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Comparative effectiveness of single and dual rapid diagnostic tests for syphilis and HIV in antenatal care services in Colombia
(2016-12)Objective. To assess the effectiveness of a dual rapid test compared to a single rapid test for syphilis and HIV screening. Methods. A cluster-randomized open-label clinical trial was performed in 12 public antenatal ... -
Barriers to HIV testing, linkage to care, and treatment adherence: a cross-sectional study from a large urban center of Brazil
(2016-12)Objective: Early, continued engagement with the HIV treatment continuum can help achieve viral suppression, though few studies have explored how risk factors for delays differ across the continuum. The objective of this ... -
Perfil de travestis e transgêneros: tuberculose e HIV/Aids na cidade de São Paulo
(2016-12)Objetivo. Caracterizar o perfil de travestis e mulheres transgênero que participaram de uma pesquisa sobre tuberculose e HIV/Aids na cidade de São Paulo. Métodos. Estudo transversal com aplicação do questionário Knowledge, ... -
HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment in the Region of the Americas: achievements, challenges and perspectives
(2016-12)The world has pledged within the Sustainable Development Goals to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. In Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015 approximately 2.0 million people were living with HIV and an estimated 100 000 ... -
Coinfecção HIV/sífilis na gestação e transmissão vertical do HIV: um estudo a partir de dados da vigilância epidemiológica
(2016-12)Objetivo. Estimar a taxa de coinfecção do HIV/sífilis nas gestantes de Porto Alegre, estado do Rio Grande do Sul, e sua associação com a transmissão vertical do HIV e variáveis socioeconômicas. Método. Neste estudo ... -
Satisfacción de necesidades de anticoncepción en mujeres positivas al VIH: efecto sobre la eliminación de la transmisión vertical del virus
(2016-12)Cerca de 38% de embarazos no planeados se dan por necesidades insatisfechas en anticoncepción. En las mujeres positivas al VIH, las cifras se triplican, un fenómeno explicado por determinantes sociales como la pobreza, ... -
What will it take to end AIDS in the Americas?
(2016-12)The Region of the Americas has been a pioneer in its response to HIV and has achieved admirable results. Over the course of the last 30 years, its countries have strengthened their national responses by building on the ... -
Introducción de pruebas rápidas para sífilis y VIH en el control prenatal en Colombia: análisis cualitativo
(2016-12)Objetivo. Interpretar la percepción de profesionales sanitarios de Colombia sobre las barreras y los facilitadores para la introducción de las pruebas rápidas para sífilis y virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) en ... -
The HIV continuum of care in the Bahamas in 2014
(2016-12)Objective. The HIV cascade of care describes the spectrum of engagement in HIV care from diagnosis to viral suppression (VS). The study objective was to develop a baseline HIV cascade of care for new HIV diagnoses in the ... -
Review of HIV treatment progress, gaps, and challenges in the Caribbean, 2005–2015
(2016-12)Objective: To highlight the current context of the HIV response in the Caribbean and what remains to be addressed to close gaps in HIV treatment and care and end AIDS by 2030. Methods: We reviewed and analyzed reports ... -
Assessing HIV acquisition risks among men who have sex with men in the United States of America
(2016-12)Men who have sex with men (MSM) can reduce their risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by using various prevention strategies and by understanding the effectiveness of each option over the short- and ... -
Infectious disease morbidity and growth among young HIV-exposed uninfected children in Jamaica
(2016-12)Objective. There is a growing body of data that demonstrates increased infectious disease outcomes for HIV-exposed uninfected (HIV-EU) infants as compared to their HIV-unexposed (HU) counterparts. We hypothesized that ... -
The HIV care cascade in Buenos Aires, Argentina: results in a tertiary referral hospital
(2016-12)Objective. To determine rates of retention, antiretroviral therapy (ART) use, and viral suppression in an adult cohort from a public tertiary referral hospital in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Methods. HIV-positive ... -
Vigilância epidemiológica de HIV/Aids em gestantes: uma avaliação acerca da qualidade da informação disponível
(2016-12)Objetivo. Analisar a qualidade da informação disponível no Sistema Nacional de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) acerca de gestantes portadoras de HIV/Aids no estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil, entre 2007 ...
