September 2013
Ocular manifestation of HIV/AIDS infection among patients receiving highly active Anti retro viral therapy (HAART) in a tertiary eye care centre
The pattern of ocular manifestation of human immune deficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) infection in Bayelsa state, Nigeria is presently unknown. In order to effectively control HIV/AIDS infection in the state, it is important to know the ocular manifestation of HIV/AIDS infection in this locality. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the eye manifestation of HIV infection in patients...
September 2013
Clients’ satisfaction with anti retroviral therapy services in a tertiary hospital in Sokoto, Nigeria
Patient satisfaction towards services has become a tool to gain attention and value amongst the patients as well as health care providers. Satisfied patients are more likely to comply with prescribed treatment and advice from the doctors; they are also more likely to return for additional care especially for those on long term treatment like human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)....
September 2013
Nutritional status and KAP about HIV/AIDS among floating drug addicted and commercial sex workers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
A cross sectional study was carried out among the 100 floating drug addicted people and 50 commercial sex workers in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. About 26% of sex workers and 36% of drug addicted were aged 20 years. Only thirty six percent of the sex workers and 38% of the drug addicted were married. Among the sex workers, 50% were illiterate whereas 42.9% of the drugs addicted were primary educated. About 78% of the sex...
September 2013
African University Students’ Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and knowledge transfer
The objective of African University students’ knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and transfer of knowledge sought to examine the extent to which African university students are knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS transmission, infection and prevention, and its impact on sexual behaviour change. Descriptive statistics in the form of frequency, percentage and chi-square...
September 2013
Decentralized HIV/AIDS pharmacovigilance in South Africa: Mpumalanga as pilot province for national roll-out
The South African National Department of Health have successfully completed the implementation of a new decentralized patient-centred pilot pharmacovigilance programme in Mpumalanga province. The objective was to integrate the programme into the daily activities of healthcare providers at treatment level. Firstly, we carried out a one-day pre-training site visit to ascertain the training needs and readiness for...
September 2013
Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) as God’s directive
Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) as God’s directive aimed at investigating the tenet that HIV/AIDS is God’s punishment for those who engage in sexual intercourse outside the institution of marriage. A quantitative method in the form of descriptive statistics comprising frequency, percentage, chi-square and probability was used for data analysis. The sample comprised...
September 2013
Decentralized HIV/AIDS pharmacovigilance in South Africa: Mpumalanga Success & Moving Forward
This report evaluates the improvement in targeted spontaneous adverse drug reactionreporting and the quality of reports, demographic distribution, regimens implicated, the most commonly reported adverse drug reactions (ADRs) as well as concomitant conditions. Reported cases of ADRs in the Mpumalanga anti retroviral treatment (ART) programme from July, 2011 to February, 2013 were evaluated. A total of 1,756 ADR...
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