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Mapping the spatial distribution and characteristics of HIV seropositivity among women in Ethiopia. A spatial analysis [PDF]

Global Epidemiology
Background: Although promising effort has been made so far, HIV remains a public health concern. Women in Ethiopia are disproportionately affected by HIV, accounting for a majority of new infections and HIV -related deaths.
Tegene Atamenta kitaw, Amanuel Tadesse Koyas, Bruktawite Afework Tekle, Ribka Nigatu Haile   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Implementation of blanket provider-initiated testing and counselling: Predictors of HIV seropositivity among infants, children and adolescents in Cameroon [PDF]

Public Health in Practice, 2020
Objectives: The number needed to test (NNT) to identify a child infected with HIV remains high in the context of the implementation of the blanket provider-initiated testing and counselling (bPITC) strategy.
H.A. Yumo, D.N. Nsame, P.B. Kuwoh, M.B. Njabon, I. Sieleunou, J.J.N. Ndenkeh, G. Tene, P. Memiah, C. Kuaban, M. Beissner   +9 more
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Spatial patterns and associated factors of HIV Seropositivity among adults in Ethiopia from EDHS 2016: a spatial and multilevel analysis. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis, 2020
Background HIV is a major public health issue, especially in developing countries. It is important to track and design successful intervention programs to explore the spatial pattern, distribution, and associated factors of HIV Seropositivity. This study
Hailu BA, Tadese F, Bogale GG, Molla A, Miheretu BA, Beyene J.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparison of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV seropositivity of Syrian and Turkish pregnant women. [PDF]

Turk J Obstet Gynecol, 2019
Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare the seroprevalence of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficieney viruse (HIV) in Syrian pregnant women and Turkish pregnant women in our hospital.
Yalçın Bahat P, Turan G, Yüksel Özgör B, Bağcı Çakmak K.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Geospatial pattern of HIV seropositivity and its predictors among women in Ethiopia. A spatial and multiscale geographically weighted regression analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundAlthough promising efforts have been made so far, HIV remains a public health concern. Women in Ethiopia are disproportionately affected by HIV, accounting for a majority of new infections and AIDS-related deaths.
Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Biruk Beletew Abate, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Ribka Nigatu Haile   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A multilevel analysis of the determinants and cross-national variations of HIV seropositivity in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the DHS

Health and Place, 2011
This paper applies multilevel logistic regression models to Demographic and Health Survey data collected during 2003–2008 from 20 countries of sub-Saharan Africa to examine the determinants and cross-national variations in the risk of HIV seropositivity ...
Mónica Magadi
exaly   +2 more sources

Anti-HIV seropositivity was related to HBsAg seropositivity among injecting drug users in Taiwan [PDF]

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
In Taiwan, the number of new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection via drug injection has been increasing since 2003. Due to HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) having similar transmission routes, HBV and HIV infections among injecting drug ...
Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Chung-Feng Huang, Ming-Lun Yeh, Shu-Chi Wang, Jeng-Fu Yang, Ko Chang, Wei-Ru Lin, Chun-Yu Lin, Tun-Chieh Chen, Jee-Fu Huang, Chia-Yen Dai, Jih-Jin Tsai, Wan-Long Chuang, Ming-Lung Yu   +14 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Vaccine-Induced HIV Seropositivity/Reactivity in Noninfected HIV Vaccine Recipients

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 2010
Context Induction of protective anti-HIV immune responses is the goal of an HIV vaccine. However, this may cause a reactive result by routine HIV testing in the absence of HIV infection.
Joan Dragavon, Barbara Metch
exaly   +2 more sources

HIV seropositivity in patients with first-episode psychosis

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2007
Background. In order to gauge the impact of the HIV epidemic on psychotic disorders, the magnitude and causal direction of the association between HIV infection and psychosis need to be examined closely. Objective.
S Mashaphu, D L Mkize
doaj   +2 more sources

HIV seropositivity, patterns, and clinico-epidemiological profile of sexually transmitted infection patients attending the Suraksha Clinic of a tertiary care public hospital in southern Rajasthan, India—a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The current study aimed to determine the clinical-epidemiological profile, patterns, and HIV seropositivity among STI patients attending the Suraksha Clinic by the National AIDS Control Organization in southern Rajasthan, India.
Shikha Mehta, Rajath Rao, Sharad Mehta, Keerti Singh   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources