Alcohol use and the risk of communicable diseases

NK Morojele, SV Shenoi, PA Shuper, RS Braithwaite… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The body of knowledge on alcohol use and communicable diseases has been growing in
recent years. Using a narrative review approach, this paper discusses alcohol's role in the …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for late linkage to care and delayed antiretroviral therapy initiation among adults with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta …

TG Fuge, G Tsourtos, ER Miller - International Journal of Infectious …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Late treatment initiation threatens the clinical and public health benefits of
antiretroviral therapy (ART). Quantitative synthesizes of the existing evidence related to this …

The role of fear as a barrier and facilitator to antiretroviral therapy initiation in Indonesia: insights from patients and providers

BSH Hutahaean, SE Stutterheim, KJ Jonas - AIDS care, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Indonesia poses major challenges, with limited
studies on specific ART initiation barriers and facilitators. Using a socioecological approach …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding the food environment framework to include family dynamics: A systematic synthesis of qualitative evidence using HIV as a case study

R Ambikapathi, M Boncyk, NS Gunaratna, W Fawzi… - Global Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Food environment changes in low-and middle-income countries are increasing diet-related
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This paper synthesizes the qualitative evidence about …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] HIV care profiling and delivery status in the mobile health clinics of eThekwini District in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: a descriptive evaluation study

SJ Ngcobo, L Makhado, LA Sehularo - Nursing Reports, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mobile health clinics (MHCs) serve as an alternative HIV care delivery method for the HIV-
burdened eThekwini district. This study aimed to describe and profile the HIV care services …

Overcoming barriers to HIV care: findings from a peer-delivered, community-based, linkage case management program (CommLink), Eswatini, 2015–2018

D MacKellar, D Williams, M Dlamini, J Byrd, L Dube… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
To help persons living with HIV (PLHIV) in Eswatini initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART), the
CommLink case-management program provided a comprehensive package of linkage …

Cost-effectiveness of screening and treating alcohol use and depression among people living with HIV in Zimbabwe: a mathematical modeling study

JIS Su, Y Yeo, M Jeetoo, NK Morojele, JM Francis… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) drive HIV
transmission in many sub-Saharan African settings. The impact of screening and treating …

Prevalence of delayed antiretroviral therapy initiation among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Tao, X Xiao, C Zhang, Y Xie, H Wang - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objective HIV continues to be a global challenge. Key recommendations for HIV prevention
and treatment are presented on rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. However …