METHODS: Upon completion, 20 adult patients (10 HIV-positive and 10 HIV-negative) between the ages of 18-64 will have been recruited and interviewed. Patients will have been asked questions regarding their HIV testing history and attitudes towards opt-out, incentivized, and mandatory anonymous ...
If your result is negative, but you’ve had a recent potential exposure, it’s important to follow up with another test after the window period (the time between exposure and when a test can accurately detect HIV). If your result is positive, you will be referred to a healthcare provider...
Women living with HIV and those at greatest risk of HIV generally live side by side in the same communities and under the same conditions, separated in status only by a positive HIV test and its consequences. Thus, women openly living with HIV constitute an identifiable and accessible source ...
The article discusses the updated HIV test protocol of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Topics covered include the history of HIV testing and the purpose for developing an HIV algorithm, the limitations of the first testing methods produced for the detection of HIV, ...
Understanding how HIV self-testing (HIVST) can meet the testing needs of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) and trans people whose social networks vary is key to upscaling HIVST implementation. We aim to develop a contextual unders
was HIV-positive, (3) younger age of first sexual experience, (4) using Ecstasy for its touch-enhancing qualities, (5) higher self-esteem, (6) handling disagreements more dysfunctionally, and (7) not being involved in a romantic relationship. The HIV prevention- and intervention-related ...
Another vital tool to prevent HIV transmission isantiretroviral therapy (ART). This medication, prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider, can significantlyreduce an HIV-positive patient’s viral load, making transmission less likely. “Right now, there's a huge campaign that the CDC is ...
Persons living with HIV (PLWH) are living longer, although racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities persist. Yet, little is known about the experience of living with and managing HIV over decades. The present study took a qualitative appr
➔ Establish the socio-behavioural profile and HIV testing history of HIV self-test users and their care history in the event of a reactive self-test. ➔ Analyse the positive and negative social and health consequences of the introduction of HIV self-testing for individuals, communities and ...
Oncogenic RAS, a participant in the MAPK pathway as discussed earlier, also functions as a positive regulator upstream of the PI3K pathway. Consequently, the activation of RAS transcription triggers the downstream activation of two distinct yet interconnected pathways such as the PI3K-AKT signaling ...