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Availability and accessibility of HIV self-tests and self-sample kits at community pharmacies in the Netherlands

open access: yesAIDS Research and Therapy, 2023
Background In 2016 the WHO declared HIV self-testing and self-sampling an effective and safe test option that can reduce testing barriers. HIV self-tests and self-sampling kits (HIVST/HIVSS) are available for purchase at Dutch community pharmacies since ...
Chaima Kandil   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cell surface CD11c as a neutrophil aging marker molecule

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Cell surface CD11chi neutrophils were more aged and had better phagocytic function than CD11c−/lo neutrophils. Transcriptomic analysis of CD11chi neutrophils and CD11c−/lo neutrophils in pediatric population showed that the most difference was seen in infants.
Sophia Koutsogiannaki   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcomes of interventions to optimize linkage to HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation after HIV self-testing: A scoping review

open access: yesJournal of Global Health Reports, 2022
# Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing is an innovative solution to the problem of low HIV testing coverage. It can help in realizing the first “95” of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS targets in the HIV treatment ...
Patience A. Muwanguzi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

New initiatives to develop self-testing for HIV

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2017
Purpose of review The purpose of this review is to describe the most recent literature on outcomes and issues associated with HIV self-testing (HIVST). Recent findings HIVST is acceptable to a range of populations in a variety of contexts, particularly if users’ values and ...
Witzel, TC, Rodger, AJ
openaire   +6 more sources

HIV and Partner Violence: Implications for HIV Voluntary\ud Counseling and Testing Programs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This study explored the links between HIV infection, serostatus disclosure, and partner violence among women attending a VCT clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Sweat, Michael   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Influenza Vaccination Responses in Disabled Stroke Patients: A Single‐Center Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the immunological response to influenza vaccination, the incidence and severity of influenza infection, and the side effects of the vaccination in patients with ischemic stroke. Methods This prospective observational study was conducted between 2023 and 2024 at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Achiraya Pakngao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An exploratory study into the factors that constrain or enable voluntary HIV testing among young adults in Cape Town, South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-81).Despite exceptionally high HIV prevalence rates, South Africa experiences prohibitively low levels of HIV testing.
Lane, Hannah
core   +1 more source

Announcing the availability of oral HIV self-test kits via text message to increase HIV testing among hard-to-reach truckers in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Background Truckers in sub-Saharan Africa are at higher risk of contracting HIV than the general population. HIV self-testing may be a way to increase testing rates in this high-risk population.
Elizabeth A. Kelvin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Cognitive Testing in Mitochondrial Disease: Validity and Challenges for Clinical Trial Use

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Primary mitochondrial disease is a group of genetic disorders caused by pathogenic variants in nuclear or mitochondrial DNA, often resulting in progressive neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Current management is primarily supportive, though recent research offers hope for disease‐modifying treatments in the future.
Oksana Pogoryelova   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internet use associated with HIV testing in adults in a national sample: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey, 2009

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2014
Background: Routine Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing is a CDC recommendation. Little is known about health information technology (HIT) use and HIV testing.
Negar Aliabadi, John Santelli
doaj   +1 more source

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