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Vol 57, Issue 3 (2008) - Special Issue on Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS in Jamaica

Editorial

Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission and Management of Paediatric HIV Infection in Jamaica

SH Vermund, PA Krogstad
Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation's Message: Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS in Jamaica

CM Wilfert
Chancellor’s Message

Sir George Alleyne
Vice Chancellor’s Message

E Nigel Harris
Principal’s Message

Gordon Shirley
Dean’s Message

Archibald McDonald
Jamaica's Chief Medical Officer of Health Message

Sheila Campbell-Forrester

Special Article

Tattooing and Perinatal HIV/AIDS in Jamaica

C Billings, the Kingston Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS Study Group
Speak Up! Speak Out! Building HIV and AIDS Awareness among Jamaican School Children

D Brissett, J Griffiths-Irving

Original Articles

The HIV Epidemic in the Caribbean Meeting the Challenges of Achieving Universal Access to Prevention, Treatment and Care

JP Figueroa
Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS in Jamaica: An International Leadership Initiative, 2002–2007

CDC Christie, J Steel-Duncan, P Palmer, R Pierre, K Harvey, N Johnson, LA Samuels
Evolving Care of HIV-infected Pregnant Women in Jamaica From Nevirapine to HAART

N Johnson, P Palmer, LA Samuels, O Morgan, A Onyonyor, M Anderson, J Moore, C Billings
Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy in Treating Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Jamaica

RB Pierre, JC Steel-Duncan, T Evans-Gilbert, B Rodriguez, J Moore, P Palmer
Adherence to Antiretroviral Drug Therapy in Children with HIV/AIDS in Jamaica

YRG White, RB Pierre, J Steel-Duncan, P Palmer, T Evans-Gilbert, J Moore, B Rodriguez, CDC Christie, Kingston Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS Study Group
Safety of Antiretroviral Drug Therapy in Jamaican Children with HIV/AIDS

C Pryce, RB Pierre, J Steel-Duncan, T Evans-Gilbert, P Palmer, J Moore, B Rodriguez, CDC Christie
Renal Manifestations in HIV-infected Jamaican Children

J Steel-Duncan, M Miller, RB Pierre, J Dunkley-Thompson, P Palmer, T Evans-Gilbert, B Rodriquez, CDC Christie, Kingston Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS Study Group
Absence of Opportunistic Parasitic Infestations in Children Living with HIV/AIDS in Children’s Homes in Jamaica: Pilot Investigations

DM Barrett, J Steel-Duncan, CDC Christie, D Eldemire-Shearer, JF Lindo
Clinical Manifestations of Adolescents with HIV/AIDS in Jamaica

A Harrison, RB Pierre, P Palmer, J Moore, D Davis, JP Figueroa, J Dunkley-Thompson, CDC Christie
HIV-related Mortality in Jamaican Children

T Evans-Gilbert, RB Pierre, J Steel-Duncan, P Palmer, JP Figueroa, CDC Christie
Challenges and Successes of HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing Programme in Antenatal Clinics in Greater Kingston, Jamaica

J Moore, P Palmer, M Anderson-Allen, C Billings, C McDonald-Kerr, Kingston Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS Study Group
Voices of the Women: Feedback from Women of Child-bearing Age who are Living with HIV can help Improve Efficacy of Psychosocial Interventions

PD Weller, IR Hambleton, C Chambers, S Bain, CDC Christie, B Bain
Contact Investigation in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Comparing Urban and Rural Outcomes in Jamaica

T Hylton-Kong, H Alveranga, D Norrine, H Harris, G Daubon
Predictors of HIV/AIDS Confirmation and Differences by Guardian Status in HIV+ Adolescents in Jamaica

N Pilgrim, T Kershaw, RB Pierre, J Moore, P Palmer, D Davis, CDC Christie
Evaluation of Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults in Jamaica

KM Harvey, D Carrington, J Duncan, JP Figueroa, L Hirschorn, D Manning, S Jackson

Case Reports

Isoniazid-resistant Disseminated Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in a Jamaican Infant with HIV/AIDS

I Singh-Minott, RB Pierre, O Olugbuyi, J Dunkley-Thompson, D Haughton, CDC Christie
Bacille Calmette-Guérin Lymphadenitis and Immune Reconstitution Syndrome in HIV-infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Jamaica

J Dunkley-Thompson, RB Pierre, J Steel-Duncan, P Palmer, D Davis, JP Figueroa, CDC Christie
HIV Infection, Sexual Abuse and Social Support in Jamaican Adolescents Referred to a Psychiatric Service

GA Lowe, RC Gibson, CDC Christie

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