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Magnitude and Associated Factors of First-line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure among Adult HIV Patients at selected public Health in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023, Multi-center Cross-sectional Study

Mohammed Tessema*; Yohannes Godie; Getachew Worku; Getachew Woldeyohanes; Wegayehu Zeneb Teklehaimanot; Leweyehu Alemaw Mengstie; Fikirte Kassaye

    Failure of antiretroviral therapy means disease progression and a high risk of death after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Failure of first-line ART is becoming a growing problem. ART failure represents a major challenge in HIV/AIDS treatment in resource-limited settings, particularly in Ethiopia. ...


Adherence and its Associated Factors of HIV Exposed Infants Enrolled in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Program in Selected Health Facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020: Retrospective Cross Sectional Study

Fasil Menbere*; Yohannes Godie

    Background: Besides, there were an estimated 22,827 people newly infected during 2017, of whom 60.5% are females. Ethiopia has developed an HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment strategic plan in an investment case approach that is being implemented from 2015–2020. ...


Stigma and Discrimination: The Hurdles on the Way to Ending the Epidemic of HIV/AIDS

Jayati Dwivedi; Ramendra K Singh*

    Former director of the WHO Global Program on AIDS, late Jonathan Mann identified three phases of HIV/AIDS epidemic: the epidemic of HIV, the epidemic of AIDS, and the epidemic of stigma, discrimination, and denial. According to him, the third phase is as crucial as the infection itself [1]. Stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS are defined by UNAIDS as: “... a devaluation of people living with HIV/AIDS or associated with them...”. Discrimination follows stigma and refers to unfair and unjust treatment based on one’s HIV status, whether real or perceived...


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