The relationship between T-CD4 recovery and HIV disclosure status among HIV-infected patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City

2021 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
Minh Nhat Dieu ◽  
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Van Tam Vo ◽  
Dang Khoa Tran ◽  
Thi Kim Ngan Tran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Hiv Disclosure ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Tropical Diseases ◽  
First Line ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Disclosure Status ◽  
Record Review ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Objective: Establishes a relationship between T-CD4 recovery and patient’s HIV disclosure status. Methods: Cross-section and clinical record review study on 151 HIV-infected patients who were 18 years old or above on first-line antiretroviral therapy (1) for 18 to 36 months at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) in 2019. Participants are selected by convenient method. Research conducted face-to-face interviewing participants by structured questionnaire and collected data directly from each participant's respective medical record, including duration of ART, number of T-CD4 at the beginning of ART, number of current T-CD4. Results: The results showed that within patients who revealed HIV infection to other people, the patients who revealed to their brothers and sisters recovered T-CD4 were 1.45 times more effective (95% CI: 1.09 – 1.93) compared with patients who did not disclose to siblings (p = 0.010). Conclusion: Family members, especially siblings need to care and share so that HIV-infected patients can disclose their status. In particular, wife, husband or partners need to help and motivate patients more to make the patient's treatment better. Keywords: ART, T-CD4, recovery, HIV, disclosure.

scholarly journals Insulin Resistance and Lipid Profile in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Bangladesh

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (Number 1) ◽  
pp. 9-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Alam ◽  
S S Chowdhury ◽  
R Ishrat ◽  
T Mehdi ◽  
R Karim
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Rheumatic Arthritis ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Medical University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

There has been a great deal of research activity focusing on the relationship between insulin resistances (IR), hyperlidemia and Rheumatic arthritis (RA). It appears to be a general agreement that IR and hyperlipidaemia are commonly seen in patinas with RA. A case-control study was done among 45 RA patients and 42 healthy controls. The study was conducted in the outpatient department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). A structured questionnaire was used to collect data through face-to-face interview. TO and LDL were significantly higher and HDL was lower in comparison to those of control and associated with IR. Hyperlipidemias are associated with RA in Bangladeshis.

HIV-1 Drug Resistance and Associated Factors Among Adults Failing First-Line Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quang Duy Pham ◽  
Thu Khanh Hoang Huynh ◽  
Tram Thu Luong ◽  
Ton Tran ◽  
Thinh Xuan Vu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
First Line ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Hiv 1

Relationship between the use and type of eye protection and work-related corneal and conjunctival foreign body injuries

2020 ◽  
pp. injuryprev-2020-043958
Author(s):  
Fei Sun ◽  
Yongdong Zhou ◽  
Liqun Dong ◽  
Haofang Qin
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Eye Injury ◽  
Eye Injuries ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Eye Protection ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Eye Examination ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

ObjectiveThis study was designed to reveal the relationship between the use and type of eye protection and the occurrence of work-related corneal and conjunctival foreign body injuries.MethodsThis is a retrospective cohort study of patients with work-related corneal and/or conjunctival foreign body injuries between 1 August 2017 and 31 July 2018. They were all diagnosed and treated at Jia Ding Hospital affiliated to the Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Shanghai, China. All patients received a comprehensive eye examination and a face-to-face interview using a structured questionnaire by ophthalmologists.ResultsA total of 426 consecutive patients were included in the study. The majority of work-related eye injuries occurred in men (94.17%). Summer was the season that had the highest incidence of eye injuries, especially in July and August (38.03%). There were 290 patients (68.08%) that were injured more than once. The ratio of eye protection use to non-protection was 1:7 at the first time of eye injury. The ratio improved to 1:3 on subsequent injury. A majority of employers (79.11%) provided eye protection to employees. However, 19.95% of the workers were injured despite wearing a pair of protective spectacles. The causes of work-related eye injury were as follows: no eye protections provided (20.89%); unawareness of work safety (30.99%); defect of spectacles (47.18%).ConclusionsProtection use at work effectively prevents work-related eye injuries. Both employers and employees require improved awareness of workplace hazards and personal protection. Eye protection should be selected appropriately according to the work environment.

