Assessment of social support in HIV-positive individuals attending a tertiary care center

Family Social Support Rate of HIV positive Individuals in Khorram Abad

Background: AIDS is a serious problem which affects all aspects of an individual’s life. Affected persons have a fear of being excommunicated or being abandoned by their family or friends, so they hide their infectious status. This factor causes the infection to spread more easily. Family has a major supportive role for individuals suffering from AIDS and the family support results in promotion...

Assessment of chronic diarrhea in early infancy in Tehran Tertiary Care Center; Tehran-Iran

Introduction Chronic diarrhea of infancy is a heterogeneous syndrome that includes several diseases with different etiologies. The aim of this study was investigating chronic diarrhea, its etiologies, clinical features and outcomes in infancy.Materials and Methods Retrospective study investigating infants hospitalized in the gastroenterology department of Tehran tertiary care center.The main de...

Risk factors and assessment for cardiovascular disease among HIV-positive patients attending a Nigerian tertiary hospital

INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular risk factors are prevalent in HIV-positive patients which places them at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to determine the risk factors and risk assessment for CVD in HIV-positive patients with and without antiretroviral therapy. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of HIV-positive patients attending the Lagos University Teaching Hospit...

[Cognitive functions of HIV/AIDS positive individuals attending a comprehensive care program].

Los indicadores de resultados se evalúan a través de encuestas nacionales, como la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar (ENDES), que provee información actualizada sobre la dinámica demográfica y el estado de salud de madres y niños menores de 5 años; o la Encuesta a Establecimientos de Salud con Funciones Obstétricas y Neonatales (ENESA) (3), que evalúa la capacidad resolutiva de los estab...

Coccidian parasitic infection in HIV positive patients attending Tertiary care Hospital in Nepal