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Changes over time in the proportion of advanced HIV disease in two high HIV prevalence settings in Ndhiwa (Kenya) and Eshowe (South Africa)

Chihana M, Conan N, Ohler L, Huerga H, Wanjala S,  et al.
2024-06-17 • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
2024-06-17 • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
BACKGROUND
The burden of advanced HIV disease remains a significant concern in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2015, the World Health Organization released recommendations to treat all people...
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Closer to 90-90-90. The Cascade of Care After 10 Years of ART Scale-Up in Rural Malawi: a Population Study

Maman D, Chilima B, Masiku C, Ayouba A, Masson S,  et al.
2016-02-15 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2016-02-15 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
The antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme supported by Médecins Sans Frontières in the rural Malawian district of Chiradzulu was one of the first in sub-Saharan Africa to scale up ART d...
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Retention in care among clinically stable antiretroviral therapy patients following a six-monthly clinical consultation schedule: findings from a cohort study in rural Malawi

Wringe A, Cawley C, Szumilin E, Salumu L, Amoros Quiles I,  et al.
2018-11-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018-11-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Longer intervals between clinic consultations for clinically stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) patients may improve retention in care and reduce facility workload. We assessed long-ter...
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Factors associated with HIV status awareness and linkage to care following home based testing in rural Malawi

Maman D, Ben-Farhat J, Chilima B, Masiku C, Salumu L,  et al.
2016-10-07 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2016-10-07 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE
HIV diagnosis and linkage to care are the main barriers in Africa to achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets. We assessed HIV-positive status awareness and linkage to care am...
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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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Measles seroprevalence in Chiradzulu district, Malawi: implications for evaluating vaccine coverage

Polonsky JA, Juan-Giner A, Hurtado N, Masiku C, Kagoli M,  et al.
2015-07-26 • Vaccine
2015-07-26 • Vaccine
INTRODUCTION
Self-reported measles vaccination coverage is frequently used to inform vaccination strategies in resource-poor settings. However, little is known to what extent this is...
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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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Exploring HIV infection and susceptibility to measles among older children and adults in Malawi: a facility-based study

Polonsky JA, Singh B, Masiku C, Langendorf C, Kagoli M,  et al.
2014-12-11 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2014-12-11 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
HIV infection increases measles susceptibility in infants, but little is known about this relationship among older children and adults. We conducted a facility-based study...
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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...