2021
Moving away from the "unit cost". Predicting country-specific average cost curves of VMMC services accounting for variations in service delivery platforms in sub-Saharan Africa
Bautista-Arredondo S, Pineda-Antunez C, Cerecero-Garcia D, Cameron DB, Alexander L, Chiwevu C, Forsythe S, Tchuenche M, Dow WH, Kahn J, Gomez GB, Vassall A, Bollinger LA, Levin C. Moving away from the "unit cost". Predicting country-specific average cost curves of VMMC services accounting for variations in service delivery platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0249076. PMID: 33886576, PMCID: PMC8062035, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnit costCost curvesAverage cost curveCost variationMean unit costEconomies of scaleUnit cost curvesKey cost driversAverage unit costHigh unit costEconometric modelEfficiency implicationsSub-Saharan AfricaPrivate ownershipFunding decisionsSub-Saharan countriesEmpirical dataPolicy makersSignificant determinantsCost estimatesCost studiesAverage costCost driversCountriesAvailability of units
2020
Molecular surveillance of antimalarial partner drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: a spatial-temporal evidence mapping study
Ehrlich HY, Jones J, Parikh S. Molecular surveillance of antimalarial partner drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: a spatial-temporal evidence mapping study. The Lancet Microbe 2020, 1: e209-e217. PMID: 33089222, PMCID: PMC7575134, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(20)30094-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemisinin-based combination therapyPartner drug resistanceDrug resistanceSurveillance dataDrug resistance surveillanceACT partner drugsMalaria-endemic countriesSentinel surveillance systemDrug surveillance dataAntimalarial drug resistanceSaharan AfricaPartner drugsCombination therapyAntimalarial resistanceSurveillance sitesMarker prevalenceResistance surveillanceMedian time lagMolecular surveillanceSystematic searchResistance-associated markersMean amountSub-Saharan countries
2018
Prevalence and correlates of depression among caregivers of children living with HIV in Ghana: findings from the Sankofa pediatric disclosure study
Ofori-Atta A, Reynolds NR, Antwi S, Renner L, Nichols JS, Lartey M, Amissah K, Tettey JK, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Catlin AC, Gan G, Kyriakides TC, Paintsil E, Team O. Prevalence and correlates of depression among caregivers of children living with HIV in Ghana: findings from the Sankofa pediatric disclosure study. AIDS Care 2018, 31: 283-292. PMID: 30360643, PMCID: PMC6382516, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1537463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaregivers of childrenCaregiver depressionCaregivers of HIVLow HIV knowledgeChild health outcomesCorrelates of depressionLow social supportPediatric HIVIllness perceptionsIntervention trialsMean ageHIV knowledgeRisk factorsSevere depressionHigh prevalenceHIV stigmaAdjusted modelHIVCaregiver statusHealth outcomesStudy participantsCaregiversPrevalenceDepressionSub-Saharan countries
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