Search for dissertations about: "cd4 count hiv"

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2. 1. Aspects of Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection in Patients at Ethiopian Health Centers

   Author : Sten Skogmar; Enheten för infektionssjukdomar; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV; TB; clinical scoring; TB screening; CD4 cell count; immunosuppression; immune activation;

   Abstract : HIV and tuberculosis (TB) remain the two most common infectious causes of death worldwide. During the recent decade antiretroviral treatment (ART) has become available for millions of people living with HIV (PLHIV) globally; yet more than half of PLHIV have not yet initiated ART. READ MORE

4. 2. HIV Patient Monitoring Framework Through Knowledge Engineering

   Author : Charles Otine; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Action Research; Antiretroviral therapy ART ; AIDS; Classification; Databases; Data Mining; Data Warehousing; Health; ICT; IT; HIV; Open Source; Knowledge Discovery; Knowledge Engineering; Machine Learning; Regression;

   Abstract : Uganda has registered more than a million deaths since the HIV virus was first offi¬cially reported in the country over 3 decades ago. The governments in partnership with different groups have implemented different programmes to address the epidemic. READ MORE

5. 3. Influencing HIV treatment success in India : do mobile phones really work?

   Author : Anita Shet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : HIV;

   Abstract : Background: Sustaining treatment adherence and long-term virological suppression is a global health challenge in HIV management. Mobile phone-based interventions are increasingly harnessed to enhance medication adherence in HIV infection, although supporting evidence for implementation is limited by lack of robust efficacy trials in settings such as India. READ MORE

6. 4. Tuberculosis case finding in HIV-positive adults receiving care at health centres in Ethiopia

   Author : Taye Balcha; Enheten för infektionssjukdomar; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV; Case detection; Treatment outcome; Health centres; Ethiopia.;

   Abstract : Rapid, accurate diagnosis and management of TB in HIV-positive individuals is critical for the success of antiretroviral treatment programmes in primary health care in Sub-Saharan Africa. These studies aim to develop and evaluate methods for TB case finding in adults receiving care at Ethiopian health centres. READ MORE

7. 5. Antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected persons in northeastern Vietnam : impact of peer support on virologic failure and mortality in a cluster randomized controlled trial

   Author : Cuong Do Duy; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : HIV;

   Abstract : Background: Wide access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has substantially improved the prognosis of patients living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). However, in resource-limited countries, sustaining ART programs to prevent drug resistance and treatment failure and to maximize the existing human resources is still challenging. READ MORE