A5075423931- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2024
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2009-2011
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
2009-2011
Island Institute
2011
Kamuzu Central Hospital
2005
Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate whether providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) integrated in antenatal care (ANC) clinics resulted a greater proportion treatment-eligible women initiating ART during pregnancy compared with existing approach referral ART. Analysis design and methods: evaluation used stepped-wedge included all HIV-infected, ART-eligible pregnant eight public sector Lusaka district, Zambia. Main outcome indicators were enrolling into HIV within 60 days...
In 2004, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), with CDC as a major government implementing agency, began providing HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) worldwide. Through suppression of viral load, effective ART reduces morbidity and mortality among persons infection prevents vertical sexual transmission.To describe program impact, data were analyzed from all PEPFAR programs six countries that have conducted nationally representative Population-based Impact Assessment...
The objective of this study was to estimate the rates and determinants stillbirth in an urban African obstetric population.In retrospective cohort study, we reviewed vital outcomes newborns whose mothers received antenatal care, delivery or both care Lusaka, Zambia, public sector between February 2006 March 2009. We excluded weighing less than 1,000 g, those died before delivery, born outside Lusaka.There were 100,454 deliveries that met criteria for inclusion. median maternal age at initial...
In 2014-2015, 242 individuals aged 2-89 years were newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in Roka, a rural commune Cambodia. A case-control study attributed the outbreak to unsafe injections. We aimed reconstruct likely transmission history of outbreak.We assessed 209 (86.4%) HIV-infected cases presence hepatitis C (HCV) and B (HBV). identified recent infections using antibody (Ab) avidity testing for HIV HCV. performed amplification, sequencing, evolutionary...
In December 2014, local health authorities in Battambang province northwest Cambodia reported 30 cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection a rural commune (district subdivision) where only four had been during the preceding year. The majority occurred residents Roka commune. Cambodian National Center for HIV/AIDS (acquired syndrome), Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (NCHADS) investigated outbreak collaboration with University Health Sciences Phnom Penh members...
Scaling up of counselling and HIV testing (VCT) services requires a system regular monitoring evaluation. A VCT tool was developed through consultative process used to assess in 16 government mission hospitals Malawi, which had started expanded HIV-TB activities July 2003. The essential components the included assessments of: (i) hospital personnel, particular number counsellors (full-time part-time) those trained performing whole blood rapid testing; (ii) laboratory service, protocols for...
Background Tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment (TPT) is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for persons living with HIV, including pregnant and breastfeeding women. Given President’s Emergency Plan AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)’s investment in TPT services HIV as a strategy to prevent TB well uncertainty guidelines policy regarding use of during pregnancy postpartum period, we conducted review current relevant national among PEPFAR-supported countries. Methods Our included 44/49...