A systematic review of qualitative findings on factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV testing in Sub-Saharan Africa

M Musheke, H Ntalasha, S Gari, O Mckenzie, V Bond… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Despite Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being the epicenter of the HIV
epidemic, uptake of HIV testing is not optimal. While qualitative studies have been …

Education and vulnerability: the role of schools in protecting young women and girls from HIV in southern Africa

M Jukes, S Simmons, D Bundy - Aids, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Education has a potentially important role to play in tackling the spread of HIV, but is there
evidence that this potential is realized? This analysis combines the results of previous …

[图书][B] Theorising social exclusion

AR Taket, BR Crisp, A Nevill, G Lamaro, M Graham… - 2009 - api.taylorfrancis.com
This research-based book is aimed at a wide range of different readerships globally. The
book addresses issues of concern for those engaged in debates about the provision of …

HIV stigma and missed medications in HIV-positive people in five African countries

PS Dlamini, D Wantland, LN Makoae… - AIDS patient care and …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
The availability of antiretroviral medications has transformed living with HIV infection into a
manageable chronic illness, and high levels of adherence are necessary. Stigma has been …

HIV and tuberculosis: the construction and management of double stigma

A Daftary - Social science & medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
Mitigation of the tuberculosis (TB) and HIV syndemic is undermined by critical clinical,
operational and social challenges of which the social aspects have been least explored …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Peptides Presented by HLA-E Molecules Are Targets for Human CD8+ T-Cells with Cytotoxic as well as Regulatory Activity

SA Joosten, KE van Meijgaarden… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Tuberculosis (TB) is an escalating global health problem and improved vaccines against TB
are urgently needed. HLA-E restricted responses may be of interest for vaccine development …

Barriers and facilitators associated with HIV testing uptake in South African health facilities offering HIV Counselling and Testing

A Mwisongo, N Mohlabane, B Tutshana… - Health SA …, 2016 - journals.co.za
Background: The scale-up of HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) in South Africa to 4500
public health facilities and the service's provision in mobile and non-medical sites was …

Scaling up stigma? The effects of antiretroviral roll-out on stigma and HIV testing. Early evidence from rural Tanzania

M Roura, M Urassa, J Busza, D Mbata… - Sexually transmitted …, 2009 - sti.bmj.com
Objective: To investigate the interplay between antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up,
different types of stigma and Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) uptake 2 years after …

Roles, barriers, and recommendations for community health workers providing community-based HIV Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review

S Ngcobo, S Scheepers, N Mbatha… - AIDS Patient Care …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
While the impact of Community Health Workers (CHWs) on home-based human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care has been documented, barriers and recommendations …

Disclosure of HIV status between spouses in rural Malawi

P Anglewicz, J Chintsanya - AIDS care, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Disclosure of HIV status after HIV voluntary counseling and testing has important
implications for the spread of the HIV epidemic and the health of individuals who are HIV …