Introduction Pain is one of the most commonly reported symptoms in people living with
HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). However, wide ranges of pain prevalence have been reported, making …

Aims: Fifteen years after the publication of the International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF), we investigated: How ICF applications align with ICF aims …

Background: In the era of enhanced access to ART, many people live longer lives but with
episodes of disability resulting from HIV, HIV-related conditions, and/or as side-effects of …

The right to health for people with disabilities in South Africa is supported by both the South
African Constitution and the country's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of …

Background Through access to life saving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in southern Africa,
HIV has been reconceptualised as a chronic disease. This comes with new challenges of …

Abstract Human-immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) remains a major health problem in South Africa–even after two decades since the …

HIV was first described as a" long-wave event" in 1990, well before the advent of
antiretroviral therapy (ART). The pandemic was then seen as involving three curves: an HIV …

Contextualização: Em 2001, a OMS aprovou um sistema de classificação para o
entendimento da funcionalidade e da incapacidade humana: a Classificação Internacional …

Objectives Our aim was to explore readiness to engage in exercise among people living
with HIV and multimorbidity. Design We conducted a descriptive qualitative study using face …

Background: This study analyzes the current and evolving physical rehabilitation needs of
BRICS nations (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China, South Africa), a coalition of large …