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A combination of infection control strategies is needed to reduce the rate of TB transmission, especially in high-risk, low-resourced health care settings. [See %{c:25}] “Early initiation of ART will significantly reduce TB incidence among people on ART, but additional interventions such as screening for TB using highly sensitive tools, preventative therapy, nutrition interventions, anemia, and poverty reduction may be needed to further reduce the burden of TB among people on ART” (Van Rie et al., 2011: 354). A study found that nutrition supplementation may increase patient survival and decrease the recurrence of TB among people living with HIV.
Tuberculosis
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While mobile phones have been shown to be effective in increasing adherence for adults on antiretroviral therapy, more implementation science research is needed on how to effectively employ mobile phones and websites for adolescent HIV prevention, treatment and care and whether adolescents have adequate access via mobile phones.
Mitigating Risk
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Further studies are needed to determine whether standard intermittent preventive treatment and antiretroviral therapy regimens are medically and operationally compatible in pregnancy and to determine safe and effective protocols for management of concurrent HIV and malarial infections in pregnant and non-pregnant women living with HIV. A study found that alternative malarial drug regimens should be considered for HIV/malaria co-infected patients receiving nevirapine.
Malaria
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Efforts are needed to eliminate compulsory drug detention and instead, provide PWID with HIV prevention and testing services and effective drug dependency treatment by medical professionals. Detention centers are administered by police, military or other national government public security authorities and operate outside the form criminal justice system with detainees held without trial or right of appeal and those detained do not allow people to leave voluntarily (Wolfe, 2012). Studies found that women who use drugs were not given reproductive health services, including PMTCT services in compulsory detention and/or prison settings. Detoxification programs were substandard and ineffective. Despite high rates of HIV, antiretroviral treatment is largely unavailable in compulsory drug detention centers. One study found high rates of injecting drug use within prison and high rates of syringe sharing within prisons plus incarceration was not associated with reduction in drug use, with over a quarter of these female drug users. PWID in and out of prison who have started antiretroviral treatment should be able to continue treatment with access to medical supervision. Treatment in compulsory drug detention takes the form of sanction rather than therapy, with high relapse rates.
Women Who Use Drugs and Female Partners of Men Who Use Drugs
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