October 2019

Unprotected sexual practice and associated factors among people on anti-retro-viral therapy at public health facilities of Arba Minch town: Cross-sectional study

Unprotected sexual practice with multiple partners is identified as the greatest risk factor for transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Sub Saharan Africa and it is a public health concern among people infected with HIV. However, due to the focus of HIV prevention efforts was largely on people uninfected with HIV, people on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) were not addressed by prevention strategies in...

Author(s): Zeleke Hailemariam Abebo, Mekuria Asnakew Asfaw, Alemayehu Bekele Kasahun, Aleme Mekuria Belachew, Tiglu Haile Haressa and Alemayehu Worku Yalew  

November 2019

Challenges of the care of HIV positive adolescents in Jos, Nigeria

The introduction of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) to children with perinatally acquired HIV has prolonged their lifespan to adolescence and beyond. These HIV positive adolescents on care face challenges as they undertake their treatment which this study aimed to determine. The study was a cross-sectional descriptive study of challenges faced by adolescents between the ages 10 and 19 years on routine...

Author(s): Esther S. Yiltok, Vivian Yuwa, Asabe Mshelia, Helen Akhiwu, Emeka U. Ejeliogu, Augustine O. Ebonyi, Patricia A. Agaba, Oche Agbaji and Stephen Oguche