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Factors associated with prevalent and incident HIV infection were compared among sexually experienced Ugandans aged 15–24. Most factors were similar. However, in women, older age and current marriage were associated with prevalent, but not incident, infection. It is important to recognize the limitations...

In the US alone, 1.2 million people were diagnosed with HIV in 2013 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). People living with HIV experience stigma-related disadvantages that affect their quality of life. Stigma manifests in multiple forms (e.g. prejudice and discrimination) (Mahajan,...

Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing and counseling is recommended for people with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). In Myanmar, HIV testing and its predictors among those with STI in general population is unknown. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using secondary data...

Individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) frequently demonstrate a metabolic syndrome associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Extensive functional and structural arterial wall changes have been observed in these individuals. It is documented that these vascular...

People Living with HIV (PLHIV), particularly among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Indonesia, face significant mental health challenges, primarily due to social stigma and discrimination. Telenursing, utilizing common communication media like WhatsApp and telephone calls, has become an alternative...

It is important to assess whether regional progress toward achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) has contributed to human development and whether this has had an effect on the triple burden of disease in the continent. This analysis investigates the association between the human development...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that every year there are 350 million new Sexual Transmitted Infection (STI) sufferers in developing countries. Areas with a high prevalence of STIs are accompanied by a high prevalence of HIV / AIDS which is found in many high-risk sexual behaviors. One...

Premarital sex is becoming a major issue for teens in Indonesia. The number of teens involved in premarital sex continues to rise. This behavior has brought problems such as HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancy, as well as family and psychological problems. Premarital sex results in deep emotional disturbances such...

Background: HIV/AIDS program managers in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam have always relied on the police reports and the UNAIDS Estimation and Projection Package for population size estimation of People Who Inject Drugs (PWID). Methods: We used Respondent-driven Sampling (RDS) to implement a two-source...

Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive patients are likely to be at risk of other infectious pathogens such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). HIV and HBV are blood-borne pathogens and are transmitted via intravenous drug use, sexual contact, or mother to child during pregnancy or birth. Objective:...

Multiple studies have examined the relationship between HIV knowledge, family support, and social support in influencing antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. This study assessed the long-term impact of ART use on depression among people living with HIV in Jakarta, Indonesia, focusing on demographic...

HIV infection is a globally recognized health issue, characterized by the invasion of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, leading to the development of AIDS. People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) encounter multifaceted challenges encompassing bio-psycho-social-spiritual dimensions. The pivotal role of self-acceptance...

Cervical cancer has the potential to be prevented since the etiology is clearly known, namely the persistence of HPV infection. HPV is the cause of 99.7% of cervical cancer. There are many risk factors that can decrease cervical local immunity thereby increasing the persistence of HPV, one of which is...

Some adolescents engage in sexually risky behavior. Sexual risk behavior is unprotected sexual contact with partners who are possible HIV and AIDS carriers. This study aimed to examine sexual risk behavior among high school students. This study was a cross-sectional study. Respondents of this study were...

On the pandemic background of a new coronavirus infection, the widespread anti-epidemic measures, the situation with other infectious diseases has changed. The purpose of this research was to analyze the incidence of infectious diseases in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) during 2020 pandemic. We used...

The Blood Donor Unit (UDD) is a unit that facilitates the community, especially in the field of blood services, under the auspices of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI). Some of the activities at UDD PMI include providing blood and distributing blood. Before blood is given to the recipient, it must first...

Background: Labor and delivery under the supervision of a skilled birth attendant have been shown to promote positive maternal and neonatal outcomes; yet, more than a third of births in Kenya occur outside a health facility. We investigated the association between measures of women’s empowerment and...

Through a large number of literature review, summarized the current trend of AIDS and future research direction. AIDS is one of the most serious epidemics in the world. In this paper, the origin of AIDS and the pathogenesis of HIV, such as HIV-1 and HIV-2, are discussed in detail. The Enlightenment of...

One of the sustainable development goals (SDG) in 2030 is decreasing HIV AIDS epidemic in all country. The number of HIV AIDS incidence in Sleman Regency is the highest of all regions in the Province Yogyakarta with amount 915 from 2032 case in 2018. Adolescent are the most group which is infected HIV...

Teenagers are prone to premarital sexual behavior problems. SDKI in 2017 reported premarital sexual behavior of 59% in women and 74% in men. Premarital sexual behavior in adolescents can be influenced by school knowledge, attitudes, and roles. This behavior affects cases of HIV/AIDS, abortion, and early...

Tuberculous Meningitis (TBM) is the most common form of central nervous system Tuberculosis (TB), accounting for 5–6% of extrapulmonary TB cases. Nowadays, TBM continues to be a major topic in public health because of its high prevalence worldwide. This retrospective study aimed to describe the clinical,...

Stigma and discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) make them lose job, social status, and family’s and community’s support. This paper aims to study the Civilians Caring about AIDS (CCA) developing process, their acceptance to PLWHAs and active participation in coping with HIV/AIDS...

In the context of the EU-funded CLEVER Cities project, the imperative inclusion of all citizens and stakeholders in a collaborative design process was paramount. This paper focuses on the co-design pathway developed by the Urban Living Lab 1 in Milan, namely CLEVER Action Lab.1 (CAL1), following the...

To engage the adolescents in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) promotion counselling there is the need to innovate using new media that is more appropriate to their needs and acceptable to their daily life. A crossed-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 66 randomly selected high school...

