2025
“Men Take Care of Each Other”: Evaluation of a Community-Based Model for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Services Among Male Bar Patrons in Rural South Africa
Chen P, Nkosi S, Moll A, Braithwaite R, Ngubane S, Shenoi S. “Men Take Care of Each Other”: Evaluation of a Community-Based Model for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Services Among Male Bar Patrons in Rural South Africa. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2025, 39: 3-11. PMID: 39761130, PMCID: PMC11839517, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2024.0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale nursesAlcohol-serving venuesPrEP servicesHIV servicesHIV testingSocial supportHIV service delivery modelsAlcohol useNurse follow-upAlcohol-associated riskAvoidance of stigmaCommunity-based modelRural South AfricaService delivery modelsPre-exposure prophylaxisMale bar patronsPatient ambassadorsCommunity nursesNursing assistantsPrEP disclosurePrEP initiationHome visitsSouth AfricaPost-pilotClinic attendance
2024
Demonstrating service delivery models for effective initiation and retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among female bar workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A double randomized intervention study protocol
Chebet J, Akyoo W, Goymann H, Harling G, Barnhart D, Mosha I, Kamori D, Gandhi M, Mbunda T, Kipeleka J, Sando D, Spiegelman D, Mpembeni R, Bärnighausen T. Demonstrating service delivery models for effective initiation and retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among female bar workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A double randomized intervention study protocol. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0304077. PMID: 38935796, PMCID: PMC11210872, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale bar workersPre-exposure prophylaxisIntention-to-treatBar workersPrimary outcomeRisk of HIV infectionAdherence to PrEPRisk of HIV acquisitionImprove PrEP adherenceGerman Clinical Trials RegisterPublic sector clinicsService delivery modelsRandomized trial designHIV negative womenPrevent HIV InfectionHIV infectionPrEP provisionClinical Trials RegisterHIV testingPrEP initiationHealth facilitiesPromote PrEPPrEP adherenceDelivery modelsReduce barriers
2023
Transitional community adherence support for people leaving incarceration in South Africa: a pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial
Mabuto T, Woznica D, Ndini P, Moyo D, Abraham M, Hanrahan C, Charalambous S, Zack B, Baral S, Owczarzak J, Hoffmann C. Transitional community adherence support for people leaving incarceration in South Africa: a pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet HIV 2023, 11: e11-e19. PMID: 38071994, PMCID: PMC10894448, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(23)00235-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV treatment servicesUsual care groupTreatment servicesAntiretroviral therapyPrimary outcomeCare groupSouth African National Clinical Trials RegisterDifferentiated service delivery modelsClinical Trials RegisterPeer-led interventionsPassive referralAdherence supportTrials RegisterUsual careAdherence clubsAdverse eventsTreat analysisHIV treatmentMultifactorial barriersCorrectional facilitiesService delivery modelsFinal analysisMental healthMonthsNational Institute
2022
Substance use policy and practice in the COVID-19 pandemic: Learning from early pandemic responses through internationally comparative field data
Aronowitz S, Carroll J, Hansen H, Jauffret-Roustide M, Parker C, Suhail-Sindhu S, Albizu-Garcia C, Alegria M, Arrendondo J, Baldacchino A, Bluthenthal R, Bourgois P, Burraway J, Chen J, Ekhtiari H, Elkholy H, Farhoudian A, Friedman J, Jordan A, Kato L, Knight K, Martinez C, McNeil R, Murray H, Namirembe S, Radfar R, Roe L, Sarang A, Scherz C, Teck J, Textor L, Oanh K. Substance use policy and practice in the COVID-19 pandemic: Learning from early pandemic responses through internationally comparative field data. Global Public Health 2022, 17: 3654-3669. PMID: 36692903, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2022.2129720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly pandemic responseSocial protectionCOVID-19 pandemicSocial safety netSocial welfare systemPandemic responseNon-governmental organizationsCriminal legal systemSocial service infrastructureSemi-structured interviewsHealth service delivery modelsWelfare systemCommunity health practitionersEthnographic methodsSocial scientistsService delivery modelsStructural driversNational responseSafety netDrug policyQualitative dataPublic health infrastructureHarm reductionSystemic investmentInternational network
2021
Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Brault MA, Vermund SH, Aliyu MH, Omer SB, Clark D, Spiegelman D. Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 10751. PMID: 34682492, PMCID: PMC8535610, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesNon-communicable disease careInfectious diseasesHIV care infrastructureTropical infectious diseasesHIV/AIDS epidemicIntegrated service delivery modelCOVID-19Future pandemic threatsLow-cost interventionMinistry of HealthDisease careChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseSuch careIntegrated careAIDS ReliefHealth systemSub-Saharan AfricaDiseaseService delivery modelsPandemic threatAIDS epidemicCare infrastructureHealthcare modelCorrection to: Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis
Liu L, Christie S, Munsamy M, Roberts P, Pillay M, Shenoi SV, Desai MM, Linnander EL. Correction to: Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 549. PMID: 34088315, PMCID: PMC8178930, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06561-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis
