Default Stats SA Report Shows No HIV Epidemic In South Africa (Anita Allen article)(diabetes tuberculosis influenza cancer pneumonia)The number of reported deaths from all causes (natural and unnatural) increased 57% from 318 287 in 1997 to...
A clinic-based evaluation of dual HIV/syphilis POCTs (SD Bioline and Chembio) was conducted at five primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in South Africa and Zambia. POCT results using capillary fingerprick blood were compared to reference laboratory syphilis and HIV serological assays. Results Three...
A high pro- portion of people newly diagnosed in South Africa are at an advanced stage of HIV infection (defined as a CD4 count < 200 cells/mm3), by which point the immune sys- tem is extremely compromised [3, 4]. Lastly, South Africa recorded 0.7% of TB prevalence for all ...
Poor psychosocial well-being, including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and high anticipated stigma, complicates young South Africans’ engagement with HIV care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the psychosocial well-being of young South Africans with HIV may have been impacted by changing level...
In South Africa, all PLHIV have access to government provided ART services, free of direct costs [3]. However, inadequate household income still compromises the ART adherence of PLHIV. HIV care-related costs can still be incurred by PLHIV through indirect expenses such as buying healthy dietary ...
The sensitivity of cytology and visual inspection among HPW was significantly better than among HNW, as has also been reported by many others [14,15,17,31]. In HPW these tests performed similar or even better than found in other studies from China, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Africa, pos...
. The HIV epidemic in most countries outside of sub-Saharan Africa is concentrated in key populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM), injection drug users (IDU), and female sex workers (FSW). Targeted HIV testing is usually employed in these countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, ...
Western Cape Department of Health in collaboration with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa. Erratum to: Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Death in a Population Cohort Study from the Western Cape Province, South Africa.Clin. Infect. Dis.2022,74, 1321...
Genotype 7 has been described in the Chinese province of Yunnan [7,8]. Such diversity of genotypes is associated with the genetical background of the infected subjects and highlights the complexity of HPgV epidemiology. HPgV is considered a non-pathogenic human virus, transmitted primarily through...