Validating HIV viral suppression threshold adjustments for comparable estimates using data from nationally representative household surveys in sub-Saharan Africa
April 15, 2026
Edun, Olanrewaju PhD; Okell, Lucy PhD; Wolock, Timothy M. PhD: Korenromp, Eline L. PhD; Johnson, Leigh F. PhD; Imai-Eaton, Jeffrey W. PhD. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome — JAIDS. Validating HIV viral suppression threshold adjustments for comparable estimates using data from nationally representative household surveys in sub-Saharan Africa. https://journals.lww.com/jaids/abstract/9900/validating_hiv_viral_suppression_threshold.835.aspx
Cervical cancer screening coverage increased in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe: Findings from sequential Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys 2015-2017 and 2020-2023
April 15, 2026
McCormick, Laura J. MD, MPH; Gillot, Myrline MPH; Ussery, Faith MPH; Bihini, Christian MD, MPH; Chituwo, Omega MBChB, MMed; Damian, Damian PhD; Gunde, Laurence MD, MPH; Kabaghe, Alinune Nathanael MBBS, PhD; Laws, Rebecca L. PhD; Malaba, Rickie MD; Mbunda, Andrea MD, MPH; Rabold, Elizabeth MPH, MD; Swanson, Jennifer MPH; Voetsch, Andrew C. PhD; Montandon, Michele MD, MSc. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome — JAIDS. Cervical cancer screening coverage increased in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe: Findings from sequential Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys 2015-2017 and 2020-2023. https://journals.lww.com/jaids/abstract/9900/cervical_cancer_screening_coverage_increased_in.833.aspx
Insights from a trend analysis of HIV indicators using Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) surveys in Zimbabwe
March 3, 2026
Bongi Siyabonga Nkambule, Grace Sambo, Bwanalori Mwamlima, Spiwe Kahuni, Halide Z. Aydin, Nadire Gülçin Yildiz, Kemal Aydin, Doreen Phiri, Ichtiarini Nurullita Santri, Wirawan Adikusuma, Beatrice Chakanika & Yohane Vincent Abero Phiri. BMC Public Health. Insights from a trend analysis of HIV indicators using Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) surveys in Zimbabwe. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-026-26843-1
Impact of the 2013 WHO guidelines for screening and treatment of cervical pre-cancerous lesions on women’s screening uptake, by HIV-status, in Eastern and Southern Africa: a regression discontinuity design analysis
February 19, 2026
David Chipanta, Connie Osborne, Julia Bohlius, Ani Shakarishvili, Silas Amo-Agyei, Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando, Janne Anton Markus Estill & Olivia Keiser. BMC Reproductive Health. Impact of the 2013 WHO guidelines for screening and treatment of cervical pre-cancerous lesions on women’s screening uptake, by HIV-status, in Eastern and Southern Africa: a regression discontinuity design analysis. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-026-02274-4
Place susceptibility index mapping at local government scale from population-based survey for Sub-Saharan Africa
February 17, 2026
Olanrewaju Lawal, Mmedorenyin Okon, Natalia Blanco, Christina Riley, James Onyemata, Anna Winters, Timothy O’Connor, Chenfeng Xiong, Alash’le Abimiku, Manhattan Charurat, Kristen A. Stafford, for The INFORM Africa Study Group. Place susceptibility index mapping at local government scale from population-based survey for Sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340782
Nationwide patterns of HIV drug resistance and high viral load in Sub-Saharan African countries
February 16, 2026
Abubaker Ibrahim Elbur , Sindhuri Gandla , Raja Nakka , Ruhul Khan , Musie Ghebremichael. Nationwide patterns of HIV drug resistance and high viral load in Sub-Saharan African countries. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotheraphy. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaf497
Sexual Relationship Typologies, Multilevel Determinants, and HIV Among Adolescent Mothers in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Multilevel Latent Class Analysis
January 16, 2026
