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Which new health technologies do we need to achieve an end to HIV/AIDS?
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
In the last 15 years, antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been the most globally impactful lifesaving
development of medical research. Antiretrovirals (ARVs) are used with great success
for both the treatment and prevention ...
Retention in care for adolescents who were newly initiated on antiretroviral therapy in the Cape Metropole in South Africa
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)
Long-term retention of adolescents aged 10-19 years on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial to achieve viral load suppression. However, it is reported globally that adolescents have lower retention in care (RiC) on ART, ...
Two-year viral load suppression among adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy in the Cape Metropole, South Africa, 2013 - 2015: A retrospective cohort analysis
(South African Medical Association, 2020)
Background. In 2018, 4% of all people living with HIV globally were adolescents aged 10 - 19 years. It is reported that adolescents on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are at increased risk of poor viral load suppression (VLS) ...
Perceptions of body size and its association with HIV/AIDS
(MedPharm Publications, 2011)
OBJECTIVE: To explore the perception among black South African women that people who are thin are infected with HIV or have AIDS.
SETTING: Khayelitsha, an urban township in Cape Town.
SUBJECTS: 513 women aged 18-65 ...