Publications by authors named "C Rokx"
Background: HIV indicator condition-guided testing is recommended by guidelines to identify undiagnosed HIV infections. However, general practitioners (GPs) frequently see patients for indicator conditions without testing them for HIV. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether implementing HIV teams, using trained GP ambassadors, promoted local HIV indicator condition-guided testing practices in urban GP centers in the Netherlands.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Cervical cancer and its precursor are labeled as HIV indicator conditions, justifying the recommendation of HIV testing for all patients. This study aimed to assess the acceptance and patients' and gynecologists' perceptions on HIV testing in patients with cervical dysplasia at the colposcopy outpatient clinic in hospitals in the Netherlands.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2021 and February 2023 to implement point-of-care HIV testing in five hospitals in the Rotterdam region, the Netherlands.
Article Synopsis
- In the Netherlands, since the introduction of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in 2019, about 16% of new HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender persons (TGP) reported prior PrEP use.
- Many individuals who did not use PrEP cited reasons like low risk perception and lack of access, highlighting barriers to its uptake.
- The study identified an increase in PrEP-associated mutations linked to resistance in new infections since 2019, but found no evidence of these mutations being transmitted to others.
Background: We aimed to compare the non-AIDS events (nADE) risk between normal progressors using ART (NP-ART) and people with HIV (PWH) that naturally control HIV infection (HIV controllers), as well as the outcomes after ART in HIV controllers on nADE.
Methods: The primary endpoint was major nADE defined as the composite of cardiovascular disease, non-AIDS malignancy or all-cause mortality, whichever came first..
People with HIV continue to experience HIV stigma. Quantitative data on HIV stigma perpetrated by healthcare providers of hospitals providing HIV care in high-income countries are limited. The aim of this study is to investigate factors associated with HIV stigma in Dutch healthcare settings from the healthcare providers' perspective.
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