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    Informing a target product profile for rapid tests to identify HBV-infected pregnant women with high viral loads: a discrete choice experiment with African healthcare workers

    Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) requires infant immunoprophylaxis and antiviral prophylaxis for pregnant women with high viral loads. Since real-time polymerase chain rea...

    Yasir Shitu Isa, Jonathan Sicsic, Henry Njuguna, John Ward in BMC Medicine (2023)

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    Cost-utility analysis of four WHO-recommended sofosbuvir-based regimens for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in sub-Saharan Africa

    Although direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have become standard care for patients with chronic hepatitis C worldwide, there is no evidence for their value for money in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the cost-eff...

    Sylvie Boyer, Maël Baudoin, Marie Libérée Nishimwe in BMC Health Services Research (2022)

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    Resource and infrastructure challenges on the RESIST-2 Trial: an implementation study of drug resistance genotype-based algorithmic ART switches in HIV-2-infected adults in Senegal

    Second-line treatment of HIV-2 in resource-limited settings (RLS) is complicated by a lack of controlled trial data, limited availability of HIV-2-active antiretroviral drugs, and inadequate access to drug res...

    Dana N. Raugi, Khardiata Diallo, Mouhamadou Baïla Diallo, Dominique Faye in Trials (2021)

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    The impact of food insecurity on HIV outcomes in Senegal, West Africa: a prospective longitudinal study

    Understanding the impact of food insecurity on HIV outcomes is critical for the development and implementation of effective, evidence-based interventions to address food insecurity and improve the HIV care cas...

    Noelle A. Benzekri, Jacques F. Sambou, Sanou Ndong in BMC Public Health (2021)

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    Prevalence and factors associated with severe depressive symptoms in older west African people living with HIV

    Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Depression has a negative impact on both mental and physical health and is mainly associated with suboptimal HIV tr...

    Charlotte Bernard, Hélène Font, Zélica Diallo, Richard Ahonon in BMC Psychiatry (2020)

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    Prevalence, predictors, and management of advanced HIV disease among individuals initiating ART in Senegal, West Africa

    The WHO guidelines for the management of advanced HIV disease recommend a package of care consisting of rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), enhanced screening and diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) a...

    Noelle A. Benzekri, Jacques F. Sambou, Sanou Ndong in BMC Infectious Diseases (2019)

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    Trends in hepatitis B virus testing practices and management in HIV clinics across sub-Saharan Africa

    Approximately 8% of HIV-infected individuals are co-infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Knowledge of HBV status is important to guide optimal selection of antiretroviral therapy ...

    Patrick A. Coffie, Matthias Egger, Michael J. Vinikoor in BMC Infectious Diseases (2017)

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    Afri-Can Forum 2

    A1 Introduction to the 2nd synchronicity forum of GHRI/CHVI-funded Canadian and African HIV prevention and vaccine teams

    Hillary Mukudu, Neil Martinson, Benn Sartorius, Jenny Coetzee in BMC Infectious Diseases (2016)

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    HIV infection, viral hepatitis and liver fibrosis among prison inmates in West Africa

    Prisoners represent a vulnerable population for blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections which can potentially lead to liver fibrosis and ultimately cirrhosis. However, little is known about the prevale...

    Antoine Jaquet, Gilles Wandeler, Judicaël Tine, Claver A. Dagnra in BMC Infectious Diseases (2016)