October 2017

Human papillomavirus clustering patterns among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adolescent females in South Africa

The global burden of disease caused by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human papillomavirus (HPV) is the greatest in the developing world, with the highest rates in sub-Saharan Africa. South African women not only have high rates of infection with HPV, but also have high rates of multiple concurrent infections with two or more HPV genotypes, and are among the world’s most vulnerable to developing...

Author(s): Layne Dylla, Beau Abar, Anna-Lise Williamson, Tracy L. Meiring, Linda-Gail Bekker and David H. Adler

October 2017

Food preferences during HIV infections: A risk factor for AIDS

This perspective discusses the study of Santiago Rodas-Moya et al. (2016) published in Public Health Nutrition: Preference for food and nutritional supplements among adults living with HIV in Malawi, Public health nutrition, 19(04), pp.693-702. The study explored the factors liable for the food preferences of adults living with HIV (ALHIV) in Blantyre, Malawi. The study reported that sourness of food or drinks was one...

Author(s): Bello Temitope Kayode