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. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab031
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
Factors associated with unawareness of HIV-positive status in urban Ethiopia: Evidence from the Ethiopia population-based HIV impact assessment 2017-2018
August 11, 2021
Lulseged, S., Belete, W., Ahmed, J., Gelibo, T., Teklie, H., West, C. W., Melaku, Z., Demissie, M., Farhani, M., Eshetu, F., Birhanu, S., Getaneh, Y., Patel, H., Voetsch, A. C., & EPHIA Study Team (2021). Factors associated with unawareness of HIV-positive status in urban Ethiopia: Evidence from the Ethiopia population-based HIV impact assessment 2017-2018. PloS one, 16(8), e0255163. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255163
The Shinyanga Patient: A Patient’s Journey through HIV Treatment Cascade in Rural Tanzania
August 9, 2021
Okere, N. E., Sambu, V., Ndungile, Y., van Praag, E., Hermans, S., Naniche, D., de Wit, T., Maokola, W., & Gomez, G. B. (2021). The Shinyanga Patient: A Patient’s Journey through HIV Treatment Cascade in Rural Tanzania. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(16), 8418. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168418
Improving Sampling Efficiency for Determining Pediatric HIV Prevalence in National Surveys: Evidence From 8 Sub-Saharan African Countries
August 1, 2021
Reid G, Voetsch AC, Stupp P, McCracken S, Kalton G, Dlamini S, McOllogi Juma J, Kalua T, Kirungi W, Koto M, Mugurungi O, Mulenga L, Mutenda N, Marum L, Saito S. Improving Sampling Efficiency for Determining Pediatric HIV Prevalence in National Surveys: Evidence From 8 Sub-Saharan African Countries. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 1;87(Suppl 1):S43-S51. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002704. PMID: 34166312; PMCID: PMC8588417.
Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments Survey Methods, Response, and Quality in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia
August 1, 2021
Sachathep K, Radin E, Hladik W, Hakim A, Saito S, Burnett J, Brown K, Phillip N, Jonnalagadda S, Low A, Williams D, Patel H, Herman-Roloff A, Musuka G, Barr B, Wadondo-Kabonda N, Chipungu G, Duong Y, Delgado S, Kamocha S, Kinchen S, Kalton G, Schwartz L, Bello G, Mugurungi O, Mulenga L, Parekh B, Porter L, Hoos D, Voetsch AC, Justman J. Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments Survey Methods, Response, and Quality in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 1;87(Suppl 1):S6-S16. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002710. PMID: 34166308; PMCID: PMC8650710.
Population Viral Load, Viremia, and Recent HIV-1 Infections: Findings From Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIAs) in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia
August 1, 2021
Farahani M, Radin E, Saito S, Sachathep KK, Hladik W, Voetsch AC, Auld AF, Balachandra S, Tippett Barr BA, Low A, Smart TF, Musuka G, Jonnalagadda S, Hakim AJ, Wadonda-Kabondo NW, Jahn A, Mugurungi O, Williams DB, Barradas DT, Payne D, Parekh B, Patel H, Wiesner L, Hoos D, Justman JE. Population Viral Load, Viremia, and Recent HIV-1 Infections: Findings From Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIAs) in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 1;87(Suppl 1):S81-S88. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002637. PMID: 33560041.
PHIA JAIDS Supplement | HIV Population Surveys: Shaping the Global Response
August 1, 2021
The Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) Project Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) Supplement August 1, 2021 | Volume 87 | Link to full supplement Forward: Measuring Progress Toward Epidemic Control’ by Ambassador Deborah Birx (George W. Bush Institute) and Irum Zaidi (US State Department, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator) Porter L, Bello G, Nkambule R, Justman J. HIV General Population Surveys: Shedding Light on the Status of HIV Epidemics and Informing Future Actions. 2021;87. Bray R, Palma AA, Philip NM, Brown K. Is Interview Length Associated With Blood Test Participation? Evidence From Three Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys Conducted From 2016 to 2017. 2021;87:S56-S65. Domaoal RA, Sleeman K, Sawadogo S, Dzinamarira T. Successful Use of Near Point-of-Care Early Infant Diagnosis in NAMPHIA to Improve Turnaround Times in a National Household Survey. 2021;87:S66-S71. Farahani M, Radin E, Saito S, Sachathep KK, Hladik W. Population Viral Load, Viremia, and Recent HIV-1 Infections: Findings From Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIAs) in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. 2021;87:S80-S87. Hines J, Sachathep K, Pals S, Davis SM, Toledo C, Bronson M. HIV Incidence by Male Circumcision Status From the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys—Eight Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2015–2017. 2021;87:S88-S95. Jahun I, Greby SM, Adesina T, Agbakwuru C. Lessons From Rapid Field Implementation of an HIV Population-Based Survey in Nigeria, 2018. 2021;87:S35-S41. Lin T-H, Cervantes FI, Saito S, Bain R. Evaluating Nonresponse Weighting Adjustment for the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys on Incorporating Survey Outcomes. 2021:S51-S55. Metz M, Smith R, Mitchell R, Duong YT. Data Architecture to Support Real-Time Data Analytics for the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments. 2021;87:S27-S34. Patel HK, Duong YT, Birhanu S, Dobbs T, Lupoli K. A Comprehensive Approach to Assuring Quality of Laboratory Testing in HIV Surveys: Lessons Learned From the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Project. 2021;87:S16-S26. Reid G, Voetsch AC, Stupp P, McCracken S. Improving Sampling Efficiency for Determining Pediatric HIV Prevalence in National Surveys: Evidence From 8 Sub-Saharan African Countries. 2021;87:S42-S50. Sachathep K, Radin E, Hladik W, et al. Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments Survey Methods, Response, and Quality in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. 2021;87:S5-S15. Voetsch AC, Duong YT, Stupp P, Saito S, McCracken S, Dobbs T. HIV-1 Recent Infection Testing Algorithm With Antiretroviral Drug Detection to Improve Accuracy of Incidence Estimates. 2021;87:S72-79. West CA, Chang GC, Currie DW, Bray R, Kinchen S, Behel S. Unawareness of HIV Infection Among Men Aged 15–59 Years in 13 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Findings...
