Kulturella Perspektiv, 2002 This article is an empirical study of a segregated area in the town of Uppsala, and of the building intentions that failed. The planners focused on building different kinds of housing, not realizing that it would make a distinction between immigrants ...
Birgitta Meurling, Ann-Christine Norlén
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Syndemic perspective of how people living with HIV faced the COVID-19 crisis in North Africa [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe 2020–2023 COVID-19 pandemic impacted societies and healthcare access worldwide, including HIV services. Changes in access exacerbated social inequalities in health among socially underserved groups including people living with HIV (PLHIV). This study
Marion Di Ciaccio +10 more
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Access to tailored HIV prevention services remains limited for West African MSM. We assessed adherence to quarterly HIV prevention services and its impact on HIV incidence in MSM followed up in four cities in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali,
Ter Tiero Elias Dah +17 more
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The Infomóvel—An information system for managing HIV/AIDS patients in rural areas of Mozambique
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2023 Background Mobile health is gradually revolutionizing the way medical care is delivered worldwide. In Mozambique, a country with a high human immunodeficiency virus prevalence, where antiretroviral treatment coverage is 77% accompanied by a 67% of ...
E. Karajeanes +7 more
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background HIV-related stigma and discrimination constitute a barrier to different intervention programs. Unlike external stigma, internal stigma is not well explored in in the Middle East and North African countries, while grasping this particular form ...
Amal Ben Moussa +9 more
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Th17 and Th17/Treg ratio at early HIV infection associate with protective HIV-specific CD8+ T-cell responses and disease progression [PDF]
, 2015 The aim of this study was to analyze Th17 and Treg subsets and their correlation with anti-HIV T-cell responses and clinical parameters during (acute/early) primary HIV infection (PHI) and up to one year post-infection (p.i).
Cahn, Pedro +13 more
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Expansion of CD25-Negative Forkhead Box P3-Positive T Cells during HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection [PDF]
, 2017 Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV alter the immune system, and coinfected (HIV-TB) individuals usually present deregulations of T-lymphocytic immune response.
Ameri, Diego +9 more
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background In 2020, almost 20% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Morocco are still unaware of their HIV status. Under these circumstances, HIV self-test (HIVST) can be an efficient additional tool for improving the testing rates in Morocco and ...
Amal Ben Moussa +8 more
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Early Skewed Distribution of Total and HIV-Specific CD8+ T-Cell Memory Phenotypes during Primary HIV Infection Is Related to Reduced Antiviral Activity and Faster Disease Progression [PDF]
, 2014 The important role of the CD8+ T-cells on HIV control is well established. However, correlates of immune protection remain elusive. Although the importance of CD8+ T-cell specificity and functionality in virus control has been underscored, further ...
Cahn, Pedro +10 more
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CD4+T cells and natural killer cells: Biomarkers for hepatic fibrosis in human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C viruscoinfected patients [PDF]
, 2017 To characterize peripheral blood natural killer (NK) cells phenotypes by flow cytometry as potential biomarker of liver fibrosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfected patients.
Cahn, Pedro +8 more
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