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    HIV-1, HSV-2 and syphilis among pregnant women in a rural area of Tanzania: Prevalence and risk factors

    Evidence suggests that a substantial proportion of new HIV infections in African countries are associated with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Thus, the magnitude of HSV-2 infection in an area may suggest...

    Khadija I Yahya-Malima, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Mecky I Matee… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2008)

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    Predictors of the observed high prevalence of loss to follow-up in ART-experienced adult PLHIV: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study in the Tanga Region, Tanzania

    Antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs have expanded rapidly, and they are now accessible free of charge, yet "loss to follow-up, LTFU" is still a national public health issue. LTFU may result in treatment fail...

    Stella E. Mushy, Expeditho Mtisi, Eric Mboggo, Simon Mkawe… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2023)

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    Barriers to viral load suppression among adolescents living with HIV on anti-retroviral therapy: a retrospective study in Tanga, Tanzania

    Despite the decreased incidence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Tanzania, the number of adolescents living with HIV is increasing. This study aimed to describe factors independently associated wit...

    Stella Emmanuel Mushy, Expeditho Mtisi, Simon Mkawe… in AIDS Research and Therapy (2024)

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