2024
Reaching for 90:90:90 in Correctional Facilities in South Africa and Zambia: Virtual Cross-Section of Coverage of HIV Testing and Antiretroviral Therapy During Universal Test and Treat Implementation
Hoffmann C, Herce M, Chimoyi L, Smith H, Tlali M, Olivier C, Topp S, Muyoyeta M, Reid S, Hausler H, Charalambous S, Fielding K. Reaching for 90:90:90 in Correctional Facilities in South Africa and Zambia: Virtual Cross-Section of Coverage of HIV Testing and Antiretroviral Therapy During Universal Test and Treat Implementation. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2024, 96: 465-471. PMID: 38985444, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV testingCross-sectional analysisAntiretroviral therapyCoverage of HIV testingHIV statusHIV testing coverageUniversal testingHIV epidemic controlTreatment dataCohort-based studyAntiretroviral therapy initiationRoutine dataUTT implementationBackground PeopleCorrectional facilitiesCensus listsZambian sitesHIVSouth AfricaSouth African sitesEpidemic controlUTTCorrectional settingsTherapyFacilities
2023
Impact of youth lay health workers on HIV service delivery in South Africa: A pragmatic cluster randomized trial of the Youth Health Africa program
Tollefson D, Dasgupta S, Setswe G, Reeves S, Charalambous S, Duerr A. Impact of youth lay health workers on HIV service delivery in South Africa: A pragmatic cluster randomized trial of the Youth Health Africa program. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0294719. PMID: 38033029, PMCID: PMC10688901, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV service deliveryHIV testingTreatment initiationIntervention facilitiesHealth workersYoung adultsAdolescents/young adultsProportion of patientsPragmatic clusterSecondary outcomesHIV positivityPrimary outcomeTreat analysisHIV servicesHIV programsHealth facilitiesHIVBaseline outcomesTrialsService deliveryNull trialsCareImmediate increaseOutcomesGreater improvement