Category Archives: Treatment

The risk of sexual transmission of HIV in serodiscordant couples when the partner living with HIV (PLHIV) uses antiretroviral therapy (ART) and maintains a suppressed viral load (VL) (

The Perceptions and Practicalities Approach (PaPA) is a recommended framework for designing medication adherence interventions. Little is known about the utility of the PaPA framework in improving antiretroviral therapy (ART)...

Although the relationship between HIV and mental health is well-established, limited research has focused on the available interventions for adults living with HIV (ALWH), particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)...

INTRODUCTION: The global burden of infectious diseases (ID), combined with a shortage of ID specialists, continues to challenge healthcare systems worldwide. Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models such as...

The widespread use of combination antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV infection into a chronic condition, with life expectancy of people with HIV (PWH) approaching that of the general population when...

HIV remains a significant public health issue, with 1.3 million new infections and 630,000 deaths annually, and 40.8 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) globally in 2024. Although antiretroviral therapy...

AIM: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) in the context of maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection poses a significant clinical dilemma, as clinicians must balance the risks of prematurity...

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends antiretroviral therapy (ART) for pregnant women living with HIV (WLHIV), the vast majority of whom reside in sub-Saharan Africa. In recent years, many systematic...

OBJECTIVES: To systematically map and summarize the available knowledge on interventions that promote medication adherence among adult HIV patients and to describe the current state of the art regarding the...

INTRODUCTION: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage has improved in the past few years in India. However, substantial non-adherence to ART has been reported among the people living with human immunodeficiency virus...

BACKGROUND: Oral, oropharyngeal, and esophageal candidiasis are common forms of mucosal candidiasis (MC) in people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (PLWHA). Despite differences in infection sites, oral, oropharyngeal,...

Sustained maternal HIV viral-load (VL) suppression during breastfeeding is essential for eliminating vertical HIV transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although vertical transmission prevention programmes have improved antiretroviral therapy coverage and peripartum...