2020
102. Improving Implementation of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: Lessons Learned from Young Women in Rural South Africa
Hannaford A, Khumalo N, Norton S, Moll A, Shenoi S. 102. Improving Implementation of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: Lessons Learned from Young Women in Rural South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s180-s181. PMCID: PMC7777701, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrEP delivery modelsPre-exposure prophylaxisYoung womenPrEP initiationHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisSexual activityCommunity health workersInconsistent condom useHIV prevention programsMale sexual partnersCommunity-based deliveryPrEP deliveryMedication refillsPrEP implementationPrEP useDelivery modelPrEP educationHIV stigmaHealth workersHigh riskPrEP disclosureProgrammatic conditionsClinic facilitiesRural South AfricaCondom use1031. Mobility and Structural Barriers Contribute to Loss to Follow up from HIV Care in Rural South Africa
Hannaford A, Moll A, Madondo T, Khoza B, Shenoi S. 1031. Mobility and Structural Barriers Contribute to Loss to Follow up from HIV Care in Rural South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s546-s546. PMCID: PMC7776485, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV careHIV transmissionRural South AfricaLongitudinal HIV careViral load suppressionRisk of tuberculosisRural settingsPatient-centered careStructural barriersART discontinuationPill fatigueART prescriptionMedian durationART accessPrimary careHIV knowledgeChronic careHealthcare workersHIV stigmaHigh riskPatient motivationSpecific clinicPrevents transmissionMajor precipitantSexual partners
2019
Perceptions 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
2017
Predictors of loss to follow-up among patients on ART at a rural hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Arnesen R, Moll AP, Shenoi SV. Predictors of loss to follow-up among patients on ART at a rural hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0177168. PMID: 28542309, PMCID: PMC5443492, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health clinicsPredictors of lossART clinicsSouth African HIV clinicAntiretroviral therapy accessInadequate medical recordsCells/μLART initiationLow CD4LTFU ratesCD4 countHIV careHIV clinicHIV outcomesRetrospective reviewMedical recordsHealth clinicsTherapy accessHigh riskLTFUPatientsRural hospitalsRural South AfricaNovel interventionsClinic