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Supporting re-engagement with HIV services after treatment interruption in South Africa: a mixed method program evaluation of MSF’s Welcome Service

Arendse KD, Walker C, Pfaff C, Lebelo K, Cassidy T,  et al.
2024-03-27 • Scientific Reports
2024-03-27 • Scientific Reports
Psychosocial challenges impact patients’ ability to remain on antiretroviral therapy lifelong, magnified by disorganized health-systems and healthcare worker (HCW) attitudes. To address ...
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Postnatal clubs: Implementation of a differentiated and integrated model of care for mothers living with HIV and their HIV-exposed uninfected babies in Cape Town, South Africa

Nelson AM, Lebelo K, Cassidy T, Duran LT, Mantangana N,  et al.
2023-11-03 • PLOS One
2023-11-03 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Despite the overall reduction in the HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate in South Africa, poor adherence and retention in care during breastfeeding contribute to ...
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Between empathy and anger: healthcare workers’ perspectives on patient disengagement from antiretroviral treatment in Khayelitsha, South Africa - a qualitative study

Nhemachena T, Späth C, Arendse KD, Lebelo K, Zokufa N,  et al.
2023-01-26 • BMC Primary Care
2023-01-26 • BMC Primary Care
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
The benefits of long-term adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) are countered by interruptions in care or disengagement from care. Healthcare workers (HCW...
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Attrition from care among men initiating ART in male-only clinics compared with men in general primary healthcare clinics in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a matched propensity score analysis

Cassidy T, Cornell M, Makeleni B, Horsburgh CR, Trivino Duran L,  et al.
2022-07-31 • AIDS and Behavior
2022-07-31 • AIDS and Behavior
Men have higher rates of attrition from antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs than women. In Khayelitsha, a high HIV prevalence area in South Africa, two public sector primary healthcare...
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Patient experiences of ART adherence clubs in Khayelitsha and Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa: A qualitative study

Venables E, Towriss C, Rini Z, Nxiba X, Cassidy T,  et al.
2019-06-20 • PLOS One
2019-06-20 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND:
Globally, 37 million people are in need of lifelong antiretroviral treatment (ART). With the continual increase in the number of people living with HIV starting ART and ...
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A cluster randomized controlled trial of extending ART refill intervals to six-monthly for anti-retroviral adherence clubs

Wilkinson LS, Grimsrud A, Cassidy T, Orrell C, Voget J,  et al.
2019-07-30 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2019-07-30 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND:
The antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence club (AC) differentiated service delivery model, where clinically stable ART patients receive their ART refills and psychosoci...
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Attrition from HIV care among youth initiating ART in youth-only clinics compared with general primary healthcare clinics in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a matched propensity score analysis

Cassidy T, Cornell M, Runeyi P, Dutyulwa T, Kilani C,  et al.
2022-01-25 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2022-01-25 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
INTRODUCTION
Youth living with HIV (YLWH) are less likely to initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) and remain in care than older adults. It is important to identify effective strate...
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'Only twice a year': a qualitative exploration of 6-month antiretroviral treatment refills in adherence clubs for people living with HIV in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Keene CM, Zokufa N, Venables E, Wilkinson LS, Hoffman R,  et al.
2020-07-08 • BMJ Open
2020-07-08 • BMJ Open
OBJECTIVE
Longer intervals between routine clinic visits and medication refills are part of patient-centred, differentiated service delivery (DSD). They have been shown to improve pa...
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How COVID-19 could benefit tuberculosis and HIV services in South Africa

Keene CM, Mohr-Holland E, Cassidy T, Scott V, Nelson AM,  et al.
2020-09-01 • Lancet Respiratory Medicine
2020-09-01 • Lancet Respiratory Medicine
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An analysis of the HIV testing cascade of a group of HIV-exposed infants from birth to 18 months in peri-urban Khayelitsha, South Africa

Nelson AM, Cassidy T, Duran LT, Cox V, Wedderburn C,  et al.
2022-01-14 • PLOS One
2022-01-14 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Despite the reduction of HIV mother-to-child transmission, there are concerns regarding transmission rate in the breastfeeding period. We describe the routine uptake of 6 ...
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Investigating the addition of oral HIV self-tests among populations with high testing coverage - Do they add value? Lessons from a study in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Moore HA, Metcalf CJ, Cassidy T, Hacking D, Shroufi A,  et al.
2019-05-02 • PLOS One
2019-05-02 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION:
HIV self-testing (HIVST) offers a useful addition to HIV testing services and enables individuals to test privately. Despite recommendations to the contrary, repeat HIV...
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HIV self-testing among previously diagnosed HIV-positive people in Khayelitsha, South Africa: no evidence of harm but may facilitate re-engagement in ART care

Hacking D, Cassidy T, Ellman T, Steele SJ, Moore HA,  et al.
2022-03-02 • AIDS and Behavior
2022-03-02 • AIDS and Behavior
In South Africa, where an estimated 34% of nearly 7-million HIV-positive people were not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2019, innovative strategies to diagnose and link people to car...
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Peer Mentorship via Mobile Phones for Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive Youths in Clinic Care in Khayelitsha, South Africa: Mixed Methods Study

Hacking D, Mgengwana-Mbakaza Z, Cassidy T, Runeyi P, Duran LT,  et al.
2019-10-12 • Journal Medical Internet Research
2019-10-12 • Journal Medical Internet Research
Background: Youths in South Africa are poor utilizers of HIV health services. Medecins Sans Frontieres has been piloting youth-adapted services at a youth clinic in Khayelitsha, includin...
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Knowledge transmission, peer support, behaviour change and satisfaction in post Natal clubs in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a qualitative study

Duvivier H, Decroo T, Nelson AM, Cassidy T, Mbakaz Z,  et al.
2020-07-08 • Reproductive Health
2020-07-08 • Reproductive Health
Background
The Post Natal Club (PNC) model assures comprehensive care, including HIV and Maternal and Child Health care, for postpartum women living with HIV and their infants durin...
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Twenty‐four‐month outcomes from a cluster‐randomized controlled trial of extending antiretroviral therapy refills in ART adherence clubs

Cassidy T, Grimsrud A, Keene CM, Lebelo K, Hayes H,  et al.
2020-12-01 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2020-12-01 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
INTRODUCTION
The antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence club (AC) model has supported clinically stable HIV patients’ retention with group ART refills and psychosocial support. Reduc...