Early HIV diagnosis enhances quality-adjusted life expectancy of men who have sex with men living with HIV: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

Background: Whether early HIV diagnosis is beneficial for HIV patients themselves remains uncertain, given the stigma and social discrimination associated with an HIV diagnosis. This study aimed to measure the impact of early HIV diagnosis on quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) in comparison with late HIV diagnosis, from real-world data in Taiwan under universal access to antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Methods: This population-based cohort study included 14,570 men who have sex with men (MSM) in the national HIV registry and a quasi-random sample (n = 127) of MSM patients to measure quality of life using the EQ-5D health utility instrument.

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: An 11-year experience in a single center and HIV prevention effectiveness in Taiwan.

Background: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has become an essential global health issue and its elimination is a crucial target. A prenatal "opt-out" HIV screening program was initiated in 2005 in Taiwan. In recent 3 years, approximate screening and MTCT rates were 99% and 2.

Stress, needs, and quality of life of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in Taiwan.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS is a manageable infectious disease by the effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS-related stigma and conflict may create distress and deteriorate quality of life (QoL) of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). This cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study using structural questionnaires aimed to explore the stress, needs, QoL, and associated factors of PLWHA in Taiwan.

[HIV/AIDS: an exploration of the knowledge, attitude, infection risk perceptions, and willingness to care of nurses].

Background: The number of people infected with HIV/AIDS continues to increase across the world. The awareness of HIV/AIDS and attitudes toward this disease among nurses and their willingness to care for those infected directly impacts upon the quality of HIV/AIDS-patient care.

Purpose: This study explores the knowledge, attitudes, infection-risk perceptions, and willingness to care for HIV/AIDS patients among nurses and the correlations among these variables.

[The experience of nurses caring for HIV-positive injection drug users].

Taiwan has experienced a clear upswing in HIV infection among injection drug users (IDUs) since 2004. Unsafe drug injection behavior has led to complicated infections including HIV and hepatitis C virus infection among IDUs. Nurses face challenges and threats in caring for this group due to the widespread criminal and behavioral problems related to drug use.