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
2012
Integrated, home-based treatment for MDR-TB and HIV in rural South Africa: an alternate model of care [Perspectives]
Brust J, Shah N, Scott M, Chaiyachati K, Lygizos M, van der Merwe T, Bamber S, Radebe Z, Loveday M, Moll A, Margot B, Lalloo U, Friedland G, Gandhi N. Integrated, home-based treatment for MDR-TB and HIV in rural South Africa: an alternate model of care [Perspectives]. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2012, 16: 998-1004. PMID: 22668560, PMCID: PMC3390442, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAnti-HIV AgentsAntitubercular AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelCaregiversCD4 Lymphocyte CountCoinfectionDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHome Care ServicesHumansMaleMedication AdherenceOrganizational ObjectivesPatient Care TeamProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationRural Health ServicesSocial SupportSouth AfricaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantViral LoadConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisHome-based treatmentHIV treatmentAdverse reactionsTreatment outcomesTreatment programHigh HIV prevalent settingsMDR-TB treatmentEscalation of careSevere adverse eventsHIV treatment programsHIV-prevalent settingsCommunity health workersCo-infection ratePatient treatment programTreatment modelPromising treatment modelNew treatment modelRural KwaZulu-NatalHIV-coMonthly culturesAdherence supportAdverse eventsClinical responseHIV outcomesTuberculosis infection control in a high drug-resistance setting in rural South Africa: Information, motivation, and behavioral skills
Kanjee Z, Amico KR, Li F, Mbolekwa K, Moll AP, Friedland GH. Tuberculosis infection control in a high drug-resistance setting in rural South Africa: Information, motivation, and behavioral skills. Journal Of Infection And Public Health 2012, 5: 67-81. PMID: 22341846, DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB infection controlRural South African hospitalSouth African hospitalsInfection controlHIV statusAfrican hospitalsTuberculosis infection controlDrug-resistant tuberculosisBehavioral skillsCough hygieneSocial support itemsPresent studyRural South AfricaResource-limited facilitiesHigh-risk areasAnonymous questionnaireIMB modelTuberculosisRespondents' knowledgeSuch interventionsHospitalHCWsIC practicesMost respondentsSocial support
2011
Tuberculosis infection control in rural South Africa: survey of knowledge, attitude and practice in hospital staff
Kanjee Z, Catterick K, Moll AP, Amico KR, Friedland GH. Tuberculosis infection control in rural South Africa: survey of knowledge, attitude and practice in hospital staff. Journal Of Hospital Infection 2011, 79: 333-338. PMID: 21978608, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.06.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCross InfectionFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHospitalsHumansInfection ControlMaleProfessional CompetenceRural PopulationSouth AfricaSurveys and QuestionnairesTuberculosisConceptsMDR-TB/XDRHuman immunodeficiency virus statusRural South African hospitalNosocomial TB transmissionStigma of TBTuberculosis infection controlTB/HIVDrug-resistant TBInfection control knowledgeHealth informationSouth African hospitalsSurvey of knowledgeBehavioral change interventionsTB-ICTB infectionXDR-TBTB deathsTB transmissionVirus statusHealthcare workersAfrican hospitalsInfection controlHospital staffRural South AfricaBaseline assessment
2010
Preparing for highly active antiretroviral therapy rollout in rural South Africa: an assessment using the information, motivation, and behavioral skills model
Simon MD, Altice FL, Moll AP, Shange M, Friedland GH. Preparing for highly active antiretroviral therapy rollout in rural South Africa: an assessment using the information, motivation, and behavioral skills model. AIDS Care 2010, 22: 462-474. PMID: 20204909, DOI: 10.1080/09540120903220253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapy rolloutAntiretroviral therapy rolloutHIV/AIDSHAART rolloutHAART outcomesFolk remediesHIV treatment optimismMedication-taking behaviorOverall correct scoreBetter treatment outcomesResource-limited settingsBehavioral skills modelCommunity-based assessmentHAART initiationHIV optimismHIV testingHIV serostatusTreatment optimismTreatment outcomesSide effectsRural South AfricaCondom useHAARTTugela FerryYoung adults
2008
Clinic-Based Intervention Reduces Unprotected Sexual Behavior Among HIV-Infected Patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results of a Pilot Study
Cornman DH, Kiene SM, Christie S, Fisher WA, Shuper PA, Pillay S, Friedland GH, Thomas CM, Lodge L, Fisher JD. Clinic-Based Intervention Reduces Unprotected Sexual Behavior Among HIV-Infected Patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results of a Pilot Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2008, 48: 553-560. PMID: 18645518, PMCID: PMC2813056, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31817bebd7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCD4 Lymphocyte CountFemaleHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMalePilot ProjectsRisk Reduction BehaviorSexual BehaviorSouth AfricaSurveys and QuestionnairesUnsafe SexConceptsUnprotected sexual behaviorPrevention interventionsClinical careBrief risk reduction interventionHuman immunodeficiency virus prevention interventionsSexual behaviorUnprotected sex eventsCare control conditionRoutine clinical careHIV prevention interventionsRoutine patient visitsSex eventsClinical care settingsRisk reduction interventionsCounselor-delivered interventionUnprotected sexual eventsPatient visitsCare settingsSelf-report questionnairesUrban hospitalPatientsHIVIntervention counselorsReduction interventionsClinical encountersAttitudes toward needle-sharing and HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV+ injection drug users in clinical care
Norton WE, Amico KR, Fisher WA, Copenhaver MM, Kozal MJ, Cornman DH, Friedland G, Fisher JD. Attitudes toward needle-sharing and HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV+ injection drug users in clinical care. AIDS Care 2008, 20: 462-469. PMID: 18449824, DOI: 10.1080/09540120701867081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNeedle SharingRisk-TakingSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsHIV-positive injection drug usersInjection drug usersRisk reduction interventionsClinical careDrug usersInjection drug use accountsHIV transmission risk behaviorsIncident HIV infectionTransmission risk behaviorsDrug-resistant HIVClinical care settingsSpread of HIVLogistic regression modelsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionHIV transmissionCare settingsRisk behaviorsClinical settingPast monthNegative attitudesSignificant correlatesHIVInterventionConsiderable proportion