MethadoneMaintenance Treatment Promotes Referral and Uptake of HIV Testing and Counselling Services amongst Drug Users and Their Partners

... to take an HIV test and encourage voluntary HIV testing What may be more interesting and informative for developing and implementing programs promoting voluntary HIV testing is the finding that ... individuals and couples in Kenya, Tanzania, and Trinidad: a randomized trial Lancet 2000, 356:103-212 Abstract Cunningham I: An innovative HIV/ AIDS research and education...

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... by Fagan and Ko-lin who found that initiation of crack use was associated with users' extensive involvement in drug selling and non -drug crimes, changes in drug markets and availability and the ... types of drugs, the context and environment in which these drugs are obtained and administered, and their availability and appeal among a small sample of str...

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... revealed IDUs rationales for the preference of one filtration method over another Reasons for not using a syringe filter Most of the reasons brought up for the use of “other filters” concerned technical ... the injection of this drug 39% of the heroin users and 33% of the cocaine users used the syringe filter to preserve their health The cotton filter...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... objectives of this study were to briefly characterize the determinants of access to HAART and to assess late vs early initiation of HAART in a population-based cohort of HIV-positive Argentinean men and ... Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of HIV-positive Individuals by Early or Late Start of Treatment Treatment Initiation at Baseline Variabl...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... this article as: Wanyenze et al.: Uptake of family planning methods and unplanned pregnancies among HIV- infected individuals: a crosssectional survey among clients at HIV clinics in Uganda Journal ... Implementation of National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan - FY 2007/2008 Kampala: Uganda AIDS Commission, Republic of Uganda; 2008 11 Uganda AIDS Com...

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... warranted The aim of this study is to explore the rates and predictors of the change of combination antiretroviral therapy in clinical practice of treatment naïve patients in the TREAT Asia HIV Observation ... Lipoatrophy was the most common side effect leading to treatment change in the first treatment combination Anaemia and rash were the mo...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:20

... elements of HIV care into the primary care clinics In the other nine intervention clinics, the STRETCH team identified the need to integrate further elements of HIV care into these referring clinics ... integration of HIV care into primary care in South Africa: The development and content of the streamlining tasks and role...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 11:20

... this article as: Johns et al.: Successful treatment of HIV-associated multicentric Castleman’s disease and multiple organ failure with rituximab and supportive care: a case report Journal of Medical ... thorax and abdomen with intravenous contrast enhancement showing hepatosplenomegaly, axillary and abdominal lymphadenopathy physiology score I; or A...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21

... diagnosis among incarcerated drug users and others outside the methadone setting Harm reduction interventions and early detection of new HIV, HBV, and HCV infections are of vital importance to provide ... Lugoboni F, Pajusco B, Sarti M, Talamini G, Lechi A, Mezzelani P, Des Jarlais DC: Factors associated with hepatitis C virus infection in injection and noninje...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... resistant mutation of 13 variants isolated from AIDS patients experienced HAART of Henan and Anhui province in China[6] Methods HIV-1 variants and cells HIV-1 variants were isolated from HIV-1 infected ... therapies and reducing the rate of progression, as well as on the modeling of the epidemiology of transmission of resistant HIV-1strains Howe...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 04:20

... date of starting treatment; clinical stage upon starting treatment; investigations done; drugs used; frequency of outpatient visits to the HIV Clinic; and time of discontinuing care at the HIV ... implementation of ART in rural settings because of the dearth of information on ART cost Our study aimed to estimate the average PPY cost of care of HIV patients w...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22

... Re-profiling study UNDP/OPM Uganda 2005 Ministry of Health: Mapping and Assessment of Health Services Availability in Northern Uganda, Technical Report, April – May 2006 Uganda Ministry of Health ... pattern of inadequacy at lower health facility levels The results of the stock-outs of HIV test kits and drugs at lower health facilities reflect limited capacity of suppl...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:21

... controlling water pollution and sustaining water systems In this study, we added tetracycline to water samples, incubated the samples in the laboratory, and determined the degradation rates and bacterial ... bacterial growth in each sample for the analysis of the growth of tetracycline-resistant or tetracycline -degrading bacteria and the mechanism of tetracyc...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15

... PEPFAR Guidance on Integrating Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health and Pediatric HIV Services Objectives of the Guidance Supporting ... integration of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) and pediatric HIV with Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (MNC...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... subject of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policies, services and human rights for HIVpositive women One forum, moderated by Harvard and Ipas, was open to all professionals and women with HIV/ AIDS, ... with HIV/ AIDS (ICW), Ipas and the Program on International Health and Human Rights at Harvard University’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights,...

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