The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa and other high
prevalence regions continues to overwhelm health care systems. While there has been a …

This paper reports the initial operational outcomes of an emergency department-based HIV
testing program in a high-prevalence and resource-limited setting by describing (1) the …

Abstract Background The Eastern Cape province of South Africa has one of the highest
burdens of HIV in the world. Emergency Departments (EDs) can serve as optimal clinical …

The aim of the study was to describe the HIV care continuum in emergency department (ED)
patients in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. This is a cross-sectional, identity …

Background South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world, with 19% of the global
number of people living with HIV, 15% of new infections and 11% of AIDS-related deaths …

Objective: To determine the burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease and co-
infection on a district-level Emergency Department (ED) in KwaZulu-Natal. Methods: A …

Background: Despite global effort to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), many
people in need of HIV/AIDS care in Uganda have not been reached. HIV testing and ART …

Emergency departments (EDs) in Africa are contact points for key groups for HIV testing
services (HTS) but understanding of ED-testing delivery is limited which may impeded …

Abstract Background Emergency Departments (EDs) can serve as clinical sites for
identification of new HIV infections and their entry into care. We examined if HIV-positive …

Introduction Only 45% of people currently living with HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa are
aware of their HIV status. Unmet testing needs may be addressed by utilizing the Emergency …