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Agreement between physicians and non-physician clinicians in starting antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda

Human Resources for Health, 2009
Background The scarcity of physicians in sub-Saharan Africa – particularly in rural clinics staffed only by non-physician health workers – is constraining access to HIV treatment, as only they are legally allowed to start antiretroviral therapy in the ...
Vasan Ashwin, Kenya-Mugisha Nathan, Seung Kwonjune J, Achieng Marion, Banura Patrick, Lule Frank, Beems Megan, Todd Jim, Madraa Elizabeth   +8 more
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Barriers to and facilitators of antiretroviral therapy adherence in Nepal: a qualitative study. [PDF]

, 2012
Patient's adherence is crucial to get the best out of antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study explores in-depth the barriers to and facilitators of ART adherence among Nepalese patients and service providers prescribing ART. Face-to-face semi-structured
Freeman, J.V., Randall, Julian, Simkhada, Padam, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Wasti, Sharada Prasad   +4 more
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Factors of Loss to Follow-up Antiretroviral Therapy in Islanded Area

Unnes Journal of Public Health, 2018
Loss to follow-up of antiretroviral therapy is when PLWHA (People Living with HIV/AIDS) do not come for antiretroviral therapy for more than 3 months. This study aimed to determine the factors of loss to follow-up antiretroviral therapy for PLWHA at Prof.
Thomas Laga Boro, Rafael Paun, Marthen R Pellokila   +2 more
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Treatment outcomes from the largest antiretroviral treatment program in Myanmar (Burma): a cohort analysis of retention after scale-up. [PDF]

, 2012
Article approval pendingAntiretroviral treatment (ART) coverage in Myanmar is well below average. This study describes retention and baseline predictors of prognosis from the largest ART program in the ...
Bisson, Braitstein, Brinkhof, Brinkhof, Chi, Coetzee, Cornell, Deeks, Egger, Ferradini, Ferradini, Fox, Frank Smithuis, Ivers, Kalpana Sabapathy, Kazatchkine, Keiser, Khin Nyein Chan, Komatsu, Madec, McGuire, Moe Kyaw Kyaw, Nathan Ford, Riekje Elema, Sian Floyd, Thai, Van Cutsem, Williams, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zhang   +30 more
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Survival rate of HIV-infected children after initiation of the antiretroviral therapy and its predictors in Ethiopia: A facility-based retrospective cohort

SAGE Open Medicine, 2019
Objective: To determine the survival rate and predictors of HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy at two selected facilities in North Ethiopia.
Getachew Arage, Mekonnen Assefa, Teshager Worku, Agumasie Semahegn   +3 more
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Magnitude of antiretroviral treatment failure and associated factors among adult HIV-positive patients in Harar public hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2020
Background: Antiretroviral treatment failure occurred when the antiretroviral regimen is unable to control HIV infection. There is no information on antiretroviral therapy failure in this study area.
Rahel Feleke, Biftu Geda, Kedir Teji Roba, Fitsum Weldegebreal   +3 more
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Comparison of treatment outcomes of new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients by HIV and antiretroviral status in a TB/HIV clinic, Malawi. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Smear-positive pulmonary TB is the most infectious form of TB. Previous studies on the effect of HIV and antiretroviral therapy on TB treatment outcomes among these highly infectious patients demonstrated conflicting results, reducing understanding of ...
Hannock Tweya, Caryl Feldacker, Sam Phiri, Anne Ben-Smith, Lukas Fenner, Andreas Jahn, Mike Kalulu, Ralf Weigel, Chancy Kamba, Rabecca Banda, Matthias Egger, Olivia Keiser   +11 more
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Using Electronic Drug Monitor Feedback to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Positive Patients in China [PDF]

, 2009
Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires excellent adherence. Little is known about how to improve ART adherence in many HIV/AIDS-affected countries, including China.
DeSilva, Mary Bachman, Gill, Christopher J., Hamer, Davidson H., Li, Tao, Sabin, Lora L., Wilson, Ira B., Xu, Keyi, Zhang, Jianbo   +7 more
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Implementation of a Test, Treat, and Prevent HIV program among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Thailand, 2015-2016. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
INTRODUCTION:Antiretroviral therapy reduces the risk of serious illness among people living with HIV and can prevent HIV transmission. We implemented a Test, Treat, and Prevent HIV Program among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women at ...
Sumet Ongwandee, Cheewanan Lertpiriyasuwat, Thana Khawcharoenporn, Ploenchan Chetchotisak, Ekkachai Thiansukhon, Niramon Leerattanapetch, Banlang Leungwaranan, Chomnad Manopaiboon, Thanongsri Phoorisri, Prin Visavakum, Bongkoch Jetsawang, Monsicha Poolsawat, Somboon Nookhai, Monthinee Vasanti-Uppapokakorn, Samart Karuchit, Chonticha Kittinunvorakoon, Philip Mock, Dimitri Prybylski, Ake-Chittra Sukkul, Thierry Roels, Michael Martin   +20 more
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Sequential emergence and clinical implications of viral mutants with K70E and K65R mutation in reverse transcriptase during prolonged tenofovir monotherapy in rhesus macaques with chronic RT-SHIV infection. [PDF]

, 2007
BackgroundWe reported previously on the emergence and clinical implications of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVmac251) mutants with a K65R mutation in reverse transcriptase (RT), and the role of CD8+ cell-mediated immune responses in suppressing ...
Bischofberger, Norbert, Blackwood, Emily J, Heneine, Walid, Johnson, Jeffrey A, Lipscomb, Jonathan, Marthas, Marta L, Matthews, Timothy B, North, Thomas W, Pedersen, Niels C, Singh, Raman P, Van Rompay, Koen KA   +10 more
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