Objective: Physician-specific surveys are a frequently used tool in health services research,
but attempts at ensuring adequate response rates are rarely reported. We reviewed …

There is a growing evidence base on the immediate and short-term effects of adult HIV on
children. We provide an overview of this literature, highlighting the multiple risks and …

There are 3.4 million children infected with HIV worldwide, with up to 2.6 million eligible for
treatment under current guidelines. However, roughly 70% of infected children are not …

BACKGROUND Chronic ischemic heart disease may lead to ventricular dilation and
congestive heart failure (ischemic cardiomyopathy [ICM]). The changes in cardiac myocyte …

We determined incidence and risk factors for acute and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)
infection and HBV vaccination rates among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected …

Kinesic behaviour (ie body movement) plays a significant role in communication, both in
encoding and decoding. Evidence is reviewed which demonstrates the importance of …

Objectives: We determined proportions of high-risk persons tested for HIV, the reasons for
testing and not testing, and attitudes and perceptions regarding HIV testing, information that …

Background: Assessing the economic burden of HIV/AIDS can help to quantify the effect of
the epidemic on a population and assist policy makers in allocating public health resources …

Most HIV infections are spread by persons who do not know that they are infected. This
article argues that it is time to adopt the proven strategies that have contained other …

Abstract Introduction: UNAIDS ''90-90-90''strategy calls for 90% of HIV-infected individuals to
be diagnosed by 2020, 90% of whom will be on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and 90% of …