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
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
Evaluating Nonresponse Weighting Adjustment for the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments Surveys: On Incorporating Survey Outcomes
August 1, 2021
Lin Tien-Huan, Flores Cervantes Ismael, Saito Suzue, Bain Rommel. (2021). Evaluating Nonresponse Weighting Adjustment for the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments Surveys: On Incorporating Survey Outcomes. JAIDS. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002636
HIV Incidence by Male Circumcision Status from the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) Surveys—eight sub-Saharan African countries, 2015-2017
August 1, 2021
Hines JZ, Sachathep K, Pals S, Davis SM, Toledo C, Bronson M, Parekh B, Carrasco M, Xaba S, Mandisarisa J, Kamobyi R, Chituwo O, Kirungi WL, Alamo S, Kabuye G, Awor AC, Mmbando S, Simbeye D, Aupokolo MA, Zemburuka B, Nyirenda R, Msungama W, Tarumbiswa T, Manda R, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Kiggundu V, Thomas AG, Watts H, Voetsch AC, Williams DB. (2021). HIV Incidence by Male Circumcision Status from the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) Surveys—eight sub-Saharan African countries, 2015-2017. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002658
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.
Is Interview Length Associated With Blood Test Participation? Evidence From Three Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys Conducted From 2016 to 2017
August 1, 2021
Bray R, Palma AM, Philip NM, Brown K, Levin B, Thompson JLPS, Ginindza C, Mulenga LB. Is Interview Length Associated With Blood Test Participation? Evidence From Three Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys Conducted From 2016 to 2017. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 1;87(Suppl 1):S57-S66. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002705. PMID: 34166313.
Data Architecture to Support Real-Time Data Analytics for the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments
August 1, 2021
Metz M, Smith R, Mitchell R, Duong YT, Brown K, Kinchen S, Lee K, Ogollah FM, Dzinamarira T, Maliwa V, Moore C, Patel H, Chung H, Mtengo H, Saito S. Data Architecture to Support Real-Time Data Analytics for the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 1;87(Suppl 1):S28-S35. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002703. PMID: 34166310.
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.
Unawareness of HIV Infection Among Men Aged 15-59 Years in 13 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Findings From the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments, 2015-2019
August 1, 2021
West CA, Chang GC, W Currie D, Bray R, Kinchen S, Behel S, McCullough-Sanden R, Low A, Bissek A, Shang JD, Ndongmo CB, Dokubo EK, Balachandra S, Lobognon LR, Dube L, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Li M, Pasipamire M, Getaneh Y, Lulseged S, Eshetu F, Kingwara L, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Tlhomola M, Ramphalla P, Kalua T, F Auld A, B Williams D, Remera E, Rwibasira GN, Mugisha V, Malamba SS, Mushi J, Jalloh MF, Mgomella GS, Kirungi WL, Biraro S, C Awor A, Barradas DT, Mugurungi O, H Rogers J, Bronson M, M Bodika S, Ajiboye A, Gaffga N, Moore C, Patel HK, C Voetsch A. Unawareness of HIV Infection Among Men Aged 15-59 Years in 13 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Findings From the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments, 2015-2019. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 1;87(Suppl 1):S97-S106. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002708. PMID: 34166316.
HIV-1 Recent Infection Testing Algorithm With Antiretroviral Drug Detection to Improve Accuracy of Incidence Estimates
August 1, 2021
Voetsch AC, Duong YT, Stupp P, Saito S, McCracken S, Dobbs T, Winterhalter FS, Williams DB, Mengistu A, Mugurungi O, Chikwanda P, Musuka G, Ndongmo CB, Dlamini S, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Pasipamire M, Tegbaru B, Eshetu F, Biraro S, Ward J, Aibo D, Kabala A, Mgomella GS, Malewo O, Mushi J, Payne D, Mengistu Y, Asiimwe F, Shang JD, Dokubo EK, Eno LT, Zoung-Kanyi Bissek AC, Kingwara L, Junghae M, Kiiru JN, Mwesigwa RCN, Balachandra S, Lobognon R, Kampira E, Detorio M, Yufenyuy EL, Brown K, Patel HK, Parekh BS. HIV-1 Recent Infection Testing Algorithm With Antiretroviral Drug Detection to Improve Accuracy of Incidence Estimates. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 1;87(Suppl 1):S73-S80. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002707. PMID: 34166315; PMCID: PMC8630595.
