2025
Do community-level factors play a role in HIV self-testing uptake, linkage to services and HIV-related outcomes? A mixed methods study of community-led HIV self-testing in rural Zimbabwe
Tumushime M, Ruhode N, Neuman M, Watadzaushe C, Mutseta M, Taegtmeyer M, Johnson C, Hatzold K, Corbett E, Cowan F, Sibanda E. Do community-level factors play a role in HIV self-testing uptake, linkage to services and HIV-related outcomes? A mixed methods study of community-led HIV self-testing in rural Zimbabwe. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0003196. PMID: 40273217, PMCID: PMC12021296, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV self-testing uptakeHIV self-testingHIV self-test kitsNew HIV diagnosesPublic health programmesHIV diagnosisHealth programmesHIVST implementationHIV self-test distributionCohesion scoresPost-test servicesMonths post-interventionHIV-related outcomesCommunity-led interventionsCommunity-level factorsMixed methods studyCommunity cohesionSelf-testingUndiagnosed HIVPost-interventionDoor-to-doorViral load testingIncreased community cohesionOdds ratioRural Zimbabwe
2024
Tuberculosis Immunoreactivity Surveillance in Malawi (Timasamala)—A protocol for a cross-sectional Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunoreactivity survey in Blantyre, Malawi
Rickman H, Phiri M, Feasey H, Mbale H, Nliwasa M, Semphere R, Chagaluka G, Fielding K, Mwandumba H, Horton K, Nightingale E, Henrion M, Mbendera K, Mpunga J, Corbett E, MacPherson P. Tuberculosis Immunoreactivity Surveillance in Malawi (Timasamala)—A protocol for a cross-sectional Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunoreactivity survey in Blantyre, Malawi. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0291215. PMID: 38787869, PMCID: PMC11125513, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnnual risk of TB infectionDisease prevalence surveyArea-level risk factorsHIV prevalence citiesPrevalence surveyCase notificationPublic health programmesCross-sectional surveyRisk of TB infectionEpidemiological dataAccurate epidemiological dataHealth programmesTB goalsTargeted interventionsTB infectionTB programmeHigh-risk groupDisease notificationTB surveillanceInterferon-gamma release assayRisk factorsAnnual riskBlantyreMalawiSurvey
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