This essay attempts an experimental reading of a folktale in order to demonstrate how Orature can be deployed to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. The essay also highlights the contribution …
The objective of this study was to develop a reliable HAART optimism scale among HIV-positive women in Uganda and to test the scaleâs validity against measures of fertility intentions, sexual …
Background: Among HIV-infected women, perinatal depression compromises clinical, maternal, and child health outcomes. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with lower depression symptom severity but the uniformity of effect through pregnancy …
Background: Many men with HIV express fertility intentions and nearly half have HIV-uninfected sexual partners. We measured partner pregnancy among a cohort of men accessing antiretroviral therapy in Uganda.Methods: Self-reported …
âInfection resistersâ are broadly defined as individuals who despite significant exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis remain persistently unreactive to conventional detection assays, suggesting that they remain uninfected or rapidly clear their …
Disclosure of HIV sero-positive results among HIV-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa is generally low. We describe a facilitated couple counselling approach to enhance disclosure among HIV-discordant couples. Using unique identifiers, …
Individuals who communicate their HIV diagnosis to sexual partners may be at increased risk of intimate partner violence (IPV). The authors examined past year self-reported IPV associated with communication of …
Abstract. In 38 pairs of epilepsy patients and controls matched for time and intensity of exposure to transmission ofonchocerciasis, the presence of microfilariae in the skin of epilepsy patients was …