Hiv/Aids- A Growing Epidemic in Pakistan

Hussain, Azhar; Hussain, Sheharyar; Ali, Syed Muhammad; Ali, Erah; Mehmood, Atif; Ali, Farwa

doi:10.14260/jemds/2018/240

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“…The death toll due to HIV/AIDS increased from 250 in 2005 to 1480 in 2015 in Pakistan (17). This increase may reflect an increase in the rate of infections over the last ten years, it also draws attention to low coverage of life-saving ART.…”

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Living with HIV in the Time of COVID-19

Noor

2020

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This commentary foregrounds the need to examine how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated conditions may be affecting the lives of people living with HIV (PLWH) in a developing country context like Pakistan. It raises some important questions on medical care and updated information regarding PLWH in the time of COVID-19. Since PLWH are at an increased risk of developing comorbid conditions – something that makes them more vulnerable to COVID-19 – it is critical that timely research and evidence-based actions are undertaken to protect their health.

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Living with HIV in the Time of COVID-19

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2020

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“…Males were reported to be more vulnerable to HIV infection 32 . National AIDS Control Program shows that infection rates among transgender and male sex workers might reach to 60% and 36%, respectively 30 . It may be note that homosexuals are marking up 5.2% of Pakistan's overall population which is a major contributor to the spread of AIDS.…”

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“…According to the National Health Survey as of August 2018, Pakistan had 0.15 million HIV patients, out of which 48% were from Punjab, 38.7% from Sindh, 10% from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 3.3% from Baluchistan. 30 The fifth Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Round (2016) had shown a gradually increase in HIV prevalence which was largely caused due to the usage of unsafe and unhygienic needles during drug injecting. Transgenders having sex, male having sex with males and female sex workers also contributed to this prevalence.…”

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Alarming rise in HIV cases in Pakistan: Challenges and future recommendations at hand

Aizaz

Abbas

et al. 2023

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BackgroundHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that suppresses the immune system by reducing the CD4+ T lymphocytes level. It has become a global challenge with fast prevalence ratio. Like other developing countries, Pakistan is also struggling for overcoming this viral disease since very first reported case in 1987.AimTo update the society on the alarming rise in HIV cases in Pakistan: challenges and future recommendations at hand.Materials and MethodsThe review paper utilized different search engines such pubmed central, scopus, web of science, google scholar etc. to conduct this review paper.ResultsLack of awareness, low literacy rate, practice of unhygienic equipment in healthcare departments, unstable economy, and unsafe sexual practices are the major factors behind the increasing rate of AIDS in Pakistan.ConclusionBy regulating healthcare practices and policies, promoting psychological counseling to HIV positive patients, educating the society and minimizing commercial sex practices, Pakistan can overcome this viral disease.

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“…By August 2018, Sindh had an estimated 60,000 HIVpositive patients. 4 Unlike many other infectious diseases, HIV has a low prevalence in Pakistan, especially among children. 5 However, in the first epidemiological study of data from 930 HIV-positive people diagnosed in Ratodero, a small town in Pakistan's Sindh province, between April 24 and July 15, 2019, nearly 80% were children under the age of 5.…”

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HIV/AIDS among children in Ratodero, Pakistan amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations

Mohan¹,

Shaikh²,

Wara³

et al. 2021

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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In Pakistan, HIV has increased at an alarming rate in recent decades, and the death toll has risen. It is a public health challenge amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that is not being given due importance. The present article looks at the challenges and efforts being made to deal with HIV among children in Ratodero, Pakistan, and addresses measures that can be taken to control the disease in the child population epidemiologically.

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Hiv/Aids- A Growing Epidemic in Pakistan

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Living with HIV in the Time of COVID-19

Living with HIV in the Time of COVID-19

Alarming rise in HIV cases in Pakistan: Challenges and future recommendations at hand

HIV/AIDS among children in Ratodero, Pakistan amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations

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