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Effectiveness of community outreach HIV prevention programs in Vietnam: a mixed methods evaluation

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background In 2014, Vietnam was the first Southeast Asian country to commit to achieving the World Health Organization’s 90–90-90 global HIV targets (90% know their HIV status, 90% on sustained treatment, and 90% virally suppressed) by 2020.
Lora L. Sabin, Katherine Semrau, Mary DeSilva, Loan T T Le, Jennifer J. Beard, Davidson H. Hamer, Jordan Tuchman, Theodore M. Hammett, Nafisa Halim, Manisha Reuben, Aldina Mesic, Taryn Vian   +11 more
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Availability of Cancer Screening Across HIV Treatment Sites in the IeDEA Consortium

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
In recent years, incorporating comprehensive cancer screening strategies into routine HIV care has gained growing attention. This survey of 220 sites providing HIV care across 41 countries shows that cervical cancer screening has increased in availability over time.
Rachael A. Pellegrino, Bryan E. Shepherd, Sanjay Pujari, Valeria Fink, Gad Murenzi, Miriam Nakalembe, Sally B. Coburn, Eliane Rohner, Antoine Jaquet, Caroline Lade, Brenda Crabtree Ramirez, Kathryn Anastos, Aggrey Semeere, Lesley S. Park, Limpho Mokone, Simon Boni, I Ketut Agus Somia, Emilia M. Jalil, Adebola Adedimeji, Omenge Orang'o, Michael J. Silverberg, Kumbirai Pise Quarter, Eugène Messou, Jeremy Ross, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Patricia Lelo, Helen Byakwaga, Oliver Ezechi, Jonathan Euvrard, Fernanda Maruri, Chad J. Achenbach, Jessica L. Castilho, on behalf of International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA)   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delivery of isoniazid preventive therapy to reduce occupational TB among healthcare workers in Swaziland

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Healthcare workers (HCWs) in Swaziland are at increased risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB), but existing infection control and occupational health policies often fall short of mitigating the risk of acquiring TB in the workplace.
Marianne Calnan, Samson Haumba, Makhosazana Matsebula, Ntombifuthi Shongwe, Munyaradzi Pasipamire, Natalie K. Levy, Munamato Mirira, Peter Preko, Alisha Smith-Arthur, Varduhi Ghazaryan   +9 more
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The uptake of population size estimation studies for key populations in guiding HIV responses on the African continent.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:There has been a heightened emphasis on prioritizing data to inform evidence-based HIV responses, including data focused on both defining the content and scale of HIV programs in response to evidence-based need.
Nikita Viswasam, Carrie E Lyons, Jack MacAllister, Greg Millett, Jennifer Sherwood, Amrita Rao, Stefan D Baral, Global.HIV Research Group   +7 more
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Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 51-62, April 2025.
Abstract Background High maternal mortality rates in sub‐Saharan Africa necessitate the need for aligned research focusing on prevalent causes and neglected conditions in the region. Objective This mapping review aimed to describe the characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies between 2012 and 2022 in sub‐Saharan Africa and identify gaps ...
Ijeoma Solarin, Cherlynn Dumbura, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, Kshama Chande, Gloria Maimela, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, for the HE2AT Center   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sub-district costs and efficiency of a combination HIV/AIDS prevention-intervention in the Northwest Province of South Africa

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2022
Background: We reviewed a combination prevention program tostrengthen HIV prevention programming, community support mechanisms, community-based HIV testing, referral systems, and HIV prevention integration at the primary care level.
Sebastian Kevany
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When Regulation Travels: Distrust and Disrespect

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Endeavoring to avoid the pitfalls of being too trusting of regulated entities' compliance claims, regulators sometimes create regulatory systems with elaborate requirements for verification. But as these accountability and verification regimes attempt to circumvent one set of problems, they may inadvertently create others.
Carol A. Heimer
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Human Resources for Health Needs to Support HIV Epidemic Control: Prioritizing Site-Level Interventions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018-2020

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to fund programs aimed at achieving epidemic control in three provinces where 30 percent of people living with HIV ...
Paul Thurman, Susan Michaels-Strasser, Luc Ferdinand Kamanga Lukusa, John Ngulefac, Beatrice Lukeni, Serge Matumaini, Lauren Parmley, Sungani ZidanaNdovi, Faustin Malele   +8 more
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Outcomes of a young ARV clinic within an established Family Practice

South African Family Practice, 2009
The letter reports on outcomes of a private HIV/AIDS clinic and questions its safety. The clinic (site 282) is a satellite to a PEPFAR (presidents emergency program for aids relief) funded and AURUM health supervised program. The clinic identifies itself
Zandy Rosochacki, Mark C. Hosking
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Keeping the Essentials in Place: Lessons Learned from a Qualitative Study of DREAMS in Northern Uganda

Adolescents, 2023
Peer-facilitated curriculum-based programs, including Stepping Stones, have been shown to be effective in preventing HIV and reducing gender-based violence (GBV). We conducted a qualitative study in early 2017 to hear perspectives of adolescent girls and
Diane Gardsbane, Paul Bukuluki
doaj   +1 more source