[HTML][HTML] Clinical risk factors of adverse outcomes among women with COVID-19 in the pregnancy and postpartum period: a sequential, prospective meta-analysis

ER Smith, E Oakley, GW Grandner, G Rukundo… - American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective This sequential, prospective meta-analysis sought to identify risk factors among
pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19 for adverse outcomes related to disease …

Seeking wider access to HIV testing for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

NA Sam-Agudu, MO Folayan, EE Ezeanolue - Pediatric research, 2016 - nature.com
More than 80% of the HIV-infected adolescents live in sub-Saharan Africa. Acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related mortality has increased among adolescents 10–19 y …

Determinants of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years in South Africa: a 2012 population-based national household survey

M Mabaso, Z Sokhela, N Mohlabane, B Chibi, K Zuma… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background South Africa is making tremendous progress in the fight against HIV,
however, adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years (AGYW) remain at higher …

Large age shifts in HIV-1 incidence patterns in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

A Akullian, A Vandormael, JC Miller… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Recent declines in adult HIV-1 incidence have followed the large-scale expansion of
antiretroviral therapy and primary HIV prevention across high-burden communities of sub …

HIV prevalence in South Africa through gender and racial lenses: results from the 2012 population-based national household survey

M Mabaso, L Makola, I Naidoo, LL Mlangeni… - International journal for …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background In South Africa, persistence of the HIV epidemic and associated
gender and racial disparities is a major concern after more than 20 years of democratic …

Acceptability, safety, and patterns of use of oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in South African adolescents: an open …

K Gill, L Johnson, J Dietrich, L Myer… - The lancet child & …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background HIV incidence among adolescents in southern Africa remains unacceptably
high. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective HIV prevention intervention but there …

Adolescent condom use in Southern Africa: narrative systematic review and conceptual model of multilevel barriers and facilitators

Á Aventin, S Gordon, C Laurenzi, S Rabie… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Adolescent HIV and pregnancy rates in Southern Africa are amongst the
highest in the world. Despite decades of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) …

Detection and treatment of Fiebig stage I HIV-1 infection in young at-risk women in South Africa: a prospective cohort study

KL Dong, A Moodley, DS Kwon, MS Ghebremichael… - The lancet HIV, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background HIV incidence among young women in sub-Saharan Africa remains high and
their inclusion in vaccine and cure efforts is crucial. We aimed to establish a cohort of young …

Inflammatory and antimicrobial properties differ between vaginal Lactobacillus isolates from South African women with non-optimal versus optimal microbiota

MT Manhanzva, AG Abrahams, H Gamieldien… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Female genital tract (FGT) inflammation increases HIV infection susceptibility. Non-optimal
cervicovaginal microbiota, characterized by depletion of Lactobacillus species and …

Predictors of HIV, HIV risk perception, and HIV worry among adolescent girls and young women in Lilongwe, Malawi

JT Price, NE Rosenberg, D Vansia… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa have high
HIV prevalence and incidence. We sought to understand which HIV risk factors individually …