A global scoping review of the factors associated with HIV and syphilis co-infection: Findings from 40 countries

K Varshney, A Ikanovic, P Ghosh, P Shet, M Di Sipio… - Venereology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–syphilis co-infection poses a threat to certain
populations, and patients may have considerably poorer health outcomes due to these …

Spatiotemporal dynamics of syphilis in pregnant women and congenital syphilis in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

JAR Medeiros, M Yamamura, ZP da Silva… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
We aimed to estimate the occurrence of syphilis in pregnant women (SPW) and congenital
syphilis (CS) in the municipalities of the state of São Paulo (SP) and evaluate their …

Neuroinformatics insights towards multiple neurosyphilis complications

AK Jaiswal, SB Jamal, L Gabriel Rodrigues Gomes… - Venereology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum causes syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease
that infects more than 2.1 million pregnant women every year. Due to its maximum death …

Prevalence of syphilis among adults and adolescents in five sub-Saharan African countries: findings from Population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys

M Farahani, R Killian, GA Reid, G Musuka… - The Lancet Global …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background HIV and syphilis are common sexually transmitted infections in sub-Saharan
Africa. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and distribution of active syphilis while …

Geospatial patterns of progress towards UNAIDS '95-95-95'targets and community vulnerability in Zambia: insights from population-based HIV impact assessments

DF Cuadros, T Chowdhury, M Milali, DT Citron… - BMJ Global …, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV/AIDS remains a leading cause of death. The
UNAIDS established the '95-95-95'targets to improve HIV care continuum outcomes. Using …

Factors associated with active syphilis among men and women aged 15 years and older in the Zimbabwe Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (2015–2016)

L Ruangtragool, R Silver, A Machiha, L Gwanzura… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Ulcerative STIs, including syphilis, increase the risk for HIV acquisition and
transmission due to the presence of ulcers/chancres that serve as a point-of-entry and exit …

Awareness and willingness to use pre‐exposure prophylaxis among the University of Zambia students: A cross‐sectional study

M Kampamba, NN Nelumbu… - Health Science …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Despite a quick rollout of PrEP as a preventive method
against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections in Zambia, adolescent and young …

[HTML][HTML] Geospatial Patterns of Progress towards UNAIDS “95-95-95” Targets and Community Vulnerability in Zambia

DF Cuadros, T Chowdhury, M Milali, D Citron… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV/AIDS remains a leading cause of death. The UNAIDS
established the “95-95-95” targets to improve HIV care continuum outcomes. Using …

HIV general population surveys: shedding light on the status of HIV epidemics and informing future actions

L Porter, G Bello, R Nkambule… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Nationally representative household surveys of the general population can provide critical
assessments of the status of HIV epidemics and the impact of national HIV programs. With …

The Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in Zambia, a Sub-Saharan African Country: A One Health Review of the Current Situation, Risk Factors, and Solutions

S Mudenda, W Mufwambi, S Mohamed - Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 2024 - scirp.org
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health concern, with far-
reaching consequences for modern medicine. Zambia, like many other low-and middle …