2020
Mobile Device Usage by Gender Among High-Risk HIV Individuals in a Rural, Resource-Limited Setting
Campbell BR, Choi K, Neils MG, Canan C, Moll A, Dillingham R, Shenoi SV. Mobile Device Usage by Gender Among High-Risk HIV Individuals in a Rural, Resource-Limited Setting. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2020, 27: 615-624. PMID: 32835638, PMCID: PMC8215405, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2020.0218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMHealth interventionsRural KwaZulu-NatalCare of HIVLack of circumcisionMultivariable logistic regressionMedical male circumcisionResource limited settingsHealthcare messagesCircumcision statusHIV counselingHIV individualsMiddle-income countriesCondomless sexMale circumcisionCondom useCommunity settingsLogistic regressionHIVYoung womenHealthcare interventionsUnderserved populationsKwaZulu-NatalHealth information seekingHealth informationIntervention
2019
1657. Notes From the Field: A Survey of Mobile Device Usage Among Individuals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Campbell B, Choi K, Gray M, Canan C, Moll A, Dillingham R, Shenoi S. 1657. Notes From the Field: A Survey of Mobile Device Usage Among Individuals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: s606-s606. PMCID: PMC6810393, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMHealth interventionsRural KwaZulu-NatalCondomless sexHealthcare messagesCare of HIVLack of circumcisionMultivariable logistic regressionMedical male circumcisionMonthly grantsCircumcision statusMedian ageHIV counselingMiddle-income countriesLMIC populationsMale circumcisionCondom useCommunity settingsKwaZulu-NatalLogistic regressionYoung womenHealthcare interventionsHIVUnderserved populationsHealth information seekingHealth informationPerceptions 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
2018
1300. Young Heterosexual Men in Rural South Africa Want Access to PrEP
Hannaford A, Khoza B, Moll A, Shenoi S. 1300. Young Heterosexual Men in Rural South Africa Want Access to PrEP. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s397-s397. PMCID: PMC6253012, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV prevention servicesHIV risk behaviorsHIV statusPrevention servicesRural South AfricaFemale partnersCondom useHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisRisk behaviorsHigh HIV risk behaviorHIV-negative menPre-exposure prophylaxisHistory of STIHIV prevention knowledgeInconsistent condom useSexual risk behaviorsHeterosexual menRural KwaZulu-NatalMultiple sexual relationshipsNegative menHIV preventionPrevention knowledgeTreatment servicesCommunity settingsHIV
2017
Community Health Workers Can Strengthen Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Implementation in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Norton S, Moll A, Madi J, Nkomo N, Brooks R, Shenoi S. Community Health Workers Can Strengthen Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Implementation in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s119-s119. PMCID: PMC5632264, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsoniazid preventive therapyCommunity health workersRural KwaZulu-NatalHealth workersHigh TB incidence ratesDifferentiated care modelProportion of patientsHIV treatment programsTB incidence rateCause of deathResource limited settingsIPT initiationPreventive therapySecondary outcomesTB casesMedian agePrimary outcomeTB epidemicPreventive treatmentChronic diseasesIncidence rateSymptom screenCHW rolesCare modelTherapy implementation“It’s about my life”: facilitators of and barriers to isoniazid preventive therapy completion among people living with HIV in rural South Africa
Jacobson KB, Niccolai L, Mtungwa N, Moll AP, Shenoi SV. “It’s about my life”: facilitators of and barriers to isoniazid preventive therapy completion among people living with HIV in rural South Africa. AIDS Care 2017, 29: 936-942. PMID: 28147705, PMCID: PMC5545149, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1283390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAntitubercular AgentsCounselingFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceInterviews as TopicIsoniazidMalePatient ComplianceQualitative ResearchRural PopulationSocial StigmaSouth AfricaTrustTuberculosisConceptsIsoniazid preventive therapyIPT completionPreventive roleAbsence of symptomsHealth care workersKnowledge of TBHealth service deliveryResource-limited settingsHealth care systemRural KwaZulu-NatalAntiretroviral therapyHIV patientsHIV diagnosisPreventive therapyTherapy completionTB incidenceAppropriate counselingHealthcare workersIndividual patientsCare workersRural South AfricaHIVPatientsUnrelated conditionsIndividual semi-structured interviews
2016
“I Have to Push Him with a Wheelbarrow to the Clinic”: Community Health Workers' Roles, Needs, and Strategies to Improve HIV Care in Rural South Africa
Loeliger KB, Niccolai LM, Mtungwa LN, Moll A, Shenoi SV. “I Have to Push Him with a Wheelbarrow to the Clinic”: Community Health Workers' Roles, Needs, and Strategies to Improve HIV Care in Rural South Africa. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2016, 30: 385-394. PMID: 27509239, PMCID: PMC4991585, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2016.0096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersHIV careCommunity health worker rolesHIV care provisionAntiretroviral therapy initiationHIV treatment outcomesHealth worker rolesHealthcare systemBasic emergency careHIV/AIDS epidemicRural KwaZulu-NatalCommunity-based programsAdherence persistTherapy initiationAntiretroviral medicationsHIV prevalenceTreatment outcomesCHW rolesHealth workersHolistic careCentered careHIV resourcesEmergency careClinical practiceRural South Africa
2013
Natural ventilation reduces high TB transmission risk in traditional homes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Lygizos M, Shenoi SV, Brooks RP, Bhushan A, Brust J, Zelterman D, Deng Y, Northrup V, Moll AP, Friedland GH. Natural ventilation reduces high TB transmission risk in traditional homes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13: 300. PMID: 23815441, PMCID: PMC3716713, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB transmission riskInfectious TB patientsTransmission riskTB patientsRural South AfricaDrug-resistant TBTB control effortsHealth care facilitiesPaucity of dataHousehold settingsRural KwaZulu-NatalPrevalent TBResistant TBTB transmissionCare facilitiesMultivariate analysisHIV areasVentilationAChSignificant decreaseWells-Riley equationPatientsRiskLow ventilationHour period
2011
Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among hospitalised patients with tuberculosis in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Heysell SK, Shenoi SV, Catterick K, Thomas TA, Friedland G. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among hospitalised patients with tuberculosis in rural KwaZulu-Natal. South African Medical Journal 2011, 101: 332-334. PMID: 21837877, PMCID: PMC3628595, DOI: 10.7196/samj.4462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusTB wardsNasal carriageMRSA isolatesNasal swabsImpact of MRSAMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriageStaphylococcus aureus nasal carriageLow CD4 countRural African hospitalAureus nasal carriageHours of admissionMRSA nasal carriageGovernment district hospitalsStandard disk diffusionImportant nosocomial pathogenRural KwaZulu-NatalAdmission swabCD4 countHospitalised patientsMRSA carriageNosocomial acquisitionTB patientsPrevious hospitalisationMedical charts