Factors Influencing Customer Behavior of Butter Oil Substitute in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha Nam Khanh Giao
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Customer Behavior ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Butter Oil ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Price Consciousness ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Coffee Roasting ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study was aimed at determining the impacts of factors that influence the purchasing decision of Butter Oil Substitute (BOS) in coffee roasting industry. The study was carried out in Ho Chi Minh City on 88 customers using face to face interview and structured questionnaire as the instruments for data collection. Questions were designed to find out how consumers behave in relation to BOS for coffee roasting. The study showed that the purchase of BOS in coffee roasting industry is influenced mostly by the customer’s price consciousness, relationship between buyer and seller, and customer service. The study can be used as references for the planning of marketing strategies and as the basis for future researches in the customer behavior with regard to bakery customers (another application of BOS) and specialty fats in general.

scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of Marital Intimacy on the Relationship between Spouse-Related Stress and Prenatal Depression in Pregnant Couples: An Actor–Partner Interdependent Model Test

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Miyoung Lee ◽  
Yeon-Suk Kim ◽  
Mi-Kyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Prenatal Depression ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Marital Intimacy ◽  
Paternal Factors ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Prenatal depression is an important factor in predicting postpartum depression. Most studies have assessed factors affecting prenatal depression by focusing on pregnant wives. However, the emotional and psychological aspects of both expectant parents need to be considered. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of spouse-related stress in expectant couples on prenatal depression and investigate the mediating effects of marital intimacy on this relationship. A total of 120 expectant couples from two cities in Korea at more than 15 weeks of completed pregnancy participated in the study. Using a structured questionnaire, we assessed the general characteristics of the participants, spouse-related stress, prenatal depression, and marital intimacy. The results revealed that four actor effects and one partner effect were significant. Marital intimacy and prenatal depression among expectant parents were affected by spouse-related stress. Moreover, spouse-related stress in the husbands completely mediated marital intimacy in pregnant wives, demonstrating partner effects on prenatal depression in pregnant wives. Therefore, it was observed that paternal factors affect prenatal depression in pregnant wives. This warrants the inclusion of husbands in marital interventions and strategies to improve marital intimacy in pregnant wives.

Marginal assessment of the cost and benefits of aphasia treatment: Evidence from community-based telerehabilitation treatment for aphasia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1357633X2098277
Author(s):  
Molly Jacobs ◽  
Patrick M Briley ◽  
Heather Harris Wright ◽  
Charles Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Conduction Aphasia ◽  
Aphasia Treatment ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction Few studies have reported information related to the cost-effectiveness of traditional face-to-face treatments for aphasia. The emergence and demand for telepractice approaches to aphasia treatment has resulted in an urgent need to understand the costs and cost-benefits of this approach. Methods Eighteen stroke survivors with aphasia completed community-based aphasia telerehabilitation treatment, utilizing the Language-Oriented Treatment (LOT) delivered via Webex videoconferencing program. Marginal benefits to treatment were calculated as the change in Western Aphasia Battery-Revised (WAB-R) score pre- and post-treatment and marginal cost of treatment was calculated as the relationship between change in WAB-R aphasia quotient (AQ) and the average cost per treatment. Controlling for demographic variables, Bayesian estimation evaluated the primary contributors to WAB-R change and assessed cost-effectiveness of treatment by aphasia type. Results Thirteen out of 18 participants experienced significant improvement in WAB-R AQ following telerehabilitation delivered therapy. Compared to anomic aphasia (reference group), those with conduction aphasia had relatively similar levels of improvement whereas those with Broca’s aphasia had smaller improvement. Those with global aphasia had the largest improvement. Each one-point of improvement cost between US$89 and US$864 for those who improved (mean = US$200) depending on aphasia type/severity. Discussion Individuals with severe aphasia may have the greatest gains per unit cost from treatment. Both improvement magnitude and the cost per unit of improvement were driven by aphasia type, severity and race. Economies of scale to aphasia treatment–cost may be minimized by treating a variety of types of aphasia at various levels of severity.

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