HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B virus infection and male circumcision in five Sub-Saharan African countries: Findings from the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys, 2015–2019
September 18, 2023
Megan E. Peck, Megan Bronson, Gaston Djomand, Ikuzo Basile, Kamanzi Collins, Ida Kankindi, Eugenie Kayirangwa, Samuel S. Malamba, Veronicah Mugisha, Sabin Nsanzimana, Eric Remera, Kokuhumbya J. Kazaura, Mbaraka Amuri, Susan Mmbando, George S. Mgomella, Daimon Simbeye, Anna Colletar Awor, Samuel Biraro, Geoffrey Kabuye, Wilford Kirungi, Omega Chituwo, Brave Hanunka, Royd Kamboyi, Lloyd Mulenga, Bupe Musonda, Brian Muyunda, Tepa Nkumbula, Rickie Malaba, John Mandisarisa, Godfrey Musuka, Amy E. Peterson, Carlos Toledo HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B virus infection and male circumcision in five Sub-Saharan African countries: Findings from the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys, 2015–2019. PLOS. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002326
How does HIV-related stigma correlate with HIV prevalence in African countries? Distinct perspectives from individuals living with and living without HIV
September 4, 2023
Arlette Simo Fotso, Connor G. Wright, Andrea Low. How does HIV-related stigma correlate with HIV prevalence in African countries? Distinct perspectives from individuals living with and living without HIV. BMC Public Health. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-023-16545-3
Trends in HIV prevalence, incidence, and progress towards the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets in Malawi among individuals aged 15–64 years: population-based HIV impact assessments, 2015−16 and 2020−21
August 13, 2023
Danielle Payne, MPH , Nellie Wadonda-Kabondo, PhD, Alice Wang, PhD, Joshua Smith-Sreen, MPH, Alinune Kabaghe, PhD, George Bello, PhD, Felix Kayigamba, PhD, Lyson Tenthani, PhD, Alice Maida, MPH, Andrew Auld, PhD, Andrew C Voetsch, PhD, Sasi Jonnalagadda, PhD, Kristin Brown, MPH, Christine A West, PhD, Evelyn Kim, PhD, Francis Ogollah, MSc, Mansoor Farahani, MD, Trudy Dobbs, BS, Andreas Jahn, PhD, Kelsey Mirkovic, PhD, Rose Nyirenda, MSc for the MPHIA Study Team. Trends in HIV prevalence, incidence, and progress towards the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets in Malawi among individuals ages 15-64 years: population-based HIV impact assessments, 2015-16 and 2020-21. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(23)00144-3
Predictors of HIV testing among youth 15–24 years in urban Ethiopia, 2017–2018 Ethiopia population-based HIV impact assessment
July 19, 2023
Aderonke S. Ajiboye, Frehywot Eshetu, Sileshi Lulseged, Yimam Getaneh, Nadew Tademe, Tsigereda Kifle, Rachel Bray, Hailegnaw Eshete, Yohannes Demissie, Clare A. Dykewicz, David Hoos, EPHIA Study Group. Predictors of HIV testing among youth 15–24 years in urban Ethiopia, 2017–2018 Ethiopia population-based HIV impact assessment. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265710
Contraception and intersection with HIV services in 11 high HIV burden sub-Saharan African countries: Results from the population-based HIV Impact Assessment cross-sectional studies conducted from 2015 to 2018
June 30, 2023
Chelsea Solmo, Katharine A. Yuengling, Michael L. Cooney, Karampreet Sachathep, Sarah Ayton, Neena Phillip, Abigail Greenleaf, Elizabeth Gummerson, Nora Hennesy, Sileshi Lulseged, Dereje Habt, Magreth Kagashe, John H. Rogers, Wilford Kirungi, Katherine Battey, Munyaradzi Pasipamire, Phoebe Namukanja, Clement Ndongmo, Stephane Bodika, Andrea Low. Contraception and intersection with HIV services in 11 high HIV burden sub-Saharan African countries: Results from the population-based HIV Impact Assessment cross-sectional studies conducted from 2015 to 2018. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14960.
