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A combination intervention strategy to improve linkage to and retention in HIV care following diagnosis in Mozambique: A cluster-randomized study

Elul, Batya; Lamb, Matthew R; Lahuerta, Maria; Abacassamo , Fatima; Ahoua, Laurence; Kujawski, Stephanie A; Tomo, Maria; Jani, Ilesh.
PloS med; 14 (11), 2017
Background: Concerning gaps in the HIV care continuum compromise individual and population health. We evaluated a combination intervention strategy (CIS) targeting prevalent barriers to timely linkage and sustained retention in HIV care in Mozambique. Methods and findings: In this cluster-randomized tria...
Anti-HIV Agents/administration & dosage, Cluster Analysis, Combined Modality Therapy, Early Medical Intervention/methods, Follow-Up Studies, HIV Infections/diagnosis, HIV-1/drug effects, Health Behavior, Motivation, Patient Compliance, Epidemiology, Therapeutics, Mozambique, HIV Infections/therapy
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Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy with Mefloquine in HIV-Infected Women Receiving Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis: A Multicenter Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

González, Raquel; Desai, Meghna; Macete 3, Eusebio; Ouma, Peter; Kakolwa, Mwaka A; Abdulla, Salim; Aponte, John J; Bulo, Helder; Kabanywanyi, Abdunoor M; Katana, Abraham; Maculuve, Sonia; Mayor, Alfredo; Nhacolo, Arsenio; Otieno, Kephas; Pahlavan, Golbahar; Rupérez, María; Sevene, Esperança; Slutsker, Laurence; Vala, Anifa; Williamsom, John; Menéndez, Clara.
PloS med; 14 (160), 2014
Background: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended for malaria prevention in HIV-negative pregnant women, but it is contraindicated in HIV-infected women taking daily cotrimoxazole prophylaxis (CTXp) because of potential added risk of adve...
Antimalarials/administration & dosage, Double-Blind Method, Follow-Up Studies, HIV Infections/diagnosis, HIV Infections/drug therapy, HIV Infections/epidemiology, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control, Malaria/diagnosis, Malaria/epidemiology, Malaria/prevention & control, Mefloquine/administration & dosage, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/prevention & control, Pregnancy Outcome, Mozambique/epidemiology, Tanzania/epidemiology, Kenya/epidemiology, Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination/administration & dosage
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