Undiagnosed HIV infection and couple HIV discordance among household members of HIV-infected people receiving antiretroviral therapy in Uganda

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HIV-infected clients of an AIDS support organization were enrolled in a randomized evaluation of different antiretroviral therapy (ART) monitoring regimens that offered home-based ART care to them and their clinically eligible household members. Provision of home-based voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) to household members of people initiating ART was well accepted and resulted in the detection of a large number of previously undiagnosed HIV infections and HIV-discordant relationships.

Author: Mermin, Jonathan H., Bunnell, Rebecca E., Were, Willy A., Wamai, Nafuna, Awor, Anna C., Bechange, Stevens, Moss, Susan, Soleberg, Peter, Downing Robert G., Coutinho, Alex
Patient outcomes, Medical examination, Family psychotherapy, Family counseling, HIV patients, Family, Highly active antiretroviral therapy

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Estimating HIV incidence in voluntary counseling and testing clients in Uganda (1992-2003)

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The HIV incidence is estimated from first-time testers among voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) clients in Uganda from 1992 through 2003. The results have presented a practical way of tracking HIV incidence and have revealed a new phase of the HIV epidemic in Uganda like the decreasing prevalence and increasing incidence.

Author: Ransom, Raymond L., Bunnell, Rebecca, Neilands, Torsten B., Baryarama, Flugentius
Diagnosis

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Using HIV voluntary counseling and testing data for monitoring the Uganda HIV epidemic, 1992-2000

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The prevalence of HIV infection among voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) clients in Uganda and to describe the utility of VCT data for monitoring the HIV epidemic in 1992-2000 is assessed. The prevalence of HIV infection among male and female VCT clients declined from 1992- to 2000.

Author: Mermin, Jonathan H., Baryarama, Fulgentius, Ransom, Raymond L., Kalule, Josephine, Tumuhairwe, Esther B., Ekwaru, John Paul, Bunnell, Rebecca E.
Africa

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Subjects list: Health aspects, Uganda, Development and progression, HIV infection, HIV infections
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