The epidemiology of HIV population viral load in twelve sub-Saharan African countries
June 26, 2023
Wolfgang Hladik, Paul Stupp, Stephen D McCracken, Jessica Justman, Clement Ndongmo, Judith Shang, Emily K Dokubo, Elizabeth Gummerson, Isabelle Koui, Stephane Bodika, Roger Lobognon, Hermann Brou, Caroline Ryan, Kristin Brown, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Leonard Kingwara, Peter Young, Megan Bronson, Duncan Chege, Optatus Malewo, Yohannes Mengistu, Frederix Koen, Andreas Jahn, Andrew Auld, Sasi Jonnalagadda, Elizabeth Radin, Ndapewa Hamunime, Daniel B Williams, Eugenie Kayirangwa, Veronicah Mugisha, Rennatus Mdodo, Stephen Delgado, Wilford Kirungi, Lisa Nelson, Christine West, Samuel Biraro, Kumbutso Dzekedzeke, Danielle Barradas, Owen Mugurungi, Shirish Balachandra, Peter H Kilmarx, Godfrey Musuka, Hetal Patel, Bharat Parekh, Katrina Sleeman, Robert A Domaoal, George Rutherford, Tsietso Motsoane, Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Mansoor Farahani, Andrew C Voetsch. The epidemiology of HIV population viral load in twelve sub-Saharan African countries. PLoS One. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0275560
How to reach the last milestone for HIV elimination in Africa: a data-based mapping approach
June 12, 2023
Justin T Okano, Andrea Low, Felix Ndagije, Luckson Dullie, Sally Blower. How to reach the last milestone for HIV elimination in Africa: a data-based mapping approach. Lancet Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00243-7
Adult HIV-1 incidence across 15 high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 2015 to 2019: a pooled analysis of nationally representative data
January 23, 2023
Nora E Rosenberg, Bonnie E Shook-Sa, Mincen Liu, Lynda Stranix-Chibanda, Marcel Yotebieng, Nadia A Sam-Agudu,, Michael G Hudgens, Sam J Phiri, Wilbroad Mutale, Linda-Gail Bekker, Sizulu Moyo, Khangelani Zuma, Manhattan E Charurat, Jessica Justman, Benjamin H Chi. Adult HIV-1 incidence across 15 high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 2015 to 2019: a pooled analysis of nationally representative data. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(22)00328-9
Hazardous alcohol use and HIV indicators in six African countries: results from the Population-based HIV Impact Assessments, 2015–2017
November 22, 2022
Gregory C. Chang, Christine A. West, Evelyn Kim, Andrew J. Low, Kathryn E. Lancaster, Stephanie S. Behel, Steven Y. Hong, Leigh Ann Miller, Rachel Silver, George S. Mgomella, Jennifer Imaa, Werner M. Maokola, Thomas Carpino, Gili Hrusa, Rachel M. Bray, Annie Mwila, Godfrey Musuka, Christopher O’Connell, Stephen McCracken, Andrew C. Voetsch. Hazardous alcohol use and HIV indicators in six African countries: results from the Population-based HIV Impact Assessments, 2015–2017. JAIDS. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.26029
Progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets among persons aged 50 and older living with HIV in 13 African countries
September 29, 2022
Shannon M. Farley, Chunhui Wang, Rachel M. Bray, Andrea Jane Low, Stephen Delgado, David Hoos, Angela N. Kakishozi, Tiffany G. Harris, Rose Nyirenda, Nellie Wadonda, Michelle Li, Mbaraka Amuri, James Juma, Nzali Kancheya, Ismela Pietersen, Nicholus Mutenda, Salomo Natanael, Appolonia Aoko, Evelyn W. Ngugi, Fred Asiimwe, Shirley Lecher, Jennifer Ward, Prisca Chikwanda, Owen Mugurungi, Brian Moyo, Peter Nkurunziza, Dorothy Aibo, Andrew Kabala, Sam Biraro, Felix Ndagije, Godfrey Musuka, Clement Ndongmo, Judith Shang, Emily K. Dokubo, Laura E. Dimite, Rachel McCullough-Sanden, Anne-Cecile Bissek, Yimam Getaneh, Frehywot Eshetu, Tepa Nkumbula, Lyson Tenthani, Felix R. Kayigamba, Wilford Kirungi, Joshua Musinguzi, Shirish Balachandra, Eugenie Kayirangwa, Ayiyi Ayite, Christine A. West, Stephane Bodika, Katrina Sleeman, Hetal K. Patel, Kristin Brown, Andrew C. Voetsch, Wafaa M. El-Sadr, Jessica J. Justman. Progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets among persons aged 50 and older living with HIV in 13 African countries. JIAS. https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26005
Male partner age, viral load, and HIV infection in adolescent girls and young women: Evidence from eight sub-Saharan African countries
September 20, 2022
Sarah Ayton, Amee Schwitters, Joanne E Mantell, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Avi Hakim, Susie Hoffman, Sam Biraro, Neena Philip, Lubbe Wiesner, Elizabeth Gummerson, Kristin Brown, Daniel Nyogea, Danielle Barradas, Masauso Nzima, Christa Fischer-Walker, Danielle Payne, Lloyd Mulenga, George Mgomella, Wilford L Kirungi, Limpho Maile, Dorothy Aibo, Godfrey Musuka Dvm, Owen Mugurungi, Andrea Low. Male partner age, viral load, and HIV infection in adolescent girls and young women: Evidence from eight sub-Saharan African countries. AIDS. https://journals.lww.com/aidsonline/Abstract/9900/Male_partner_age,_viral_load,_and_HIV_infection_in.117.aspx
Socioeconomic inequalities in the 90–90–90 target, among people living with HIV in 12 sub-Saharan African countries — Implications for achieving the 95–95–95 target — Analysis of population-based surveys
September 17, 2022
David Chipanta, SilasAmo-Agyei, Danielle Giovenco, Janne Estill, Olivia Keiser. Socioeconomic inequalities in the 90–90–90 target, among people living with HIV in 12 sub-Saharan African countries — Implications for achieving the 95–95–95 target — Analysis of population-based surveys. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101652
