Search for dissertations about: "antiretroviral treatment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 126 swedish dissertations containing the words antiretroviral treatment.

  2. 6. HIV-1 infection of the central nervous system. Markers of pathogenesis and antiretroviral treatment effects

    Author : Sahra Abdulle; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HIV-1; cerebrospinal fluid; antiretroviral therapy; neopterin; beta2-microglobulin; CSF HIV-1 RNA; blood-brain barrier; IgG index; HIV-related neurological diseases; AIDS Dementia Complex; neurofilament protein; HIV-1 genetic subtypes;

    Abstract : Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) invades the central nervous system (CNS) early in the course of infection and either directly or through opportunistic infections causes a spectrum of neurological complications. The most severe manifestation of HIV-1 CNS infection is AIDS Dementia Complex (ADC), which occurs in approximately 20% of untreated patients with AIDS. READ MORE

  4. 7. m-Health for antiretroviral treatment support : evidence from India

    Author : Rashmi Josephine Rodrigues; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: With antiretroviral therapy (ART) HIV infection is now managed like a chronic disease rather than as a fatal disease. Adherence to ART is essential for treatment success. However the high levels of adherence that are necessary and the multifactorial nature of adherence, make adherence to ART a challenge. READ MORE

  5. 8. Mobile text messaging intervention to improve antiretroviral treatment adherence among adolescents living with HIV in Ethiopia

    Author : Abayneh Tunje Tanga; Barns och familjers hälsa; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ethiopia; HIV; Retention in Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Text Messaging; Adolescent;

    Abstract : Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is a global problem among adolescents living with human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV), and it is associated with treatment failure and the development of viral resistance. One of the most significant barriers to treatment adherence among adolescents is forgetting to take drugs as prescribed. READ MORE

  6. 9. Optimization of pediatrics antiretroviral treatment outcomes among HIV infected children in Ethiopia

    Author : Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030 is a global agenda. To meet this global goal, having safe and effective antiretroviral therapy is a key requirement. In Ethiopia, the safety and efficacy of combination antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected pediatric population is poorly studied. READ MORE

  7. 10. The HIV-1 epidemic in Ethiopia – transmission patterns, antiretroviral drug resistance and treatment outcomes

    Author : Dawit Assefa; Malmö Klinisk virologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV-1; HIV drug resistance HIVDR ; Phylodynamics; Phylogenetic; Molecular epidemology; transmitted HIVDR; acquired HIVDR; pre-treatment HIVDR; Integrase strand transfer inhibitors INSTI ; Ethiopia; antiretroviral therapy;

    Abstract : A comprehensive understanding of local HIV epidemiology is essential for monitoring transmission, designing, implementing, and evaluating HIV intervention strategies. In paper I, we used a total of 1276 HIV-1 subtype C pol sequences and employed state-of-art phylogenetic and phylodynamic tools to describe the molecular epidemiology of HIV in Ethiopia. READ MORE