Morbidity patterns among medical admissions at Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

OG Egbi - Annals of Clinical and Biomedical Research, 2021 - pagepress.org
Hospital statistics on morbidity and mortality are essential in assessing disease burden,
evaluation of health policies and health planning. The study aimed to determine the …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiologia e aspectos imunopatológicos do vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV): revisão de literatura

BO de Melo, LX de Brito Rodrigues… - Revista Ceuma …, 2018 - scholar.archive.org
O vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV) infecta as células do sistema imunológico do
indivíduo provocando uma queda progressiva nos linfócitos T CD4+, debilitando …

Beyond access to basic services: perspectives on social health determinants of Mozambique

A Llop-Girones, S Jones - Critical Public Health, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A wide range of evidence shows systematic differences in health status among
social groups, which are associated with unequal exposure to and distribution of the social …

[HTML][HTML] What explains gender inequality in HIV infection among high-risk people? A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition

M Sajadipour, S Rezaei, SF Irandoost… - Archives of Public …, 2022 - Springer
Background Despite clear evidence on role of gender in vulnerability and exposure to HIV
infection, information on gender-related inequalities in HIV and related factors are rarely …

Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus and HIV among adults presenting for health screening in Lagos

PO Oshun, E Odeghe - African Journal of Clinical and Experimental …, 2019 - ajol.info
Background: Hepatitis C virus is an important cause of chronic liver disease with 71 million
people worldwide living with chronic HCV infection as at 2015. Nigeria has the second …

Contextual factors associated with knowledge and attitudes of HIV/AIDS among Malawian women of reproductive age

O Nkoka, PAM Ntenda… - European Journal of Public …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Increasing the knowledge and attitude toward human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a key in the management of the …

Sustaining peer support groups: Insights from women living with HIV in rural Kenya

PM Kako, E Ngui, T Kako… - Public Health …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective As HIV transitions to a chronic disease, measures that foster continued health are
critical. Peer support groups can help in reducing stigma and ensuring wellbeing for those …

HIV Incidence among women in sub-Saharan Africa: a time trend analysis of the 2000–2017 period

N Soto-Ruiz, A Arregui-Azagra… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this study was to use data from the United Nations Global Indicators Database to
analyze the trends in the HIV incidence rate among women in sub-Saharan African …

Untold Risk: HIV Transmission Behaviors in Miami's Historically Black Communities

S Kenya, BA Young, A Rosenthal, S Escarfuller… - Journal of racial and …, 2021 - Springer
Advances in HIV prevention therapies have led to significant reductions in HIV transmission
across the USA. However, these resources have not been equally utilized across all …

[HTML][HTML] High proportion of unknown HIV exposure status among children aged less than 2 years: An analytical study using the 2015 National AIDS Indicator Survey in …

MG Lain, S Chicumbe, A Couto, E Karajeanes… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Determination of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposure status in
infants and young children is required to guarantee timely diagnosis and access to …