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Monocyte activation and dysregulation in treated and untreated hiv-1 infected Ugandans.
(Makerere University, 2018-08-30)
Introduction: Mechanism for increased non-AIDs co morbidities in HIV-1infected individuals on combinatorial antiretroviral therapy (cART) still requires exploration. This is majorly attributed to chronic monocyte activation ...
Willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis: risk perception among HIV uninfected individuals in serodiscordant relationships with clients attending the Infectious Diseases Institute in Kampala
(2018-11-16)
Background: Scaling up efficacious evidence based HIV prevention strategies is imperative
to realizing the UNAIDS commitment to ensure access to combination prevention methods to
at least 90% of people by 2020. Pre-exposure ...
Retention in care, viral suppression and associated factors in HIV-positive key populations receiving antiretroviral therapy from Kampala Public Health Centers
(2018-10-15)
Introduction: HIV-positive Key populations (KPs) contribute about 50% of the global new HIV infection rates. We sought to compare the rates of virologic suppression, retention in care and factors associated with non-virologic ...
Factors associated with adherence to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) among HIV positive adolescents and young persons in Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2018-11-30)
ABSTRACT
Introduction: HIV epidemic is one of the biggest public health issues the world has ever seen in recent history. In the last three decades, HIV has spread rapidly and affected all sectors of society: young people ...
Comparison of routine versus selective screening strategies for depression among PLHIV attending Princess Diana Memorial Health Centre iv Soroti.
(Makerere University, 2018-11)
Abstract
Introduction: Depression is not usually screened for among PLHIV in Uganda in spite of the fact that depression is more common among PLHIV than in the general population. The study’s aim was to determine whether ...
PREVALENCE OF VIROLOGICAL SUPPRESSION AND PATTERNS OF ACQUIRED HIV DRUG RESISTANCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS ON FIRST-LINE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN FISHERFOLK COMMUNITIES IN UGANDA
(2018-10-03)
Background: The UNAIDS targets sustained viral suppression among at least 90% of HIV individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet viral load (VL) monitoring is rarely done in resource-limited settings due to high costs. ...
Long term non-progressor-derived CD4+ T Cell In-Vitro susceptibility to HIV-1 infection
(Makerere University, 2018-09-01)
Introduction: World over, there are antiretroviral therapy naïve individuals infected with HIV who maintain their CD4+T cell count above 500 cells/μl over 7-10 years (termed as Long Term Non-progressors, LTNP). A subset ...
Prevalence and factors associated with Insomnia sleep disorder among HIV positive adults attending Entebbe Hospital HIV outpatient clinic
(2018-08-16)
Introduction: The global burden of insomnia is high in the general population but much higher in those affected by HIV. Untreated insomnia is prognostic of HIV outcomes and increases the risk for psychological comorbidity ...
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULT PLWHA ATTENDING HIV CLINIC IN TORORO HOSPITAL, EASTERN UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2018-09-07)
Abstract
Background Substance use is known to have detrimental effects on health of individuals and families. SubSaharan African is a home to nearly 70% of Global HIV Infection and increasing substance use in this region ...
Factors affecting antiretroviral therapy initiation among tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infected patients at health facilities in Masaka district.
(2018-12-10)
Background: Evidence shows that infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection following exposure to TB germs and HIV
also promotes progression of TB infection to ...