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 …

[HTML][HTML] The Urban Environment and Disparities in Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes in the Global South: a Scoping Review

E Akwara, J Pinchoff, T Abularrage, C White… - Journal of Urban …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract By 2050, the Global South will contain three-quarters of the world's urban
inhabitants, yet no standardized categorizations of urban areas exist. This makes it …

[HTML][HTML] Translating DREAMS into practice: early lessons from implementation in six settings

N Chimbindi, I Birdthistle, M Shahmanesh, J Osindo… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The 'DREAMS Partnership'promotes a multi-sectoral approach to reduce
adolescent girls and young women's (AGYW) vulnerability through a core package of …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the time needed to link to care and start ART in seven HPTN 071 (PopART) study communities in Zambia and South Africa

J Seeley, V Bond, B Yang, S Floyd, D MacLeod… - AIDS and Behavior, 2019 - Springer
Abstract To achieve UNAIDS 90: 90: 90 targets at population-level, knowledge of HIV status
must be followed by timely linkage to care, initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral …

[HTML][HTML] Antiretroviral therapy related adverse effects: Can sub-Saharan Africa cope with the new “test and treat” policy of the World Health Organization?

JRN Nansseu, JJR Bigna - Infectious diseases of poverty, 2017 - Springer
Background Recent studies have shown that early antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation
results in significant HIV transmission reduction. This is the rationale behind the “test and …

[HTML][HTML] Community intervention improves knowledge of HIV status of adolescents in Zambia: findings from HPTN 071-PopART for youth study

K Shanaube, A Schaap, MJ Chaila, S Floyd… - Aids, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the uptake of home-based HIV counselling and testing (HCT) in four
communities of the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial in Zambia among adolescents aged 15–19 …

[HTML][HTML] Individual and community-level risk factors for HIV stigma in 21 Zambian and South African communities: analysis of data from the HPTN071 (PopART) study

JR Hargreaves, S Krishnaratne, H Mathema… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe the prevalence and determinants of HIV stigma in 21 communities in
Zambia and South Africa. Design: Analysis of baseline data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) …

[HTML][HTML] How 'place'matters for addressing the HIV epidemic: evidence from the HPTN 071 (PopART) cluster-randomised controlled trial in Zambia and South Africa

V Bond, G Hoddinott, L Viljoen, F Ngwenya… - Trials, 2021 - Springer
Background In a cluster-randomised trial (CRT) of combination HIV prevention (HPTN 071
(PopART)) in 12 Zambian communities and nine South African communities, carried out …

Good health and moral responsibility: key concepts underlying the interpretation of treatment as prevention in South Africa and Zambia before rolling out universal HIV …

V Bond, G Hoddinott, L Viljoen… - AIDS patient care and …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Gauging community responses to the WHO 2015 recommendation to provide antiretroviral
treatment (ART) to all people living with HIV (PLHIV) is critical. There is limited qualitative …

[HTML][HTML] What works–reaching universal HIV testing: lessons from HPTN 071 (PopART) trial in Zambia

K Shanaube, A Schaap, S Floyd, M Phiri, S Griffith… - AIDS, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the uptake of home-based HIV counselling and testing (HCT) in four
HPTN 071 (PopART) trial communities (implementing a 'full'combination HIV prevention …