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Poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy and associated factors among people living with HIV in Eastern Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objective: Sustained adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy is necessary to suppress viral replication and improve immunological and clinical outcomes.
Degu Tegegne, Galana Mamo, Belay Negash, Sisay Habte, Tesfaye Gobena, Shiferaw Letta   +5 more
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Adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy

South African Family Practice, 2006
Near perfect adherence to ART is required to prevent treatment failure in the individual and to prevent the spread of drug-resistant viruses. Factors that influence adherence to ART can be divided into factors related to the treatment regimen; social and
A. Heyer, G.A. Ogunbanjo
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Antiretroviral stewardship in a tertiary academic hospital: The need for a clinical pharmacist

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2023
Background: South Africa has the highest prevalence of people living with HIV globally. Although antiretroviral therapy provides solutions, evidence of antiretroviral resistance emerged, requiring the application of antiretroviral-stewardship programmes ...
Elmien Bronkhorst, Sonja Hattingh, Madan Poka   +2 more
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Sociodemographic and health systems determinants of antiretroviral therapy adherence among human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients in the Volta Region of Ghana: A multi-centre study

SAGE Open Medicine
Objectives: Optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy is required for viral load suppression. This study investigated the sociodemographic (age, sex, marital status, level of education, monthly income, settlement type, distance to the antiretroviral ...
Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Emmanuel Manu, Fortress Yayra Aku, Judith Anaman-Torgbor, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo   +4 more
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CD4 LYMPHOCYTE IN HIV / AIDS BEFORE AND AFTER ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY

Berkala Kedokteran, 2017
: Human Immunodefficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that decreases the human immunity system, therefore the infected people become susceptible to any kind of infections.
Rangsang Bagus Prabowo, Dewi Indah Noviana Pertiwi, FX. Hendriyono   +2 more
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Antitumour effects of antiretroviral therapy [PDF]

Nature Reviews Cancer, 2004
Infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with an increased risk of certain tumours, particularly Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and cervical cancer. However, the incidence of these tumours in HIV-infected patients has decreased significantly since the widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
Monini, P, Sgadari, C, Toschi,E, BARILLARI, GIOVANNI, Ensoli, B.   +4 more
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Initiating antiretroviral therapy

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2005
No abstract available.
Gary Maartens
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Assessment of antiretroviral therapy knowledge and willingness of persons with HIV to support its uptake in Uganda

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2011
Richard Batamwita1, David M Moore2, Rachel King3, Edward Mills4, Anne L Stangl5 1Mildmay Centre, Kampala, Uganda; 2British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada; 3Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; 4University of Ottawa ...
Batamwita R, Moore DM, King R, Mills E, Stangl AL   +4 more
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ART suppresses plasma HIV-1 RNA to a stable set point predicted by pretherapy viremia. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2007
Current antiretroviral therapy is effective in suppressing but not eliminating HIV-1 infection. Understanding the source of viral persistence is essential for developing strategies to eradicate HIV-1 infection.
Frank Maldarelli, Sarah Palmer, Martin S King, Ann Wiegand, Michael A Polis, JoAnn Mican, Joseph A Kovacs, Richard T Davey, Diane Rock-Kress, Robin Dewar, Shuying Liu, Julia A Metcalf, Catherine Rehm, Scott C Brun, George J Hanna, Dale J Kempf, John M Coffin, John W Mellors   +17 more
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Dyslipidemia in HIV-infected individuals

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010
Metabolic complications continue to play a major role in the management of HIV infection. Dyslipidemia associated with HIV infection and with the use of combined antiretroviral therapy includes elevations in triglycerides, reduced high-density ...
Eduardo Sprinz, Rosmeri Kuhmmer Lazzaretti, Regina Kuhmmer, Jorge Pinto Ribeiro   +3 more
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