Brian W C Forsyth

Datos Biográficos

ID8931377
NOMBREBrian W C Forsyth
NOMBRESBrian W C
APELLIDOForsyth
FIRMAFORSYTH B W C
AFILIACIONESd Department of Pediatrics , Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven , CT , USA
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2008
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2016
ÍNDICE H0

  • Early diagnosis is critical to ensure good outcomes in HIV-infected children

    Ute Feucht, Ute D Feucht et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    HIV-infected children require early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to ensure good outcomes. The aim was to investigate missed opportunities in childhood HIV diagnosis leading to delayed ART initiation. Baseline data were reviewed of all children aged <15 years referred over a 1-year period for ART initiation to the Kalafong Hospital HIV services in Gauteng, South Africa. Of the 250 children, one-quarter (24.5%) was of school-going age…

  • Where are the men? Targeting male partners in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission

    Kevin Koo, Jennifer D Makin et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013

    Involvement of male partners may increase adherence to and improve outcomes of programs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). Greater understanding of factors impeding male voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) is needed. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tshwane, South Africa. Semi-structured interviews were completed with men whose partners had recently been pregnant. Of 124 men who participated, 94% believed male HIV…

  • The Role of Parenting in Affecting the Behavior and Adaptive Functioning of Young Children of HIV-Infected Mothers in South Africa

    Open AccessAlexandra Boeving Allen, Michelle Finestone et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2013

  • Development of a measure of the patient–provider relationship in antenatal care and its importance in PMTCT

    Oliver M Barry, Anne-Marie Bergh et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2012

    The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) is a complex challenge in heavily affected and resource-limited settings such as South Africa. Management of PMTCT requires a cascade of interventions that need to be addressed to effectively decrease the risk of HIV transmission to infants. This PMTCT cascade includes incremental components that can be shaped and influenced by the patient-provider relationship. The relationship that a pr…

  • To tell or not to tell

    Maretha J Visser, Maretha Visser et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2008

    HIV-positive pregnant women often do not disclose their serostatus to their partners, family and friends, creating potential barriers to preventing sexual transmission to partners and mother-to-child transmission through breastfeeding. This research explores recently diagnosed HIV-positive pregnant women's reasons for disclosure and non-disclosure of serostatus to various members of their social networks, as well as the consequences of their disc…

  • Development of Parallel Scales to Measure HIV-Related Stigma

    Open AccessMaretha J Visser, Maretha Visser et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2008