2023
Perceived stigma related to TB preventive therapy
Palacios C, Hough M, Shrestha R, Moll A, Kompala T, Andrews L, Shenoi S. Perceived stigma related to TB preventive therapy. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2023, 27: 209-214. PMID: 36855038, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB preventative therapyTB preventive therapyAnonymous cross-sectional surveyBurden of TBCommunity-dwelling adultsRural South African communityCross-sectional surveyPreventive therapyMean agePreventative therapyEndemic settingsPatient's familyKruskal-Wallis testStigma scoresRural South AfricaPoisson regressionNovel interventionsSouth African communityTherapyLess stigmaDescriptive statisticsFamily membersStigmaTBTwo-factor solution
2019
1883. Factors Associated with Stigma Toward Isoniazid-Preventative Therapy in a Rural Community of South Africa
Palacios C, Kompala T, Moll A, Andrews L, Shenoi S. 1883. Factors Associated with Stigma Toward Isoniazid-Preventative Therapy in a Rural Community of South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: s51-s52. PMCID: PMC6808667, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz359.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsoniazid preventative therapyTB knowledgePresence of stigmaMarital statusPrevention of tuberculosisMultivariable linear regressionRural KwaZulu-Natal ProvinceChi-square testIPT implementationTB screeningTB transmissionHigher knowledge levelMean ageTB scoreHIV stigmaKruskal-Wallis testKnowledge scoreTuberculosisPoor knowledgeLinear regressionHIVMean scoreTotal knowledgeTherapyTreatmentPerceptions of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Young Pregnant Women from Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Vazquez L, Moll AP, Kacin A, Ndlovu NE, Shenoi SV. Perceptions of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Young Pregnant Women from Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2019, 33: 214-219. PMID: 31067125, PMCID: PMC6531897, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2018.0242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung pregnant womenPreexposure prophylaxisPregnant womenHIV riskCondom useSexual partnersHIV preexposure prophylaxisLast monthPregnant women 18Rural South African womenSub-Saharan womenRural KwaZulu-NatalSouth African womenHIV acquisitionNonpregnant womenPrEP effectivenessPrEP knowledgeMean agePrEP rolloutPostpartum periodHIV preventionWomen 18HIV stigmaHigh riskMost women
2017
Perceptions of HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young pregnant women from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Guillamet L, Moll A, Kacin A, Madi J, Ndlovu N, Shenoi S. Perceptions of HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young pregnant women from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s438-s438. PMCID: PMC5631294, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-exposure prophylaxisYoung pregnant womenPregnant womenHIV acquisitionCondom usePregnant women age 18HIV pre-exposure prophylaxisHigh HIV prevalence settingsYoung womenEffective PrEP useHIV prevention toolHIV prevalence settingsLast monthWomen ages 18Consistent condom useHealth care facilitiesPregnant young womenChild transmissionOral PrEPPrEP implementationPrEP knowledgePrEP useMean agePrevalence settingsPostpartum period