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Apr 25, 2023
Merrill, Katherine G.; Frimpong, Christiana; Burke, Virginia M.; Abrams, Elizabeth A.; Miti, Sam; Mwansa, Jonathan K.; Denison, Julia A., 2023, "“Project YES! has…given me a task to reach undetectable”: Qualitative findings from a peer mentoring program for youth living with HIV in Zambia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/7BWNW8, Harvard Dataverse, V1
This dataset presents qualitative results from 40 in-depth interviews conducted with youth participants as part of the Project YES! (Youth Engaging for Success) project in Zambia. |
Nov 18, 2021
Leddy, Anna M.; Gottert, Ann; Haberland, Nicole; Hove, Jennifer; Lippman, Sheri A.; Kahn, Kathleen; Mathebula, Rhandzekile; Rebombo, Dumisani; Gómez-Olivé, Xavier; Twine, Rhian; Peacock, Dean; Pulerwitz, Julie, 2021, "Shifting gender norms to improve HIV service uptake: Qualitative findings from a large-scale community mobilization intervention in rural South Africa", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/340EZH, Harvard Dataverse, V1
The data set includes 55 transcripts from qualitative in-depth interviews (IDIs) conducted early to mid 2018 in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, in the final months of the three-year intervention called Tsima. Tsima was a community mobilization intervention designed to improve HIV testing, care and treatment outcomes among adults aged 18-49 years... |
Apr 29, 2021
Gill, Michelle; Hoffman, Heather; Guay, Laura, 2021, "Replication Data for: Active pediatric HIV case finding in Kenya and Uganda: A look at missed opportunities along the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) cascade", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/A6OZI5, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:T2FTjd6ZarrzsFVf3+w2lg== [fileUNF]
Background: Children living with HIV remain undiagnosed due to missed opportunities along the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission cascade. This study addresses programmatic gaps in the cascade by describing pregnancy and HIV-related services received by mothers of children newly identified as HIV-positive through active case finding. Met... |
Mar 6, 2021
Gill, Michelle; Antelman, Gretchen, 2021, "Evaluating an HIV risk screening tool for use in a population of orphans and other vulnerable children in Tanzania", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XPIDIG, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:uqiDtdbjwy0+rL2OxZ0wkw== [fileUNF]
To optimize HIV testing resources, programs are moving away from opt-out strategies toward a symptom-screen approach to testing children/adolescents, but there is little consensus around what defines an optimal risk screening tool. This study aimed to validate a 12-item risk screening tool among children and adolescents age 2-19 years and provide s... |
Jan 29, 2021
Salazar-Austin, Nicole; Chaisson, Richard E., 2021, "Improving tuberculosis preventive therapy uptake: A cluster-randomized trial of symptom-based versus tuberculin skin test–based screening of household tuberculosis contacts less than 5 years of age", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/1QCD08, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:oLuhBPyoaH+M29ZfDS01Pg== [fileUNF]
Background: Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) is highly effective at preventing tuberculosis disease in household child contacts (<5 years) but is poorly implemented worldwide. In 2006, the World Health Organization recommended symptom-based screening as a replacement for tuberculin skin testing (TST) to simplify contact evaluation and improve... |
Jan 29, 2021
Denison, Julie; Burke, Virginia M.; Miti, Sam; Nonyane, Bareng A.S.; Frimpong, Christiana; Merrill, Katherine G.; Abrams, Elizabeth A.; Mwansa, Jonathan K., 2021, "Project YES! Youth Engaging for Success: A randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of a clinic-based peer mentoring program on viral suppression, adherence and internalized stigma among HIV-positive youth (15–24 years) in Ndola, Zambia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/34P5HX, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:YWxlLwYqC69GLXoeT3H45g== [fileUNF]
Background: Youth-led strategies remain untested in clinic-based programs to improve viral suppression (VS) and reduce stigma among HIV-positive adolescents and young adults (AYA) in sub-Saharan Africa. In response, Project YES! placed paid HIV-positive youth peer mentors (YPM) in four HIV clinics in Ndola, Zambia including a Children’s Hospital (p... |
Jan 29, 2021
Pence, Brian W.; Stockton, Melissa A.; Udedi, Michael; Kulisewa, Kazione; Hosseinipour, Mina C.; Gaynes, Bradley N.; Mphonda, Steven M., 2021, "Evaluation of the impact of a depression treatment program on mental health and HIV care outcomes in Malawi", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FRQPFO, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:Ph3iHr3quT6jtRpENSyUUg== [fileUNF]
The study employed a pre-post multiple baseline design in two public health clinics in urban Lilongwe. During the screening (“pre“) phase, depression screening was integrated into ART initiation and providers were re-oriented to existing depression treatment options. During the active (“post“) phase, providers were additionally trained in algorithm... |
Jan 27, 2021
Psaki, Stephanie; Pulerwitz, Julie; Zieman, Brady; Hewett, Paul C.; Beksinska, Mags, 2021, "What are we learning about HIV testing in informal settlements in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa?", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/IRXSE6, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:vuanaGCmWp1LsFrsA3aW8Q== [fileUNF]
Background: Recent studies have found high levels of HIV prevalence and risk behaviors in urban informal settlements. Given growing urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa, there is a critical need to assess the successes and challenges of implementing HIV prevention and treatment interventions in these contexts. Methods: We use a representative sample... |
Jan 12, 2021
Hewett, Paul C.; Spielman, Kathryn; Muula, Adamson; Tenthani, Lyson; Soler-Hampejsek, Erica, 2021, "Monitoring and tracking key indicators in the implementation areas of the Malawi One Community Programme", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/7VAU3V, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:afkekXMt3hBNeCSJN7dGOg== [fileUNF]
The One Community Program (One-C), implemented in eight districts in the southern region of Malawi, was a community-based program that sought to increase utilization of HIV prevention, care, and treatment services among high-risk populations, improve linkages to services at the community level, and encourage the adoption of HIV-risk reduction behav... |
Jan 11, 2021
Rosen, Joseph G.; Phiri, Lyson; Chibuye, Mwelwa; Namukonda, Edith; Mbizvo, Michael T.; Kayeyi, Nkomba, 2021, "Zambia Family (ZAMFAM) cohort study", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LT2YAB, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:yNzkLz5qVC1M5+AmsK9B+Q== [fileUNF]
To evaluate delivery of integrated psychosocial, economic strengthening, and clinical services to HIV-affected households through the Zambia Family (ZAMFAM) Project, a prospective cohort study compared socio-economic, psychosocial, and health outcomes among ZAMFAM beneficiaries with non-beneficiaries. In July to October 2017, 544 adolescents living... |