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What’s pregnancy got to do with it? Late presentation to HIV/AIDS services in Northeastern Brazil

Posted on July 17, 2014August 21, 2018

Despite the known benefits of early treatment initiation for individual morbidity and mortality, as well as for reducing the risk of transmission, late presentation (LP) to HIV/AIDS services remains a major concern in many co... read more →

‘I did not feel like a mother’: The success and remaining challenges to exclusive formula feeding among HIV-positive women in Brazil

Posted on May 28, 2013August 21, 2018

Exclusive and safe formula feeding can eliminate the risk of vertical HIV transmission due to breastfeeding. Therefore many countries advise all HIV-positive women to avoid breastfeeding their infants. However, little researc... read more →

Missed opportunities to accessing HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy during routine patient-provider encounters in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the evidence

Posted on October 1, 2011August 21, 2018

Background and Objective: The relative balance between Th1 and Th2 cytokines appears crucial in the outcome of infections . We assessed the levels of some proinflammatory Th1 cytokines, interleukin-2 (IL-2) and gamma... read more →

Missed opportunities to enrol women testing HIV-positive in antenatal and delivery services into long-term HIV care and treatment

Posted on May 1, 2011August 21, 2018

Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programmes have been scaled up substantially in recent years. In 2009, it was estimated that 50% of pregnant women in East and Southern Africa were tested for HIV, up ... read more →

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What’s pregnancy got to do with it? Late presentation to HIV/AIDS services in Northeastern Brazil

‘I did not feel like a mother’: The success and remaining challenges to exclusive formula feeding among HIV-positive women in Brazil

Missed opportunities to accessing HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy during routine patient-provider encounters in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the evidence

Missed opportunities to enrol women testing HIV-positive in antenatal and delivery services into long-term HIV care and treatment

AIDS Treatment In Brazil: Impacts And Challenges

Estimating the Lost Benefits of Antiretroviral Drug Use in South Africa

Orphan Care in Botswana’s Working Households: Growing Responsibilities in the Absence of Adequate Support