March 2010

Perception of HIV/AIDS and socio-cognitive determinants of safe sex practices among college students attending a historically black college and university in the United States of America

This study applies the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model to explore the perception of HIV/AIDS among students attending a hstorically black college and university (HBCU) and the socio-cognitive factors that influence safe sex practices among these students. A convenient sample of college students attending a HBCU in the South-eastern United States was surveyed. Exploratory factor analysis generated a...

Author(s): Maurice Y. Mongkuo, Richard J. Mushi and Rollinda Thomas

March 2010

Evaluation of hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in HIV patients on highly active anti-retroviral therapy

A pilot longitudinal study was conducted for 3 months on HIV positive and AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy, at a day care clinic at the Yaoundé Central Hospital, Cameroon, between April and July 2008. A total of 223 HIV patients were recruited following initiation and each patient benefited from pretherapeutic tests. Social-demographic, clinical and biological data were recorded for each subject and...

Author(s): C. N. Fokunang, A. N. Banin, C. Kouanfack and J. Y. Ngogang