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Community Health Worker Role Expansion from HIV to Maternal, Newborn, And Child Health In Iringa, Tanzania: A Mixed Methods Case Study
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-06-26)
Background
Community health workers (CHWs) include many types of community-based health cadres. There is growing evidence that CHW interventions can improve a variety of health outcomes, and expansion of CHW programs is ...
Prescription Analgesic Use and Misuse among People Living with HIV in the United States
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-10-06)
Background: Opioid misuse is a growing public health issue in the United States and is particularly concerning among people living with HIV (PLWH). Though PLWH are at high risk for opioid misuse, little research is available ...
CHANGES IN ADHERENCE AND PROGRAM RETENTION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HIV-INFECTED WOMEN RECEIVING OPTION B+ FOR PREVENTING MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV IN KAMPALA, UGANDA: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-05-15)
Background: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV continues to be the leading cause of pediatric HIV infections. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) care and treatment strategies have been shown to drastically ...
CHARACTERIZING THE SAUTI vAGYW HIV RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL TO MEASURE VULNERABILITY OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN TANZANIA
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-04-21)
Background: Improved strategies to address the disproportionate burden of HIV in adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) remains as a crucial component of an effective HIV response. To best serve AGYW with personalized, ...
Migration, Gender, and HIV Incidence in Rakai, Uganda
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-04-21)
Background: Higher HIV prevalence is commonly observed among migrant population in sub-Saharan Africa, however the extent to which migration is a cause or consequence of HIV infection is largely unknown. Here, we use ...
TARGETED HIV AND STI SCREENING STRATEGIES AMONGST MSM IN BALTIMORE, AND THE IMPACT ON THE HIV EPIDEMIC: Using Agent Based Models to Study STI- HIV Co-infection Dynamics
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-04-17)
Co-infection of men who have sex with men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV and and Neisseria gonorrhoeae/Chlamydia trachomatis (NG/CT) remains a significant public health problem in the United States due to co-infection ...
Implications for the uptake of HIV and TB preventive therapies among HIV-positive pregnant women in South Africa
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-06-14)
Of 33 million people living with HIV worldwide in 2015, one-third are estimated to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. About 1.2 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) occurred among people living with HIV (PLWH), ...
The Association between Smoking Cessation Method and Sustained Smoking Cessation in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study, 2008-2016
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-08-24)
Background: People living with HIV are living longer and are more likely to die from chronic
conditions than other causes, many of which are associated with cigarette smoking. People living
with HIV also have a higher ...
PROVIDER BARRIERS, ENABLERS, AND INCENTIVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ISONIAZID PREVENTIVE THERAPY AMONG HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS IN ETHIOPIA
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-06-30)
Background: Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is given to patients with latent infection of tuberculosis (TB) to prevent the progression to active disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends six to nine months ...
RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT IN TUBERCULOSIS AND HIV (RESPITH): TRENDS, PREDICTORS AND IMPLICATIONS
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-12-07)
Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been associated with chronic lung injury and obstructive lung disease (OLD). Despite the enormous global burden of TB and HIV, their epidemiological overlap in ...