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1. Experiencing life as migrants living with HIV in Sweden
Sammanfattning : The focus of this thesis is on the life situation of migrants living with HIV in Sweden. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the knowledge of HIV-positive migrants’ life situation in Sweden, with a focus on health and well-being as well as healthcare contacts. This thesis comprises four studies. LÄS MER
2. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in migrant women living with HIV
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to study high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in women living with HIV (WLWH) in Sweden compared with HIV-negative women (HNW) of the same region of birth. In Paper I we assessed the cumulative incidence (CuI) and hazard ratio (HR) of CIN3, adenocarcinoma, and invasive cervical cancer (CIN3+) in a cohort of WLWH (n = 893) and HNW (n = 205 842) by linking the Swedish national HIV registry (InfCare HIV) with the Swedish Population Registry (SPR) and the Swedish National Cervical Screening Registry (NKCx). LÄS MER
3. Assessment of patients with late diagnosis and missed opportunities in the Swedish HIV-1 epidemic
Sammanfattning : Discovered in 1983, with a possibility to diagnose since 1985, and with efficient treatment existing now for two decades, HIV-1 still ranks among the top ten causes of death globally. Approximately 40 million people are living with HIV-1 worldwide; almost half still not diagnosed. LÄS MER
4. Sexual risk behaviors among young migrants and key populations in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Background: The approximate number of young migrants (aged 15 to 24 years) is almost 32 million globally. In Sweden, in 2022, nearly 2.5% of all citizens were foreign-born aged 15-24. LÄS MER
5. HIV trends, risk behaviours, social structural barriers and retention in HIV care among key populations in Nepal and the Asia-Pacific region
Sammanfattning : Background: The HIV epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region is characterised by a number of concentrated, and in some geographical areas, growing epidemics, particularly among key populations [men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender (TG), female sex workers (FSW), and people who inject drugs (PWID)]. Some countries in the region have been particularly successful in reducing the incidence rate, but other countries in the region have experienced opposite scenarios. LÄS MER