Changes in CD4, CD3, CD8 counts and viral load among female sex workers receiving ART in NW Nigeria

Abstract

Background: SKT1, 3 and 7 are group of innovation meditation exercise of Mahidol University, Thailand, were found by Somporn KT. Three modalities were transferred to HIV/AIDs clients since 2010. A former study was presented in 15th ICID Bangkok and supported as evidence of the new tudy. This study aimed to measure the effectiveness of the innovation to increase Quality of life and Quality of Work life among HIV/AIDs patients at a hospital. Thirty HIV/AIDS unemployed patients with CD4 lower tha 250 cells for the 3 last laboratory testing were recruited. Innovations were trained and did follow up every month. Results showed that all of participants have a higher quality of life and quality of work life significantly. They all went back to work as informal workers or formal workers and have an improvement of CD4 t cells, Liver function test, CBC data, hormones, and Opportunistic infections.Methods & Materials: Design: Mixed Method Research Design Participants: Thirty HIV/AIDS patients with unemployment, CD4 decreased for 3 times of the last laboratory testing, lower platelet, lower scale of quality of life, body weight decreased, and lower uncertainty index of illness.Messure: Quality of life Index, Uncertainty index, Background, and Laboratory markers were measured.Analysis: Descritive and analytical statistics were use to answer the objective as quantitative results. Focus group was applied to get a qualitative data.Results: The disclosure interviewed outcomes showed that the PLHAs had good work life abilities before getting HIV infection and were employed (88.2%). The quality of work life and ability were changed after getting diagnosed as HIV infected person. They were decreased employment (31.7%), looked for a new job (46.3%) and unemployed and others (23.0%). They major barriers were unable to work (68.8%), rejected from the company's owner (10.3%), needed more money to buy food (20.9%), and had a lower salary (< 10,000 Thai baht per month). After practicing the SKTs Meditation exercise for 6 months, they showed an improvement of the quality of work life (100.0%), improvement of health (92.9%), increased CD4 t cells level (95.2%), improvement of quality of life and went back to work (66.7%).Conclusion: SKTs meditation exercise should be a tool to improve quality of work life among PLHAs.

Seroprevalence of Anti HSV-2 IgG among Women of Reproductive Age attending General Hospital Dutse

“…Female bar, hotel workers and sex workers in resource-poor settings are often at higher risk for STIs because they engage in high-risk behaviours, including accepting money or gifts in exchange for sex (Nagot et al, 2002). Historically, women of child bearing age especially sex workers have been blamed for spreading sexually transmitted diseases including HIV and other infectious diseases like HSV -2 (Sani, et al,2015). Determining HIV Seroprevalence among this group of highly mobile population has been quite challenging.This population might continue to serve as a core group for the transmission of HIV, HSV-2, and other STIs where the HIV epidemic is generalized (Riedner et al, 2003).…”