A5043409031- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association
2020-2021
Background: Efforts to improve HIV diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation among people living with reduce onward transmission of rely on innovative interventions along multiple steps the care continuum. These methods are particularly important for key populations, including men who have sex (MSM) transgender women (TW). The epidemic in Myanmar is concentrated national efforts now focus reducing stigma improving engagement MSM TW prevention care. Objective: This study aims test...
HIV self-testing (HIVST) shows promise to improve diagnosis among those seeking privacy and anonymity in testing. This may include sexual gender diverse populations, who experience disproportionately high burdens of stigma globally. To inform potential scale-up HIVST Myanmar, we implemented a community-led, mixed-methods randomized trial Yangon. Adult trans-feminine individuals cisgender men have sex with were recruited via respondent-driven sampling. Participants (N = 577) completed...
There is a growing interest in the potential contribution private sector can make towards increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) low- and middle-income settings. This article describes public-private partnership that was developed expand HIV care capacity Yangon, Myanmar. The between general practitioners (GPs) community-based non-governmental organization (International HIV/AIDS Alliance).Retrospective analysis of 2119 patient records dating from March 2009 April 2015 conducted....