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“It is still very little; I cannot pass it on”: a qualitative study of experiences of diagnosis and treatment of acute HIV infection in Eswatini

Mukooza E, Schausberger B, Mmema N, Dlamini V, Aung A,  et al.
2024-03-01 • AIDS Care
2024-03-01 • AIDS Care
Acute and early HIV infection (AEHI) is rarely diagnosed in sub-Saharan Africa, despite its potential contribution to incidence reduction. This qualitative study in Eswatini explored the...
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An investigation into the health-related quality of life of individuals living with HIV who are receiving HAART

Jelsma J, Maclean E, Hughes J, Tinise X, Darder M
2005-07-01 • AIDS Care
2005-07-01 • AIDS Care
The health authorities have recently accepted the routine provision of highly active antiretroviral therapy to persons living with AIDS in South Africa. There is a need to investigate th...
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Out-of-pocket costs of AIDS care in China: are free antiretroviral drugs enough?

Moon S, Van Leemput L, Durier N, Jambert E, Dahmane A,  et al.
2008-09-01 • AIDS Care
2008-09-01 • AIDS Care
Financial access to HIV care and treatment can be difficult for many people in China, where the government provides free antiretroviral drugs but does not cover the cost of other medical...
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Exploring HIV risk perception and behaviour in the context of antiretroviral treatment: results from a township household survey

Boulle AM, Hilderbrand K, Menten J, Coetzee D, Ford NP,  et al.
2008-08-01 • AIDS Care
2008-08-01 • AIDS Care
The objective of this cross-sectional household survey was to assess factors influencing HIV risk perception, behaviour and intervention uptake in a community characterised by high HIV p...
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Prioritising prevention strategies for patients in antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings

Spaar A, Graber C, Dabis F, Coutsoudis A, Bachmann L,  et al.
2010-06-01 • AIDS Care
2010-06-01 • AIDS Care
Expanded access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) offers opportunities to strengthen HIV prevention in resource-limited settings. We invited 27 ART programmes from urban settings in Africa...
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Mental health in HIV-positive pregnant women: results from Angola

Bernatsky S, Souza R, de Jong K
2007-05-01 • AIDS Care
2007-05-01 • AIDS Care
Our objective was to assess the mental health status of pregnant women who are HIV-positive, compared with other groups of pregnant women. We evaluated pregnant HIV-positive women attend...
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Reasons for unsatisfactory acceptance of antiretroviral treatment in the urban Kibera slum, Kenya

Unge C, Johansson A, Zachariah R, Some D, van Engelgem I,  et al.
2008-02-01 • AIDS Care
2008-02-01 • AIDS Care
The aim of this study was to explore why patients in the urban Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, offered free antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) clinic, choos...
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Acceptability and use of a virtual support group for HIV-positive youth in Khayelitsha, Cape Town using the MXit social networking platform

Henwood R, Patten GE, Barnett W, Hwang B, Metcalf CJ,  et al.
2016-04-21 • AIDS Care
2016-04-21 • AIDS Care
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Médecins Sans Frontières supports human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected youth, aged 12-25 years, at a clinic in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Patients are enrolled in...
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Slipping through the cracks: a qualitative study to explore pathways of HIV care and treatment amongst hospitalised patients with advanced HIV in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Burns R, Venables E, Odhoch L, Kocholla L, Wanjala S,  et al.
2021-08-26 • AIDS Care
2021-08-26 • AIDS Care
Advanced HIV causes substantial mortality in sub-Saharan Africa despite widespread antiretroviral therapy coverage. This paper explores pathways of care amongst hospitalised patients wit...
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Effectiveness of a PMTCT programme in rural Western Kenya

Azcoaga-Lorenzo A, Ferreyra C, Alvarez A, Palma PP, Velilla E,  et al.
2011-02-22 • AIDS Care
2011-02-22 • AIDS Care
We assess the coverage of a Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission (PMTCT) programme in Busia (Kenya) from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008 and estimate the risk of transmission of...