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Cognitive-behavioural theories and adherence: Application and relevance in antiretroviral therapy
BACKGROUND: Adherence in chronic disease conditions is described as the extent to which a person's behaviour corresponds to the prescribed …
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Similar HIV protection from four weeks of zidovudine versus nevirapine prophylaxis among formula-fed infants in Botswana
Background: The World Health Organization HIV guidelines recommend either infant zidovudine (ZDV) or nevirapine (NVP) prophylaxis for the prevention of …
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Human immunodeficiency virus infection predictors and genetic diversity of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus co-infections among drug users in three major Kenyan cities
Background: Drug users act as reservoirs and transmission channels for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human …
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Risky sexual behaviour and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) among healthcare workers
BACKGROUND: South Africa is known to have one of the highest prevalence rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired …
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‘Scared of going to the clinic’: Contextualising healthcare access for men who have sex with men, female sex workers and people who use drugs in two South African cities
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers (SW) and people who use drugs (PWUD) are at increased …
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Corrigendum: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV guidelines: Nurses’ views at four primary healthcare facilities in the Limpopo Province
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v18i1.690.].
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A comparative study of human T-cell lymphotropic virus-associated myelopathy in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients in KwaZulu-Natal
Background: KwaZulu-Natal is an endemic area for HIV and human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection. The main neurological manifestation of …
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Bone turnover markers in HIV-infected women on tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy
Background: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) antiretroviral therapy is associated with disruption of the bone turnover process.Objectives: The objective of this …
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When to start antiretroviral treatment? A history and analysis of a scientific controversy
Background: Since 1987 HIV scientists and activists have debated the optimal point to start antiretroviral treatment. Positions have varied between …
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Late stage presentation of HIV-positive patients to antiretroviral outpatient clinic in Zambia
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Zambian Ministry of Health set out new guidelines on combination antiretroviral therapy …
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Non-disclosure of HIV-positive status to a partner and mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Evidence from a case–control study conducted in a rural county in Kenya
Background: Many factors contribute to an enhanced risk of infant HIV acquisition, two of which may include failure of a …
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Approach to acute kidney injury in HIV-infected patients in South Africa
BACKGROUND: HIV-infected patients have an increased risk of renal disease. Current first-line antiretroviral therapy contains tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), which …
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Condom migration after introduction of pre-exposure prophylaxis among HIV-uninfected adolescents in South Africa: A cohort analysis
BACKGROUND: Approximately 3 million adolescents and young adults (AYA), between the ages of 15 years and 24 years, are living …
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HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder in a KwaZulu-Natal HIV clinic: A prospective study
INTRODUCTION: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is a consequence of HIV infection of the central nervous system. The prevalence ranges between …
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The Botsha Bophelo Adolescent Health Study: A profile of adolescents in Soweto, South Africa
Background: Youth between the ages of 15 years to 24 years account for almost half of new HIV infections in …
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South African HIV self-testing policy and guidance considerations
The gap in HIV testing remains significant and new modalities such as HIV self-testing (HIVST) have been recommended to reach …
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Reported health, lifestyle and clinical manifestations associated with HIV status in people from rural and urban communities in the Free State Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: HIV infection impacts heavily on the infected individual's overall health status. AIM: To determine significant health, lifestyle (smoking and …
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Photosensitive disorders in HIV
Photosensitive disorders are common, affecting up to 5% of HIV-positive patients. HIV itself induces photosensitivity but photoaggravated drug reactions, porphyria …
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HIV epidemic drivers in South Africa: A model-based evaluation of factors accounting for inter-provincial differences in HIV prevalence and incidence trends
BACKGROUND: HIV prevalence differs substantially between South Africa's provinces, but the factors accounting for this difference are poorly understood. OBJECTIVES: …
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Progress towards the 2020 targets for HIV diagnosis and antiretroviral treatment in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The UNAIDS targets for 2020 are to achieve a 90% rate of diagnosis in HIV-positive individuals, to provide antiretroviral …