Toward elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Malawi: Findings from the Malawi Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (2015-2016)
September 1, 2022
Evelyn Kim, Sasi Jonnalagadda, Juliana Cuervo-Rojas, Andreas Jahn, Danielle Payne, Christine West, Francis Ogollah, Alice Maida, Dumbani Kayira, Rose Nyirenda, Trudy Dobbs, Hetal Patel, Elizabeth Radin, Andrew Voetsch, Andrew Auld. Toward elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Malawi: Findings from the Malawi Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (2015-2016). PLOS One. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0273639
High HIV prevalence and associated factors in Lesotho: Results from a population-based survey
July 28, 2022
Amee Schwitters, Stephen McCracken, Koen Frederix, Reese Tierney, Masebeo Koto, Nahima Ahmed, Kyaw Thin, Trudy Dobbs, Sakhile Sithole, Mosilinyane Letsie, Bharat Parekh, Hetal Patel, Sehin Birhanu, Lubbe Wiesner, Andrea Low. High HIV prevalence and associated factors in Lesotho: Results from a population-based survey. PLOS One. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0271431
Food insecurity and the risk of HIV acquisition: findings from population-based surveys in six sub-Saharan African countries (2016–2017)
July 12, 2022
Andrea Low, Elizabeth Gummerson, Amee Schwitters, Rogerio Bonifacio, Mekleet Teferi, Nicholus Mutenda, Sarah Ayton, James Juma, Claudia Ahpoe, Choice Ginindza, Hetal Patel, Samuel Biraro, Karam Sachathep, Avi J Hakim, Danielle Barradas, Ahmed Saadani Hassani, Willford Kirungi, Keisha Jackson, Leah Goeke, Neena Philips, Lloyd Mulenga, Jennifer Ward, Steven Hong, George Rutherford, Sally Findley. Food insecurity and the risk of HIV acquisition: findings from population-based surveys in six sub-Saharan African countries (2016–2017). BMJ. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e058704
Associations between mobility, food insecurity and transactional sex among women in cohabitating partnerships: an analysis from six African countries 2016-2017
April 6, 2022
Aleya Khalifa, Sally Findley, Elizabeth Gummerson, Joanne E Mantell, Avi J Hakim, Neena M. Philip, Choice Ginindza, Ahmed Saadani Hassani, Steven Y. Hong, Mohamed F. Jalloh, Wilford L. Kirungi, Limpho Maile, George S. Mgomella, Leigh Ann Miller, Peter Minchella, Nicholus Mutenda, Prosper Njau, Amee Schwitters, Jennifer Ward, Andrea Low. Associations between mobility, food insecurity and transactional sex among women in cohabitating partnerships: an analysis from six African countries 2016-2017. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.https://journals.lww.com/jaids/Fulltext/2022/08010/Associations_Between_Mobility,_Food_Insecurity,.4.aspx
Characteristics of users of HIV self-testing in Kenya, outcomes, and factors associated with use: results from a population-based HIV impact assessment, 2018
April 2, 2022
Johnathan Mwangi, Fredrick Miruka, Mary Mugambi, Ahmed Fidhow, Betty Chepkwony, Frankline Kitheka, Evelyn Ngugi, Appolonia Aoko, Catherine Ngugi, Anthony Waruru. Characteristics of users of HIV self-testing in Kenya, outcomes, and factors associated with use: results from a population-based HIV impact assessment, 2018. BMC Public Health. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-12928-0
Access to Social Protection by People Living with, at Risk of, or Affected by HIV in Eswatini, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia: Results from Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments
March 22, 2022
David Chipanta, Audrey Pettifor, Jessie Edwards, Danielle Giovenco, Hillary Mariko Topazian, Rachel M. Bray, Monique C. Millington, Janne Estill, Olivia Keiser, Jessica E. Justman. Access to Social Protection by People Living with, at Risk of, or Affected by HIV in Eswatini, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia: Results from Population-Based Impact Assessments. AIDS and Behavior. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-022-03645-1
HIV incidence and prevalence among adults aged 15-64 years in Rwanda: Results from the Rwanda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (RPHIA) and District-level Modeling, 2019
February 8, 2022
S. Nsanzimana, G. Rwibasira, S.S. Malamba, G. Musengimana, E. Kayirangwa, S. Jonnalagadda, E. Fazito, J. Eaton, V. Mugisha, E. Remera, M. Semakula, A. Mulindabigwi, F.J. Omolo, L. Wiesner, C. Moore, H. Patel, J. Justman. HIV incidence and prevalence among adults aged 15-64 years in Rwanda: Results from the Rwanda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (RPHIA) and District-level Modeling, 2019. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.01.032
Estimates of the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV among children living with HIV in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe from 2015 to 2017: an analysis of data from the cross-sectional Population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys
February 1, 2022
Chloe A Teasdale, Rebecca Zimba, Elaine J Abrams, Karampreet Sachathep, Felix Ndagije, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Godfrey Musuka, Owen Mugurungi, Limpho Maile, Mary Mahy, Andrea Low. (2022) Estimates of the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV among children living with HIV in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe from 2015 to 2017: an analysis of data from the cross-sectional Population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys. The Lancet HIV, 9: e91-e101. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00291-5