Successful Use of Near Point-of-Care Early Infant Diagnosis in NAMPHIA to Improve Turnaround Times in a National Household Survey
August 1, 2021
Domaoal RA, Sleeman K, Sawadogo S, Dzinamarira T, Frans N, Shatumbu SP, Kakoma LN, Shuumbwa TK, Cox MH, Stephens S, Nisbet L, Metz M, Saito S, Williams DB, Voetsch AC, Patel HK, Parekh BS, Duong YT. Successful Use of Near Point-of-Care Early Infant Diagnosis in NAMPHIA to Improve Turnaround Times in a National Household Survey. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 1;87(Suppl 1):S67-S72. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002706. PMID: 34166314.
HIV General Population Surveys: Shedding Light on the Status of HIV Epidemics and Informing Future Actions
August 1, 2021
Porter L, Bello G, Nkambule R, Justman J. HIV General Population Surveys: Shedding Light on the Status of HIV Epidemics and Informing Future Actions. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 1;87(Suppl 1):S2-S5. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002701. PMID: 34166307.
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...
Use of machine learning techniques to identify HIV predictors for screening in sub-Saharan Africa
July 31, 2021
Mutai, C. K., McSharry, P. E., Ngaruye, I., & Musabanganji, E. (2021). Use of machine learning techniques to identify HIV predictors for screening in sub-Saharan Africa. BMC medical research methodology, 21(1), 159. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01346-2
HIV trends and disparities by gender and urban–rural residence among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa
June 17, 2021
Maulide Cane, R., Melesse, D. Y., Kayeyi, N., Manu, A., Wado, Y. D., Barros, A., & Boerma, T. (2021). HIV trends and disparities by gender and urban-rural residence among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Reproductive health, 18(Suppl 1), 120. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01118-7
Understating the Barriers to Achievement of the UNAIDS 90-90-90 Goal in Tanzania Using a Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Survey 2016-2017
May 11, 2021
Wang Y, Kiwuwa-Muyingo S, Kadengye DT. Understating the barriers to achievement of the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goal in Tanzania using a population-based HIV impact assessment survey 2016-2017. AIDS Care. 2021 May 11:1-8. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1923631. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33975497.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mitigation Efforts and Testing During an In-Person Training Event—Uganda, 12–29 October 2020
April 29, 2021
Laws RL, Biraro S, Kirungi W, Gianetti B, Aibo D, Awor AC, West C, Sachathep KK, Kiyingi H, Ward J, Mwangi C, Nkurunziza P, Okimait D, Currie D, Ajiboye A, Moore CS, Patel H, Sendagala S, Naluguza M, Mugisha V, Low A, Delgado S, Hoos D, Brown K, Galbraith JS, Hladik W, Nelson L, El-Sadr W, Musinguzi J, Voetsch AC. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mitigation Efforts and Testing During an In-Person Training Event-Uganda, 12-29 October 2020. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 15;73(Supplement_1):S42-S44. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab331. PMID: 33912911; PMCID: PMC8135603.
Screening for HIV Among Patients at Tuberculosis Clinics – Results from Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, 2015-16
March 12, 2021
Kothegal N, Wang A, Jonnalagadda S, MacNeil A, Radin E, Brown K, Mugurungi O, Choto R, Balachandra S, Rogers JH, Musuka G, Kalua T, Odo M, Auld A, Gunde L, Kim E, Payne D, Lungu P, Mulenga L, Hassani AS, Nkumbula T, Patel H, Parekh B, Voetsch AC. Screening for HIV Among Patients at Tuberculosis Clinics – Results from Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, 2015-2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Mar 12;70(10):342-345. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7010a2. PMID: 33705366; PMCID: PMC7951815.
