[HTML][HTML] Risk Factors for Recent HIV Infections among Adults in 14 Countries in Africa Identified by Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys, 2015–2019

DW Currie, CA West, HK Patel, J Favaloro… - Emerging infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Identifying persons who have newly acquired HIV infections is critical for characterizing the
HIV epidemic direction. We analyzed pooled data from nationally representative Population …

A review of public health, social and ethical implications of voluntary medical male circumcision programs for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa

WK Luseno, S Rennie, A Gilbertson - International Journal of Impotence …, 2023 - nature.com
Ideally, the benefits of public health interventions should outweigh any associated harms,
burdens, and adverse unintended consequences. The intended benefit of voluntary medical …

Participant understanding of informed consent in a multidisease community-based health screening and biobank platform in rural South Africa

N Ngwenya, M Luthuli, R Gunda, NA Gumede… - International …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background In low-and middle-income settings, obtaining informed consent for biobanking
may be complicated by socio-economic vulnerability and context-specific power dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: Leveraging a demographic and health surveillance system for Covid-19 Surveillance in rural KwaZulu-Natal

MJ Siedner, G Harling, A Derache, T Smit… - Wellcome Open …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A coordinated system of disease surveillance will be critical to effectively control the
coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Such systems enable rapid detection and …

Evaluating use of mass-media communication intervention 'MTV-Shuga'on increased awareness and demand for HIV and sexual health services by adolescent girls …

N Chimbindi, N Mthiyane, G Chidumwa, T Zuma… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To investigate the effect of exposure to MTV Shuga: Down South'(MTVShuga-DS)
during the scale-up of combination HIV-prevention interventions on awareness and uptake …

The impact of a conditional financial incentive on linkage to HIV care: Findings from the HITS cluster randomized clinical trial in rural South Africa

HY Kim, M Inghels, T Mathenjwa, M Shahmanesh… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Introduction: HIV elimination requires innovative approaches to ensure testing and
immediate treatment provision. We investigated the effectiveness of conditional financial …

Quantifying rates of HIV-1 flow between risk groups and geographic locations in Kenya: A country-wide phylogenetic study

GM Nduva, F Otieno, J Kimani, E Wahome… - Virus …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In Kenya, HIV-1 key populations including men having sex with men (MSM), people who
inject drugs (PWID) and female sex workers (FSW) are thought to significantly contribute to …

BMI and all‐cause mortality in a population‐based cohort in rural South Africa

J Manne‐Goehler, K Baisley, A Vandormael… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study evaluates the association between BMI and all‐cause and cause‐
specific mortality in South Africa. Methods Prospective, population‐based observational …

[HTML][HTML] The association of exposure to DREAMS on sexually acquiring or transmitting HIV amongst adolescent girls and young women living in rural South Africa

N Mthiyane, K Baisley, N Chimbindi, T Zuma… - AIDS, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We investigate how risk of sexually acquiring or transmitting HIV in adolescent
girls and young women (AGYW) changed following the real-world implementation of …

Epstein–Barr virus oral shedding and viremia and their association with oral hairy leukoplakia in HIV+ individuals

JHF Rosseto, JR Tenório, AC Mamana… - Oral …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the oral shedding and viremia of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) in HIV‐
positive patients and their relationship with oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL). Methodology A …