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
Opportunities for Closing the Gap in HIV Diagnosis, Treatment, and Viral Load Suppression in Children in Malawi: Results From a 2015-2016 Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Survey
November 1, 2021
Sasi Jonnalagadda, Andrew Auld, Andreas Jahn, Suzue Saito, George Bello, Katrina Sleeman, Francis M Ogollah, Juliana Cuervo-Rojas, Elizabeth Radin, Dumbani Kayira, Evelyn Kim, Danielle Payne, Janet Burnett, Susan Hrapcak, Hetal Patel, Andrew C Voetsch, MPHIA Study Team. (2021). Opportunities for Closing the Gap in HIV Diagnosis, Treatment, and Viral Load Suppression in Children in Malawi: Results From a 2015-2016 Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Survey. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003288
Progress Toward the 90-90-90 HIV Targets in Zimbabwe and Identifying those Left Behind
November 1, 2021
Avi J Hakim, Beth A Tippett Barr, Steven Kinchen, Godfrey Musuka, Julius Manjengwa, Shungu Munyati, Lovemore Gwanzura, Owen Mugurungi, Getrude Ncube, Suzue Saito, Bharat S Parekh, Hetal Patel, Yen T Duong, Elizabeth Gonese, Katrina Sleeman, Leala Ruangtragool, Jessica Justman, Amy Herman-Roloff, Elizabeth Radin. Progress Toward the 90-90-90 HIV Targets in Zimbabwe and Identifying Those Left Behind. JAIDS. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002772
Declining HIV incidence in sub‐Saharan Africa – a systematic review and meta‐analysis of empiric data
October 20, 2021
Disease progression and mortality with untreated HIV infection: evidence synthesis of HIV seroconverter cohorts, antiretroviral treatment clinical cohorts and population‐based survey data
September 21, 2021
Glaubius, R., Kothegal, N., Birhanu, S., Jonnalagadda, S., Mahiane, S. G., Johnson, L. F., Brown, T., Stover, J., Mangal, T. D., Pantazis, N., & Eaton, J. W. (2021). Disease progression and mortality with untreated HIV infection: evidence synthesis of HIV seroconverter cohorts, antiretroviral treatment clinical cohorts and population-based survey data. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 24 Suppl 5(Suppl 5), e25784. https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25784
Participatory Surveillance of COVID-19 in Lesotho via Weekly Calls: Protocol for Cell Phone Data Collection
September 10, 2021
Greenleaf, A. R., Mwima, G., Lethoko, M., Conkling, M., Keefer, G., Chang, C., McLeod, N., Maruyama, H., Chen, Q., Farley, S. M., & Low, A. (2021). Participatory Surveillance of COVID-19 in Lesotho via Weekly Calls: Protocol for Cell Phone Data Collection. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(9), e31236. https://doi.org/10.2196/31236
Migration in Namibia and its Association with HIV Acquisition and Treatment Outcomes
September 2, 2021
Andrea Low, Karam Sachathep, George Rutherford, Anne-Marie Nitschke, Adam Wolkon,Karen Banda, Leigh Ann Miller, Chelsea Solmo, Keisha Jackson, Hetal Patel, Stephen McCracken, Sally Findley, Nicholus Mutenda. (2021). Migration in Namibia and its Association with HIV Acquisition and Treatment Outcomes. PlosOne; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256865
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Adolescents and Mode of Transmission in Southern Africa: A Multinational Analysis of Population-Based Survey Data
August 15, 2021
Andrea Low, Chloe Teasdale, Kristin Brown, Danielle T Barradas, Owen Mugurungi, Karam Sachathep, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Sehin Birhanu, Andrew Banda, Koen Frederix, Danielle Payne, Elizabeth Radin, Lubbe Wiesner, Choice Ginindza, Neena Philip, Godfrey Musuka, Sakhile Sithole, Hetal Patel, Limpho Maile, Elaine J Abrams, Stephen Arpadi, (2021). Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Adolescents and Mode of Transmission in Southern Africa: A Multinational Analysis of Population-Based Survey Data. Clinical Infectious Diseases; https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab031
