2022
How informal healthcare providers improve uptake of HIV testing: qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial
Ponticiello M, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Tushemereirwe P, Nuwagaba G, Nansera D, King R, Muyindike W, Sundararajan R. How informal healthcare providers improve uptake of HIV testing: qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial. AIDS 2022, 36: 1161-1169. PMID: 35442219, PMCID: PMC9262827, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingTraditional healersPurposive sample of trial participantsUptake of HIV testing servicesUptake of HIV testingHIV testing modelFacility-based testingHIV testing servicesHIV testing programsInformal healthcare providersIncrease testing uptakeClinic-based testingContent analysis approachRandomized Controlled TrialsTesting uptakeParticipating healersHealthcare providersHIV-endemicTesting servicesTrial participantsSouthwestern UgandaRural locationsStructural barriersPurposive samplingLow engagement
2021
Hospital-acquired influenza in the United States, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019
Cummings C, O’Halloran A, Azenkot T, Reingold A, Alden N, Meek J, Anderson E, Ryan P, Kim S, McMahon M, McMullen C, Spina N, Bennett N, Billing L, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Talbot H, George A, Reed C, Garg S. Hospital-acquired influenza in the United States, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 1447-1453. PMID: 34607624, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired influenzaInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsHA influenzaHospital infection control measuresInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkFacility-based testingPositive test dateRespiratory symptom onsetAnnual influenza vaccinationHA casesInfection control measuresSymptom onset dateCross-sectional studyYears of agePopulation-based ratesInfluenza vaccinationClinical characteristicsICU careSymptom onsetInfluenza vaccineMechanical ventilationSevere outcomesPatient outcomesInfluenza casesHospitalization
2019
What happens after HIV self-testing? Results from a longitudinal cohort of Chinese men who have sex with men
Tang W, Huang W, Lu H, Cao B, Wu D, Ong J, Fu H, Zhang Y, Yang B, Wang C, Ma W, Wei C, Tucker J. What happens after HIV self-testing? Results from a longitudinal cohort of Chinese men who have sex with men. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 807. PMID: 31521123, PMCID: PMC6744670, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4455-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacility-based HIV testingConsistent condom useHIV testingHIV prevention servicesCondom usePrevention servicesStudy periodFacility-based testingMore implementation researchLongitudinal cohort dataHIV testIntervention trialsLongitudinal cohortChinese MSMChinese menHIVSociodemographic informationHIVSTSecondary analysisCohort dataHIVST resultsMost menImplementation researchLinear mixed modelsMen
2014
Mobile HIV Screening in Cape Town, South Africa: Clinical Impact, Cost and Cost-Effectiveness
Bassett IV, Govindasamy D, Erlwanger AS, Hyle EP, Kranzer K, van Schaik N, Noubary F, Paltiel AD, Wood R, Walensky RP, Losina E, Bekker LG, Freedberg KA. Mobile HIV Screening in Cape Town, South Africa: Clinical Impact, Cost and Cost-Effectiveness. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e85197. PMID: 24465503, PMCID: PMC3898963, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioFacility-based testingHIV screeningHIV diagnosisFacility-based HIV testingFrequency of HIVUndiagnosed HIV prevalenceEarly HIV diagnosisLife expectancyMobile screening unitCost-effectiveness ratioResource-limited settingsCD4 countUndiagnosed HIVHIV testingHIV prevalenceCape TownClinical impactPopulation life expectancyMedical costsHIVScreening unitIntervention costsDiagnosisMedical facilities
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