Sentences with phrase «increasing antiretroviral therapy»

Increasing antiretroviral therapy use and HIV screening frequency in addition could avert more than 2 million HIV infections over 10 years, or 60 percent of the projected total.

Where budgets are limited, they suggest money should be allocated first to increasing male circumcision, then to more frequent HIV screening, use of vaginal microbicides and increasing antiretroviral therapy.

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Bone loss in HIV infection is due to immune dysregulation, chronic inflammation and antiretroviral therapy, as well as increased bone turnover from the HIV - infection itself.

A single dose of the drug zoledronic acid was found to inhibit the bone loss that is common in HIV - infected patients and that is increased during the first two years of treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART).

The continued fall in transmission rates is thought to be due to a combination of factors including earlier initiation of antenatal combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and an increase in the number of women already on cART when they conceive.

With the advent of highly effective antiretroviral therapy and improved survival, people with HIV - infection are living longer and are now at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Over time, the likelihood of HIV - indicated cesarean delivery being associated with an HIV diagnosis during pregnancy, initiation of antiretroviral therapy in the third trimester, and a plasma load of ≥ 500 copies / mL increased progressively.

An HIV diagnosis during pregnancy, initiation of antiretroviral therapy in the third trimester, plasma viral load of ≥ 500 copies / mL, and delivery between 37 and 40 weeks were correlated with increased likelihood of HIV - indicated cesarean delivery in multivariable analysis.

Fortunately, it has become possible to extend the lives of individuals with HIV thanks to the increasing effectiveness of AIDS medication, introduction of the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), advancements in technologies and continuous medical research.

Studies have also shown that clinicians — as well as pharmacists — and users are concerned about the impact of increased access to EC on sexual risk - taking behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).8 - 10 Recent research in the field of STI and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention has shown that sexual risk - taking behaviors and unprotected intercourse in men have increased after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy.11, 12 No study has yet tested whether increased access to EC might increase STI risk by affecting sexual behavior, including frequency of intercourse and number of partners.