[HTML][HTML] Enriching Data Science and Health Care Education: Application and Impact of Synthetic Data Sets Through the Health Gym Project

I Nicholas, H Kuo, O Perez-Concha, M Hanly… - JMIR Medical …, 2024 - mededu.jmir.org
Large-scale medical data sets are vital for hands-on education in health data science but
are often inaccessible due to privacy concerns. Addressing this gap, we developed the …

HIV viral load non-suppression and associated factors among pregnant and postpartum women in rural northeastern South Africa: a cross-sectional survey

NK Ngandu, CJ Lombard, TE Mbira, A Puren, C Waitt… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We aimed to measure the prevalence of maternal HIV viral load (VL) non-
suppression and assess associated factors, to evaluate progress towards United Nations …

Evaluation of near point‐of‐care viral load implementation in public health facilities across seven countries in sub‐Saharan Africa

CE Boeke, J Joseph, C Atem, C Banda… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction In many low‐and middle‐income countries, HIV viral load (VL) testing occurs at
centralized laboratories and time‐to‐result‐delivery is lengthy, preventing timely monitoring …

Cohort profile: the South African national health laboratory service (NHLS) national HIV cohort

WB MacLeod, J Bor, S Candy, M Maskew, MP Fox… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Purpose South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) National HIV Cohort was
established in 2015 to facilitate monitoring, evaluation and research on South Africa's …

Adherence to viral load testing guidelines, barriers, and associated factors among persons living with HIV on ART in Southwestern Uganda: a mixed-methods study

P Lubega, SJ Nalugya, AN Kimuli, M Twinokusiima… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Uganda adapted Viral load (VL) testing for monitoring HIV treatment
success and virologic failure. However, there is a paucity of data on how the VL testing …

Unsuppressed viral load after intensive adherence counselling in rural eastern Uganda; a case of Kamuli district, Uganda

G Ndikabona, JB Alege, NS Kirirabwa, D Kimuli - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The East Central (EC) region of Uganda has the least viral
suppression rate despite having a relatively low prevalence of human immunodeficiency …

Coverage of maternal viral load monitoring during pregnancy in South Africa: Results from the 2019 national Antenatal HIV Sentinel Survey

SA Woldesenbet, T Kufa‐Chakezha, C Lombard… - HIV …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives South Africa has made remarkable progress in increasing the coverage
of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among pregnant women; however, viral suppression among …

Protocol for a randomised feasibility study of Point-Of-care HIV viral load testing to Enhance Re-suppression in South Africa: the POwER study

J Dorward, Y Sookrajh, H Ngobese, R Lessells… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Access to HIV viral load testing remains difficult for many people on
antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low-income and middle-income countries. Weak laboratory …

Compliance to Viral Load Monitoring Schedules Among Women Attending Prevention of Vertical HIV Transmission Services Before and During the COVID-19 …

TE Mbira, T Kufa, GG Sherman, NK Ngandu… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load (VL) monitoring was likely interrupted during
the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We used routine data on repeat VL …

[HTML][HTML] Attrition Rates in HIV Viral Load Monitoring and Factors Associated With Overdue Testing Among Children Within South Africa's Antiretroviral Treatment …

A Haeri Mazanderani, L Radebe… - JMIR Public Health …, 2024 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background Numerous studies in South Africa have reported low HIV viral load (VL)
suppression and high attrition rates within the pediatric HIV treatment program. Objective …