[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis of community and facility-based HIV testing to address linkage to care gaps in sub-Saharan Africa

M Sharma, R Ying, G Tarr, R Barnabas - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
HIV testing and counselling is the first crucial step for linkage to HIV treatment and
prevention. However, despite high HIV burden in sub-Saharan Africa, testing coverage is …

Patching a leaky pipe: the cascade of HIV care

PH Kilmarx, T Mutasa-Apollo - Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Taken together, the attrition at each step of the cascade of care results in overall low levels
of viral load suppression in the total population of PLHIV. More robust monitoring from the …

[PDF][PDF] How point-of-care testing could drive innovation in global health

IV Jani - The New England journal of medicine, 2013 - researchgate.net
The investment in health services in low-and middle-income countries has increased
substantially in recent years. 1 Such investment has been led by unprecedented efforts to …

Rates of HIV testing and diagnosis in South Africa: successes and challenges

LF Johnson, TM Rehle, S Jooste, LG Bekker - Aids, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: UNAIDS aims for 90% of HIV-positive individuals to be diagnosed by 2020, but
few attempts have been made in developing countries to estimate the fraction of the HIV …

[HTML][HTML] National HIV testing and diagnosis coverage in sub-Saharan Africa: a new modeling tool for estimating the 'first 90'from program and survey data

M Maheu-Giroux, K Marsh, CM Doyle, A Godin… - Aids, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: HIV testing services (HTS) are a crucial component of national HIV responses.
Learning one's HIV diagnosis is the entry point to accessing life-saving antiretroviral …

[HTML][HTML] Uptake of community-based HIV testing during a multi-disease health campaign in rural Uganda

G Chamie, D Kwarisiima, TD Clark, J Kabami, V Jain… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background The high burden of undiagnosed HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is a major obstacle
for HIV prevention and treatment. Multi-disease, community health campaigns (CHCs) …

2008-2013 年我国医疗机构检测发现艾滋病病例情况分析

金霞, 熊燃, 毛宇嵘 - 中华流行病学杂志, 2015 - chinaepi.icdc.cn
目的分析2008-2013 年我国医疗机构检测发现艾滋病病例的情况. 方法医疗机构医务人员按照“
知情不拒绝” 的原则, 对术前检测, 受血(制品) 前检测, 性病门诊检测, 其他就诊者检测和孕产期 …

Beyond early infant diagnosis: case finding strategies for identification of HIV-infected infants and children

S Ahmed, MH Kim, N Sugandhi, BR Phelps, R Sabelli… - Aids, 2013 - journals.lww.com
There are 3.4 million children infected with HIV worldwide, with up to 2.6 million eligible for
treatment under current guidelines. However, roughly 70% of infected children are not …

[HTML][HTML] Combining rapid diagnostic tests and dried blood spot assays for point-of-care testing of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections …

D Kania, AM Bekale, N Nagot, AM Mondain… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2013 - Elsevier
People screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using rapid diagnostic tests
(RDTs) in Africa remain generally unaware of their status for hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to HIV testing in Côte d'Ivoire: the role of individual characteristics and testing modalities

K Jean, X Anglaret, R Moh, F Lert, R Dray-Spira - PLoS One, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Expanding HIV testing requires a better understanding of barriers to its uptake.
We investigated barriers to HIV testing in Côte d'Ivoire, taking into account test …