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.
Identifying care gaps along the HIV treatment failure cascade: A multistate analysis of viral load monitoring, re-suppression, and regimen switches in Zambia
An article in PLoS Medicine
Authors: Kombatende Sikombe, Noelle Le Tourneau, Brian Rice, Jake M. Pry, Sandra Simbeza, Laura K. Beres, Anjali Sharma, Njekwa Mukamba, Alison Wringe, James R. Hargreaves, Jacob Mutale, Carolyn Bolton Moore, Izukanji Sikazwe, Elvin Geng, Aaloke Mody
A realist-informed evaluation of the implementation of complex HIV treatment support strategies for female sex workers living with HIV
Annals of Epidemiology
Authors: Carly A Comins, Mfezi Mcingana, Becky Genberg, Ntambue Mulumba, Elvin Geng, Sharmistha Mishra, Deliwe R. Phetlhu, Sita Lujintanon, Lily Shipp, Joel Steingo, Harry Hausler, Stefan Baral, Sheree Schwartz
From crisis to connection: HIV care telehealth as an antidote to loneliness during the COVID-19 stay-at-home era
An article in AIDS and Behavior
Authors: Shanti Parikh, Zeles Vargas, Khadijah Kareem, Johnelle Lamarque, Trisha Bose, Julia D. López
Social determinants of mental health outcomes among refugee adolescents and youth living with HIV in refugee settlements in Uganda: a cross-sectional analysis
An article from AIDS and Behavior.
Authors: Nhial T. Tutlam, Samuel Kizito, Proscovia Nabunya, Mitra Naseh, Imelda Nabbosa, Isaac Kwesiga, Phionah Namatovu, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Noeline Nakasujja, Fred M. Ssewamala
Social stigma and vulnerabilities of women living with HIV/AIDS in Kyrgyzstan: service providers’ perspectives
Article published in Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services
Authors: Saltanat Childress, Nibedita Shrestha, Philip Kreniske, Eusebius Small, Louisa Gilbert, Aibek Mukambetov, Fred Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, and Mary McKay
Loneliness, social isolation, and suicidal ideation and attempt among adolescents living with HIV: a cross-sectional study in Masaka, Uganda
Global Social Welfare
Authors: Sangeetha Jayaraman, Shanmuga Mahalingam, Michael M Lederman, Fady Faddoul, Andre Paes da Silva, Robert Asaad, Leah P Shriver, Natarajan Bhaskaran, Elizabeth Schneider, Grace Heine, Tobi Taylor, Samantha Horne, Ashley Yoon, Zihan Zhu, Liangliang Zhang , Adam Burgener, Gina Lewin, Pushpa Pandiyan