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The role of motivation in predicting antiretroviral therapy adherence in China by Vian, Taryn, Bachman DeSilva, Mary, Cabral, Howard J, Williams, Geoffrey C, Gifford, Allen L, Zhong, Li, Xie, Wubin, Gill, Christopher J, Sabin, Lora L

“…Patient motivation is important in managing medication regimens such as antiretroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS. We tested whether self-determination theory…”
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Delayed access to emergency obstetrical care among preeclamptic and non-preeclamptic women in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti by Hutchinson, Katharine, Bryant, Malcolm, Bachman DeSilva, Mary, Price, Deborah, Sabin, Lora, Bryson, Lindsay, Jean Charles, Roger, Declercq, Eugene

“…The primary objective of this comparative, cross-sectional study was to identify factors affecting delays in accessing emergency obstetric care and clinical…”
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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Real-Time Adherence Device among HIV-Positive IDU Patients in China by Keyi, Xu, Gifford, Allen L., Bachman DeSilva, Mary, Li, Zhong, Feng, Cheng, Brooks, Mohamad, Harrold, Mark, Yueying, Hu, Gill, Christopher J., Wubin, Xie, Vian, Taryn, Haberer, Jessica, Bangsberg, David, Sabin, Lora

“…We collected data on feasibility and acceptability of a real-time web-linked adherence monitoring container among HIV-positive injection drug users (IDU) in…”
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Improving Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy With Triggered Real-time Text Message Reminders: The China Adherence Through Technology Study by Sabin, Lora L, Bachman DeSilva, Mary, Gill, Christopher J, Zhong, Li, Vian, Taryn, Xie, Wubin, Cheng, Feng, Xu, Keyi, Lan, Guanghua, Haberer, Jessica E, Bangsberg, David R, Li, Yongzhen, Lu, Hongyan, Gifford, Allen L

“…BACKGROUND:Real-time adherence monitoring is now possible through medication storage devices equipped with cellular technology. We assessed the effect of…”
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Early impacts of orphaning: Health, nutrition, and food insecurity in a cohort of school-going adolescents in South Africa by Bachman DeSilva, Mary, Skalicky, Anne, Beard, Jennifer, Cakwe, Mandisa, Zhuwau, Tom, Quinlan, Tim, Simon, Jonathon

“…We recruited a cohort of 157 recent orphans and 480 non-orphans aged 9-15 in a region of high HIV/AIDS mortality in South Africa using stratified cluster…”
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Challenges of developing a district child welfare plan in South Africa: lessons from a community-engaged HIV/AIDS research project by Beard, Jennifer, Skalicky, Anne, Nkosi, Busisiwe, Zhuwau, Tom, Cakwe, Mandisa, Simon, Jonathon, DeSilva, Mary Bachman

“…The Amajuba Child Health and Wellbeing Research Project measured the impact of orphaning due to HIV/AIDS on South African households between 2004 and 2007…”
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Increasing compliance with alcohol service laws in a developing country: intervention trial in the Kingdom of Bhutan by Dorji, Gampo, DeJong, William, Bor, Jacob, DeSilva, Mary Bachman, Sabin, Lora, Feeley, Frank Rich, Udon, Pema, Wangchuk, Nima, Wangdi, Ugyen, Choden, Tshering, Gurung, Mongal Singh, Chogyel, Tandin, Wangchuk, Dorji, Kypri, Kypros

“…Aim Bhutan is a low‐middle income country that, like many others, experiences significant alcohol‐related harm and low compliance with laws restricting…”
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Differences in normal activities, job performance and symptom prevalence between patients not yet on antiretroviral therapy and patients initiating therapy in South Africa by ROSEN, Sydney, KETLHAPILE, Mpefe, SANNE, Ian, BACHMAN DESILVA, Mary

“…Little is known about how antiretroviral therapy (ART) affects patients' economic activities in resource-constrained settings. This study examined the…”
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Exploring the Cinderella myth : intrahousehold differences in child wellbeing between orphans and non-orphans in Amajuba District, South Africa by PARIKHA, Anokhi, BACHMAN DESILVA, Mary, CAKWE, Mandisa, QUINLAN, Tim, SIMON, Jonathon L, SKALICKY, Anne, ZHUWAU, Tom

“…To determine whether differences in wellbeing (defined by a variety of education and health outcomes) exist between recent school-aged orphans and non-orphans…”
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Why it Worked: Participants' Insights into an mHealth Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Intervention in China by Sabin, Lora L, Mansfield, Lauren, DeSilva, Mary Bachman, Vian, Taryn, Li, Zhong, Wubin, Xie, Gifford, Allen L, Barnoon, Yiyao, Gill, Christopher J

