2020
Clinic-Based Pediatric Disclosure Intervention Trial Improves Pediatric HIV Status Disclosure in Ghana.
Paintsil E, Kyriakides TC, Antwi S, Renner L, Nichols JS, Amissah K, Kusah JT, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Catlin AC, Gan G, Lartey M, Reynolds NR. Clinic-Based Pediatric Disclosure Intervention Trial Improves Pediatric HIV Status Disclosure in Ghana. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2020, 84: 122-131. PMID: 32049772, PMCID: PMC7138721, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment groupsHIV disclosure interventionsHIV health careHIV-positive childrenMultivariate Cox modelDisclosure interventionHIV status disclosureBetter overall treatment effectHealth care providersYears of ageChild-caregiver dyadsOverall treatment effectModified intentionHIV clinicHIV statusIntervention armIntervention trialsStatus disclosureTreat approachCare providersCox modelTime pointsTherapeutic communicationControl participantsHealth care
2018
High prevalence of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among undisclosed HIV-infected children in Ghana
Nichols JS, Kyriakides TC, Antwi S, Renner L, Lartey M, Seaneke OA, Obeng R, Catlin AC, Gan G, Reynolds NR, Paintsil E, Team O. High prevalence of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among undisclosed HIV-infected children in Ghana. AIDS Care 2018, 31: 25-34. PMID: 30235940, PMCID: PMC6288009, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1524113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyART adherence ratesPediatric HIV carePrevalence of adherenceAntiretroviral medication adherenceCohort of childrenHIV-positive statusChildren of caregiversChild-caregiver dyadsHIV carePharmacy recordsRefill dataMedian adherenceMedication adherenceAdherence ratesPoor adherenceHigh prevalencePositive statusIntervention studiesHIVGood adherenceAdherenceBaseline dataChildrenTherapy