Voluntary counseling and testing, antiretroviral therapy access, and HIV-related stigma: global progress and challenges

EA Armstrong-Mensah, AK Tetteh, E Ofori… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
To date, about 37 million people are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and
an estimated 680,000 people have died from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) …

A systematic review of the current status of safer conception strategies for HIV affected heterosexual couples in sub-Saharan Africa

D Joseph Davey, S West, V Umutoni, S Taleghani… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
We conducted a systematic review of safer conception strategies (SCS) for HIV-affected
couples in sub-Saharan Africa to inform evidence-based safer conception interventions …

Schistosomiasis is associated with incident HIV transmission and death in Zambia

KM Wall, W Kilembe, B Vwalika, C Dinh… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background We examined relationships between schistosome infection, HIV transmission or
acquisition, and all-cause death. Methods We retrospectively tested baseline sera from a …

Results of a couples-based randomized controlled trial aimed to increase testing for HIV

LA Darbes, NM McGrath, V Hosegood… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Although couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC) is effective for facilitating
mutual disclosure and linkage to HIV care, uptake remains low. Using a randomized …

Cohort Profile: IAVI's HIV epidemiology and early infection cohort studies in Africa to support vaccine discovery

MA Price, W Kilembe, E Ruzagira… - International journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In 2003, IAVI (formerly the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative) identified several gaps in
HIV epidemiology and vaccine research. IAVI launched cohort studies to better understand …

Increasing early infant male circumcision uptake in Zambia: Like father like son

SM Weiss, VJ Rodriguez, RR Cook, K Bowa, R Zulu… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) is an effective strategy for HIV prevention in
areas with high prevalence of, and risk for, HIV. More than 361,000 male neonates are born …

HIV prevalence, spatial distribution and risk factors for HIV infection in the Kenyan fishing communities of Lake Victoria

ZA Kwena, SW Njuguna, A Ssetala, J Seeley… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Global efforts to end HIV by 2030 focus on reducing and eventually eliminating
new infections in priority populations. Identifying these populations and characterizing their …

Weighing the evidence of efficacy of oral PrEP for HIV prevention in women in Southern Africa

H Janes, L Corey, G Ramjee, LN Carpp… - AIDS Research and …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
As oral tenofovir-based regimens for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are adopted as
standard of care for HIV prevention, their utilization in clinical trials among women in …

Cost‐effectiveness of couples' voluntary HIV counselling and testing in six African countries: a modelling study guided by an HIV prevention cascade framework

KM Wall, M Inambao, W Kilembe… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Couples' voluntary HIV counselling and testing (CVCT) is a high‐impact HIV
prevention intervention in Rwanda and Zambia. Our objective was to model the cost‐per …

HIV testing and counselling couples together for affordable HIV prevention in Africa

KM Wall, M Inambao, W Kilembe… - International Journal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background The impact and cost-effectiveness of couples' voluntary HIV counselling and
testing (CVCT) has not been quantified in real-world settings. We quantify cost-per-HIV …