2024
Causes, risks and care circumstances associated with death in older adults diagnosed with HIV in a tertiary centre in Malaysia.
Wong H, Pui Li W, Abdul Kahar M, Chong M, Shenoi S, Rozanova J, Syed Omar S, Neelamegam M, Lee Y, Rajasuriar R. Causes, risks and care circumstances associated with death in older adults diagnosed with HIV in a tertiary centre in Malaysia. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2024, 35: 710-720. PMID: 38722271, DOI: 10.1177/09564624241250378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsART initiationCox proportional multivariate modelsFactors associated with all-cause mortalityOlder ageRisk factorsAIDS-relatedIndependent factors associated with deathAll-cause mortalityFactors associated with deathHIV diagnosisCare circumstancesAssociated with deathChronic comorbiditiesOlder individualsCareIndependent risk factorAnalysed dataAge groupsMultivariate modelAdultsTertiary centreHIVOpportunistic infectionsAge
2020
763. Correlates of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among Newly Diagnosed Older People with HIV in Ukraine
Allen A, Zeziulin O, Rozanova J, Litz T, Zaviryukha I, Postnov O, Kiriazova T, Shenoi S. 763. Correlates of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among Newly Diagnosed Older People with HIV in Ukraine. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s427-s427. PMCID: PMC7777959, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime of diagnosisART initiationAntiretroviral therapyAge-matched general populationMultivariable logistic regression modelOlder peopleLow CD4 countAntiretroviral therapy initiationHIV treatment outcomesMonths of diagnosisRetrospective chart reviewNew HIV diagnosesAdjusted odds ratioFirst clinical dataDispensing of medicationsImpact of ageLogistic regression modelsAdvanced diseaseCD4 countTherapy initiationChart reviewClinical characteristicsHIV diagnosisHIV patientsOpportunistic infections
2017
Predictors of loss to follow-up among patients on ART at a rural hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Arnesen R, Moll AP, Shenoi SV. Predictors of loss to follow-up among patients on ART at a rural hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0177168. PMID: 28542309, PMCID: PMC5443492, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health clinicsPredictors of lossART clinicsSouth African HIV clinicAntiretroviral therapy accessInadequate medical recordsCells/μLART initiationLow CD4LTFU ratesCD4 countHIV careHIV clinicHIV outcomesRetrospective reviewMedical recordsHealth clinicsTherapy accessHigh riskLTFUPatientsRural hospitalsRural South AfricaNovel interventionsClinic
2016
Impact of nurse-delivered community-based CD4 services on facilitating pre-ART care in rural South Africa
Kompala T, Moll AP, Mtungwa N, Brooks RP, Friedland GH, Shenoi SV. Impact of nurse-delivered community-based CD4 services on facilitating pre-ART care in rural South Africa. BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16: 374. PMID: 27515233, PMCID: PMC4982129, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1627-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-ART careAntiretroviral treatmentCD4 testingCBVCT servicesTreatment cascadeRural South AfricaLocal primary care clinicsCD4 count resultsCommunity-based voluntary counselingPrimary care clinicsHIV-positive clientsPhlebotomy servicesResource-limited settingsART initiationHIV careART eligibilityCare cascadeCare clinicsHIV-positiveVoluntary counselingTreatment eligibilityCD4 resultsResult notificationResultsBetween 2010Nurse presenceAntiretroviral therapy initiation and adherence in rural South Africa: community health workers’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators
Loeliger KB, Niccolai LM, Mtungwa LN, Moll A, Shenoi SV. Antiretroviral therapy initiation and adherence in rural South Africa: community health workers’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators. AIDS Care 2016, 28: 982-993. PMID: 27043077, PMCID: PMC4917424, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1164292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-HIV AgentsAnti-Retroviral AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBlack PeopleCommunity Health WorkersCounselingFocus GroupsHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansInterviews as TopicLost to Follow-UpMaleMedication AdherenceQualitative ResearchRural PopulationSocial StigmaSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsSouth AfricaTruth DisclosureConceptsCommunity health workersAntiretroviral therapyART initiationHealth workersAntiretroviral therapy initiationInsufficient patient educationLong-term adherenceAcute infectious diseasesGlobal HIV/AIDS epidemicPublic health strategiesHealthcare servicesHIV/AIDS managementAlternative medicine (CAM) providersHIV/AIDS epidemicHIV/AIDSTherapy initiationInitial diagnosisLifelong therapyPrevent patientsAdherence ratesPatient counsellingPatient educationPatient dissatisfactionCHW rolesMedicine providers