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A Cure for the Stigma: Medicines Have Advanced, but Stigma Is Biggest Challenge in HIV/AIDS Battle

SOUTH CAROLINA: “A Cure for the Stigma: Medicines Have Advanced, but Stigma Is Biggest Challenge in HIV/AIDS Battle” Anderson Independent Mail (08.29.09):: Charmaine Smith-Miles In South Carolina, whose AIDS case rate ranks eighth among US states, stigma remains a major obstacle to HIV prevention and treatment efforts. In 2007, the state health department reported 742 AIDS cases for [...]

Patterns of Engagement in Care by HIV-Infected Adults

UNITED STATES: "Patterns of Engagement in Care by HIV-Infected Adults: South Carolina, 2004-2006 " AIDS Vol. 23; No. 6: P. 725-730 (03.27.09):: Bankole A. Olatosi; Janice C. Probst; Carleen H. Stoskopf; Amy B. Martin; Wayne A. Duffus In the current study, the authors designed a cross-sectional analysis of non-pregnant HIV-infected South Carolinians (n=13,042) from Jan. 1, 2004, to Dec. 31, 2006, to identify factors associated with HIV care utilization in the state.