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
Impact of nurse-delivered community-based CD4 services on facilitating pre-ART care in rural South Africa
Kompala T, Moll AP, Mtungwa N, Brooks RP, Friedland GH, Shenoi SV. Impact of nurse-delivered community-based CD4 services on facilitating pre-ART care in rural South Africa. BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16: 374. PMID: 27515233, PMCID: PMC4982129, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1627-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-ART careAntiretroviral treatmentCD4 testingCBVCT servicesTreatment cascadeRural South AfricaLocal primary care clinicsCD4 count resultsCommunity-based voluntary counselingPrimary care clinicsHIV-positive clientsPhlebotomy servicesResource-limited settingsART initiationHIV careART eligibilityCare cascadeCare clinicsHIV-positiveVoluntary counselingTreatment eligibilityCD4 resultsResult notificationResultsBetween 2010Nurse presence