Clinical research, prophylaxis, therapy, and care for HIV disease in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11034552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin M De Cock (Santé Espoir Vie Côte d'Ivoire), S B Lucas, S Lucas (0000-0002-4274-365X), Justine Agness, A Kadio, Helene D Gayle |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1385-1389 |
| Publication date | 1993-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.83.10.1385 |
| PMID | 8214225 |
| OpenAlex | W2068020127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 15 |
By the end of the century, citizens of resource-poor countries will constitute 90% of the world's human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people. Clinical management of such persons in developing countries has been neglected; most AIDS research has concentrated on epidemiology, and donor agencies have generally invested in the prevention of HIV infection. The heavy burden of HIV disease in Africa requires that care for AIDS be addressed, and prevention and care should be seen as interrelated. Prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, the commonest severe infection in persons with AIDS in Africa, illustrate this interrelationship. We outline priorities for applied research on the management of HIV disease in a resource-poor environment, and discuss prophylaxis, therapy for opportunistic diseases, terminal care, and use of antiretroviral therapy. Research should define the standard of care that can realistically be demanded for HIV disease in a resource-poor environment. Research and public health programs for AIDS in developing countries must address AIDS care and attempt to reduce the widening gap between interventions available for HIV-infected persons in different parts of the world
Clinical research · Developing country · Disease · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Intensive care medicine · Pathology · Psychological intervention · Public health · Tuberculosis · Epidemiology · HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
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HIV and Aids in Africa
HIV and Aids in Africa. Research priorities should not be limited to prophylaxis
HIV and Aids in Africa. 1. Assisting those in the early stages of HIV infection
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1993 - 2001 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |