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Clinical spectrum, risk factors and outcome of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients with tuberculosis-HIV coinfection
(International Medical Press, 2012)
BACKGROUND:
Here, we aimed to determine the clinical spectrum, predictors and outcomes of paradoxical tuberculosis-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) in a resource-limited setting.
METHODS:
In a ...
Adherence to clinical standards of quality HIV/AIDS care and anti-retroviral therapy in health facilities in West Nile Region, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2011-06)
Introduction: Almost one quarter of an estimated one million people living with HIV in Uganda are receiving ART, creating unprecedented demand for long term high quality HIV/AIDS care.
Objectives: To assess adherence ...
Comments on: predictors of immune recovery and the association with late mortalty while on antiretroviral treatment in Cambodia.
(Elsevier, 2012)
We read with great interest the article by van Griensven and Thai, who report on the risk factors for late mortality after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in a cohort of 2840 patients in Cambodia. The main risk ...
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. ...
Potential role of village health teams in improving anti-retroviral therapy service delivery in Gulu District
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Village Health Teams (VHTs) are community health workers trained to carry out health activities at the community level with close supervision by health professionals at a health centre level II. However, the provision of ...
Relationship between plasma levels of stavudine and self reported adherence rates to triomune in HIV/AIDS patients at the Joint Clinical Research Centre, Mengo Uganda.
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is mainly assessed by patient self reporting method in Uganda. The relationship between self reported adherence rates and plasma drug levels is not known. This study sought ...
Strategies to optimize HIV treatment outcomes in resource-limited settings
(Permanyer Publications, 2009)
Although the availability of antiretroviral therapy has increased rapidly to reach over three million people in low- and middle-income countries, coverage remains low as only 31% of people in need were receiving antiretroviral ...
Developing standard methods to monitor adherence to antiretroviral medicines and treatment defaulting in resource-poor settings
(2009)
Adherence to antiretrovirals is critical for longterm effective therapy with first-line medicines.This important study describes how groups from the International Network for the Rational Use of Drugs in East Africa developed ...
Dissertation barriers to timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected children admitted to mulago hospital paediatric wards.
(2007-08)
BACKGROUND:
The median survival of HIV infected children in the absence of treatment is 2 years, thus early initiation of ART is desirable.
In Uganda, ART is now being provided free of charge. However, some children still ...
A comparative analysis of client satisfaction among people receiving HIV/AIDS care from public and private health facilities in Kabale District
(Makerere University, 2010-12)
Introduction: In Uganda in 2008, about 121,218 people were on ART, which was 40% of all persons eligible for it at the time. Despite increasing availability and accessibility to
HIV/AIDS care services in Uganda, there are ...