Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest burden of HIV in the world
and a rising prevalence of cardiometabolic disease; however, the interrelationship between …

Background An association between HIV-1 and malaria is expected in theory, but has not
been convincingly shown in practice. We studied the effects of HIV-1 infection and …

Objectives To describe the progression times of HIV-1 infection from seroconversion to AIDS
and to death, and time from first developing AIDS to death in rural Uganda. Also, to describe …

Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) use by people living with HIV reduces HIV
transmission, morbidity, mortality, and improves quality of life. Good ART adherence is …

OBJECTIVE: Mulago and Mbarara hospitals are large tertiary hospitals in Uganda with a
high HIV/AIDS burden. Until recently, HIV testing was available only upon request and …

Objectives: To estimate the rate of progression from seroconversion to symptomatic disease
in adults infected with HIV-1, and to establish whether the background level of signs and …

Background: Alcohol is heavily consumed in sub‐Saharan Africa and affects HIV
transmission and treatment and is difficult to measure. Our goal was to examine the test …

Objectives: To estimate the association between HIV disease progression and the incidence
of recognized pregnancy; to estimate the risk of subsequent fetal loss. Methods: A total of …

Introduction: antiretroviral therapy (ART) has improved survival of People Living with HIV
(PLWH); however, this has resulted in an increasingly high prevalence of non …

Background While human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related causes of death have been
well documented in developed countries, in Africa data are scanty and mainly based on …