“…Few Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) adherence trials investigate the reasons for intervention success or failure among HIV-positive individuals. To conduct…”
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Challenges to Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Coping Strategies to Overcome Them: Qualitative Investigations of Adolescents Living with HIV, their Caregivers, and Clinicians in Vietnam by Sabin, Lora L., Nguyen, Vu Cong, Harvey, Kelsee, Bonawitz, Rachael, Hai, Le Thanh, Van Lam, Nguyen, Yen, Le Thi, Gifford, Allen L., Haberer, Jessica E., Linh, Dang Thuy, DeSilva, Mary Bachman

“…Background: Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Vietnam are known to struggle with adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). Objective: To examine…”
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Barriers to adherence to antiretroviral medications among patients living with HIV in southern China: a qualitative study by Sabin, Lora L., Desilva, Mary Bachman, Hamer, Davidson H., Keyi, Xu, Yue, Yuan, Wen, Fan, Tao, Li, Heggenhougen, Harald K., Seton, Lewis, Wilson, Ira B., Gill, Christopher J.

“…Although China's government is rapidly expanding access to antiretroviral therapy, little is known about barriers to adherence among Chinese HIV-infected…”
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Impact of a Maternal Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Intervention on HIV-exposed Infants in Uganda by Murillo, Anays, DeSilva, Mary Bachman, Sabin, Lora L, Halim, Nafisa, Chemusto, Harriet, Aroda, Philip, Gasuza, Julia, Hamer, Davidson H, Williams, Anna Larson, Mukasa, Barbara, Messersmith, Lisa J, Bonawitz, Rachael

“…Uganda has successfully reduced pediatric HIV infections through prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs, yet little is known about…”
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Household dynamics and socioeconomic conditions in the context of incident adolescent orphaning in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Bachman DeSilva, Mary, Skalicky, Anne, Beard, Jennifer, Cakwe, Mandisa, Zhuwau, Tom, Quinlan, Tim, Simon, Jonathon

“…We compared demographics, socioeconomic status, and food insecurity between households with and without recent orphans in a region of high HIV/AIDS mortality…”
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Longitudinal evaluation of the psychosocial well-being of recent orphans compared with non-orphans in a school-attending cohort in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Bachman DeSilva, Mary, Skalicky, Anne, Beard, Jennifer, Cakwe, Mandisa, Zhuwau, Tom, Simon, Jonathon

“…To assess differences in psychosocial well-being between recent orphans and non-orphans, we followed a cohort of 157 school-going orphans and 480 non-orphans…”
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Characteristics of patients accessing care and treatment for HIV/AIDS at public and nongovernmental sites in South Africa by Rosen, Sydney, Ketlhapile, Mpefe, Sanne, Ian, DeSilva, Mary Bachman

“…Little is known about the characteristics of patients accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa. In a random sample of 1069 pre-ART and ART…”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living with HIV Who Are Members of Vulnerable Groups in Vietnam by Tran, Nhu Kieu, Vu, Bach Ngoc, DeSilva, Mary Bachman

“…We explored the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Vietnam. In June 2020, we interviewed 32 PLHIV who identified as men who…”
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Using Electronic Drug Monitor Feedback to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Positive Patients in China by Sabin, Lora L., DeSilva, Mary Bachman, Hamer, Davidson H., Xu, Keyi, Zhang, Jianbo, Li, Tao, Wilson, Ira B., Gill, Christopher J.

“…Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires excellent adherence. Little is known about how to improve ART adherence in many HIV/AIDS-affected countries,…”
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Novel Approaches for Visualizing and Analyzing Dose-Timing Data from Electronic Drug Monitors, or “How the ‘Broken Window’ Theory Pertains to ART Adherence” by Gill, Christopher J., DeSilva, Mary Bachman, Hamer, Davidson H., Keyi, Xu, Wilson, Ira B., Sabin, Lora

“…Adherence to antiretroviral medications is usually expressed in terms of the proportion of doses taken. However, the timing of doses taken may also be an…”
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Improving Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy with Triggered Real Time Text Message Reminders: the China through Technology Study (CATS) by Sabin, Lora L., DeSilva, Mary Bachman, Gill, Christopher J., Li, Zhong, Vian, Taryn, Wubin, Xie, Feng, Cheng, Keyi, Xu, Guanghua, Lan, Haberer, Jessica E., Bangsberg, David R., Yongzhen, Li, Hongyan, Lu, Gifford, Allen L.

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