Eduard E Zijlstra
Biographic Data
| ID | 8932865 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eduard E Zijlstra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eduard E |
| FAMILY NAME | Zijlstra |
| SIGNATURE | ZIJLSTRA E E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malawi |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7239-3830 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The benefit of supplementary feeding for wasted Malawian adults initiating ART
Food insecurity is considered to be an important contributor to HIV associated wasting in sub-Saharan Africa. Low body mass index (BMI) is a strong risk factor for early mortality during antiretroviral therapy (ART). Nutritional supplementation has become standard of care in wasted patients starting ART in many countries in the region, but there is no unequivocal evidence base for this intervention. Against this background, we performed a retrosp…
Can the initial success of the Malawi ART scale-up programme be sustained? The example of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre
The antiretroviral therapy clinic of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), Blantyre, Malawi was established as a fee-paying clinic in 2000. In 2004 a successful transition to free-of-charge antiretroviral therapy (ART) provision was made with the introduction of the national ART scale-up programme. Despite the human resource crisis in the healthcare system, remarkable improvements in quantity and quality of care, a reduction of defaulters, fav…
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Can the initial success of the Malawi ART scale-up programme be sustained? The example of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre
The antiretroviral therapy clinic of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), Blantyre, Malawi was established as a fee-paying clinic in 2000. In 2004 a successful transition to free-of-charge antiretroviral therapy (ART) provision was made with the introduction of the national ART scale-up programme. Despite the human resource crisis in the healthcare system, remarkable improvements in quantity and quality of care, a reduction of defaulters, fav…
The benefit of supplementary feeding for wasted Malawian adults initiating ART
Food insecurity is considered to be an important contributor to HIV associated wasting in sub-Saharan Africa. Low body mass index (BMI) is a strong risk factor for early mortality during antiretroviral therapy (ART). Nutritional supplementation has become standard of care in wasted patients starting ART in many countries in the region, but there is no unequivocal evidence base for this intervention. Against this background, we performed a retrosp…
Antiretroviral therapy (2 works) · HIV Research and Treatment (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Body mass index (1 work) · Cartography (1 work) · Cohort (1 work) · Cohort study (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Economic shortage (1 work)