Author:Njau, Bernard JosephDate: 2021To achieve the WHO targets of 95–95–95 by 2030, whereby 95% of all people living with HIV (PLHIV) know their status, 95 % of all people with an HIV diagnosis receive sustained antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 95 % of all people receiving ART ...Read more
Author:Davies, Mary-AnnDate:2010Excellent adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is necessary if HIV-infected children are to experience the dramatically improved outcomes that this treatment affords. However, there is very limited data on adherence to antiretroviral ...Read more
Author:Davies, Mary-Ann; Boulle, Andrew; Fakir, Tanzeem; Nuttall, James; Eley, BrianDate:2008BACKGROUND:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) dramatically improves outcomes for children in Africa; however excellent adherence is required for treatment success. This study describes the utility of different measures of adherence in detecting ...Read morecb
Author:Osler, MegDate:2007Severe symptomatic hyperlactataemia and lactic acidosis (SHLA) are life-threatening events that are occurring at increasing incidence levels in South Africa. Globally, the rise in SHLA cases is closely correlated to the increased accessibility ...Read more
Author:Njuguna, Christine WanjikuDate:2013Treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is longer and associated with more significant side-effects than drug susceptible TB. Second line injectable therapy using kanamycin, amikacin or capreomycin is associated with irreversible ...Read more
Author:Hellström, LizeDate:2005The study aimed to explore the causes of death, the costs involved in these deaths as well as the places where these deaths occurred. As all patients had access to ART once registered with the disease management company, AfA, most patients ...Read more
Author:Cleary, Susan; McIntyre, Di; Boulle, AndrewDate:2006BACKGROUND:Given the size of the HIV epidemic in South Africa and other developing countries, scaling up antiretroviral treatment (ART) represents one of the key public health challenges of the next decade. Appropriate priority setting and ...Read morecb