Living with HIV in Ghana: Disclosure of status and experiences of persons receiving antiretroviral therapydiscriminationhealth accessinclusioninfectionpeople living with HIV and AIDSBarriers to treatment faced by people living with HIV (PLWH) have been well explored in the literature. Despite the ...
Background In Ghana it is estimated that 1.2% of HIV infections occur in young people aged 15-24 but the representation in our clinics is small. Adherence to treatment, appointment keeping and knowledge of HIV status remains a challenge. Disclosure has been shown to result in better adherence ...
Delivering TB/HIV services in Ghana: a comparative study of service delivery models 来自 国家科技图书文献中心 喜欢 0 阅读量: 32 作者: GA Ansa,JD Walley,K Siddiqi,X Wei 展开 摘要: Abstract BACKGROUND: TB and HIV interaction increases TB incidence and HIV adverse outcomes. Integration ...
BACKGROUND: Although various HIV prevention and treatment programs have been implemented in Ghana since 2003 desire for and uptake of HIV testing is still low owing largely to HIV-related stigma. This study examined the effect of stigma on desire for HIV testing while controlling for socio-demogra...
We sought to characterize the concepts of illness and treatment among children living with HIV who do not know their status. As part of the Sankofa trial we interviewed 435 children aged 6鈥 18 enrolled in clinical care at pediatric HIV clinics at two teaching hospitals in Ghana. Theoretic ...
Religion and women's health in Ghana: insights into HIV/AIDs preventive and protective behavior Since the late 1970s when the first cases of HIV/AIDS were identified in Africa, there has been an upsurge of research on the epidemic. Although religious ... BK Takyi - 《Social Science & ...
Prevalence and Pattern of Disclosure of HIV Status in HIV-Infected Children in Ghana With the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy ( HAART ) HIV-infected children are surviving into adulthood. Despite emerging evidence of the bene... S Kallem,L Renner,M Ghebremichael,... - 《Aids ...
In this issue of The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Sarfo and colleagues' article titled "Characteristics of Hypertension among People Living with HIV in Ghana: Impact of New Hypertension Guideline" examines the effect of the 2017 Ame... C Wu - 《Journal of Clinical Hypertension》 被引量: ...
Health statusNutritional statusNutrition support programmesPurpose 鈥The purpose of the study is to assess the nutritional and health status of people living with HIV/AIDS (18-60 years) in selected health facilities in the eastern region of Ghana and to determine the influencenutrition support ...
Nutrition Knowledge, Diet Quality and Nutritional Status of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana The study aimed at investigating the influence of nutrition knowledge and dietary practices on the nutritional status of people living with HIV (PLHIV). In... CA Nti,J Hayford,C Opareobisaw - ...