2023
Community health workers can be trained to identify patients eligible for tuberculosis preventive therapy, but encounter barriers to programme implementation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Norton S, Moll A, Madi J, Nkomo N, Brooks R, Andrews L, Shenoi S. Community health workers can be trained to identify patients eligible for tuberculosis preventive therapy, but encounter barriers to programme implementation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2023, 22: 131-135. PMID: 37337826, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2023.2213213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis preventive therapyCommunity health workersLargest HIV epidemicCause of deathNon-communicable diseasesHealth workersPreventive therapyRural resource-limited settingsHigh TB incidence ratesFurther implementation researchTB incidence rateRate of referralResource-limited settingsMedian ageTreatment initiationHIV epidemicIncidence rateRural South AfricaHIVInfectious diseasesTuberculosisImplementation researchScreening resultsDiseasePatients
2021
Feasibility of a community‐based delivery model for HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis among bar patrons in rural South Africa
Grammatico MA, Moll AP, Choi K, Springer SA, Shenoi SV. Feasibility of a community‐based delivery model for HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis among bar patrons in rural South Africa. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2021, 24: e25848. PMID: 34826363, PMCID: PMC8625837, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestLargest HIV epidemicCommunity-based delivery modelPrEP uptakeHIV testingOdds ratioOral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabineTenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabineRural South AfricaHazardous drinkingDisoproxil fumarate/emtricitabineHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisUptake of PrEPHIV care cascadeRapid HIV testingAdjusted odds ratioYoung menRural KwaZulu-Natal ProvinceAlcohol use disorderSexual risk behaviorsDisorders Identification TestBar patronsPrEP deliveryPrEP initiators
2020
764. Correlates of Lost to Follow-up Among Newly Diagnosed Older People with HIV in Ukraine
Allen A, Zeziulin O, Postnov O, Rozanova J, Litz T, Zaviryukha I, Kiriazova T, Shenoi S. 764. Correlates of Lost to Follow-up Among Newly Diagnosed Older People with HIV in Ukraine. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s427-s428. PMCID: PMC7777685, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV clinicSecond largest HIV epidemicMethods Retrospective chart reviewOlder peopleRetrospective chart reviewTime of diagnosisAdjusted odds ratioLargest HIV epidemicMultivariate logistic regressionHIV service deliveryResource-limited settingsCorrelates of lossHIV careART prescriptionChart reviewClinical characteristicsYounger patientsHIV outcomesMedian agePoor outcomeHIV epidemicOdds ratioFirst appointmentLTFUHIV