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    Does HIV index testing bring patients into treatment at earlier stages of HIV disease? Results from a retrospective study in Ukraine

    Over one-third of people living with HIV (PLH) in Ukraine are not on treatment. Index testing services, which link potentially exposed partners (named partners) of known PLH (index patients) with testing and t...

    Andrew M. Secor, Alyona Ihnatiuk, Anna Shapoval, Misti McDowell in BMC Infectious Diseases (2024)

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    Profile of partners who completed HIV testing and received a new HIV diagnosis in Ukraine’s HIV index testing program: a retrospective cohort study to inform program improvement

    Approximately one-third of people living with HIV in Ukraine are unaware of their HIV status. Index testing (IT) is an evidence-based HIV testing strategy that supports voluntary notification of partners with ...

    Nancy Puttkammer, Alyona Ihnatiuk, Anna Shapoval, Anna Kazanzhy in BMC Infectious Diseases (2023)

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    Patient-Reported Treatment Satisfaction and Quality of Life Among People Living with HIV Following the Introduction of Dolutegravir-Based ART Regimens in Ukraine

    In 2017, the government of Ukraine initiated its ART Optimization Initiative, revising its national antiretroviral therapy (ART) guidelines and embracing Dolutegravir (DTG) as a backbone of first-line ART regi...

    Chenglin Hong, Nancy Puttkammer, Serhii Riabokon in AIDS and Behavior (2022)

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    Comparing COVID-19 physical distancing policies: results from a physical distancing intensity coding framework for Botswana, India, Jamaica, Mozambique, Namibia, Ukraine, and the United States

    Understanding the differences in timing and composition of physical distancing policies is important to evaluate the early global response to COVID-19. A physical distancing intensity monitoring framework comp...

    Jeff Lane, Arianna Rubin Means, Kevin Bardosh, Anna Shapoval in Globalization and Health (2021)

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    US e-learning course adaptation to the Ukrainian context: lessons learned and way forward

    Access to continuing education opportunities is limited for Ukrainian healthcare workers, and the need is acute in order to support healthcare reform efforts currently underway in Ukraine. Online learning is a...

    Ann Downer, Anna Shapoval, Olga Vysotska, Iryna Yuryeva in BMC Medical Education (2018)