Public sector antiretroviral provision had a slow start in South Africa despite a raging
epidemic and a World AIDS conference that shed significant public light on the disparities of …

Background Few estimates exist of the life expectancy of HIV-positive adults receiving
antiretroviral treatment (ART) in low-and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate the …

The massive global expansion of access to HIV treatment has transformed not only the HIV
epidemic but the entire public health landscape, demonstrating that the right to health can …

Background. South Africa's National Strategic Plan (NSP) for 2007-2011 aimed to achieve
new antiretroviral treatment (ART) enrolment numbers equal to 80% of the number of newly …

The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a public health emergency in many low and middle-income
countries. Out of the estimated 33.3 million people with HIV at the end of 2009, 22.5 million …

Background Increased mortality among men on antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been
documented but remains poorly understood. We examined the magnitude of and risk factors …

The widespread roll‐out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has substantially changed the face of
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Timely initiation of ART in HIV‐infected individuals …

Objective: Little is known about the temporal impact of the rapid scale-up of large
antiretroviral therapy (ART) services on programme outcomes. We describe patient …

Background Stigma is a known barrier to HIV testing and care. Because access to
antiretroviral therapy reduces overt illness and mortality, some scholars theorized that HIV …

Objectives: To measure rates and predictors of virologic failure and switch to second-line
antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa. Design: Observational cohort study. Methods …