Comparative assessment of five trials of universal HIV testing and treatment in sub‐Saharan Africa

D Perriat, L Balzer, R Hayes, S Lockman… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Design Universal voluntary HIV counselling and testing followed by prompt
initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all those diagnosed HIV‐infected (universal test …

Does assistive technology contribute to social inclusion for people with intellectual disability? A systematic review protocol

J Owuor, F Larkan, B Kayabu, G Fitzgerald, G Sheaf… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The aim of this review is to answer the following question: Does assistive
technology contribute to social inclusion for people with intellectual disability? Previous …

Treatment as prevention: concepts and challenges for reducing HIV incidence

MA Brault, D Spiegelman, J Hargreaves… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Four of the largest HIV prevention trials have been conducted in sub-Saharan
Africa, enrolling hundreds of thousands of participants in catchment areas of millions of …

“The number of clients is increasing but the supplies are reducing”: provider strategies for responding to chronic antiretroviral (ARV) medicines stock-outs in resource …

H Zakumumpa, FM Kiweewa, F Khuluza… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite the increasing frequency of ARV medicines stock-outs in Sub-Saharan
Africa, there is little research inquiring into the mitigation strategies devised by frontline …

The risk of HIV transmission at each step of the HIV care continuum among people who inject drugs: a modeling study

DJ Escudero, MN Lurie, KH Mayer, M King, S Galea… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at continued risk for HIV in the US, and
experience disparities across the HIV care continuum compared to other high-risk groups …

False starts in 'test and start': a qualitative study of reasons for delayed antiretroviral therapy in Swaziland

C Pell, E Vernooij, N Masilela, N Simelane… - International …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Test and start, antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all HIV-positive individuals, is a
WHO-recommended treatment guideline. In Swaziland, test and start has been evaluated …

Exploring critical questions for the implementation of “universal test and treat” approaches to HIV prevention and care

LJ Reynolds, CS Camlin, NC Ware, J Seeley - AIDS care, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
More than three decades into the HIV epidemic in Africa, new biomedical technologies have
brought the real possibility of ending the epidemic into view (The Lancet HIV, 2015; …

'Then her neighbour will not know her status': how health providers advocate antiretroviral therapy under universal test and treat

C Pell, R Reis, N Dlamini, E Moyer… - International …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Universal test and treat (UTT)—antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all HIV-positive
individuals regardless of CD4 count—is the WHO's recommended treatment guideline. UTT …

Computer-based counseling program (CARE+ Kenya) to promote prevention and HIV health for people living with HIV/AIDS: a randomized controlled trial

AE Kurth, JE Sidle, N Chhun, JA Lizcano… - Aids Education and …, 2019 - Guilford Press
In countries experiencing the dual burden of HIV disease and health care worker shortages,
information and communication technology tools offer the potential to help support HIV …

Plasma HIV RNA level is associated with neurocognitive function among HIV-1-infected patients in Nigeria

J Jumare, SS El-Kamary, L Magder, L Hungerford… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Plasma HIV RNA level has been shown to correlate with HIV disease progression, morbidity,
and mortality. We examined the association between levels of plasma HIV RNA and …