‘People say that we are already dead much as we can still walk’: a qualitative investigation of community and couples’ understanding of HIV serodiscordance in rural Uganda

‘People say that we are already dead much as we can still walk’: a qualitative investigation of community and couples’ understanding of HIV serodiscordance in rural Uganda

BACKGROUND Stable, co-habiting HIV serodiscordant couples are a key population in terms of heterosexual transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the wide availability of antiretroviral treatment and HIV educational programs, heterosexual transmission continues to drive the HIV epidemic in Africa. To investigate some of the factors involved in transmission or maintenance of serodiscordant sta...

Can we say that seniors are addicted to benzodiazepines?

INTRODUCTION The elderly are the biggest consumers of Benzodiazepines (BZD) and/or BZD equivalents. However, the risks of developing addiction in this age group are often underestimated. METHOD This study describes the nature and extent of addiction in the elderly using DSM IV items. RESULTS We noted a high prevalence of addiction in our population and identified a two-factor profile in sub...

Can we be harmed after we are dead?

Philosophers from antiquity onwards have asked whether we are harmed by death itself [1,2]. My question is different. I want to know whether we can be harmed by further events that happen after we are dead. While connected, the two questions are clearly distinct. Someone might think that death is normally a very bad thing for the deceased, yet hold that, once you are gone, you are beyond the re...

Are we spending too much on HIV?

we say what we mean and we mean what we say

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