Browsing by Author "Bangsberg, David R."
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High acceptability for cell phone text messages to improve communication of laboratory results with HIV-infected patients in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional survey study
Siedner, Mark Jacob; Haberer, Jessica; Bwana, Mwebesa Bosco; Ware, Norma Clara; Bangsberg, David Roy (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Patient-provider communication is a major challenge in resource-limited settings with large catchment areas. Though mobile phone usership increased 20-fold in Africa over the past decade, little is known about ... -
The HIV care cascade: models, measures and moving forward
MacCarthy, Sarah; Hoffmann, Michael; Ferguson, Laura; Nunn, Amy; Irvin, Risha; Bangsberg, David; Gruskin, Sofia; Dourado, Ines (International AIDS Society, 2015)Introduction: This article seeks to identify where delays occur along the adult HIV care cascade (“the cascade”), to improve understanding of what constitutes “delay” at each stage of the cascade and how this can be measured ... -
HIV Protective Efficacy and Correlates of Tenofovir Blood Concentrations in a Clinical Trial of PrEP for HIV Prevention
Donnell, Deborah; Baeten, Jared M.; Bumpus, Namandjé N.; Brantley, Justin; Bangsberg, David R.; Haberer, Jessica E.; Mujugira, Andrew; Mugo, Nelly; Ndase, Patrick; Hendrix, Craig; Celum, Connie (JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2014)Background: Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a novel HIV prevention strategy for which adherence is a known determinant of efficacy. Blood concentrations of PrEP medications are one objective marker of ... -
Household malaria knowledge and its association with bednet ownership in settings without large–scale distribution programs: Evidence from rural Madagascar
Krezanoski, Paul J.; Tsai, Alexander C.; Hamer, Davidson H.; Comfort, Alison B.; Bangsberg, David R. (Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2014)Background: Insecticide–treated bednets are effective at preventing malaria. This study focuses on household–level factors that are associated with bednet ownership in a rural area of Madagascar which had not been a recipient ... -
How Treatment Partners Help: Social Analysis of an African Adherence Support Intervention
O’Laughlin, Kelli N.; Wyatt, Monique A.; Kaaya, Sylvia; Bangsberg, David Roy; Ware, Norma Clara (Springer US, 2012)Treatment partnering is an adherence intervention developed in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper describes the additional social functions that treatment partners serve and shows how these functions contribute to health and ... -
“I Always Worry about What Might Happen Ahead”: Implementing Safer Conception Services in the Current Environment of Reproductive Counseling for HIV-Affected Men and Women in Uganda
Matthews, Lynn T.; Bajunirwe, Francis; Kastner, Jasmine; Sanyu, Naomi; Akatukwasa, Cecilia; Ng, Courtney; Rifkin, Rachel; Milford, Cecilia; Moore, Lizzie; Wilson, Ira B.; Bangsberg, David R.; Smit, Jennifer A.; Kaida, Angela (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)Background. We explored healthcare provider perspectives and practices regarding safer conception counseling for HIV-affected clients. Methods. We conducted semistructured interviews with 38 providers (medical and clinical ... -
Impact of HIV on CD8+ T Cell CD57 Expression Is Distinct from That of CMV and Aging
Lee, Sulggi A.; Sinclair, Elizabeth; Hatano, Hiroyu; Hsue, Priscilla Y.; Epling, Lorrie; Hecht, Frederick M.; Bangsberg, David R.; Martin, Jeffrey N.; McCune, Joseph M.; Deeks, Steven G.; Hunt, Peter W. (Public Library of Science, 2014)Background: Chronic antigenic stimulation by cytomegalovirus (CMV) is thought to increase “immunosenesence” of aging, characterized by accumulation of terminally differentiated CD28- CD8+ T cells and increased CD57, a ... -
Impact of HIV-related stigma on treatment adherence: systematic review and meta-synthesis
Katz, Ingrid T; Ryu, Annemarie E; Onuegbu, Afiachukwu G; Psaros, Christina; Weiser, Sheri D; Bangsberg, David R; Tsai, Alexander C (International AIDS Society, 2013)Introduction: Adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a critical determinant of HIV-1 RNA viral suppression and health outcomes. It is generally accepted that HIV-related stigma is correlated with factors that may ... -
Incidence and Predictors of Pregnancy among a Cohort of HIV-Positive Women Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Mbarara, Uganda
Kaida, Angela; Matthews, Lynn Turner; Kanters, Steve; Kabakyenga, Jerome; Muzoora, Conrad; Mocello, A. Rain; Martin, Jeffrey N.; Hunt, Peter; Haberer, Jessica; Hogg, Robert S.; Bangsberg, David Roy (Public Library of Science, 2013)Objective: Many people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa desire biological children. Implementation of HIV prevention strategies that support the reproductive goals of people living with HIV while minimizing HIV ... -
Influence of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPfAR) on career choices and emigration of health-profession graduates from a Ugandan medical school: a cross-sectional study
Bajunirwe, Francis; Twesigye, Leonidas; Zhang, Michael; Kerry, Vanessa B; Bangsberg, David R (BMJ Publishing Group, 2013)Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the current work distribution of health professionals from a public Ugandan medical school in a period of major donor funding for HIV programmes. We explore the hypothesis ... -
Lay Social Resources for Support of Adherence to Antiretroviral Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Among Serodiscordant Couples in sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study
