Adherence to HIV treatment regimens: systematic literature review and meta-analysis
F Altice, O Evuarherhe, S Shina, G Carter… - Patient preference …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART), when taken consistently, reduces morbidity and
mortality associated with human immunodeficiency virus and viral transmission. Suboptimal …
mortality associated with human immunodeficiency virus and viral transmission. Suboptimal …
Retention in HIV care between testing and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Background Improving the outcomes of HIV/AIDS treatment programs in resource-limited
settings requires successful linkage of patients testing positive for HIV to pre–antiretroviral …
settings requires successful linkage of patients testing positive for HIV to pre–antiretroviral …
Uptake, accuracy, safety, and linkage into care over two years of promoting annual self-testing for HIV in Blantyre, Malawi: a community-based prospective study
Background Home-based HIV testing and counselling (HTC) achieves high uptake, but is
difficult and expensive to implement and sustain. We investigated a novel alternative based …
difficult and expensive to implement and sustain. We investigated a novel alternative based …
Life expectancy of persons receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in low-income countries: a cohort analysis from Uganda
Background: Little is known about the effect of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) on
life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: To estimate life expectancy of patients …
life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: To estimate life expectancy of patients …
Effect of optional home initiation of HIV care following HIV self-testing on antiretroviral therapy initiation among adults in Malawi: a randomized clinical trial
Importance Self-testing for HIV infection may contribute to early diagnosis of HIV, but without
necessarily increasing antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. Objective To investigate …
necessarily increasing antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. Objective To investigate …
Healthcare costs and utilization associated with high-risk prescription opioid use: a retrospective cohort study
Background Previous studies on high-risk opioid use have only focused on patients
diagnosed with an opioid disorder. This study evaluates the impact of various high-risk …
diagnosed with an opioid disorder. This study evaluates the impact of various high-risk …
Cost and quality of life analysis of HIV self-testing and facility-based HIV testing and counselling in Blantyre, Malawi
Background HIV self-testing (HIVST) has been found to be highly effective, but no cost
analysis has been undertaken to guide the design of affordable and scalable …
analysis has been undertaken to guide the design of affordable and scalable …
The per-patient costs of HIV services in South Africa: systematic review and application in the South African HIV investment case
G Meyer-Rath, C van Rensburg, C Chiu, R Leuner… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background In economic analyses of HIV interventions, South Africa is often used as a case
in point, due to the availability of good epidemiological and programme data and the global …
in point, due to the availability of good epidemiological and programme data and the global …
Factors influencing retention in care after starting antiretroviral therapy in a rural South African programme
TH Boyles, LS Wilkinson, R Leisegang, G Maartens - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The prognosis of patients with HIV in Africa has improved with the widespread
use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) but these successes are threatened by low rates of long …
use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) but these successes are threatened by low rates of long …
Changing the South African national antiretroviral therapy guidelines: the role of cost modelling
Background We were tasked by the South African Department of Health to assess the cost
implications to the largest ART programme in the world of adopting sets of ART guidelines …
implications to the largest ART programme in the world of adopting sets of ART guidelines …