A Review of HIV/AIDS Research in Malaysia
- Author:
Koh Kwee Choy
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
HI;
AIDS;
Review;
stigma;
discrimination;
religion;
knowledge;
attitude;
practice;
prevalence;
incidence;
genotyping;
phylogenetic studies;
most-at-risk-populations
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2014;69(Supplement A):68-81
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Two hundred fifty seven articles related to HIV/AIDS were
found in a search through a database dedicated to indexing
all original data relevant to medicine published in Malaysia
between the years 2000–2013. One hundred seventy one
articles were selected and reviewed on the basis of clinical
relevance and future research implications. This review of
literature has been divided into six sections, namely,
epidemiology, risk behaviour, clinical features and
opportunistic infections, management, diagnosis and
discussion. Wherever possible, the reviewed articles have
been presented in a chronological order to provide a historical
perspective to the reader as many of the results of earlier
publications, which are common knowledge now, were
relatively unknown then. Since the early days of the HIV
epidemic in Malaysia, there have been rapid advances in the
understanding and the management of the epidemic in
Malaysia based on the insights derived from the results of
these research. These insights are invaluable tools for policy
makers, advocators, healthcare providers, researchers and
everyone and anyone who are involved in the care of
individuals with HIV/AIDS. Attempts have been made to
identify gaps in certain research areas with the hope of
providing directions for future research in HIV/AIDS in
Malaysia.
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