Gh there are an increasing number of studies on HIV-related stigma in Nigeria, very little research has focused on how power differences based on gender perpetuate the stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and how these gender differences affect the care that PLWHA receive in health care institutions. We explore gender-related beliefs and reactions of society, including health care
N, transgender identity, alcohol use, or sexual behaviors.FTC/TDF and ulcer occurrenceA total of 1,019 participants tested seropositive for HSV-2 at baseline or during follow-up; of those, 22 (2.2 ) tested seropositive for HSV-2 after HIV seroconversion. Among the remaining 997,Daily Oral FTC/TDF PrEP and HSV-2 among MSMTable 1. Characteristics of participants testing HSV-2 seronegative at baselin
S in Nigeria [16]. The inheritance laws that favour men place women in economically disadvantaged positions, which make women more vulnerable to infection with HIV/ AIDS and its problems. Research carried out among HIVpositive women in Abia state, Nigeria showed that 86.7 of the women in the study were denied rights to family resources [20]. It is also generally accepted that sons provide continu
Ociated with living with?2010 Mbonu et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Mbonu et al. BMC Public Health 2010, 10:334 http://www.b
Ociated with living with?2010 Mbonu et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Mbonu et al. BMC Public Health 2010, 10:334 http://www.b
H HIV/ AIDS from South Africa poignantly highlighted issues of violence and abuse, among others, in her relationship with her partner, following disclosure of her positive HIV status [34]. Another study carried out in Chennai, India, among female sex workers showed that they feared the adverse consequences of disclosure of their positive HIV statuses due to the stigma and discrimination associated
Tive to HIV. [12] Drug concentration is also affected by adherence; while iPrExhighest rate among participants living in Ecuador (9.7 per 100 person-years) and the lowest rate among participants living in Thailand (1.7 per 100 person-years). The only behavioral factor associated with time to HSV-2 incidence was ncRAI in the past three months (HR 2.0, 95 CI: 1.4-3.0; P,0.001). In multivariable ana
S in Nigeria [16]. The inheritance laws that favour men place women in economically disadvantaged positions, which make women more vulnerable to infection with HIV/ AIDS and its problems. Research carried out among HIVpositive women in Abia state, Nigeria showed that 86.7 of the women in the study were denied rights to family resources [20]. It is also generally accepted that sons provide continu