Men missing from the HIV care continuum in sub‐Saharan Africa: a meta‐analysis and meta‐synthesis

MF Nardell, O Adeoti, C Peters… - African Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Men are missing along the HIV care continuum. However, the estimated
proportions of men in sub-Saharan Africa meeting the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals vary …

Under-reporting of known HIV-positive status among people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Soni, K Giguère, MC Boily, JM Fogel… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
Monitoring progress towards the UNAIDS 'first 90'target requires accurate estimates of levels
of diagnosis among people living with HIV (PLHIV), which is often estimated using self …

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 …

Accuracy of self-reported HIV-testing history and awareness of HIV-positive status in four sub-Saharan African countries

Y Xia, RM Milwid, A Godin, MC Boily, LF Johnson… - Aids, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: In many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, self-reported HIV testing history and
awareness of HIV-positive status from household surveys are used to estimate the …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond social desirability bias: investigating inconsistencies in self-reported HIV testing and treatment behaviors among HIV-positive adults in North West …

AC Mooney, CK Campbell, MJ Ratlhagana… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
This mixed-methods study used qualitative interviews to explore discrepancies between self-
reported HIV care and treatment-related behaviors and the presence of antiretroviral …

How to “live a good life”: aging and HIV testing in rural South Africa

E Schatz, B Houle, SA Mojola… - Journal of aging and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The African HIV epidemic is aging, yet HIV testing behavior studies either exclude
older persons or include too few to say much about age differences. Method: Strategically …

Evaluation of accuracy and performance of self-reported HIV and antiretroviral therapy status in the Nigeria AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (2018)

I Jahun, A Ehoche, M Bamidele, A Yakubu, M Bronson… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Data on awareness of HIV status among people living with HIV (PLHIV) are
critical to estimating progress toward epidemic control. To ascertain the accuracy of self …

Depressive symptoms, HIV-related stigma and ART adherence among caregivers of children in vulnerable households in rural southern Malawi

KL Spielman, E Soler-Hampejsek, AS Muula… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Few studies have explored the association between depressive symptoms, HIV
infection and stigma in vulnerable populations. The objective of this study is to examine …

Optimizing community linkage to care and antiretroviral therapy Initiation: Lessons from the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) and their adaptation …

I Jahun, I Said, I El-Imam, A Ehoche, I Dalhatu… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Ineffective linkage to care (LTC) is a known challenge for community HIV
testing. To overcome this challenge, a robust linkage to care strategy was adopted by the …

Space-time clustering of recently-diagnosed tuberculosis and impact of ART scale-up: evidence from an HIV hyper-endemic rural South African population

A Tomita, CM Smith, RJ Lessells, A Pym, AD Grant… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
In HIV hyperendemic sub-Saharan African communities, particularly in southern Africa, the
likelihood of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of ending the tuberculosis (TB) …