2022
“If it weren’t for my traditional healer, I would be dead”: Engaging traditional healers to support people living with HIV in rural Mozambique
Audet CM, Pettapiece-Phillips M, Tian Y, Shepherd BE, Vermund SH, Salato J. “If it weren’t for my traditional healer, I would be dead”: Engaging traditional healers to support people living with HIV in rural Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0270565. PMID: 35763519, PMCID: PMC9239464, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional healersPsychosocial supportCommunity health worker interventionPre-post intervention study designWorker interventionHealth worker interventionMedication possession ratioMedication side effectsIntervention study designPositive test resultsHome-based supportObserved therapyPossession ratioClinical outcomesHIV treatmentPoor adherencePost-intervention participantsHealth facilitiesPatient's desireSide effectsZambézia ProvinceCare servicesStudy designHIVTherapy
2008
Simple Adherence Assessments to Predict Virologic Failure among HIV-Infected Adults with Discordant Immunologic and Clinical Responses to Antiretroviral Therapy
Goldman JD, Cantrell RA, Mulenga LB, Tambatamba BC, Reid SE, Levy JW, Limbada M, Taylor A, Saag MS, Vermund SH, Stringer JS, Chi BH. Simple Adherence Assessments to Predict Virologic Failure among HIV-Infected Adults with Discordant Immunologic and Clinical Responses to Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2008, 24: 1031-1035. PMID: 18724803, PMCID: PMC2747786, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2008.0035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication possession ratioVirologic failureOptimal adherenceSuboptimal adherenceTreatment failurePoor adherenceLow medication possession ratioDetectable HIV viremiaProportion of patientsSubset of patientsViral load measurementsART initiationHIV viremiaAntiretroviral therapyDetectable viremiaClinical responseDrug adherencePossession ratioMedian timeMissed doseImmunologic responseTreatment courseAdherence assessmentCopies/Patients