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HIV-positive adolescents’ experiences of finding out their HIV status through the Mini Flipster Disclosure Method.
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Despite the known benefits of adolescents knowing their HIV status, parents and caregivers (PCG) often delay the disclosure of their children’s HIV status to them due to the fear of stigma and discrimination, the belief ...
Factors associated with type 2 diabetes Mellitus (t2dm) in people living with HIV/ aids (plwha) attending primary health care centres in Rwamagana district, Rwanda
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Sub-Saharan African countries including Rwanda are facing a double burden of communicable
and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). As HIV and AIDS management improves, the AIDS
related mortality rate is thus reduced, and ...
Understanding young people’s experiences and perspectives on HIV prevention in four communities in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The HIV incidence among young people aged 15 to 24 years remains a global health concern. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the home of approximately four million young people living with HIV, and young people in the region ...
Outcomes of paediatric art patients down-referred from a tertiary and a regional hospital to primary care facilities in Buffalo City Municipality, Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Background: According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 340 000 children between 0-14years of age are living with HIV in South Africa as of 2019. Decentralization of HIV services was included in ...
Treatment adherence in TB/HIV co-infected patients in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Adequate levels of adherence to treatment for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV at the same time poses a problem for public health in South Africa. TB/HIV co-infected patients face many potential barriers to adherence to treatment ...
Factors affecting adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in Masvingo District, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Background: With the improvements in the effectiveness and availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART), perinatally infected children are surviving to adolescence and emerging as a significant sub-population living with ...
The aetiologies, clinical presentation, diagnostic difficulties and outcomes of meningitis among HIV-positive adults admitted to Livingstone hospital, Port Elizabeth
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Meningitis is a common opportunistic infection and an important cause of
mortality among people living with HIV and AIDS globally. This study investigated meningitis in adults living with HIV and AIDS admitted
to the ...
Predictors and incidence of HIV viremia and virologic failure among HIV-infected adults on first-line antiretroviral therapy in Eswatini: A nested case–control study
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
The global rapid scale up of access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) that has saved millions of lives of individuals infected with HIV through a durable and maximal viral suppression. However, achieving a 95% target of ...
Adherence to treatment and retention in care among postnatal women who were initiated on antiretroviral therapy during antenatal and postnatal period in Lusaka district, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Introduction: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the cause of most HIV acquisition among children. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programs aim to enable pregnant women to attain viral suppression ...
Adherence, retention in care and treatment outcomes of adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in the Western Cape Metropole in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Approximately 6% of all people living with HIV in 2016 are adolescents aged
10-19 years. It is reported globally that adolescents on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are at
increased risk for poor retention in care, adherence ...