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A case report: Harpes zooster IRIS in pregnancy
(African Health Sciences, 2009)
Pregnant women are increasingly being initiated on antiretroviral therapy either as part of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV or as purely highly active antiretroviral therapy. In this case report, we ...
Voices on adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda: a matter of choice or simply not an option
(Routledge - Taylor & Francis, 2009)
This paper explores HIV patients’ adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-limited contexts in Uganda and Ethiopia, where ART is provided free of charge. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted ...
Potential impact of task-shifting on costs of antiretroviral therapy and physician supply in Uganda
(BMC Health Services Research, 2009-01-09)
Background Lower-income countries face severe health worker shortages. Recent evidence suggests that this problem can be mitigated by task-shifting—delegation of aspects of health care to less specialized health workers. ...
Factors affecting adherence to cotrimoxazole prophylaxis among HIV/AIDS patients in Rukungiri District, Uganda.
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Globally, 33 million people are estimated to be living with HIV of which 22 million are in sub Saharan Africa. In Rukungiri district, 20115 people were estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. With adherence ...
Evaluation of patients' response to treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala.
(2009-10)
BACKGROUND:
In Africa, a consideration number of clients get diagnosed with HIV for the first time after a WHO stage 4 illness. Evidence in the developed world shows that individuals who initiate ART with advanced HIV/AIDS ...
In vivo PPD reactivity and associated factors among HIV positive patients on HAART at the Makerere University Infectious Diseases Clinic.
(2009-08)
BACKGROUND:
It is estimated that a third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis (TB).
This epidemic is fueled by HIV, with reactivation rates of 8-10% / year and overall lifetime risk of 30% in HIV ...
Factors affecting utilization of natal services by HIV pregnant women in Jnja District, Uganda.
(2009-07)
BACKGROUND:
The Uganda MoH policy on PMTCT requires all HIV positive pregnant women to deliver in higher facilities to access nevirapine and modified obstetrical care in order to reduce MTCT. However, only 34% of the HIV ...
Condom use and associated factors among HIV positive ART naive and ART experienced patients attending HIV chronic care clinics in Entebbe Municipality.
(2009-11)
BACKGROUND:
About thirty three million people are infected with HIV/AIDS worldwide. The main mode of transmission of HIV is by heterosexual transmission. Studies have demonstrated that the male condom can substantially ...
The prevalence and factors associated with non-adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy among children receiving treatment as three TASO Centres.
(2009-06)
BACKGROUND:
In 2005, TASO started implementing a paediatric combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) program at the 11 centres of Entebbe, Gulu, Jinja, Masaka, Masindi, Mbale, Mbarara, Mulago, Rukungiri, Soroti and Tororo. ...
Longitudinal antiretroviral adherence in HIV+ Ugandan parents and their children initiating HAART in the MTCT-plus family treatment model: role of depression in declining adherence over time.
(Springer, 2009-03-20)
We conducted a study to assess the effect of family-based treatment on adherence amongst HIV-infected parents and their HIV-infected children attending the Mother-To-Child-Transmission Plus program in Kampala, Uganda. ...