Eligibility for HIV/AIDS treatment among adults in a medical emergency setting at an urban hospital in Uganda

D Nakanjako, DJ Kyabayinze, H Mayanja-Kizza… - African health …, 2007 - ajol.info
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 …

Expansion of HIV-1 screening and anti-retroviral treatment programs in a resource-poor setting: results from a faith-based organization in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

H Lum, C Isichei, M Isichei-Wakili, R Redfield - African Health Sciences, 2007 - ajol.info
Background: Until recently, availability of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in Nigeria has been
limited to government and universitybased programs. Through the United …

HIV in acute care: a review of the burden of HIV-associated presentations to an Emergency Department

B Naicker, RC Maharaj - South African Family Practice, 2016 - journals.co.za
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptability of routine HIV counselling and testing, and HIV seroprevalence in Ugandan hospitals

RK Wanyenze, C Nawavvu… - Bulletin of the World …, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: Mulago and Mbarara hospitals are large tertiary hospitals in Uganda with a
high HIV/AIDS burden. Until recently, HIV testing was available only upon request and …

Profile of presentation of HIV-positive patients to an emergency department in Johannesburg, South Africa

AE Laher, WDF Venter, GA Richards, F Paruk - Southern African Journal of …, 2021 - ajol.info
Background: Despite improved availability and better access to antiretroviral therapy (ART),
approximately 36% of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive South Africans are still …

Effect of improved access to antiretroviral therapy on clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in the HIV care and treatment clinic, at Muhimbili National Hospital …

SF Mugusi, JC Mwita, JM Francis, S Aboud, M Bakari… - BMC Public Health, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa has been severely affected by the HIV and AIDS
pandemic. Global efforts at improving care and treatment has included scaling up use of …

Acceptance of routine testing for HIV among adult patients at the medical emergency unit at a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda

D Nakanjako, M Kamya, K Daniel, H Mayanja-Kizza… - AIDS and Behavior, 2007 - Springer
HIV testing is an entry point to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention and care. In Uganda,
Routine Testing and Counseling for HIV (RTC) is not widely offered as part of standard …

Access to, and uptake of, antiretroviral therapy in a developing country with high HIV prevalence: a population‐based cohort study in rural Uganda, 2004–2008

P Kazooba, I Kasamba, K Baisley… - Tropical medicine & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To investigate antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake after its introduction in 2004 in
a longitudinal population‐based cohort and its nested clinical cohort in rural Uganda …

The role of emergency department HIV care in resource-poor settings: lessons learned in western Kenya

MJ Waxman, P Muganda, EJ Carter… - International journal of …, 2008 - Springer
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 …

Antiretroviral therapy initiation and outcomes of hospitalized HIV-infected patients in Uganda—An evaluation of the HIV test and treat strategy

A Katende, L Nakiyingi, I Andia-Biraro, T Katairo… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Uganda adopted the HIV Test and Treat in 2016. There is paucity of data about
its implementation among hospitalized patients. We aimed to determine the proportion of …