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Exposure to COVID-19 pandemic-related stressors and their association with distress, psychological growth and drug use in people with HIV in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France (ANRS CO3 AQUIVIH-NA Cohort-QuAliV-QuAliCOV study)

Ben Farhat J, Hessamfar M, Neau D, Farbos S, Lazaro E,  et al.
2025-01-06 • AIDS and Behavior
2025-01-06 • AIDS and Behavior

We investigated people living with HIV (PLWH)’s exposure to COVID-19 pandemic stressors and their association with distress, psychological growth, and substance use. PLWH in the ANRS ...

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Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on ART initiation and access to HIV viral load monitoring in adults living with HIV in West Africa: a regression discontinuity analysis

Ben Farhat J, TiendrebeogoMD T, Malateste K, Poda A, Minga A,  et al.
2024-03-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
2024-03-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
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Efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic have potentially compromised the availability and/or quality of HIV services. We aimed to assess the pandemic’s impact on ART init...
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Time to treatment initiation and HIV viral suppression in people diagnosed with HIV-1 during COVID-19 pandemic in ex-Aquitaine, France (ANRS CO3 AQUIVIH-NA Cohort-QuAliCOV Study)

Ben Farhat J, Hessamfar M, Farbos S, Desclaux A, Dumondin G,  et al.
2023-09-28 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
2023-09-28 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
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The Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on initiation and effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people diagnosed with HIV remains unclear. We evaluated critical delays i...
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Field Evaluation of Near Point of Care Cepheid GeneXpert HIV-1 Qual for Early Infant Diagnosis

Opollo VS, Nikuze A, Ben Farhat J, Anyango E, Humwa F,  et al.
2018-12-27 • PLOS One
2018-12-27 • PLOS One
Access to point-of-care HIV testing shortens turn-around times, time to diagnosis and reduces loss to follow-up hence minimizing barriers to early linkage to care and treatment among HIV...
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Higher risk Sexual Behaviour is associated with Unawareness of HIV-positivity and lack of Viral Suppression - implications for Treatment as Prevention

Huerga H, Venables E, Ben Farhat J, van Cutsem G, Ellman T,  et al.
2017-11-23 • Scientific Reports
2017-11-23 • Scientific Reports
Efficacy of Treatment as Prevention Strategy depends on a variety of factors including individuals' likelihood to test and initiate treatment, viral load and sexual behaviour. We tested ...
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Syrian refugees in Greece: experience with violence, mental health status, and access to information during the journey and while in Greece

Ben Farhat J, Blanchet K, Juul Bjertrup P, Veizis A, Perrin C,  et al.
2018-03-13 • BMC Medicine
2018-03-13 • BMC Medicine
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Since 2015, Europe has been facing an unprecedented arrival of refugees and migrants: more than one million people entered via land and sea routes. During their travels, r...
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A life in waiting: Refugees' mental health and narratives of social suffering after European Union border closures in March 2016

Bjertrup PJ, Bouhenia M, Mayaud P, Perrin C, Ben Farhat J,  et al.
2019-10-18 • Social Science and Medicine
2019-10-18 • Social Science and Medicine
In 2015, an estimated 856,723 refugees, predominantly from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq arrived in Greece as an entry point into the European Union. The border of the Former Yugoslav Rep...
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Who Needs to Be Targeted for HIV Testing and Treatment in KwaZulu-Natal? Results From a Population-Based Survey

Huerga H, van Cutsem G, Ben Farhat J, Reid M, Bouhenia M,  et al.
2016-12-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2016-12-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Identifying gaps in HIV testing and treatment is essential to design specific strategies targeting those not accessing HIV services. We assessed the prevalence and factors associated wit...
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The epidemiology of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV: A cross-region global cohort analysis

Slogrove AL, Schomaker M, Davies MA, Williams P, Balkan S,  et al.
2018-03-01 • PLOS Medicine
2018-03-01 • PLOS Medicine
Globally, the population of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV (APHs) continues to expand. In this study, we pooled data from observational pediatric HIV cohorts and cohort...
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Progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals by age and gender in a rural area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a household-based community cross-sectional survey

Huerga H, van Cutsem G, Ben Farhat J, Puren AJ, Bouhenia M,  et al.
2018-03-02 • BMC Public Health
2018-03-02 • BMC Public Health
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has developed an ambitious strategy to end the AIDS epidemic. After eight years of antiretroviral therapy (ART) program we assesse...