Introduction The role of pre- and post-test counselling in new HIV testing strategies to reduce delayed diagnosis has been debated. Data on time devoted to counselling are scarce. One approach to this problem is to explore patients’ views on the time devoted to counselling by venue of their ...
The return rate for results was independent of the pre-test counselling technique. At post-test session, knowledge about HIV/ AIDS was better after group than individual counselling, except for reporting the existence of an asymptomatic stage of HIV infection. At a public health level, group pre...
Human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA)-restricted CD8+T lymphocyte (CTL) responses are crucial to HIV-1 control. Although HIV can evade these responses, the longer-term impact of viral escape mutants remains unclear, as these variants can also reduce intrinsic viral fitness. To address this, we...
Human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA)-restricted CD8+T lymphocyte (CTL) responses are crucial to HIV-1 control. Although HIV can evade these responses, the longer-term impact of viral escape mutants remains unclear, as these variants can also reduce intrinsic viral fitness. To address this, we...
Ideally all health units should offer voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) and other aspects of pre-ARV care, but currently only the HC at level IV and the hospital actually offer these services. The lower level units (HC II and III) normally run out of stock of HIV test kits and co...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP, the regular use of anti-HIV medication) reduces HIV acquisition and could reduce incidence. However, there are too few physicians with expertise in HIV care to meet the projected demand for PrEP. To meet demand and achieve greater public health impact, PrEP ...
BMC Infectious Diseases (2017) 17:268 DOI 10.1186/s12879-017-2342-8 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Effectiveness of Progressive Resistive Exercise (PRE) in the context of HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis using the Cochrane Collaboration protocol Kelly K. O'Brien1,2,3*, Anne-Marie Tynan4...
Probability of a false negative HIV antibody test result during the window period: a tool for pre- and post-test counselling. Int J STD AIDS 2014; 26: 215-224.Taylor D, Durigon M, Davis H, Archibald C, Konrad B, Coombs D, et al. Probability of a false negative HIV antibody test ...
May testing without pre-test counselling favour the access to HIV testing?Nicoletta Orchi
The HIV/AIDS prevention interventions program that mostly targeted key populations showed that cash transfers for safer sex, counselling to promote condom use, and oral PrEP services are more effective and ethical options among FSWs [11]. The Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, ...