A scoping review of health-related stigma outcomes for high-burden diseases in low-and middle-income countries

JC Kane, MA Elafros, SM Murray, EMH Mitchell… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Stigma is associated with health conditions that drive disease burden in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs), including HIV, tuberculosis, mental health problems …

Towards universal voluntary HIV testing and counselling: a systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based approaches

AB Suthar, N Ford, PJ Bachanas, VJ Wong… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Effective national and global HIV responses require a significant expansion of
HIV testing and counselling (HTC) to expand access to prevention and care. Facility-based …

Same-day HIV testing with initiation of antiretroviral therapy versus standard care for persons living with HIV: a randomized unblinded trial

SP Koenig, N Dorvil, JG Dévieux… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Attrition during the period from HIV testing to antiretroviral therapy (ART)
initiation is high worldwide. We assessed whether same-day HIV testing and ART initiation …

Interventions to improve or facilitate linkage to or retention in pre‐ART (HIV) care and initiation of ART in low‐and middle‐income settings–a systematic review

D Govindasamy, J Meghij, EK Negussi… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Several approaches have been taken to reduce pre‐antiretroviral therapy (ART)
losses between HIV testing and ART initiation in low‐and middle‐income countries, but a …

Cryptococcal meningitis screening and community-based early adherence support in people with advanced HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania …

S Mfinanga, D Chanda, SL Kivuyo, L Guinness… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Mortality in people in Africa with HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy
(ART) is high, particularly in those with advanced disease. We assessed the effect of a short …

Effect of optional home initiation of HIV care following HIV self-testing on antiretroviral therapy initiation among adults in Malawi: a randomized clinical trial

P MacPherson, DG Lalloo, EL Webb, H Maheswaran… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Self-testing for HIV infection may contribute to early diagnosis of HIV, but without
necessarily increasing antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. Objective To investigate …

Adherence clubs and decentralized medication delivery to support patient retention and sustained viral suppression in care: Results from a cluster-randomized …

MP Fox, S Pascoe, AN Huber, J Murphy… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Differentiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery models, in which patients are
provided with care relevant to their current status (eg, newly initiating, stable on treatment, or …

[图书][B] HIV and adolescents: guidance for HIV testing and counselling and care for adolescents living with HIV: recommendations for a public health approach and …

World Health Organization - 2013 - apps.who.int
Annexes published as technical documents: annex 1: key terms and definitions:
WHO/HIV/2013.126; annex 2: PICO questions and references: WHO/HIV/2013.127; annex 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Why do people living with HIV not initiate treatment? A systematic review of qualitative evidence from low-and middle-income countries

S Ahmed, J Autrey, IT Katz, MP Fox, S Rosen… - Social science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Many people living with HIV (PLWH) who are eligible for antiretroviral therapy
(ART) do not initiate treatment, leading to excess morbidity, mortality, and viral transmission …

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 …