Cognitive function, depressive symptoms and syphilis in HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals

Comparative study on toxoplasma serology among HIV positive and HIV negative illicit drug users in Ahvaz, Iran

Comparative study on toxoplasma serology among HIV positive and HIV negative illicit drug users in Ahvaz, Iran

Syphilis serology in HIV-positive and HIV-negative Nigerians: The public health significance

hiv stigma: perceptions from hiv positive and hiv negative patients in a community dental clinic

background. in the medical sense, stigma has been defined as the collection of negative attitudes and beliefs that are directed at people living with a particular condition or disease process. a cohort study was conducted to explore the hiv stigma that is perceived by hiv positive individuals versus that perceived by the general population within a community based dental clinic. methods. two se...

Depressive symptoms among HIV-positive pregnant women in Thailand.

PURPOSE To examine predictors of depressive symptoms among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive, pregnant women in Thailand. DESIGN Correlational, cross-sectional study. METHODS Data were collected at prenatal clinics in five hospitals in Thailand from January 2004 to January 2006. One hundred twenty-seven HIV-positive pregnant women completed questionnaires in Thai on depressive sym...

Depression symptoms and cognitive function among individuals with advanced HIV infection initiating HAART in Uganda

BACKGROUND Among patients with HIV infection, depression is the most frequently observed psychiatric disorder. The presence of depressive symptoms and cognitive dysfunction among HIV patients has not been well studied in Sub-Saharan Africa. Initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may have an effect on the prevalence and the change over time of depression symptoms and cognitiv...