Noticias sobre VIH/SIDA

“I would rather die”: Kenyan gay and bisexual men’s experiences seeking healthcare

Aidsmap news - English - Mar, 06/02/2024 - 8:35am
Young gay and bisexual men in Kenya experienced high levels of stigma and discrimination in public healthcare facilities, while reporting more positive experiences in private and gay-friendly clinics. Online interventions were seen as a way of catering to priority needs and reducing stigmatising experiences, according to a recent qualitative study.
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Involving religious leaders can undermine HIV prevention

Aidsmap news - English - Lun, 05/02/2024 - 8:28am
Traditionally, international HIV prevention efforts are managed by secular public health organisations or programmes, often internationally funded, that work with local health care providers, statutory organisations, and communities. In the early 2000s, UNICEF introduced a new initiative through which local religious leaders in South Asia, with little or no previous knowledge of HIV, would be invited to join their countries’ HIV prevention efforts.
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Too many older people with HIV taking medicines they may not need

Aidsmap news - English - Vie, 02/02/2024 - 12:13pm
A high proportion of older people with HIV are taking medicines they do not need that could increase the risk of falls and confusion, Spanish researchers have found in a review of studies looking at inappropriate medication prescribing in people with HIV.
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Cabotegravir levels lower than trials in real-world study, but no increase in viral rebound

Aidsmap news - English - Jue, 01/02/2024 - 9:08am
Low drug concentrations do not automatically lead to virologic rebound in people receiving injectable treatment with cabotegravir and rilpivirine, Swiss researchers found in a study of people receiving injections for up to six months. They say they are uncertain why some people experience virologic rebound when they have low drug levels while others remain virologically suppressed, as well as why drug levels seem to be so much lower in everyday clinical practice than in clinical trials.
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Dolutegravir-based triple therapy effectively suppresses HIV-2 viral load in small study

Aidsmap news - English - Mar, 30/01/2024 - 11:00am
Although integrase inhibitors such as dolutegravir are recommended for the treatment of HIV-2, there is little clinical data showing their effectiveness.  In a small Portuguese cohort, dolutegravir combined with two other drugs suppressed HIV-2 viral load and maintained undetectable status after one year. In their paper published in the journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases, the authors conclude dolutegravir-based triple therapy is a safe and effective initial therapy option for the treatment of HIV-2.
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Higher anal cancer mortality for women with HIV

Aidsmap news - English - Jue, 25/01/2024 - 8:32am
People with HIV diagnosed with anal cancer have poorer survival after diagnosis, especially women, and survival rates for all people diagnosed with anal cancer have not improved significantly over the past 20 years, a US study published in Lancet HIV reports.
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PrEP marketing should not be a story about HIV, but a story about young women

Aidsmap news - English - Mar, 23/01/2024 - 8:27am
What do we want young women’s hearts to feel and minds to think about PrEP? This was the question a group of researchers and marketing experts sought to answer in order to build a strong, evidence-informed, and unified brand positioning for PrEP. After reviewing all the available campaigns that focus on young women and PrEP, holding consultative meetings with key stakeholders, including group discussions with 121 young women from Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, and finally analysing the data gathered using marketing insights, the team concluded that:
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Substance use treatment effective in helping men reduce their use of crystal meth

Aidsmap news - English - Lun, 22/01/2024 - 5:26pm
Any substance use treatment is better than none when it comes to reducing how often gay and bisexual men use methamphetamine (crystal meth), a study from Los Angeles has found. This study’s findings emphasise the importance of harm reduction over an abstinence-only approach to managing methamphetamine use.
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Migrants being left behind by the HIV response in Europe

Aidsmap news - English - Vie, 19/01/2024 - 8:21am
Although half of new HIV diagnoses are in people born in another country, migrants have less access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services across Europe. Many European countries have no data on migrants’ engagement with the HIV care continuum, which is likely to leave any barriers to care unaddressed, data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) show. Rather than declining, new HIV diagnoses are increasing in gay and bisexual men born overseas. In many countries, migrants have limited access to the HIV prevention medication PrEP.
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Greater income inequality linked to worse HIV outcomes

Aidsmap news - English - Jue, 18/01/2024 - 8:19am
Countries with greater income inequality have more new HIV infections and more deaths from both AIDS and COVID-19, a recent study has found. Governments’ responses to pandemics have often focused heavily on individual behaviour, encouraging or mandating behaviour change to limit the spread of infection. However, much less attention has been paid to how broader social determinants impact health outcomes for these global crises. [GLOSSARY]
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Multiple strategies needed to reduce disengagement from HIV care in Uganda

