INTRODUCTION Food security remains to be one of the world's biggest problems and is found to be related to HIV/AIDS. The objective was to examine food insecurity in HIV/AIDS patients from Brasilia, Brazil. METHODS Short version of the Food Security Scale was applied to patients with HIV/AIDS. RESULTS A total of 103 patients participated (65 HIV+ and 38 with AIDS). Food insecurity was found ...

INTRODUCTION In recent years, the incidence of sepsis has increased in critically ill HIV/AIDS patients, and the presence of severe sepsis emerged as a major determinant of outcomes in this population. The inflammatory response and deregulated cytokine production play key roles in the pathophysiology of sepsis; however, these mechanisms have not been fully characterized in HIV/AIDS septic patie...

Currently, there are about 37 million people worldwide living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) /AIDS, with an estimated two million new cases per year globally. According to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), only 75% of the population with HIV know their status. Initially, HIV infection was associated with significantly increased rates of mortality and morbidity. Howeve...

This study aims to determine the relationship between religious practices of people living with HIV/AIDS. The design in this is a descriptive analytic study. results from 153 respondents that most Islam HIV/AIDS group were moderate 105 (68.6%). There significant Most are and moderate. In conclusion, there level practice HIV/AIDS.
 
 Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Religious Practice

Abstract This study aimed to assess the association between tobacco smoking and body composition in patients with HIV/AIDS combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). is a cross-sectional people of HIV followed specialized care service for located South Brazil. The Alcohol, Smoking Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) was used other psychoactive substance use. Body mass index (BMI) calc...

background: hiv and aids have many different epidemiological, social and political aspects. the aim of this study was to determine the research priorities according to the necessary aspects of hiv and aids in iran. methods: the national and international databases were searched to obtain the published articles regarding hiv and aids in iran. all epidemiologic studies were included in this revie...

hiv/aids has been concentrated among injecting drug users in the country. this study aimed to investigate and identify health and treatment needs of people living with hiv/aids in iran.this qualitative study was conducted in 2012 in iran. the study groups consisted of experts, practitioners, and consultants working with people living with hiv/aids and their families. data was collected through ...

background: hiv/aids control are one of the most important goals of the health systems. the aim of this study was to determine how hiv/aids control was initiated among policy makers' agenda setting in iran.   methods: a qualitative research (semi-structured interview) was conducted using kingdon's framework (problem, policy and politics streams, and policy windows and policy entrepreneurs) to a...

Background: Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) have anestablished role in the development of cervical cancer. However, the presence of underlying conditions such as HIV/AIDS is necessary for this to occur. This studyaimed to evaluate the prevalence of HPV DNA in plasma samples from HIV-positive patients in Tehran, Iran. Methods: Plasma specimens from 95 patients diagnosed with HIV infection from Te...