Scientific Publications
From Midwest D-CFAR investigators, collaborators, and friends.
All studies and publications resulting from Midwest D-CFAR funding, whether direct or indirect, must acknowledge D-CFAR support.
Cross-Cutting Implementation Strategies to Integrate Hypertension Care Into HIV Care in Africa: Results From Six Country Studies in the HLB-SIMPLe Alliance
Journal of the International AIDS Society
Authors: Angela Aifah, Emmanuel K. Tetteh, Karla I. Galaviz, Michael E. Herce, Norberto Lumbandali, Martin Muddu, Lisa R. Hirschhorn
The GrimAge clock corresponds to brain ageing and social determinants of health in people with HIV
EBioMedicine
Authors: Kalen J Petersen, Seungjae Kim, Pete Canfield, June Roman, Sarah A Cooley, Manjula Bhuma, Adam Anderson, Brittany Nelson, Patricia Reid, Elizabeth Westerhaus, Maurizio Caocci, Tricia H Burdo, Aristeidis Sotiras & Beau M Ances
HAND in Africa: prevalence, diagnostic challenges and the search for objective markers
Journal of NeuroVirology
Authors: Peter Kwabena Appiah, Evelyn Yayra Bonney, James Odame Aboagye, Mildred Egyirba Hanson, Christian Obirikorang & George Boateng Kyei
HIV disclosure in Ugandan schools: A qualitative study of how educators navigate the institutional ecology of information, HIV stigma, and care
Social Science and Medicine
Authors: Massy Mutumba, Jennifer Nattabi, Proscovia Nabunya, Francis Matovu & Fred M. Ssewamala
Strategies to Promote HIV Self-Testing and Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Among Ghanaian Youth: Results from the Y-FIT GH National Crowdsourcing Open Call
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Authors: Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong, Abass Tando Abubakar, Yaa Adutwumwaa Obeng, Winfred Kofi Mensa, Daniel Selase Anyidoho, Ernest Ortsin, Stephen Ayisi Addo, Anthony Affum-Adjei Awuah, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Naa Ashiley Vanderpuye, Paul Sowah, Temitope Ojo, Juliet Iwelunmor, Zhao Ni; YFIT GH Study Team
Comparing Self-Reports, Pill Counts, and Electronic Devices in Assessing Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and its Association With Viral Suppression in Adolescents Living With HIV
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Authors: Samuel Kizito, Fred M Ssewamala, Josephine Nabayinda, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Phionah Namatovu & Torsten B Neilands
Real-World Experience of Hepatitis C Treatment With Glecaprevir-Pibrentasvir During Pregnancy
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Authors: Madeline McCrary, Megan R Curtis, Jeannie C Kelly, Jessica Elrod-Gallegos, Patrick Kojima, Patricia Werner, Jennifer L Mullersman, Tracey Habrock-Bach, Michael J Durkin, Laura R Marks
Coping With Adversity: Exploring the Role of Protective Factors and Their Impact on School Enrollment and Satisfaction Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Low-Resource Settings
Doctoral Dissertation, Washington University in St. Louis, Brown School
Author: Jennifer Nattabi
Dissemination Strategies From an HIV Self-Testing Intervention Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Nigeria: Crowdsourcing Open Call Study
JMIR Formative Research
Authors: Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Oluwakorede Adedeji, Yusuf Babatunde, Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Lanre Blessing, Titilola Gbaja-Biamila, Folahanmi Akinsolu, Gift Mirikwe, Thembekile Shato, Cassandra Akinde, Samantha Wu, J. Clark, Temitope Ojo, Olufunto Olusanya, Oliver Ezechi, Joseph D. Tucker, Juliet Iwelunmor
A Multistate Analysis of Longitudinal Care Outcomes Among People Newly Linked to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care in Missouri
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Authors: Aditi Ramakrishnan, Daniel Vo, Ernie-Paul Barrette, Rachel M Presti, William G Powderly, Anne Trolard, Corey Grejtak-Heaps, Elvin H Geng, Aaloke Mody & Lindsey M Filiatreau
Evaluating infant feeding practice guidelines for individuals with HIV: a pilot study using qualitative findings with healthcare workers and normalization process theory
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Authors: Julia López, Elaine Schmidt, Kneeshe Parkinson, Virginia McKay, Sydney M. Thayer & Amanda Zofkie
Supported by: Midwest D-CFAR (5P30AI76532)
Acceptability of Suubi+Adherence intervention to improve ART adherence in Southern Uganda: A qualitative analysis
PLOS One
Authors: Josephine Nabayinda, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Phionah Namatovu, Proscovia Nabunya, Samuel Kizito, Anita Kabarambi, April Thames & Fred M. Ssewamala.