Aidsmap news - English - Mié, 17/01/2024 - 8:18am
Disengagement from HIV care happens for numerous reasons and efforts to promote re-engagement in care should develop strategies that address the multiple patterns of disengagement, a study of people with unsuppressed viral load in Uganda reports. Interrupting treatment, or disengaging from care, is common, although calculating what proportion of people with HIV are not currently engaged in care is complicated by the fact that people may move from one clinic to another.
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People with HIV still running out of treatment options – not always because of resistance

Aidsmap news - English - Mar, 16/01/2024 - 8:16am
Around one in ten people with HIV developed limited treatment options – which meant that they could no longer take a standard three-drug antiretroviral combination – during approximately five years of follow-up, a large study has found.
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DoxyPEP did not reduce STIs among women, probably due to low adherence

Aidsmap news - English - Lun, 15/01/2024 - 4:15pm
Taking doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis after sex – known as doxyPEP – did not reduce the likelihood of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among cisgender women in Africa as it does for gay and bisexual men, according to recently published study results. Actual use of the antibiotic was found to be low, however, suggesting doxyPEP might still work for women if adherence is higher.
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Despite increasing HIV prevention among gay and bisexual men in Australia, some men less well protected

Aidsmap news - English - Lun, 15/01/2024 - 8:15am
HIV prevention coverage is increasing among gay and bisexual men in Australia, but some men remain less well protected. Gay and bisexual men under the age of 25, bisexual men of all ages, and men living in suburbs with fewer gay residents have higher levels of HIV risk and lower levels of prevention coverage.
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Almost half of people living with HIV in the UK feel ashamed

Aidsmap news - English - Sáb, 13/01/2024 - 4:13pm
A positive diagnosis continues to be a source of isolation and stigma for people living with HIV, especially among trans people, younger people and women. Findings from the UK’s largest survey of people living with HIV show that while knowledge of ‘Undetectable equals Untransmittable’ (U=U) is high and linked to higher self-esteem, women are less likely to know and believe that U=U is true. One in 10 of all survey respondents said they were refused healthcare (4% in the last year) and a further one in 10 felt afraid to access healthcare.
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Half of people living with HIV in the UK feel ashamed

Aidsmap news - English - Vie, 12/01/2024 - 11:11am
A positive diagnosis continues to be a source of isolation and stigma for people living with HIV, especially among trans people, younger people and women. Findings from the UK’s largest survey of people living with HIV show that while knowledge of ‘Undetectable equals Untransmittable’ (U=U) is high and linked to higher self-esteem, women are less likely to know and believe that U=U is true. One in 10 of all survey respondents said they were refused healthcare (4% in the last year) and a further one in 10 felt afraid to access healthcare.
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Huge fall in deaths after improving meningitis care for people with HIV in African hospitals

Aidsmap news - English - Jue, 11/01/2024 - 7:10am
An implementation project in three African countries that used an algorithm to quickly identify, diagnose, and treat people with HIV-related central nervous system infections during routine care resulted in a significant decrease in mortality, according to a recent publication in The Lancet HIV. Before the intervention, 49% of patients died within two weeks, reducing to 24% during the implementation phase.
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What's needed to make statins available for people with HIV in low- and middle-income countries?

Aidsmap news - English - Mié, 10/01/2024 - 8:09am
Offering statins to people with HIV to lower the risk of heart disease poses particular challenges for low- and middle-income countries and requires investment in order to deliver the benefits identified in a large international clinical trial of the drugs.
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“Men are more selfish and proud”: healthcare workers' negative biases in sub-Saharan Africa

Aidsmap news - English - Lun, 08/01/2024 - 9:06am
Healthcare workers’ negative attitudes towards men prevent them from acknowledging structural barriers and may create hostile environments for men wanting to access healthcare. Dr Kathryn Dovel of the University of California and colleagues did a secondary analysis of data collected with healthcare workers in Malawi and Mozambique. They found that healthcare workers framed men as problematic and “selfish”, which places an unfair responsibility on individual men while minimising barriers and challenges they face.
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Zimbabwe shows how to make new HIV prevention products available quickly

Aidsmap news - English - Jue, 04/01/2024 - 9:00am
Zimbabwe has been able to approve two new HIV prevention products within six months and did so before any other African nation. How did it achieve this and what are the lessons for other countries that have urgent needs for new HIV prevention options?
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