On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019
CONCLUSION: On-time appointment keeping was low. Adherence support and appointment reminders should be strengthened.PMID:38078055 | PMC:PMC10703533 | DOI:10.1155/2023/1416187 (Source: AIDS Research and Treatment)
Source: AIDS Research and Treatment - December 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mengistie Kassahun Tariku Abebe Habtamu Belete Daniel Tarekegn Worede Sewnet Wongiel Misikir Source Type: research

Incidence of Hyperlipidemia among Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS), USA, 2007-2021
AIDS Res Treat. 2023 Nov 30;2023:4423132. doi: 10.1155/2023/4423132. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTCurrent U.S. guidelines recommend integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) as initial treatment for people with HIV (PWH). We assessed long-term effects of INSTI use on lipid profiles in routine HIV care. We analyzed medical record data from the HIV Outpatient Study's participants in care from 2007 to 2021. Hyperlipidemia was defined based on clinical diagnoses, treatments, and laboratory results. We calculated hyperlipidemia incidence rates and rate ratios (RRs) during initial ART and assesse...
Source: AIDS Research and Treatment - December 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jun Li Selom Agbobli-Nuwoaty Frank J Palella Richard M Novak Ellen Tedaldi Cynthia Mayer Jonathan D Mahnken Qingjiang Hou Kimberly Carlson Angela M Thompson-Paul Marcus D Durham Kate Buchacz Source Type: research

On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019
CONCLUSION: On-time appointment keeping was low. Adherence support and appointment reminders should be strengthened.PMID:38078055 | PMC:PMC10703533 | DOI:10.1155/2023/1416187 (Source: AIDS Research and Treatment)
Source: AIDS Research and Treatment - December 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mengistie Kassahun Tariku Abebe Habtamu Belete Daniel Tarekegn Worede Sewnet Wongiel Misikir Source Type: research

Depressive Symptoms among People Living with HIV Attending ART Centers of Lumbini Province, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study
CONCLUSION: Routine screening for depressive symptoms should be integrated into national HIV prevention and control programs for people living with HIV. An enabling environment should be created to facilitate the rapid enrollment of individuals newly diagnosed with HIV in ART services, thereby reducing the time gap between HIV diagnosis and ART initiation.PMID:37908331 | PMC:PMC10615575 | DOI:10.1155/2023/3526208 (Source: AIDS Research and Treatment)
Source: AIDS Research and Treatment - November 1, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Saneep Shrestha Upasana Shakya Shrestha Jyoti Priyanka Pragya Shrestha Source Type: research