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Frequency of HIV testing among gay and bisexual men in the UK: implications for HIV prevention [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: The aim of the study was to explore HIV testing frequency among UK men who have sex with men (MSM) in order to direct intervention development. Methods: Cross-sectional surveys were completed by 2409 MSM in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London in
Abbas, Adam, Aghaizu, Attia, Bolding, Brady, Centers for Disease Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Clutterbuck, Coia, Desai, Dodds, Dougan, Elford, Fairley, Fernandez, Flowers, Flowers, Gilbert, Grant, Gray, Guy, Heijman, Helms, Holt, Hottes, Hutchinson, Katz, Lee, Lorenc, Lucas, Mannheimer, McDaid, McDaid, McDaid, McFarland, Nardone, Nardone, Oster, Pant Pai, Phillips, Read, Saxton, Skolnik, Spielberg, Supervie, Wallace, Wallace, Williamson, Williamson, Yin, Zablotska   +51 more
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Enabling HIV self-testing in South Africa

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2012
In a South African context, we consider the implications of the United States Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of the OraQuick HIV self-testing kit.
M L Richter, W D F Venter, A Gray
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Causal Beliefs About Gout on Public Views About Gout Management: A Randomized Experimental Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Despite well‐described biologic causes, the public views unhealthy lifestyle choices as the primary cause of gout. This study investigated how causal beliefs about gout influence the public's views about its management. Methods In a randomized study, 201 members of the public viewed one of two 2‐minute videos about gout.
Rachel Murdoch, Borislav Mihov, Anne Horne, Keith J. Petrie, Gregory D. Gamble, Lachlan Fleck, Nicola Dalbeth   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intersectional Stigma and Multi-Level Barriers to HIV Testing Among Foreign-Born Black Men From the Caribbean

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Testing is the entry point into the HIV care continuum that includes linkage to and retention in prevention services, and adherence to prevention strategies, including repeat HIV testing.
Tonya N. Taylor, Jack DeHovitz, Sabina Hirshfield   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variation in Specificity of HIV Rapid Diagnostic Tests over Place and Time: An Analysis of Discordancy Data Using a Bayesian Approach [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND Recent trends to earlier access to anti-retroviral treatment underline the importance of accurate HIV diagnosis. The WHO HIV testing strategy recommends the use of two or three rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) combined in an algorithm and assume ...
Glass, Kathryn, Klarkowski, Derryck, Lokuge, Kamalini, O’Brien, Daniel, Piriou, Erwan, Shanks, Leslie   +5 more
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Cracking the Code: Which Ocular Symptoms Predict Dry Eye Signs? Insights From a Large International Sicca Registry

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The study aimed to identify symptom‐based predictors of dry eye disease (DED) signs in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) cohort. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis examining 16 ocular symptoms (most graded 0–4) and artificial tear (AT) use (graded 0–3) as predictors of DED signs (abnormal ocular ...
Pragnya R. Donthineni, Chloe Shields, Rohit Muralidhar, Shreya Bhatt, Alan Baer, Robert Fox, Sara S. McCoy, Anat Galor   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Surface‐engineered Microfluidic Device for Antibody‐Mediated Negative Selection of High‐Quality Sperm for Assisted Reproduction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports a microfluidic device with a functionalized surface utilizing a polyoxazoline coating and covalently immobilized gold nanoparticles and anti‐phosphatidylserine antibody. The device efficiently eliminates pre‐apoptotic and apoptotic spermatozoa and yields sperm with substantially improved quality and low DNA damage, offering a simple ...
Soraya Rasi Ghaemi, David J. Sharkey, Nicole O. McPherson, Markos Negash Alemie, Krasimir Vasilev, Sarah A. Robertson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acceptability of HIV self-testing to support pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Uganda and Zambia: results from two randomized controlled trials

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for prevention of HIV acquisition, but requires HIV testing at regular intervals. Female sex workers (FSWs) are a priority population for HIV prevention interventions in many settings ...
Katrina F. Ortblad, Michael M. Chanda, Daniel Kibuuka Musoke, Thomson Ngabirano, Magdalene Mwale, Aidah Nakitende, Steven Chongo, Nyambe Kamungoma, Catherine Kanchele, Till Bärnighausen, Catherine E. Oldenburg   +10 more
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Benefit of viral load testing for confirmation of immunological failure in HIV patients treated in rural Malawi. [PDF]

, 2011
Objective  Viral load testing is used in the HIV programme of Chiradzulu, Malawi, to confirm the diagnosis of immunological failure to prevent unnecessary switching to second-line therapy.
Badri, Bisson, Calmy, Ekouevi, Ferradini, Kantor, Keiser, Lebon, Mee, Moore, Murri, Reynolds, van Oosterhout, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +14 more
core   +2 more sources

Testing Newborns for HIV

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2009
Some states have enacted mandatory testing of newborns for HIV despite challenges to the constitutionality of such laws. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
openaire   +2 more sources