2018
Synergism between diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus in increasing the risk of tuberculosis
Sinha P, Moll AP, Brooks RP, Deng YH, Shenoi SV. Synergism between diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus in increasing the risk of tuberculosis. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2018, 22: 793-799. PMID: 29914606, PMCID: PMC6050202, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of tuberculosisDiabetes mellitusTB symptomsOdds ratioHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusCommunity health screeningCross-sectional studyCommunity health projectsActive tuberculosisHIV infectionHIV positivityPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency virusScreening servicesHealth screeningCongregate settingsVirus infectionResource-limited regionsMultiplicative scaleHIVMultivariate analysisRetrospective dataTuberculosis
2016
Antiretroviral therapy initiation and adherence in rural South Africa: community health workers’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators
Loeliger KB, Niccolai LM, Mtungwa LN, Moll A, Shenoi SV. Antiretroviral therapy initiation and adherence in rural South Africa: community health workers’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators. AIDS Care 2016, 28: 982-993. PMID: 27043077, PMCID: PMC4917424, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1164292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-HIV AgentsAnti-Retroviral AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBlack PeopleCommunity Health WorkersCounselingFocus GroupsHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansInterviews as TopicLost to Follow-UpMaleMedication AdherenceQualitative ResearchRural PopulationSocial StigmaSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsSouth AfricaTruth DisclosureConceptsCommunity health workersAntiretroviral therapyART initiationHealth workersAntiretroviral therapy initiationInsufficient patient educationLong-term adherenceAcute infectious diseasesGlobal HIV/AIDS epidemicPublic health strategiesHealthcare servicesHIV/AIDS managementAlternative medicine (CAM) providersHIV/AIDS epidemicHIV/AIDSTherapy initiationInitial diagnosisLifelong therapyPrevent patientsAdherence ratesPatient counsellingPatient educationPatient dissatisfactionCHW rolesMedicine providers