2020
759. Where can we find active TB? Case finding at community sites and alcohol based venues (ABVs) in rural South Africa
Choi K, Shenoi S, Moll A, Friedland G. 759. Where can we find active TB? Case finding at community sites and alcohol based venues (ABVs) in rural South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s426-s426. PMCID: PMC7778049, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestHazardous alcohol useActive TBTB casesAlcohol useCase detectionOlder ageMean AUDITActive TB diseaseUseful adjunctive strategyPrimary care clinicsHIV rapid testsCommunity health workersTuberculosis case detectionResource limited settingsCases of TBDisorders Identification TestSubstance abuse servicesTB diseaseRandom glucoseBlood pressureMedian ageCare clinicsAdjunctive strategiesRisk factors
2015
What motivates use of community-based human immunodeficiency virus testing in rural South Africa?
Upadhya D, Moll AP, Brooks RP, Friedland G, Shenoi SV. What motivates use of community-based human immunodeficiency virus testing in rural South Africa? International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2015, 27: 662-671. PMID: 26134323, PMCID: PMC4851612, DOI: 10.1177/0956462415592789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingRural South AfricaRural resource-limited settingsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testingCommunity-based HIVCommunity-based testingMedian CD4 countRecent HIV exposureCommunity-based HIV testing programmeFirst-time testersHIV testing programsVoluntary HIV testingResource-limited settingsCD4 countHIV exposureMedian ageHIV statusVirus testingCommunity testingHIVCells/Rural settingsFamily membersSix-itemRisky lifestylesTransmission risk behaviour at enrolment in participants in the INSIGHT Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) trial
Rodger A, Lampe F, Grulich A, Fisher M, Friedland G, Phanuphak N, Bogner, Pereira L, Rietmeijer C, Burman W, Phillips A, Group I. Transmission risk behaviour at enrolment in participants in the INSIGHT Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) trial. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 64-76. PMID: 25711325, PMCID: PMC4341939, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral treatmentCondomless sexHIV-1 RNA copies/Risk behaviorsRegion of recruitmentSelf-reported risk behaviorsHIV viral loadHIV-positive participantsRNA copies/Transmission risk behaviorsHIV-positive peopleSubstantial proportionRecent sexual behaviorHeterosexual menSerodifferent partnersMedian ageRisk behavior questionnaireViral loadClinical statusLifestyle factorsBlack ethnicityCopies/Trial participantsStart StudyWhite ethnicity