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Permeation challenges of drugs for treatment of neurological tuberculosis and HIV and the application of magneto-electric nanoparticle drug delivery systems
(MDPI, 2021)
The anatomical structure of the brain at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) creates a limitation for the movement of drugs into the central nervous system (CNS). Drug delivery facilitated by magneto-electric nanoparticles (MENs) ...
Demographic and socio-economic predictors of physical activity among people living with HIV of low socio-economic status
(AOSIS, 2021)
Background: Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for the health of people living with HIV and
AIDS (PLWHA).
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine if age, body weight, height, gender, waist-to-hip
ratio (WHR), ...
Integrating gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes care into primary health care: Lessons from prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa - A mixed methods study
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
Background
Implementation of the programmes for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) into antenatal care over the last three decades could inform implementation of ...
HIV- and sex work-related stigmas and quality of life of female sex workers living with HIV in South Africa: A cross-sectional study
(BMC, 2022)
Background: Environmental quality of life (QoL) assesses individually perceived factors such as physical safety and security, accessibility, quality of healthcare, and physical environment. These factors are particularly ...
Impact of antenatal antiretroviral drug exposure on the growth of children who are HIV-exposed uninfected: The national South African prevention of mother to child evaluation cohort study
(BMC, 2022)
Background: The relationship between in-utero antiretroviral (ARV) drug exposure and child growth needs further study as current data provide mixed messages. We compared postnatal growth in the first 18-months of life ...