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

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
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Anal, penile, and oral high-risk HPV infections and HPV seropositivity in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men.

PLoS ONE, 2014
The effects of single or multiple concordant HPV infections at various anatomical sites on type-specific HPV seropositivity are currently unknown. In this cross-sectional study we assessed whether high-risk HPV infections at various anatomical sites (i.e.
Vera M van Rijn, Sofie H Mooij, Madelief Mollers, Peter J F Snijders, Arjen G C L Speksnijder, Audrey J King, Henry J C de Vries, Arne van Eeden, Fiona R M van der Klis, Hester E de Melker, Marianne A B van der Sande, Maarten F Schim van der Loeff   +11 more
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Mapping the spatial distribution and characteristics of HIV seropositivity among women in Ethiopia. A spatial analysis

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

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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Seroprevalence Of HIV Among Truck Drivers

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 1999
Research questions: What is the prevalence of HIV among truck drivers? Objective: To study the seroprevalence of HIV among truck drivers. Study design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Truck Union of Patiala City and National Highway No. 1.
Singh G. B, Dhaliwal D. S, Sekhon A. S, Kaur K, Singh S, Kaur P   +5 more
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Effects of seropositivity in reproductive choices of women living with HIV/Aids / Efeitos da condição sorológica sobre as escolhas reprodutivas de mulheres HIV positivas

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2009
AIDS epidemiological profile indicates a feminine trend particularly among those in the reproductive age. The study investigated the HIV positive women perception of the seropositivity effects on their reproductive choices.
Ana Carolina Cunha Sant'Anna, Eliane Maria Fleury Seidl   +1 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
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Assessment of levels and trends of HIV infections among different subgroup populations of Gujarat State – Prioritization of the districts

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2023
Background: In India, HIV prevalence varies by region and high-risk groups. General population rates have decreased in high prevalence states through HIV Sentinel Surveillance among pregnant women, while low-moderate prevalence states show variable ...
Suchit Kamble, Padum Narayan, Arvind Panndey, Vinita Verma, Chinmoyee Das   +4 more
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Hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users with and without human immunodeficiency virus co-infection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
The aim of this study is to explore the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among injection drug users (IDUs) with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in southern Taiwan.
Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Jih-Jin Tsai, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Chung-Feng Huang, Ming-Lun Yeh, Jeng-Fu Yang, Ko Chang, Wei-Ru Lin, Chun-Yu Lin, Tun-Chieh Chen, Jee-Fu Huang, Chia-Yen Dai, Ming-Lung Yu, Wan-Long Chuang   +13 more
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A study on prevalence of HIV and its associated risk factors in patients visiting tertiary care center of North India

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: India is home to the second largest population of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) with an estimated 5.134 million infections.
Astha, Arti Agrawal, Ankita Soni , Neetu Chauhan , Priyanka Sahu , Sanjeev Kumar   +5 more
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