable to HIV with gender inequalities and livelihood insecurities being key drivers of this. Behavioural HIV prevention interventions have had weak outcomes and a new generation of structural interventions have emerged seeking to chal...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Gibbs A,Willan S,Misselhorn A,Mangoma J

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Disclosure of HIV serostatus by women to their sexual partners is critical for the success of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme as an integrated service in antenatal care. We explored pregnant HIV-positive and HIV-negative women's partner disclosure experiences and sup...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Rujumba J,Neema S,Byamugisha R,Tylleskär T,Tumwine JK,Heggenhougen HK

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Potent antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces mortality and morbidity in people living with HIV by reducing viral load and allowing their immune systems to recover. The reduction in viral load soon after starting ART has led to the hypothesis that early and widespread ART could prevent onward transmission and therefore ...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Williams B,Wood R,Dukay V,Delva W,Ginsburg D,Hargrove J,Stander M,Sheneberger R,Montaner J,Welte A

更新日期：2011-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social constructions of masculinity have been shown to serve as an obstacle to men's access and adherence to antiretroviral therapies (ART). In the light of women's relative lack of power in many aspects of interpersonal relationships with men in many African settings, our objective is to explore how male de...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Skovdal M,Campbell C,Nyamukapa C,Gregson S

更新日期：2011-06-09 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：BACKGROUND:Injection drug use remains a major risk factor for HIV transmission in Georgia. The study aims to characterize the prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia. METHODS:A cross-sectional, anonymous bio-behavioural survey to assess knowledge and behaviour in injection drug users in combination wit...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Chikovani I,Goguadze K,Ranade S,Wertlieb M,Rukhadze N,Gotsadze G

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective survey describes types of cancers diagnosed in HIV-infected subjects in Asia, and assesses risk factors for cancer in HIV-infected subjects using contemporaneous HIV-infected controls without cancer. METHODS:TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) sites retrospectively reviewed clin...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Petoumenos K,Hui E,Kumarasamy N,Kerr SJ,Choi JY,Chen YM,Merati T,Zhang F,Lim PL,Sungkanuparph S,Pujari S,Ponnampalavanar S,Ditangco R,Lee CK,Grulich A,Law MG,TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database.

更新日期：2010-12-10 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:Long-term regular clinic follow up is an important component of HIV care. We determined the frequency and characteristics of HIV-infected patients lost to follow up from a London HIV clinic, and factors associated with loss to all HIV follow up in the UK. METHODS:We identified 1859 HIV-infected adults who h...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Gerver SM,Chadborn TR,Ibrahim F,Vatsa B,Delpech VC,Easterbrook PJ

更新日期：2010-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Family-based interventions with children who are affected by HIV and AIDS are not well established. The Collaborative HIV Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Program (CHAMP) represents one of the few evidence-based interventions tested in low-income contexts in the US, Caribbean and South Africa. This paper provid...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Bhana A,McKay MM,Mellins C,Petersen I,Bell C

更新日期：2010-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Volunteer caregivers are a critical source of support for the majority of people living with HIV and AIDS in southern Africa, which has extremely high HIV/AIDS prevalence rates. While studies have shown that volunteer caregiving is associated with negative health and socio-economic outcomes, little is known ...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Akintola O

更新日期：2010-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Micronutrient deficiencies compromise the survival of HIV-infected children in low-income countries. We assessed the effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on the mortality of HIV-infected children in Uganda. METHODS:In a randomized, controlled trial, 847 children aged one to five years and attend...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Ndeezi G,Tylleskär T,Ndugwa CM,Tumwine JK

更新日期：2010-06-03 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：BACKGROUND:While the number of HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings has increased dramatically, some patients eligible for treatment do not initiate ART even when it is available to them. Understanding why patients opt out of care, or are unable to opt in, is important to a...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Fox MP,Mazimba A,Seidenberg P,Crooks D,Sikateyo B,Rosen S

更新日期：2010-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the centrality of family in Indian society, relatively little is known about family-based communication concerning sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS in rural Indian families. To date, very few family-based adolescent HIV-prevention interventions have been developed for rural Indian youth. This study cond...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Soletti AB,Guilamo-Ramos V,Burnette D,Sharma S,Bouris A

更新日期：2009-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：: With the success of antiretrovirals and increased access to this lifesaving treatment, the life expectancy of people living with HIV has been substantially increased and, in many instances, is comparable to that of the general population. However, HIV infection, as well as its treatment, can cause physical, psycholog...

journal_title：Journal of the International AIDS Society

authors： Heidari S,Kippax S

更新日期：2009-11-09 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：: 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