We review evidence for effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and coverage of antiretroviral
therapy (ART) for injecting drug users (IDUs) infected with HIV, with particular attention to …

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of the literature to examine the interrelationship
between mental health and treatment outcomes in low-income and middle-income settings; …

Abstract Background The Brazilian response towards AIDS epidemic is well known, but the
absence of a systematic review of vulnerable populations─ men who have sex with men …

Background We compared AIDS-related mortality rates in people living with HIV (PLHIV)
starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Brazil during 2006–2015 and examined associated …

Prior to the era of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART), cohort studies provided
equivocal evidence to support the hypothesis that substance use predicts more rapid HIV …

This commentary discusses the current state of HIV-prevention interventions for IDUs
including VCT, needle and syringe program (NSP), opioid substitution therapy (OST), ART …

This study aims to estimate the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to assess the
agreement between the Framingham, Framingham with aggravating factors, PROCAM, and …

The trend towards decline and stabilization of the AIDS epidemic in Brazil should be
analyzed carefully, since aggregate data can mask regional or local inequalities in such a …

Objective To identify determinants associated with disease progression and death following
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis. Methods Disease progression data from the …

Background The HIV-Brazil Cohort Study was established to analyze the effectiveness of
combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and the impact of this treatment on morbidity …