2024
Cost-effectiveness of screening and treating alcohol use and depression among people living with HIV in Zimbabwe: a mathematical modeling study
Su J, Yeo Y, Jeetoo M, Morojele N, Francis J, Shenoi S, Braithwaite R. Cost-effectiveness of screening and treating alcohol use and depression among people living with HIV in Zimbabwe: a mathematical modeling study. BMC Medicine 2024, 22: 481. PMID: 39428460, PMCID: PMC11492560, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03674-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral therapyBackgroundAlcohol use disorderTreating alcohol useCompared to baselineLong-acting PrEPDepressive disorderTreat AUDUse disorderMDDMDD screeningAlcohol usePHQ-9Quality-adjusted life yearsAUDCost-effectiveness of screeningSub-Saharan African settingDisordersImpact of screeningIntervention costsHIV infectionHIV transmissionHIV reductionInterventionHIV outcomesHIV epidemicConsiderations when prescribing opioid agonist therapies for people living with HIV
Tarfa A, Lier A, Shenoi S, Springer S. Considerations when prescribing opioid agonist therapies for people living with HIV. Expert Review Of Clinical Pharmacology 2024, 17: 549-564. PMID: 38946101, PMCID: PMC11299801, DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2024.2375448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-HIV AgentsBuprenorphineDelayed-Action PreparationsDelivery of Health CareDrug InteractionsHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansMethadoneNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPre-Exposure ProphylaxisUnited StatesConceptsOpioid agonist therapyOpioid use disorderAntiretroviral therapyAgonist therapyDiagnosed OUDOpioid use disorder managementUse disorderTreatment of opioid use disorderExtended-release naltrexonePotential drug interactionsOpioid use disorder treatmentPrescribed opioid agonist therapyLong-acting formulationPre-exposure prophylaxisOUD outcomesImprove HIV preventionIntersection of HIVOpioid antagonistHIV outcomesHIV epidemicOpioidHIVOpioid use disorder servicesPWHHIV prevention
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
An expanding HIV epidemic among older adults in Ukraine: Implications for patient-centered care
Rozanova J, Zeziulin O, Rich KM, Altice FL, Kiriazova T, Zaviryukha I, Sosidko T, Gulati K, Carroll C, Shenoi SV. An expanding HIV epidemic among older adults in Ukraine: Implications for patient-centered care. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256627. PMID: 34591848, PMCID: PMC8483339, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mortality ratioMortality rateCause standardized mortality ratioTime of diagnosisGeneral population ratesLate-stage HIVAge-matched groupHigh mortality ratePatient-centered careIncident HIVHIV diagnosisHIV testingHIV incidenceHIV treatmentHIV epidemicMortality ratioTreatment strategiesGeneral populationHIVMortality trendsAge groupsEECA countriesTreatment programSame calendar yearOlder people
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
2016
Diagnostics for pulmonary tuberculosis
Cudahy P, Shenoi SV. Diagnostics for pulmonary tuberculosis. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2016, 92: 187-193. PMID: 27005271, PMCID: PMC4854647, DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133278.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2015
Integrating Community-Based Interventions to Reverse the Convergent TB/HIV Epidemics in Rural South Africa
Gilbert JA, Long EF, Brooks RP, Friedland GH, Moll AP, Townsend JP, Galvani AP, Shenoi SV. Integrating Community-Based Interventions to Reverse the Convergent TB/HIV Epidemics in Rural South Africa. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0126267. PMID: 25938501, PMCID: PMC4418809, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB/HIVHIV control strategiesMDR-TBXDR-TBHIV deathsHIV casesHIV epidemicRural South AfricaTB/HIV casesTB treatment delayIsoniazid preventive therapyDrug-resistant TBHIV treatment programsTreatment cure ratesHIV case findingHIV control effortsNovel screening programPreventive therapyTB casesTB treatmentTreatment delayHIV transmissionCure rateQuestionnaire's sensitivityScreening program