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.
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
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.
Integrating HPV vaccination into ART clinics: perspectives from an ethnographic study with girls aged 9–14 years in Ndola District, Zambia
AIDS Care
Authors: Jean Hunleth, Tasha Ngalande, Diana Mwanza, Petronella Singogo, Lindsey Kaufman, Thembekile Shato, Comfort Asante, Ana Baumann, Aliness Dombola, Sam Miti, Michelle Silver, Gershom Chongwe & Kevin Kapungu
Treating Alzheimer's disease in a person living with HIV
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Authors: David B. Clifford, Tammie L. S. Benzinger, Jee-young Han, Savannah Powles, Madeline Paczynski, Beau M. Ances, J. William Campbell
“I feel like a guest on the other side”: youth-identified challenges and solutions to transitioning from adolescent to adult HIV services in Western Kenya
AIDS Care
Authors: Dorothy I. Mangale, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Zachary Arochi Kwena, Eliud Akama, Harriet Fridah Adhiambo, Sarah Iguna, Oketch Bertha Akinyi, Evelyne Nyandieka, Eunice Omondi, Felix Ochieng, Okoth Clinton Owino, Sophia Goldin, Bukusi Elizabeth Anne, Elvin Geng, Laura K. Beres & Lisa L. Abuogi