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Relationship Status and Quality Associations with HIV Care Cascade Outcomes Among Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV in the US: Indications of a Dyadic Coping Paradox.

Dyadic coping among sexual minority men (SMM) has been a focus of HIV prevention research for decades, but few studies have examined relationship quality as a covariate of HIV care cascade outcomes (ART adherence and an undetectable viral load (VL)). This study utilized a 5-category relationship status variable (single; non-monogamous, sero-discordant; non-monogamous, sero-concordant; monogamous, sero-discordant;…

AIDS and Behavior Europe PMC

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Research Article 2026CC BYFree full text

Longitudinal Analysis of Substance Use as a Predictor PrEP Use and Adherence Among Young Transgender Women and Nonbinary Individuals.

Alithia Zamantakis, Artur A. F. L. N. Queiroz

Previous research on the influence of substance use on PrEP uptake and adherence among transgender women has either relied on cross-sectional analyses or on combined samples of cisgender men who have sex with men and a much smaller subsample of transgender women. To the best of our knowledge, no longitudinal study has examined the relationship of substance use and PrEP use/adherence among young transgender women a…

AIDS and Behavior Europe PMC

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Research Article 2024CC BYFree full text

Impact of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) on health-related quality of life (QOL) of patients followed up at a reference center in São Paulo, Brazil.

Michelle Kaoru Takada-de-Souza, Camila de Melo Picone, Vivian Iida Avelino-Silva, Angela Carvalho Freitas, Aluisio Cotrim Segurado

Background HIV Pre-Exposure Pophylaxis (PrEP) is provided free of charge by the Brazilian national health system. Though effective in preventing HIV infection, little is known about its impact on the health-related Quality of Life (QoL) of users. Objective The present study aimed at assessing the impact of PrEP on the QoL of its users. Methods Prospective cohort study with 114 HIV-negative participants aged 18 yea…

Clinics Europe PMC

Research Article 2023CC BYFree full text

Co-administration of rimonabant prevents glucose intolerance in Sprague-Dawley rats treated chronically with lopinavir/ritonavir and zidovudine: an experimental study design.

Brian Lishenga Makamu, Peter Waweru Mwangi, Frederick Okonji Bukachi

Introduction treatment of HIV infection with Protease Inhibitors (PIs) and Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs) can lead to insulin resistance and changes in body fat distribution. Overactivity of the endogenous cannabinoid system produces similar disturbances in metabolic syndrome within the general population. However, Cannabinoid receptor type 1 antagonism, in both human and animal studies, rever…

The Pan African Medical Journal Europe PMC

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Relationship Status and Quality Associations with HIV Care Cascade Outcomes Among Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV in the US: Indications of a Dyadic Coping Paradox.

Longitudinal Analysis of Substance Use as a Predictor PrEP Use and Adherence Among Young Transgender Women and Nonbinary Individuals.

Impact of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) on health-related quality of life (QOL) of patients followed up at a reference center in São Paulo, Brazil.

Co-administration of rimonabant prevents glucose intolerance in Sprague-Dawley rats treated chronically with lopinavir/ritonavir and zidovudine: an experimental study design.