Development assistance for health (DAH) and foreign aid have been criticized for being poorly associated with health and economic outcomes on a national level. This study is an attempt to examine whether DAH targeted specifically to malaria, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) is associated with changes in malaria,...

Chemokine receptor CCR5, a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), has been shown as a viable target in drug discovery due to its involvement in HIV entry and cancer. In HIV pathogenesis, CCR5 acts as an essential co-receptor for HIV invasion into host cells; whereas in cancer, it provides a pro-inflammatory...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is a major public health challenge worldwide. Evidence suggests that health-related behaviours are affected by the knowledge, attitude, and practice of individuals. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and testing of HIV infection,...

Tuberculosis is still problem in Indonesia. The increase number tuberculosis patientsand then multidrug resistance tuberculosis the higher it. Xpert MTB /RIF assay ,an automated real time polymerase chain reaction assay, detects the presence Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance to rifampicin...

Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the world’s health problems which continues to be overcome today. Indonesia is a country that accounts for 8% of the number of TB cases in the world in the third highest position after India and China. Tuberculosis is one of the lower respiratory and infectious diseases...

Background: HIV-1 infection in northern populations is associated with increased large artery stiffness, both in the absence and presence of combination antiretroviral treatment (cART). It is unclear if similar changes occur in sub-Sahara African HIV-infected persons. The study aimed to determine whether...

Sex education provides teenagers with healthy and comprehensive knowledge about sexual lives. As new adult Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections and adolescent pregnancies have become serious problems, some countries have begun to attach importance to sex education. For teenagers, different genders...

The optimal management of hemodynamic disorders among critically ill patients requires an accurate assessment of hemodynamic status. Global End Diastolic Index (GEDI) is taken for a more reliable indicator of preload in critically ill patients than central venous pressure and doctors tend to arrange...

The Indonesian Government, by the National Family Planning Board (BKKBN), has followed up by monitoring and evaluating programs which is realized by providing technical guidance resilience in young people through Generation Planning program and developing Pusat Infomasi dan Konsultasi Remaja dan/atau...

There is an increasing prevalence of HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia, particularly in Malang City, a tourist and educational destination. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) as well as to analyze their adherence to anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment and the...

Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) was considered to be with the severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients, which implies a potential therapeutic target for treatment. We aimed to evaluate the safety and initial efficacy of Tocilizumab treatment for COVID-19 patients. Methods: In the retrospective study,...

On February 2020, the Diamond Princess Cruise, which left Japan, was obliged to stay at sea for 14 days-quarantine after it was found that a Hong Kong passenger had been diagnosed SARS-COV2 pneumonia after disembarking. As a result shocked the world, an outbreak of infection occurred on board; the number...

“Health is a fundamental human right”, which contains an obligation to heal the sick and maintain the healthy. This statement underlies the idea that health is a basic human right and health is an investment. Health services have an important role in improving the health status of the community. Law...

Background: Infection is one of the major threats to Healthcare Workers (HCW) worldwide. It exposes HCW to more than 20 kinds of blood-borne pathogen infections, especially the most severe cases, namely Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The impact...

This paper discusses intersecting issue of the sustainable development goals aspects: gender and health. Drawing from the case of Warga Peduli AIDS ( Local Residents Concerned about AIDS) in Bandung, West Java, this paper presented an empirical evidence on how women in Indonesia play significant role...

Purpose: Delirium is a frequent occurrence amongst Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, but studies on its causes are sparse and its risk factors vary from disease to disease. Here, in this study, an attempt was made to investigate the factors associated with the prognosis of delirium in the ICU. Methods:...

Background: The risk of Cardiovascular (CV) events is higher in HIV-infected patients (HIV+) compared to HIV-uninfected persons (HIV−). Large artery stiffness, a well-documented predictor of adverse CV prognosis, may mediate this enhanced risk. It is usually assessed by measuring aortic Pulse Wave Velocity...

For certain subgroups within people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [active tuberculosis (TB), pregnant women, children <5 years old, and serodiscordant couples], the World Health Organization recommends antiretroviral therapy (ART) irrespective of CD4 count. Another subgroup which...

The Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1)/Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs), have become a hot spot in the field of cancer research and treatment, and bring new hope to patients with advanced tumors. But, in addition to enhancing the anti-tumor effect of T cells, PD-1/PD-L1...

Youth aged 15-24 years old have the high vulnerability to HIV infection. Students who lack parental supervision have more opportunity to try new things including sexual matter. Nursing students frequently provide care for several patients who unaware of their HIV status. These increases the students'...

The study aims to assess the counselling services provided to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) under the Indian programme of prevention of parent-to-child transmission of HIV (PPTCT). Five hospitals in Delhi providing PMTCT services were randomly selected. A total of 201 post-test...

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a deregulated host response to infection, and is the most common cause of death in the intensive care unit. Although the pathogenesis of sepsis has made substantial progress, the current clinical treatment of sepsis is basically symptomatic treatment,...

Abstract. This paper establishes an AIDS model based on the spread characteristics in China, spread from high-risk to general population, through bridge population based on cellular automata. Matlab is used to simulate the dynamic performance of the model, the simulated results are consistent with statistics...

Objective: Knowing the implementation of Youth Reproduction Health (KRR) program in North Barito District. It is seen from four aspects of Health Services System which include aspects of input, process, output, and impact. This study also specifically aims to obtain information on the implementation...