High rates of anxiety among people with HIV in India show the need for routine screening to support treatment success.
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
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HIV
- Mental Health & Well-Being
Peer-Led Mental Health Support Helps Young People Living with HIV in Tanzania
Peer-led mental health programmes in Tanzania help young people with HIV while building confidence and resilience among peer leaders themselves.
- Gender & Sexuality
Indonesia Faces Surge in HIV Cases Among Men as Study Links Poverty and Social Networks to Risky Behaviours
Economic hardship and social networks influence risky behaviours among Indonesian men, driving HIV transmission through unprotected sex and injecting drug use.
- Health & Fitness
Brighton Researchers Launch New Website to Support Cognitive Health in People With HIV
MemoryHIV.org, launched by Brighton and Sussex Medical School, supports people with HIV experiencing cognitive issues.
A recent international study has found that individuals living with HIV have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to the general population.
People living with HIV need to take antiretroviral treatment for life to prevent the virus from multiplying in their body.
- Health & Fitness
Study Affirms Benefit of Very Early Antiretroviral Therapy Within Hours of Birth for Newborns with HIV
A study has added evidence that giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to newborns with HIV within the first days of life can safely suppress amounts of HIV.
- Health & Fitness
Study Identifies Barriers That Limit Young Men at HIV Risk from Taking Preventive Drug
Awareness among young men who have sex with other men about PrEP is low and there is often stigma associated with being prescribed PrEP.
Black people with HIV bear a disproportionate disease burden due, in part, to structural factors such as stigma, racism, and other social determinants of health.
Latino sexual minority men who experience racial, ethnic, and sexual prejudice are more likely to delay HIV testing.
60% of British adults never or infrequently test for HIV, new research reveals, with some respondents stating that they last tested up to 20 years ago.
Although social awareness of HIV is rising, there are still certain controversies, stereotypes and myths related to this condition.
- Gender & Sexuality
Parental Knowledge and Attitudes Toward HIV Preventive Treatment for Their Adolescent Children
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily regimen of two medications in a single pill, could prevent many new HIV infections, especially in at-risk populations.
A subset of white blood cells, known as myeloid cells, can harbour HIV in people who have been virally suppressed for years on antiretroviral therapy.
Since then, several clinical trials have shown that DTG is associated with substantial weight gain among people taking it, compared to people who take EFV.