Ware, Norma C.; Pisarski, Emily E.; Haberer, Jessica E.; Wyatt, Monique A.; Tumwesigye, Elioda; Baeten, Jared M.; Celum, Connie L.; Bangsberg, David R. (Springer US, 2014)Effectiveness of antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention will require high adherence. Using qualitative data, this paper identifies potential lay social resources for support of PrEP adherence by ... -
Lost Opportunities to Reduce Periconception HIV Transmission: Safer Conception Counseling By South African Providers Addresses Perinatal but not Sexual HIV Transmission
Matthews, Lynn T.; Milford, Cecilia; Kaida, Angela; Ehrlich, Matthew J.; Ng, Courtney; Greener, Ross; Mosery, F. N.; Harrison, Abigail; Psaros, Christina; Safren, Steven A.; Bajunirwe, Francis; Wilson, Ira B.; Bangsberg, David R.; Smit, Jennifer A. (JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2014)Introduction: Safer conception strategies create opportunities for HIV-serodiscordant couples to realize fertility goals and minimize periconception HIV transmission. Patient–provider communication about fertility goals ... -
The Meanings in the messages: how SMS reminders and real-time adherence monitoring improve antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Uganda
Ware, Norma C.; Pisarski, Emily E.; Tam, Melanie; Wyatt, Monique A.; Atukunda, Esther; Musiimenta, Angella; Bangsberg, David R.; Haberer, Jessica E. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016)Objective: To understand how a pilot intervention combining SMS reminders with real-time adherence monitoring improved adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adults initiating treatment in rural Uganda. Design: ... -
Multiple Measures Reveal Antiretroviral Adherence Successes and Challenges in HIV-Infected Ugandan Children
Haberer, Jessica; Kiwanuka, Julius; Nansera, Denis; Ragland, Kathleen; Mellins, Claude; Bangsberg, David Roy (Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: Adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) among children in developing settings is poorly understood. Methodology/Principal Findings: To understand the level, distribution, and correlates of ART adherence ... -
Not All Missed Doses Are the Same: Sustained NNRTI Treatment Interruptions Predict HIV Rebound at Low-to-Moderate Adherence Levels
Parienti, Jean-Jacques; Das-Douglas, Moupali; Massari, Véronique; Guzman, David; Deeks, Steven G.; Verdon, Renaud; Bangsberg, David Roy (Public Library of Science, 2008)Background: While the relationship between average adherence to HIV potent antiretroviral therapy is well defined, the relationship between patterns of adherence within adherence strata has not been investigated. We examined ... -
Optimizing Network Connectivity for Mobile Health Technologies in sub-Saharan Africa
Siedner, Mark Jacob; Lankowski, Alexander; Musinga, Derrick; Jackson, Jonathon; Muzoora, Conrad; Hunt, Peter W.; Martin, Jeffrey N.; Bangsberg, David Roy; Haberer, Jessica (Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: Mobile health (mHealth) technologies hold incredible promise to improve healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings. Network reliability across large catchment areas can be a major challenge. We performed ... -
Pitfalls of practicing cancer epidemiology in resource-limited settings: the case of survival and loss to follow-up after a diagnosis of Kaposi’s sarcoma in five countries across sub-Saharan Africa
Freeman, Esther; Semeere, Aggrey; Wenger, Megan; Bwana, Mwebesa; Asirwa, F. Chite; Busakhala, Naftali; Oga, Emmanuel; Jedy-Agba, Elima; Kwaghe, Vivian; Iregbu, Kenneth; Jaquet, Antoine; Dabis, Francois; Yumo, Habakkuk Azinyui; Dusingize, Jean Claude; Bangsberg, David; Anastos, Kathryn; Phiri, Sam; Bohlius, Julia; Egger, Matthias; Yiannoutsos, Constantin; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara; Martin, Jeffrey (BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Survival after diagnosis is a fundamental concern in cancer epidemiology. In resource-rich settings, ambient clinical databases, municipal data and cancer registries make survival estimation in real-world ... -
Potential for false positive HIV test results with the serial rapid HIV testing algorithm
Baveewo, Steven; Kamya, Moses R; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Fatch, Robin; Bangsberg, David Roy; Coates, Thomas; Hahn, Judith A; Wanyenze, Rhoda K (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Rapid HIV tests provide same-day results and are widely used in HIV testing programs in areas with limited personnel and laboratory infrastructure. The Uganda Ministry of Health currently recommends the serial ... -
A Qualitative Analysis of Factors Influencing HPV Vaccine Uptake in Soweto, South Africa among Adolescents and Their Caregivers
Katz, Ingrid T.; Nkala, Busisiwe; Dietrich, Janan; Wallace, Melissa; Bekker, Linda-Gail; Pollenz, Kathryn; Bogart, Laura M.; Wright, Alexi A.; Tsai, Alexander C.; Bangsberg, David R.; Gray, Glenda E. (Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: In South Africa, the prevalence of oncogenic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) may be as high as 64%, and cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women. The development of efficacious ... -
Real-Time Adherence Monitoring for HIV Antiretroviral Therapy
Haberer, Jessica; Kahane, Josh; Kigozi, Isaac; Emenyonu, Nneka; Hunt, Peter K.; Martin, Jeffrey; Bangsberg, David Roy (Springer US, 2010)Current adherence assessments typically detect missed doses long after they occur. Real-time, wireless monitoring strategies for antiretroviral therapy may provide novel opportunities to proactively prevent virologic rebound ...