Luwam T Gebrekristos , Allison K Groves , Marie C D Stoner , Alex Ezeh , Félice Lê-Scherban. Sexual Relationship Typologies, Multilevel Determinants, and HIV Among Adolescent Mothers in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Multilevel Latent Class Analysis. AIDS and Behavior. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-025-05024-y
Decreasing Adult Prevalence of Advanced HIV Disease From 2 Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, 2015–2023
December 11, 2025
Christine A West , Elisabeth Mungai , Sehin Birhanu , Rebecca Laws , Elfriede Agyemang , Catherine Godfrey , Kristen Stafford , Khophozile Mahlalela , Michelle Li , Munyaradzi Pasipamire , Neena M Philip , Maletsatsi Motebang , Karampreet K Sachathep , Bilaal Wilson , Newton Kalata , Moses Bateganya , Andrea Mbunda , Samwel Sumba , Prosper F Njau , Wilford Kirungi , Brittany Gianetti , Samuel Biraro , Veronicah Mugisha , Suilanji Sivile , John Mutukwa , Keith Mweebo , Nzali G Kancheya , Andrew Auld , Owen Mugurungi , Amy Peterson , Rickie Malaba , Talent Maphosa , Amitabh B Suthar , Shannon Farley , Faith Ussery , Megan A Bronson , Kristin H Brown , Hetal K Patel , Jessica E Justman , Andrew C Voetsch. Decreasing Adult Prevalence of Advanced HIV Disease From 2 Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, 2015–2023. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/13/1/ofaf753/8376895
Prevalence and factors associated with HIV drug resistance among adult persons living with HIV/AIDS in nine countries of Sub-Saharan Africa using population-based HIV impact assessments: 2015-2019
October 14, 2025
Edson Nsonga, Wingston Felix Ng’ambi, Mtumbi Goma & Cosmas Zyambo. Prevalence and factors associated with HIV drug resistance among adult persons living with HIV/AIDS in nine countries of Sub-Saharan Africa using population-based HIV impact assessments: 2015-2019. BMC Public Health. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-24633-9
Progress in the HIV response in Uganda: findings from two sequential population-based HIV impact assessment surveys, 2017–21
July 3, 2025
Farahani M, Kirungi WL, Farley SM, Mugisha V, Hoos D, Smart TF, Reid GA, Biraro S, El-Sadr WM. Progress in the HIV response in Uganda: findings from two sequential population-based HIV impact assessment surveys, 2017–21. The Lancet. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352301825001006?via%3Dihub
Factors associated with awareness of and willingness to use PrEP among stable, heterosexual HIV-serodifferent couples in seven African countries, 2019–2022
June 18, 2025
J. Danielle Sharpe, Rebecca L. Laws, Christine A. West, Gaston Djomand, Jared Omolo, Dinah Ramaabya, Michelle Li, Sindisiwe Dlamini, Maletsatsi Motebang, Nthuseng Marake, Victor Singano, Washington Ozituosauka, Carter McCabe, Isabel Sathane, Nzali Kancheya, Tina Chisenga, Rickie Malaba, Getrude Ncube, Neena M. Philip, Samuel Biraro, Man E. Charurat, Italia Rolle, Andrew C. Voetsch. Factors associated with awareness of and willingness to use PrEP among stable, heterosexual HIV-serodifferent couples in seven African countries, 2019–2022. JIAS. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.26446
Evidence from two rounds of Population HIV Impact Assessments of progress towards HIV epidemic control in adolescents aged 15–19 years in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, and Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study
May 29, 2025
Chloe A Teasdale, Rebecca Zimba, Andrea Low, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Felix Ndagije, Lyson Tenthani, Owen Mugurungi, Philip Kreniske, Elaine J Abrams. Evidence from two rounds of Population HIV Impact Assessments of progress towards HIV epidemic control in adolescents aged 15–19 years in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, and Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00106-8/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email
Utility of population-based HIV impact assessments to understand the associations of stigma with the HIV treatment cascade: Analytical framework using cross-sectional evidence from Tanzania
