2006
Development and Assessment of an Innovative Culturally Sensitive Educational Videotape to Improve Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Soweto, South Africa
Wong IY, Lawrence NV, Struthers H, McIntyre J, Friedland GH. Development and Assessment of an Innovative Culturally Sensitive Educational Videotape to Improve Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Soweto, South Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2006, 43: s142-s148. PMID: 17133198, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000248345.02760.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEducational videotapeARV-naive patientsMedication-taking experiencesHIV-positive patientsActive antiretroviral therapyPatient education programHealth care providersAntiretroviral therapyARV therapyMedication therapyMedication takingAdequate adherenceAdherence counsellorsPatient understandingCare providersSide effectsPotential efficacyPatientsTherapyAdherenceFurther studiesIndividual adherencePreliminary findingsFocus groupsMeasurable benefitsSexual risk behaviour among HIV-positive individuals in clinical care in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Kiene SM, Christie S, Cornman DH, Fisher WA, Shuper PA, Pillay S, Friedland GH, Fisher JD. Sexual risk behaviour among HIV-positive individuals in clinical care in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS 2006, 20: 1781-1784. PMID: 16931945, DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000242827.05120.55.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA population-based and longitudinal study of sexual behavior and multidrug-resistant HIV among patients in clinical care.
Kozal MJ, Amico KR, Chiarella J, Cornman D, Fisher W, Fisher J, Friedland G. A population-based and longitudinal study of sexual behavior and multidrug-resistant HIV among patients in clinical care. Medscape Journal Of Medicine 2006, 8: 72. PMID: 16926811, PMCID: PMC1785162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk behaviorsUnprotected sexual eventsRisk behaviorsSelf-reported sexual risk behaviorDrug resistanceSerial cross-sectional analysisClasses of ARVsMultidrug-resistant HIVHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral drug classesGenotypic drug resistanceHIV viral loadHIV sexual risk behaviorsHIV drug resistanceDrug-resistant HIVUnprotected sexual behaviorSame time pointsSexual eventsCross-sectional analysisGreat public healthVirologic resultsResistant HIVViral loadActive patientsARV resistanceA Population‐Based and Longitudinal Study of Sexual Behavior and Multidrug‐Resistant HIV Among Patients in Clinical Care
Kozal M, Amico K, Chiarella J, Cornman D, Fisher W, Fisher J, Friedland G. A Population‐Based and Longitudinal Study of Sexual Behavior and Multidrug‐Resistant HIV Among Patients in Clinical Care. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2006, 8: 72-72. PMCID: PMC2766001, DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-8-2-72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual risk behaviorsUnprotected sexual eventsRisk behaviorsSelf-reported sexual risk behaviorSerial cross-sectional analysisClasses of ARVsMultidrug-resistant HIVHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral drug classesGenotypic drug resistanceHIV viral loadHIV sexual risk behaviorsDrug-resistant HIVUnprotected sexual behaviorSame time pointsSexual eventsCross-sectional analysisGreat public healthVirologic resultsResistant HIVViral loadActive patientsARV resistanceDrug classesClinical care
2004
Antiretroviral resistance and high-risk transmission behavior among HIV-positive patients in clinical care
Kozal MJ, Amico KR, Chiarella J, Schreibman T, Cornman D, Fisher W, Fisher J, Friedland G. Antiretroviral resistance and high-risk transmission behavior among HIV-positive patients in clinical care. AIDS 2004, 18: 2185-2189. PMID: 15577652, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200411050-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive patientsTransmission risk behaviorsHIV transmission risk behaviorsViral loadUnprotected sexual eventsRisk behaviorsAntiretroviral therapyCopies/Clinical careHIV sexual transmission risk behaviorsUnprotected sexHigh-risk transmission behaviorsSexual transmission risk behaviorLower mental health scoresHIV transmission eventsUndetectable viral loadProportion of patientsHIV drug resistanceDrug-resistant HIVMental health scoresCross-sectional studyHIV transmission behaviorsDrug resistance dataAntiretroviral resistanceResistant HIVA Pilot Study of Once-Daily Antiretroviral Therapy Integrated With Tuberculosis Directly Observed Therapy in a Resource-Limited Setting
Jack C, Lalloo U, Karim QA, Karim SA, El-Sadr W, Cassol S, Friedland G. A Pilot Study of Once-Daily Antiretroviral Therapy Integrated With Tuberculosis Directly Observed Therapy in a Resource-Limited Setting. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2004, 36: 929-934. PMID: 15220699, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200408010-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdolescentAdultAlkynesAnti-HIV AgentsAntibiotics, AntitubercularAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBenzoxazinesCosts and Cost AnalysisCyclopropanesDidanosineDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLamivudineMaleMiddle AgedOutpatient Clinics, HospitalOxazinesPilot ProjectsSouth AfricaTreatment OutcomeTuberculosisUrban PopulationConceptsAntiretroviral therapyTB therapyViral loadPilot studyTwenty HIV-positive patientsSmear-positive pulmonary TBCD4 count increaseDrug-sensitive TBObserved therapy programStandard TB therapyActive antiretroviral therapyHIV-positive patientsMean CD4 countMean viral loadCells/Resource limited settingsResource-limited settingsDaily didanosineHAART regimenCD4 countHIV clinicPulmonary TBTB clinicNeurologic toxicityObserved therapy