2024
Burden of tuberculosis in underserved populations in South Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Holtgrewe L, Johnson A, Nyhan K, Boffa J, Shenoi S, Karat A, Davis J, Charalambous S. Burden of tuberculosis in underserved populations in South Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003753. PMID: 39361564, PMCID: PMC11449336, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLatent TB infection prevalenceLatent TB infectionUnderserved populationsTB prevalenceMeta-analysisSystematic reviewNational averagePrevalence of TB diseaseCalculate prevalence ratiosTB diseaseCase-finding strategiesPopulation of personsAssessed study qualityHigh TB prevalenceHigh-burden countriesBurden of tuberculosisTB interventionsPrevalence ratiosStudy qualityReduce tuberculosisHIV statusActive TB diseaseGeneral populationModerate heterogeneityTB incidence
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
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 lifestyles