May 28, 2025
Mohamed F. Jalloh, Alexander Kailembo, Nicolas Schaad, Sophia A. Nur, Prosper Njau, Haruka Maruyama, Kayla Lavilla, Kathy Hageman, Mbaraka Amuri, Nora Hennesy, Eunice Mmari, Mahesh Swaminathan, Leonard Maboko, George S. Mgomella. Utility of population-based HIV impact assessments to understand the associations of stigma with the HIV treatment cascade: Analytical framework using cross-sectional evidence from Tanzania. PLOS One. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0323916
Analysis of travel-time to HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa reveals inequities in access to antiretrovirals
May 12, 2025
Justin T. Okano, Andrea Low, Luckson Dullie, Wongani Mzumara, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Sally Blower. Analysis of travel-time to HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa reveals inequities in access to antiretrovirals. Communications Medicine. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00890-y
Mobile phone ownership among young adults in seven Southern African countries
April 18, 2025
Abigail R Greenleaf, Monique Millington, Laura Robles-Torres, Fred Asiimwe, Huguette Diakabana, Sarah D Francis, Tendayi Mharadze, Jessica Justman. Mobile phone ownership among young adults in seven Southern African countries. Journal of Global Health. https://jogh.org/2025/jogh-15-04123
Non-disclosure of Known HIV Status among People Living with HIV in the Mozambique Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (INSIDA 2021)
April 10, 2025
McCabe KC, Augusto A, Koole O, McCracken SD, Tiberi O, Boothe M, Sathane I, Honwana N, McOwen J, Young PW. Non-disclosure of Known HIV Status among People Living with HIV in the Mozambique Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (INSIDA 2021). AIDS and Behavior. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-025-04699-7
Protecting Africa’s children from extreme risk: a runway of sustainability for PEPFAR programmes
April 8, 2025
Lucie Cluver, Gibstar Makangila, Susan Hillis, Joel-Pascal Ntwali-N’Konzi, Seth Flaxman, Juliette Unwin, Jeffrey W Imai-Eaton, Vuyelwa Chtimbire, Lorraine Sherr, Jane Ng’ang’a, Chris Desmond, Elona Toska, Olayinka Omigbodun, Oliver Ratmann, Galen Carey, Mary Mahy, Brian Honermann, John Stover. Protecting Africa’s children from extreme risk: a runway of sustainability for PEPFAR programmes. The Lancet. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00401-5/abstract
Comparison of risky sexual behavior: Evidence from Zimbabwe Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment 2020
March 7, 2025
Mukwenha S, Mapingure M, Dzinamarira T, Moyo E, Mbunge E, Makota RB, Dhiwayo T, Chingombe I, Mpofu A, Mugurungi O, Musuka G. Comparison of risky sexual behavior: Evidence from Zimbabwe Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment 2020. IJID Regions. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772707625000426?via%3Dihub
Social Protection and HIV risk Factors among Youth in Southern Africa: An Analysis of Cross-sectional Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys
March 3, 2025
Banougnin BH, Castor D, Baluku JB, Dzumbunu SP, Somefun OD, Sene W, Chipanta D, Hertzog L. Social Protection and HIV risk Factors among Youth in Southern Africa: An Analysis of Cross-sectional Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys. AIDS and Behavior. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-025-04638-6
HIV Vulnerability Typologies Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Lesotho: A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional, Latent Class Analysis
January 9, 2025
Shrader, Cho-Hee, Jovanovski, Straso, Saito, Suzue, Reed, Domonique, Ndagije, Felix, Greenleaf, Abigail. HIV Vulnerability Typologies Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Lesotho: A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional, Latent Class Analysis. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. https://journals.lww.com/janac/fulltext/9900/hiv_vulnerability_typologies_among_adolescent.141.aspx
