Performance of self‐reported HIV status in determining true HIV status among older adults in rural South Africa: a validation study

JK Rohr, FX Gómez‐Olivé, M Rosenberg… - African Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Introduction: In South Africa, older adults make up a growing proportion of people
living with HIV. HIV programmes are likely to reach older South Africans in home-based …

Community mobilization for HIV testing uptake: results from a community randomized trial of a theory-based intervention in rural South Africa

SA Lippman, TB Neilands, C MacPhail… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: HIV testing uptake in South Africa is below optimal levels. Community
mobilization (CM) may increase and sustain demand for HIV testing, however, little rigorous …

Socio-demographic inequalities in HIV testing behaviour and HIV prevalence among older adults in rural Tanzania, 2013

A Mtowa, AAM Gerritsen, S Mtenga, M Mwangome… - AIDS care, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Most HIV research in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ignores persons aged 50 years and above,
though a few studies have reported a high HIV prevalence among older people. This study …

Associations between friendship characteristics and HIV and HSV‐2 status amongst young South African women in HPTN‐068

E Fearon, RD Wiggins, AE Pettifor… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Prevalence of HIV among young women in South Africa remains extremely
high. Adolescent peer groups have been found to be an important influence on a range of …

Economic resources and HIV preventive behaviors among school-enrolled young women in rural South Africa (HPTN 068)

L Jennings, A Pettifor, E Hamilton, TD Ritchwood… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
Individual economic resources may have greater influence on school-enrolled young
women's sexual decision-making than household wealth measures. However, few studies …

The long road to elimination: malaria mortality in a South African population cohort over 21 years

P Byass, MA Collinson, C Kabudula… - Global Health …, 2017 - cambridge.org
BackgroundMalaria elimination is on global agendas following successful transmission
reductions. Nevertheless moving from low to zero transmission is challenging. South Africa …

Genital tract infections in an isolated community: 100 women of the Príncipe Island

P Vieira-Baptista, S Grinceviciene… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To characterize the vaginal microbiome and the rate of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) in the women of Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe). Methods. Cross …

Introducing visual participatory methods to develop local knowledge on HIV in rural South Africa

C Brooks, L D'Ambruoso, K Kazimierczak… - BMJ Global …, 2017 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction South Africa is a country faced with complex health and social inequalities, in
which HIV/AIDS has had devastating impacts. The study aimed to gain insights into the …

Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis among homeless individuals

PA Kazeroni, Z Khazaei, M Mousavi… - Immunopathologia …, 2017 - immunopathol.com
Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and tuberculosis are the most important communicable diseases in …

Do customers flee from HIV? a survey of HIV stigma and its potential economic consequences on small businesses in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa

LW Chao, H Szrek, R Leite, S Ramlagan, K Peltzer - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
HIV stigma and discrimination affect care-seeking behavior and may also affect
entrepreneurial activity. We interview 2382 individuals in Pretoria, South Africa, and show …