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HIV, sexual violence, and termination of pregnancy among adolescent and adult female sex workers in Malawi: A respondent-driven sampling study

Bossard C, Chihana ML, Nicholas S, Mauambeta D, Weinstein D,  et al.
2022-12-30 • PLOS One
2022-12-30 • PLOS One
Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are a hard-to-reach and understudied population, especially those who begin selling sex at a young age. In one of the most economically disadvantaged regions in...
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Evaluation of HRP2 and pLDH-based rapid diagnostic tests for malaria and prevalence of pfhrp2/3 deletions in Aweil, South Sudan

Lynch E, Jensen TO, Assao B, Chihana ML, Turuho T,  et al.
2022-09-09 • Malaria Journal
2022-09-09 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for malaria are the primary tool for malaria diagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa but the utility of the most commonly used histidine-rich protein ...
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Two-fold increase in the HIV viral load suppression rate along with decreased incidence over six years in Ndhiwa sub-county, Kenya

Conan N, Badawi M, Chihana ML, Wanjala S, Kingwara L,  et al.
2021-10-12 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2021-10-12 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
BACKGROUND
HIV-positive individuals who maintain an undetectable viral load cannot transmit the virus to others. In 2012, an HIV population-based survey was conducted in Ndhiwa sub-c...
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Impact of "test and treat" recommendations on eligibility for antiretroviral treatment: Cross sectional population survey data from three high HIV prevalence countries

Chihana ML, Huerga H, Van Cutsem G, Ellman T, Wanjala S,  et al.
2018-11-26 • PLOS One
2018-11-26 • PLOS One
Background
Latest WHO guidelines recommend starting HIV-positive individuals on antiretroviral therapy treatment (ART) regardless of CD4 count. We assessed additional impact of adopt...
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What gaps remain in the HIV cascade of care? Results of a population-based survey in Nsanje District, Malawi

Conan N, Paye CP, Ortuno R, Chijuwa A, Chiwandira B,  et al.
2021-04-22 • PLOS One
2021-04-22 • PLOS One

Introduction
The Malawi Ministry of Health (MoH) has been in collaboration with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) to increase...
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The HIV cascade of care among serodiscordant couples in four high HIV prevalence settings in sub-Saharan Africa

Chihana ML, Conan N, Ellman T, Poulet E, Garone DB,  et al.
2021-08-02 • South African Medical Journal
2021-08-02 • South African Medical Journal
BACKGROUND
HIV-serodiscordant couples are at high risk of HIV transmission. In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV-serodiscordant couples contribute ~30% of all new infections in the region.
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Successes and gaps in the HIV cascade of care of a high HIV prevalence setting in Zimbabwe: a population-based survey

Conan N, Coulborn R M, Simons E, Mapfumo A, Apollo T,  et al.
2020-09-24 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2020-09-24 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Introduction: Gutu, a rural district in Zimbabwe, has been implementing comprehensive HIV care with the support of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since 2011, decentralizing testing and t...
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Increase in HIV viral suppression in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Community-based cross sectional surveys 2018 and 2013. What remains to be done?

Conan N, Simons E, Chihana ML, Ohler L, FordKamara E,  et al.
2022-03-24 • PLOS One
2022-03-24 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION
High coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) increases viral suppression at population level and may reduce incidence. Médecins sans F...
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Distribution of advanced HIV disease from three high HIV prevalence settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: a secondary analysis data from three population-based cross-sectional surveys in Eshowe (South Africa), Ndhiwa (Kenya) and Chiradzulu (Malawi)

Chihana ML, Huerga H, van Cutsem G, Ellman T, Goemaere E,  et al.
2019-01-01 • Global Health Action
2019-01-01 • Global Health Action
BACKGROUND
Despite substantial progress in antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale up, some people living with HIV (PLHIV) continue to present with advanced HIV disease, contributing to o...