Association of HIV Status With Local Immune Response to Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Implications for Immunotherapy
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.0115
Abstract: Importance The programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway play an important immunosuppressive role in cancer and chronic viral infection, and have been effectively targeted in cancer therapy. Anal squamous… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; hiv status; expression; cell ... See more keywords
Human papillomavirus genotypes in cervical and other HPV‐related anogenital cancer in Rwanda, according to HIV status
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DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32491
Abstract: The study aim was to describe human papillomavirus (HPV)‐attributable cancer burden in Rwanda, according to anogenital cancer site, HPV type, age and HIV status. Tissue specimens of cervical, vulvar, vaginal, penile and anal cancer diagnosed… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; hiv status; hpv; rwanda ... See more keywords
Predictors and consequences of HIV status disclosure to adolescents living with HIV in Eastern Cape, South Africa: a prospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25910
Abstract: The World Health Organization recommends full disclosure of HIV‐positive status to adolescents who acquired HIV perinatally (APHIV) by age 12. However, even among adolescents (aged 10–19) already on antiretroviral therapy (ART), disclosure rates are low.… read more here.
Keywords: status disclosure; status; predictors consequences; consequences hiv ... See more keywords
Patterns and Predictors of HIV-Status Disclosure Among Pregnant Women in South Africa: Dimensions of Disclosure and Influence of Social and Economic Circumstances
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2263-6
Abstract: HIV-status disclosure may improve psychosocial health and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), but existing insights suffer from methodological limitations. We explored disclosure over time during pregnancy and postpartum among 1347 HIV-positive women in Cape Town.… read more here.
Keywords: pregnancy; hiv status; status disclosure; disclosure ... See more keywords
Factors associated with transmasculine adults recently engaging in sexual behavior with partners of unknown STI and HIV status
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03651-3
Abstract: The sexual partnerships of transmasculine (TM) adults—those assigned female at birth who identify as transgender men or a masculine spectrum gender identity—and characteristics associated with STI/HIV risk behavior remains understudied. Participants in the current study… read more here.
Keywords: engaging sexual; unknown sti; sti hiv; hiv ... See more keywords
Racial Differences in the Effect of HIV Status on Motor and Pulmonary Function and Mobility Disability in Older Adults
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01126-0
Abstract: Older Black adults face a disproportionate burden of HIV prevalence, but less is known about racial disparities in age-related outcomes in HIV. We assessed the effect of HIV status and race on motor and pulmonary… read more here.
Keywords: mobility disability; pulmonary function; hiv; hiv status ... See more keywords
The Intersectionality of Stigmas among Key Populations of Older Adults Affected by HIV: a Thematic Analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2018.1456500
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objectives: The present study examined the intersectionality of stigma across varying groups of older persons living with HIV (PWH). Methods: Four focus groups of older PWH (gay/bisexual men, heterosexual men, heterosexual and bisexualwomen, and… read more here.
Keywords: status; intersectionality; hiv status; stigma ... See more keywords
Analyses of Sensitivity to the Missing-at-Random Assumption Using Multiple Imputation With Delta Adjustment: Application to a Tuberculosis/HIV Prevalence Survey With Incomplete HIV-Status Data
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww107
Abstract: Abstract Multiple imputation with delta adjustment provides a flexible and transparent means to impute univariate missing data under general missing-not-at-random mechanisms. This facilitates the conduct of analyses assessing sensitivity to the missing-at-random (MAR) assumption. We… read more here.
Keywords: delta adjustment; multiple imputation; hiv; hiv status ... See more keywords
HIV status disclosure, facility-based delivery and postpartum retention of mothers in a prevention clinical trial in rural Nigeria.
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx023
Abstract: Background Within the context of a cluster randomized prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) trial, we evaluated the impact of disclosure on selected PMTCT continuum of care measures. Methods In 12 rural matched-pair clinics randomly… read more here.
Keywords: postpartum retention; facility; hiv status; status disclosure ... See more keywords
658. Effect of HIV Status on Tuberculosis Load as Detected by Xpert MTB/RIF in Sputum vs. Saliva Samples
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.851
Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common co-infection among people living with HIV, but HIV positivity is associated with a lower Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacillary load in sputum, making TB often difficult to diagnose with current… read more here.
Keywords: bacterial load; sputum; hiv; hiv status ... See more keywords
HIV status and type of coronary stent placed in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000000488
Abstract: Background Drug-eluting stents (DES) outperform bare-metal stents (BMS) in reducing target vessel revascularization following a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Little is known about the types of stents placed in HIV-positive patients presenting with ST-segment elevation… read more here.
Keywords: positive patients; patients presenting; hiv status; hiv negative ... See more keywords