Systematic review and meta-analysis of community and facility-based HIV testing to address linkage to care gaps in sub-Saharan Africa

M Sharma, R Ying, G Tarr, R Barnabas - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
HIV testing and counselling is the first crucial step for linkage to HIV treatment and
prevention. However, despite high HIV burden in sub-Saharan Africa, testing coverage is …

Which community-based HIV initiatives are effective in achieving UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets? A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence (2007-2018)

S Dave, T Peter, C Fogarty, N Karatzas, N Belinsky… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Reaching the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-
90 targets to end the HIV epidemic relies on effective interventions that engage untested …

Preexposure chemoprophylaxis for HIV prevention in men who have sex with men

RM Grant, JR Lama, PL Anderson… - … England Journal of …, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Antiretroviral chemoprophylaxis before exposure is a promising approach for
the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition. Methods We randomly …

Social and behavioral health responses to COVID-19: lessons learned from four decades of an HIV pandemic

LA Eaton, SC Kalichman - Journal of behavioral medicine, 2020 - Springer
Our public health approaches to addressing COVID-19 are heavily dependent on social and
behavioral change strategies to halt transmissions. To date, biomedical forms of curative …

Community-based strategies to strengthen men's engagement in the HIV care cascade in sub-Saharan Africa

M Sharma, RV Barnabas, C Celum - PLoS medicine, 2017 - journals.plos.org
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Uptake of home-based HIV testing, linkage to care, and community attitudes about ART in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: descriptive results from the first phase of …

CC Iwuji, J Orne-Gliemann, J Larmarange… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The 2015 WHO recommendation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all
immediately following HIV diagnosis is partially based on the anticipated impact on HIV …

Structural inequalities drive late HIV diagnosis: the role of black racial concentration, income inequality, socioeconomic deprivation, and HIV testing

Y Ransome, I Kawachi, S Braunstein, D Nash - Health & place, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract In the United States, research is limited on the mechanisms that link socioeconomic
and structural factors to HIV diagnosis outcomes. We tested whether neighborhood income …

Stigma reduction in relation to HIV test uptake in low-and middle-income countries: a realist review

S Thapa, K Hannes, M Cargo, A Buve, S Peters… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background This realist review was conducted to understand how stigma is reduced in
relation to HIV test uptake in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods A …

Uptake and yield of HIV testing and counselling among children and adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review

D Govindasamy, RA Ferrand… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction In recent years children and adolescents have emerged as a priority for HIV
prevention and care services. We conducted a systematic review to investigate the …

High prevalence of HIV and non‐communicable disease (NCD) risk factors in rural KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa

A van Heerden, RV Barnabas, SA Norris… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction South Africa faces epidemics of HIV and non‐communicable diseases
(NCD s). The aim of this study was to characterize the prevalence of non‐communicable …