HIV infection

LG Bekker, C Beyrer, N Mgodi, SR Lewin… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

Achieving the 95 95 95 targets for all: a pathway to ending AIDS

L Frescura, P Godfrey-Faussett, A Feizzadeh A… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In December 2020, UNAIDS released a new set of ambitious targets calling for 95% of all
people living with HIV to know their HIV status, 95% of all people with diagnosed HIV …

Aging with HIV: Increased risk of HIV comorbidities in older adults

RA Roomaney, B van Wyk… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
With improved access to antiretroviral treatment (ART), adults with HIV live longer to reach
older age. The number of older adults living with HIV is increasing steadily, giving rise to a …

Men missing from the HIV care continuum in sub‐Saharan Africa: a meta‐analysis and meta‐synthesis

MF Nardell, O Adeoti, C Peters… - African Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Men are missing along the HIV care continuum. However, the estimated
proportions of men in sub-Saharan Africa meeting the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals vary …

Associations between patterns of alcohol use and viral load suppression amongst women living with HIV in South Africa

B Myers, C Lombard, JA Joska, F Abdullah, T Naledi… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
This study aimed to identify alcohol use patterns associated with viral non-suppression
among women living with HIV (WLWH) and the extent to which adherence mediated these …

Progress towards 2020 global HIV impact and treatment targets

MI Mahy, KM Sabin, A Feizzadeh… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Over the past 20 years, the response to the HIV epidemic has achieved
remarkable results. These results have often been motivated by targets adopted by countries …

Progress towards the UNAIDS 90‐90‐90 targets among persons aged 50 and older living with HIV in 13 African countries

SM Farley, C Wang, RM Bray, AJ Low… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Achieving optimal HIV outcomes, as measured by global 90‐90‐90 targets, that
is awareness of HIV‐positive status, receipt of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy among aware and …

Transmission reduction, health benefits, and upper-bound costs of interventions to improve retention on antiretroviral therapy: a combined analysis of three …

A Bershteyn, L Jamieson, HY Kim, I Platais… - The Lancet Global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background In this so-called treat-all era, antiretroviral therapy (ART) interruptions contribute
to an increasing proportion of HIV infections and deaths. Many strategies to improve …

Naomi: a new modelling tool for estimating HIV epidemic indicators at the district level in sub‐Saharan Africa

JW Eaton, L Dwyer‐Lindgren… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV planning requires granular estimates for the number of people living with
HIV (PLHIV), antiretroviral treatment (ART) coverage and unmet need, and new HIV …

[HTML][HTML] Association between HIV and prevalent hypertension and diabetes mellitus in South Africa: analysis of a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

IM Magodoro, S Okello, M Dungeni, AC Castle… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden is increasing among persons living with
HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa. It is unclear whether this reflects absolute increase in …