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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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A case study of the flying angels HIV support group for people living with HIV and aids in Ng’ombe compound, Lusaka, Zambia

Njekwa, Lumbwe Yuyi January 2013 (has links)
Magister Public Health - MPH / HIV support groups have been widely adopted as part of care and support interventions in Zambia, yet there is very little research on the effectiveness of these groups in meeting the needs of the PLWHIV from the perspective of those who join them. This case study looks at a selected support group for People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHIV) facilitated by the Flying Angels, a faith based non-governmental organization established in 2007 by the Living Assemblies of God Church, in Ng‟ombe Township, Lusaka. The Support Group brings together around eighty young and old, married and single, men and women living with HIV and AIDS, to share experiences and find ways of coping with their situation. The qualitative case study sought to obtain a rich understanding of the experiences of members with a view to understanding the support they needed, the aspects of the support group that are relevant and effective to their situation, and which are not. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions methods were used to collect data. Discussion and interviews were audio-taped. Audio-recordings were translated during transcription, data organized, coded and thematically analysed.
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Estimation de l'impact de la pandémie de Covid-19 sur l'utilisation des soins routines en VIH : une étude de cohorte monocentrique à Montréal, Canada

Leclerc, Leïla 12 1900 (has links)
Contexte : La surveillance de la charge virale (CV) et les dépistages des infections sexuellement transmissibles et par le sang (ITSS) sont indispensables à la prise en charge du VIH. L’utilisation de ces soins pendant la pandémie de la Covid-19 au Québec reste largement inconnue. Objectif : Mesurer et comparer les taux de surveillance de la CV et des dépistages des ITSS en période pré et per-pandémique chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH (PVVIH) à Montréal. Méthodes : Dans une étude de cohorte avec devis pré-post, 1702 PVVIH ont été retenues. Des modèles de régression de Poisson avec effet aléatoire sur l'individu ont estimé les taux, les ratios de taux d'incidence (IRR), leurs intervalles de confiance à 95 % (IC95%) ainsi que des termes d’interaction entre la variable de la période et les covariables. Résultats : La période pré-pandémique était associée à une diminution du taux de surveillance de la CV (IRR=0,58, IC95% 0,55-0,60) et du taux de dépistage des ITSS (IRR=0,65, IC95% 0,62-0,68). La diminution de la surveillance de la CV pendant la période per-pandémique était plus importante avec l’utilisation de drogues par injection, une augmentation de la distance et une CV détectable au début de l’étude. La diminution de dépistage des ITSS était plus importante avec une augmentation d’âge et de la distance. La suppression virologique et les pourcentages de positivité des ITSS sont demeurés constants au cours des périodes. Les taux d'incidence des ITSS ont diminué en période per-pandémique. Conclusion : Une diminution du suivi a été observée en période per-pandémique. Nos résultats suggèrent que ces réductions n'ont pas eu d'impact sur la suppression virologique ou l’incidence des ITSS. / Context: Routine viral load (VL) monitoring and sexually transmitted infections (STI) screenings are integral parts of HIV care. In Québec, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on accessibility to care and resulting inequalities remain widely unknown. Objective: We aimed to measure and compare rates of VL monitoring and STI screenings before and during the COVID-19 pandemic amongst people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Montréal. Methods: A cohort study with pre-post design followed 1702 PLWHIV. Poisson regression models with individual clustering were used to estimate testing rates, incidence rate ratios (IRR), their 95 % confidence intervals (95%CI) and interaction terms between the period variable and other covariates. Results: The per-pandemic period was associated with a decrease in VL monitoring (IRR=0.58, 95%CI 0.55-0.60) and STI screening (IRR=0.65, 95%CI 0.62-0.68). The per-pandemic period intensified VL monitoring gaps with intravenous drug use, distance from the testing center and a detectable VL at the beginning of the study. STI screening gaps were amplified during the per-pandemic period by an increase in age and in distance. VL suppression and STI positivity percentages remained unchanged while STI incidence rates decreased. Conclusion: A significant decline in VL monitoring and STI screening was observed during the per-pandemic period. Our findings suggest that these reductions had no impact on the virological suppression or STI incidence in PLWHIV.

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