2019
Evaluating the Integrated Methadone and Anti-Retroviral Therapy Strategy in Tanzania Using the RE-AIM Framework
Hassan S, Cooke A, Saleem H, Mushi D, Mbwambo J, Lambdin BH. Evaluating the Integrated Methadone and Anti-Retroviral Therapy Strategy in Tanzania Using the RE-AIM Framework. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2019, 16: 728. PMID: 30823440, PMCID: PMC6427450, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16050728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid treatment programsRE-AIM frameworkHIV servicesOTP clinicART initiationTherapy strategiesART initiation ratesHIV care deliveryHIV-positive clientsRE-AIM componentsHIV diagnosisImplementation science frameworkHIV prevalenceSaharan AfricaEligible clientsProgrammatic dataCare deliveryTreatment programProtocol fidelityDar es SalaamInitiation rateMethadoneClinicIMATSemi-structured interviews
2017
Prevalence and predictors of HCV among a cohort of opioid treatment patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Lambdin BH, Lorvick J, Mbwambo JK, Rwegasha J, Hassan S, Lum P, Kral AH. Prevalence and predictors of HCV among a cohort of opioid treatment patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2017, 45: 64-69. PMID: 28628854, PMCID: PMC6166640, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid treatment programsHepatitis C virusOTP clinicHCV antibodiesAntibody serostatusHCV careDar es SalaamTreatment programHCV antibody prevalenceMultivariable Poisson regressionCross-sectional studyRoutine programmatic dataHIV-positiveMiddle-income countriesAdjusted analysisHIV servicesLast injectionMethadone patientsTreatment patientsC virusLeading causeAntibody prevalenceOverall seroprevalenceHigh burdenPWID