Liu L, Christie S, Munsamy M, Roberts P, Pillay M, Shenoi SV, Desai MM, Linnander EL. Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 463. PMID: 34001123, PMCID: PMC8127180, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06450-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesDifferentiated service delivery modelsChronic conditionsChronic diseasesCentral Chronic Medicine DispensingLargest antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmeService delivery modelsManagement of HIVType of medicationAntiretroviral therapy programsHIV service deliveryChronic disease conditionsResource-limited settingsMedicine DispensingMixed-methods evaluationDelivery modelHealth districtHealth facilitiesNoncommunicable diseasesHIVPatientsPatient volumeTherapy programMedicationsDisease
2020
Using individual stated-preferences to optimize HIV self-testing service delivery among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malaysia: results from a conjoint-based analysis
Shrestha R, Alias H, Wong LP, Altice FL, Lim SH. Using individual stated-preferences to optimize HIV self-testing service delivery among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malaysia: results from a conjoint-based analysis. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 1777. PMID: 33238941, PMCID: PMC7687720, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09832-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinic-based HIV testingHIV testing uptakeMethodsA cross-sectional online surveyCross-sectional online surveyNational AIDS ProgramAcceptability of HIVSTMalaysian MSMHIV testingTesting uptakeService delivery programsKey populationsHIVSTService delivery modelsAIDS ProgramMSMKit deliveryTelephone hotlineService delivery approachHigh acceptabilityDelivery programsMultiple barriersSafe useMean acceptabilityDelivery approachDelivery model‘PrEP should be for men only’: Young heterosexual men’s views on PrEP in rural South Africa
Hannaford A, Lim J, Moll AP, Khoza B, Shenoi SV. ‘PrEP should be for men only’: Young heterosexual men’s views on PrEP in rural South Africa. Global Public Health 2020, 15: 1337-1348. PMID: 32207661, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1744680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural South AfricaSouth AfricaYoung men's perspectivesHeterosexual menCommunity-based servicesYoung heterosexual menMen's perspectivesPrevention servicesService delivery modelsMen's viewsHIV prevention servicesStructural barriersFemale partnersKey themesHIV prevention knowledgeGender-specific interventionsCasual sexual partnersDifferentiated service delivery modelsGaps persistHigh HIV risk behaviorHIV-negative heterosexual menHigh-risk sexual behaviorPre-exposure prophylaxisHigh attributable mortalityHIV risk behaviors
2019
A Qualitative Exploration of Mothers’ Experiences Receiving Mental Health Services in a Supermarket Setting
McMickens CL, Clayton A, Rosenthal MS, Wallace L, Howell HB, Bell G, Smith MV. A Qualitative Exploration of Mothers’ Experiences Receiving Mental Health Services in a Supermarket Setting. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2019, 23: 479-485. PMID: 30694441, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-018-2646-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesCognitive behavioral therapyHealth servicesBehavioral therapyInnovative delivery modelsMental health service utilizationHealth care delivery modelsHealth service utilizationDelivery modelSupermarket settingCare delivery modelsMental health treatmentGroup cognitive behavioral therapyGroup-based cognitive behavioral therapyMental health needsResults Five themesService utilizationTreatment experiencePatient experienceHealth treatmentHealth needsService delivery modelsLife stressorsLess stigmatizingTherapy
2018
Cross-Jurisdictional Resource Sharing in Local Health Departments: Implications for Services, Quality, and Cost
Humphries DL, Hyde J, Hahn E, Atherly A, O’Keefe E, Wilkinson G, Eckhouse S, Huleatt S, Wong S, Kertanis J. Cross-Jurisdictional Resource Sharing in Local Health Departments: Implications for Services, Quality, and Cost. Frontiers In Public Health 2018, 6: 115. PMID: 29755964, PMCID: PMC5932147, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSemi-structured interviewsCross-jurisdictional sharingPublic health service deliveryBreadth of servicesAmerican Community SurveyIndependent jurisdictionsSmall jurisdictionsService delivery modelsLocal knowledgeHealth service deliveryLocal cultureLocal health departmentsSmall municipalitiesService deliveryLocal public healthQualitative dataJurisdictionsHealth departmentsCommunity health programsInterviewsPublic health systemCommunity surveyFood safety inspectionMunicipalitiesEconomies of scale
2017
Convenience without disclosure: a formative research study of a proposed integrated methadone and antiretroviral therapy service delivery model in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Cooke A, Saleem H, Mushi D, Mbwambo J, Hassan S, Lambdin BH. Convenience without disclosure: a formative research study of a proposed integrated methadone and antiretroviral therapy service delivery model in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2017, 12: 23. PMID: 29041950, PMCID: PMC5646174, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-017-0089-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral therapyOTP clinicElectronic health information systemsHealth information systemsHIV careService delivery modelsHIV clinical managementHIV clinical careOTP providersEffective HIV preventionDar es SalaamDelivery modelOTP patientsART adherenceCD4 testingClinic capacityClinical managementTimely initiationHIV preventionProgram clinicsClinic staffClinical carePatientsTreatment settings
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