The Effect Of Home-Based Hypertension Screening On Blood Pressure Change Over Time In South Africa: A home-based hypertension screening intervention in …

N Sudharsanan, S Chen, M Garber, T Bärnighausen… - Health …, 2020 - healthaffairs.org
There is considerable policy interest in home-based screening campaigns for hypertension
in many low-and middle-income countries. However, it is unclear whether such efforts will …

[HTML][HTML] “It's hard for us men to go to the clinic. We naturally have a fear of hospitals.” Men's risk perceptions, experiences and program preferences for PrEP: A mixed …

A Berner-Rodoreda, P Geldsetzer, K Bärnighausen… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Few studies on HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) have focused on men who have sex
with women. We present findings from a mixed-methods study in Eswatini, the country with …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality estimates by age and sex among persons living with HIV after ART initiation in Zambia using electronic medical records supplemented with tracing a …

AD Kerkhoff, K Sikombe, I Eshun-Wilson… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Men in sub-Saharan Africa have lower engagement and retention in HIV
services compared to women, which may result in differential survival. However, the true …

Differences in healthy longevity by HIV status and viral load among older South African adults: an observational cohort modelling study

CF Payne, B Houle, C Chinogurei, CR Herl… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The population of people living with HIV in South Africa is rapidly ageing due to
increased survivorship attributable to antiretroviral therapy (ART). We sought to understand …

[HTML][HTML] The rise and fall of mortality inequality in South Africa in the HIV era

K Haal, A Smith, E Van Doorslaer - SSM-population health, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Post-apartheid South Africa has seen an unprecedented rise and fall of mortality in
less than two decades as a result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the subsequent rollout of …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of poor retention on antiretroviral therapy as a major HIV drug resistance early warning indicator in Cameroon: results from a nationwide systematic …

SC Billong, J Fokam, CI Penda, S Amadou… - BMC Infectious …, 2016 - Springer
Background Retention on lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential in sustaining
treatment success while preventing HIV drug resistance (HIVDR), especially in resource …

HIV as social and ecological experience

B King, MS Winchester - Social science & medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
The spread and varied impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic demonstrate the complex and
reciprocal relationships between the socio-political and biophysical dimensions of human …

Performance of self‐reported HIV status in determining true HIV status among older adults in rural South Africa: a validation study

JK Rohr, FX Gómez‐Olivé, M Rosenberg… - African Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Introduction: In South Africa, older adults make up a growing proportion of people
living with HIV. HIV programmes are likely to reach older South Africans in home-based …

Predictors of isoniazid preventive therapy completion among adults newly diagnosed with HIV in rural Malawi

KM Little, M Khundi, GL Barnes… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: To reduce the risk of tuberculosis (TB) among individuals with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the World Health Organization recommends at least …

Life expectancy and disparities in survival among HIV-infected people receiving antiretroviral therapy: an observational cohort study in Kathmandu, Nepal

DN Bhatta, R Adhikari, S Karki, AK Koirala… - BMJ Global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction The advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically slowed down the
progression of HIV. This study assesses the disparities in survival, life expectancy and …