Improving the adherence to antiretroviral therapy, a difficult but essential task for a successful HIV treatment—clinical points of view and practical considerations

SA Iacob, DG Iacob, G Jugulete - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
HIV infection is responsible for one the most devastating human pandemics. The advent of
antiretroviral therapy has changed the course of the pandemic and saved millions of lives …

The prevalence of alcohol use disorders among people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Duko, M Ayalew, G Ayano - Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is common among people living with HIV/AIDS
(PLWHA) and associated with a greater risk of poor medication adherence, unsafe sexual …

Narrowing the gap in life expectancy between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected individuals with access to care

JL Marcus, CR Chao, WA Leyden, L Xu… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: It is unknown if a survival gap remains between HIV-infected and HIV-
uninfected individuals with access to care. Methods: We conducted a cohort study within …

Alcohol use and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: current knowledge, implications, and future directions

EC Williams, JA Hahn, R Saitz, K Bryant… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Alcohol use is common among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In
this narrative review, we describe literature regarding alcohol's impact on transmission, care …

[HTML][HTML] Life expectancy in HIV-positive persons in Switzerland: matched comparison with general population

A Gueler, A Moser, A Calmy, HF Günthard… - Aids, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To estimate life expectancy over 25 years in HIV-positive people and to compare
their life expectancy with recent estimates for the general population, by education. Methods …

Life expectancy living with HIV: recent estimates and future implications

F Nakagawa, M May, A Phillips - Current opinion in infectious …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Life expectancy living with HIV: recent estimates and future... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Life expectancy living with HIV: recent estimates and future implications : Current …

Mortality in well controlled HIV in the continuous antiretroviral therapy arms of the SMART and ESPRIT trials compared with the general population

AJ Rodger, R Lodwick, M Schechter, S Deeks, J Amin… - Aids, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Due to the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART), it is relevant to ask whether
death rates in optimally treated HIV are higher than the general population. The objective …

Alcohol use and antiretroviral adherence: review and meta-analysis

CS Hendershot, SA Stoner… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Alcohol use is frequently implicated as a factor in nonadherence to highly
active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). There have not been efforts to systematically evaluate …

Survival of persons with and without HIV infection in Denmark, 1995–2005

N Lohse, ABE Hansen, G Pedersen… - Annals of internal …, 2007 - acpjournals.org
Background: The expected survival of HIV-infected patients is of major public health interest.
Objective: To estimate survival time and age-specific mortality rates of an HIV-infected …

Depression, alcohol use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

E Nakimuli-Mpungu, JK Bass, P Alexandre, EJ Mills… - AIDS and Behavior, 2012 - Springer
This study evaluated estimates of depression symptoms, major depression, alcohol use or
disorders and their association with ART adherence in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies …