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Showing 1 to 20 of 109 for “"HIV Care"”.
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Palliative care : needs and expectations in a HIV Care Centre
… needs and expectations for the palliative care of a homeless community in an HIV Care Centre, located in the inner city of Johannesburg.
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Patient and nurse perspectives on loss to follow-up in HIV care
… South Africa has world’s highest prevalence of HIV-positive people with approximately 7.06 million HIV-positive people with 110 000 HIV- related deaths reported by Statistics South Africa in 2017. South Africa has expanded access to anti-retroviral therapy services, from urban centers to …
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The impact of comorbidity and clinical complexity on retention in HIV care
Significant advances in the medical management of HIV have heralded a new era of treatment which acknowledges psychosocial, as well as medical, comorbidity factors. However, policy guidelines, reporting requirements and directives are yet to be revised accordingly, with metrics for successful …
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Religiosity and Engagement in HIV Care Among African American People Living with HIV
… to religious leaders, into engagement in HIV care [EIHC] for African American people living with HIV [PLWH]. METHODS: Data for this study were collected through semi-structured individual interviews with African American PLWH, four focus groups with church leaders/members, and two focus …
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Integration of HIV care and family planning: attitudes,challenges and opportunities in Lusaka,Zambia
… alike now explicitly support the integration of HIV and reproductive health service delivery, particularly family planning. There is recognition that integration is needed to support women‘s and men‘s reproductive health needs, to push the HIV epidemic back, with the goal of achieving an HIV-free …
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Integration of HIV care and family planning: attitudes,challenges and opportunities in Lusaka,Zambia
… alike now explicitly support the integration of HIV and reproductive health service delivery, particularly family planning. There is recognition that integration is needed to support women‘s and men‘s reproductive health needs, to push the HIV epidemic back, with the goal of achieving an HIV-free …
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EVALUATION OF ORAL PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) IMPLEMENTATION IN PUBLIC HIV CARE CLINICS IN KENYA
… disoproxil fumarate (FTC/TDF) is a highly potent HIV prevention intervention with potential to reduce HIV incidence among populations at risk of HIV in Africa if delivered with sufficient coverage. There are extensive data from high-income countries describing diverse settings in which PrEP …
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HIV-positive African women’s engagement with HIV care in the UK during and after pregnancy
Approximately 1400 HIV-positive women are known to become pregnant in the UK each year, the overwhelming majority being from Sub-Saharan Africa. The overall question I pose in this thesis is: how do African women living with HIV in the UK engage with HIV services and interventions during and after …
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Understanding women's engagement in HIV care after initiating antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy in South Africa
Background: Sustained engagement in HIV care, including adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and retention in HIV services, is essential to optimize maternal health and prevent perinatal, postnatal and sexual HIV transmission. However, engagement in care remains a substantial challenge for …
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Evaluating South African policies for linkage to and retention in HIV care using quasi-experimental methods
South Africa has the largest HIV-infected population in the world, with 2015 estimates of 7 million people living with HIV and 180,000 AIDS-related deaths. The South African government began scale-up of a public-sector HIV care and treatment program in 2004, and by the end of 2015, 3.4 million …
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Barriers to HIV Care and Randomized Controlled Trial Retention among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
The HIV epidemic remains a significant global health challenge, including in the United States, where disparities in HIV care continuum outcomes persist between priority populations for Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative. Among these priority populations, young Black men who have sex with men …
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Linkage to HIV care from a mobile testing unit in South Africa by different CD4 count strata
… is to investigate the linkage of newly-diagnosed HIV positive clients from a mobile testing unit (Tutu Tester) to HIV care at public healthcare facilities as well as to investigate the reasons for not linking to care.
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Predicting adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention to HIV care : effects of baseline biopsychosocial status and neuropsychological functioning
… in improving immune function and reducing HIV-related morbidity and mortality, and while a cure is not available, patients on treatment may live longer, healthier lives. However, early optimism has been tempered by the growing recognition that meticulous adherence is a prerequisite for …
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Factors affecting access to comprehensive HIV care among HIV Positive children(0-15years)in Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambia
… affecting access to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive children (0-15 years) out of the comprehensive HIV Care program using informal caregivers in Chipata district, Eastern Province of Zambia. Methods Data was collected between November, 2013 and March 2014. The study sampled162 …
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Factors affecting access to comprehensive HIV care among HIV Positive children(0-15years)in Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambia
… affecting access to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive children (0-15 years) out of the comprehensive HIV Care program using informal caregivers in Chipata district, Eastern Province of Zambia. Methods Data was collected between November, 2013 and March 2014. The study sampled162 …
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Moving from pediatric to adolescent HIV care in Northern Tanzania: exploring transition services, perceptions and self-care during early adolescence
… survival of children with perinatally acquired HIV into adolescence due to increased coverage and access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for children in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), the pediatric-to-adolescent transition in HIV care is now of public health importance. There is, however, limited …
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Implementation of a Novel model to enhance Routine HIV care and Treatment capacity in South Africa: Outcomes, Costs, and Cost-effectiveness
… (GP) network, which provides routine HIV care and treatment to public sector patients in order to alleviate the patient burden at public sector primary care clinics. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study that compared the PPP model to the status quo public primary healthcare …
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Understanding the Behavioral Determinants of Retention in HIV Care: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Situated Information, Motivation, Behavioral Skills model of Care Initiation and Maintenance
… and barriers influencing retention in HIV care in an inner-city clinic population receiving clinic- and outreach-based HIV care services. Elicitation of retention-relevant factors was guided by the Situated Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model of Care Initiation and …
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Recommendation For A Best Practice Model of Hiv Management by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In Primary Care Settings
<p>HIV infection is a significant problem in the United States, with Southern states being disproportionately affected by the epidemic. Three federal programs, the Ryan White Treatment Program, Medicare, and Medicaid, provide funding for the majority of HIV-infected persons in specialty clinics but …
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An exploration of the health facility staff's perspectives on patients who disengage from HIV care: A qualitative analysis from Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
… Service focuses on addressing barriers that HIV+ patients face when they are returning to care after disengagement from treatment. One of the common barriers to re-engaging in treatment that the project seeks to address is the unwelcoming approach that health care workers have towards …
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