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The World Journal of AIDS is an international journal uniquely devoted to HIV/AIDS with an objective to provide the best quality information, research data and education on all aspects of HIV/AIDS that help in better understanding of HIV/AIDS and improve the quality of patient care. The journal aims to foster the exch…
Evelin Mingote, Agustina Urrutia, Alejandra Viteri, Cristina Faingold, Carla Musso
Context: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) inhibits the HIV replication and consequently increases CD4 levels and decreases viral load. This immune system improvement can trigger various immunological phenomena, entity called Immune Reconstitution…
Rebecca Giguere, Gregory D. Zimet, Jessica A. Kahn, Curtis Dolezal, Cheng-Shiun Leu, Marina Mabragaña, Ian McGowan, Alex Carballo-Diéguez
Young women are an important target group in microbicide research, yet little is known about why they participate and stay in microbicide trials. Our study examined motivations for participating in a Phase I microbicide trial among 61 women ages 18 - 24 years…
Esther Seloilwe, Mabel Magowe, Kefalotse Dithole, Billy Kgosikwena, Elijah Kokoro, Dipuo Lesaane, Janet S. St. Lawrence
Introduction: This qualitative study triangulated data from adolescents, parents, and key informants in Gaborone, Botswana on adolescents’ risks for HIV infection, STIs and pregnancy, the types of relationships they get into, and preventive measures they use…
P. C. Mbonda, C. Kuate, A. K. Njamnshi, Y. Fogang, J. Fonsah, W. Muna
Introduction: Patients infected with HIV usually develop neurological complications. Seizures are amongst clinical manifestation of these neurological complications of HIV infection. We report on 150 HIV positive patients who pre sented with newly onset seizu…
Georgina N. Odaibo, Prosper Okonkwo, Oluwole M. Lawal, David O. Olaleye
Backgroud: The burden of TB and HIV infection is estimated to be about 512/100 , 000 and 3,000,000 people respec tively. However, a ccurate data on TB/HIV co - mo r bidity in different parts of Nigeria wer e not available due to limited access to HIV Counseli…
Gbemisola O. Boyede, Foluso E. A. Lesi, Chinyere V. Ezeaka, Charles S. Umeh
Objective: Studies available on cognitive function among school-aged HIV-infected African and in particular Nigerian children are few. The purpose of the study was to assess the neurocognitive function of a group of HIV-infected school aged (6 - 15 years) chi…
F. Z. Gumbo, G. Q. Kandawasvika, E. N. Kurewa, K. Duri, P. Chandiwana, M. P. Mapingure, M. Z. Chirenje, B. Stray-Pedersen
Background: Pediatric HIV is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The substantial expansion in PMTCT has generated information on rates of transmission and associated factors, but there are limited studies on disease progression and mortality…
Sphiwe Madiba, Olga Kekana
Health care facilities providing antiretroviral treatment (ART) to HIV positive people have seen a decline in the uptake and use of HIV support groups. A cross sectional survey was conducted to 1 ) determine the characteristics of HIV posi tive people who hav…
Akinsegun Akinbami, Ibidun Bode-Shojobi, Sarah Ajibola, Olajumoke Oshinaike, Adewumi Adediran, Olaitan Ojelabi, Kamal Ismail, Bodunrin Osikomaiya
Background: People living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are more predisposed to urinary tract infec tion s due to suppression of their immunity by the virus. Asymptomatic bacteriuria is associated with an increased risk of symptomatic urinary tract…
Temidayo Gabriel Apata
This study examines long run economic cost of HIV/AIDS on agriculture. Twenty-two African Countries were identi fied through purposive sampling. The sampling procedure helped to identif y 1420 affected households. However, 1300 observations were found suitabl…
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The World Journal of AIDS is an international journal uniquely devoted to HIV/AIDS with an objective to provide the best quality information, research data and education on all aspects of HIV/AIDS that help in better understanding of HIV/AIDS and improve the quality of patient care. The journal aims to foster the exch… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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