A5022095673- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- ICT in Developing Communities
United States Agency for International Development
2018-2021
Several countries in southern Africa have made significant progress towards reaching the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS goal of ensuring that 90% people living with HIV are aware their status. In Zimbabwe, this "first 90" was estimated at 73% 2016. To reach remaining who undiagnosed infection, Zimbabwe Ministry Health and Child Care has been promoting index testing partner notification services (PNS). We describe implementation PNS under Treatment (ZHCT) project resulting uptake,...
Background: The emergence of antiretroviral therapy (ART) transformed HIV from a terminal illness to chronic disease. However, limited access health services remains one many barriers service utilisation by people living with (PLHIV) in low-resource settings. goal this study was describe the two provinces Zimbabwe.Methods: A qualitative descriptive conducted PLHIV and village workers (VHW) eight districts within provinces. Convenience sampling used select participants. This communities...
The emergence of antiretroviral therapy (ART) transformed HIV from a terminal illness to chronic disease. However, limited access health services remains one many barriers service utilisation by people living with (PLHIV) in low-resource settings. goal this study was describe the two provinces Zimbabwe.A qualitative descriptive conducted PLHIV and village workers (VHW) eight districts within provinces. Convenience sampling used select participants. This communities supported facilities more...
Background Homebased index case HIV testing (HHTC) has shown higher uptake and good yield than traditional methods. World Health Organization called for increased operational research to evaluate care processes particularly linkage care. In this paper, we present project results of the time taken link newly identified PLHIV after HHTC in Manicaland Midlands provinces Zimbabwe. Methods We retrospectively reviewed community-facility referral data from Zimbabwe Care Treatment diagnosed period...
Background: Gaps still exist in reducing new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 10-24 years. High Internet coverage mobile phone penetration rates present opportunities for the use of health (mHealth) to support access services. We results an FHI 360 Zimbabwe Health Interventions-implemented mHealth intervention reproductive (RH) testing service (HTS) referral AGYW 10-19 years between October 2019 September 2020. Methods: Adolescent referred RH HTS under...
Introduction: HIV self-testing (HIV-ST) is an innovative strategy to increase case identification. This analysis shares the outcomes of HIV-ST implementation within Zimbabwe Care and Treatment (ZHCT) project for period October 2018–March, 2020. Materials Methods: We extracted data 2018 March 2020 from database assessed (1) proportion reactive results; (2) concordance between results against rapid confirmatory tests using Determine™ Chembio™ in parallel; (3) monthly contribution total...
Background: HIV self-testing (HIV-ST) is an innovative strategy to increase case identification and can be implemented while maintaining physical distancing. This analysis shares the outcomes of HIV-ST implementation within Zimbabwe Care Treatment (ZHCT) project demonstrate relevance results in bridging testing gap during COVID-19 period beyond.Methods: We extracted data for October 2018 March 2020 from database assessed 1)the proportion reactive results; 2) concordance between against rapid...