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SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in African women living with HIV and their infants

SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity data in women living with HIV (WLHIV), their infants and associated factors in this subpopulation remain limited. We retrospectively measured SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity from 07/2020-11...

Taguma A. Matubu, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Sean S. Brummel… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2024)

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents living with HIV after dolutegravir - based antiretroviral therapy start in Kampala, Uganda

Dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) is currently the preferred first-line treatment for persons living with HIV (PLHIV) including children and adolescents in many low- and middle-income count...

Irene Nakatudde, Elizabeth Katana, Eva Laker Agnes Odongpiny… in AIDS Research and Therapy (2024)

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Attitudes and perceptions towards develo** a health educational video to enhance optimal uptake of malaria preventive therapy among pregnant women in Uganda: a qualitative study involving pregnant women, health workers, and Ministry of health officials

Malaria in pregnancy remains a major global public health problem. Intermittent prophylaxis treatment of malaria in pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and co-trimoxazole is efficacious for prevention of...

Rita Nakalega, Ruth Nabisere-Arinaitwe, Nelson Mukiza… in BMC Health Services Research (2024)

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Metabolomic profiling of preterm birth in pregnant women living with HIV

Preterm birth is a leading cause of death in children under the age of five. The risk of preterm birth is increased by maternal HIV infection as well as by certain antiretroviral regimens, leading to a disprop...

Nicole H. Tobin, Aisling Murphy, Fan Li, Sean S. Brummel, Mary Glenn Fowler… in Metabolomics (2023)

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Maternal and infant renal safety following tenofovir disoproxil fumarate exposure during pregnancy in a randomized control trial

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in combination with other antiretroviral (ARV) drugs has been in clinical use for HIV treatment since its approval in 2001. Although the effectiveness of TDF in preventing p...

Kristin Baltrusaitis, Bonus Makanani, Camlin Tierney… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2022)

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The Mirasol Evaluation of Reduction in Infections Trial (MERIT): study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial

Transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) are a global health challenge. One new approach to reduce TTIs is the use of pathogen reduction technology (PRT). In vitro, Mirasol PRT reduces the infectious load in ...

Ronnie Kasirye, Heather A. Hume, Evan M. Bloch, Irene Lubega, Dorothy Kyeyune… in Trials (2022)

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Prevalence of undetectable and suppressed viral load in HIV-infected pregnant women initiating Option B+ in Uganda: an observational study nested within a randomized controlled trial

Viral load (VL) testing is key in monitoring adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and documenting HIV treatment response. As per HIV treatment guidelines in Uganda, the first VL test is recommended 6 mont...

Grace Gabagaya, Gordon Rukundo, Alexander Amone… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2021)

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“[Repeat] testing and counseling is one of the key [services] that the government should continue providing”: participants’ perceptions on extended repeat HIV testing and enhanced counseling (ERHTEC) for primary HIV prevention in pregnant and lactating women in the PRIMAL study, Uganda

The ‘Primary HIV Prevention among Pregnant and Lactating Ugandan Women’ (PRIMAL) randomized controlled trial aimed to assess an enhanced counseling strategy linked to extended postpartum repeat HIV testing and...

Femke Bannink Mbazzi, Zikulah Namukwaya, Alexander Amone, Francis Ojok… in BMC Public Health (2020)

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Greater involvement of HIV-infected peer-mothers in provision of reproductive health services as “family planning champions” increases referrals and uptake of family planning among HIV-infected mothers

In 2012, Makerere University Johns - Hopkins University, and Mulago National Referral Hospital, with support from the National Institute of Health (under Grant number: NOT AI-01-023) undertook operational rese...

Peter Mudiope, Ezra Musingye, Carolyne Onyango Makumbi… in BMC Health Services Research (2017)

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Use of peers, community lay persons and Village Health Team (VHT) members improves six-week postnatal clinic (PNC) follow-up and Early Infant HIV Diagnosis (EID) in urban and rural health units in Uganda: A one-year implementation study

Effective Prevention of Mother to child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) relies heavily on follow-up of HIV-infected women and infants from antenatal, through postnatal, to the end of the breastfeeding period. In U...

Zikulah Namukwaya, Linda Barlow-Mosha, Peter Mudiope… in BMC Health Services Research (2015)

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A cross-sectional study of the magnitude, barriers, and outcomes of HIV status disclosure among women participating in a perinatal HIV transmission study, “the Nevirapine Repeat Pregnancy study”

HIV status disclosure is a difficult emotional task for HIV-infected persons and may create the opportunity for both social support and rejection. In this study, we evaluated the proportions, patterns, barrier...

Flavia M Kiweewa, Paul M Bakaki, Michelle S McConnell, Maria Musisi… in BMC Public Health (2015)

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The Immunogenicity of Haemophilus influenzae Type B Conjugate Vaccines in Children Born to HIV-Infected Women † 899

Jennifer S Read, Carl E Frasch, Kenneth Rich, Gordon A FitzGerald… in Pediatric Research (1998)