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“If I Take My Medicine, I Will Be Strong: ” Evaluation of a Pediatric HIV Disclosure Intervention in Namibia by OʼMalley, Gabrielle, Beima-Sofie, Kristin, Feris, Larissa, Shepard-Perry, Mark, Hamunime, Ndapewa, John-Stewart, Grace, Kaindjee-Tjituka, Francina, Brandt, Laura

“…BACKGROUND:Despite known benefits, only a small proportion of HIV-infected children in sub-Saharan Africa know their status and limited disclosure…”
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Predictors of loss to follow-up from HIV antiretroviral therapy in Namibia by Hong, Steven Y, Winston, Anna, Mutenda, Nicholus, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Roy, Tuhin, Wanke, Christine, Tang, Alice M, Jordan, Michael R

“…Despite progress on population-level HIV viral suppression, unknown outcomes amongst people who have initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and…”
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Integrating hypertension and HIV care in Namibia: A quality improvement collaborative approach by Basenero, Apollo, Neidel, Julie, Ikeda, Daniel J, Ashivudhi, Hilaria, Mpariwa, Simbarashe, Kamangu, Jacques W. N, Mpalang Kakubu, Mireille A, Hans, Linea, Mutandi, Gram, Jed, Suzanne, Tjituka, Francina, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Agins, Bruce D

“…Background Hypertension (HTN) is highly prevalent among people with HIV (PWH) in Namibia, but screening and treatment for HTN are not routinely offered as part…”
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Provider and client perspectives on maternity care in Namibia: results from two cross-sectional studies by Wesson, Jennifer, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Viadro, Claire, Carlough, Martha, Katjiuanjo, Puumue, McQuide, Pamela, Kalimugogo, Pearl

“…Disrespectful and abusive maternity care is a complex phenomenon. In Namibia, HIV and high maternal mortality ratios make it vital to understand factors…”
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Brief Report: Self-Reported HIV-Positive Status but Subsequent HIV-Negative Test Results in Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Survey Participants-11 Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2015-2018 by Logan, Naeemah Z, Kilmarx, Peter H, Rolle, Italia, Patel, Hetal K, Duong, Yen T, Lee, Kiwon, Shang, Judith D, Bodika, Stephane, Koui, Isabelle T, Balachandra, Shirish, Li, Michelle, Brown, Kristin, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Harriet, Getaneh, Yimam, Lulseged, Sileshi, Haile, Ashenafi, West, Christine A, Mengistu, Yohannes, McCracken, Stephen D, Kalua, Thokozania, Jahn, Andreas, Kim, Evelyn, Wadonda-Kabondo, Nellie, Jonnalagadda, Sasi, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Williams, Daniel B, McOllogi Juma, James, Mgomella, George S, Mdodo, Rennatus, Kirungi, Wilford L, Mugisha, Veronicah, Ndongmo, Clement B, Nkwemu, Kennedy Chibeta, Mugurungi, Owen, Rogers, John H, Saito, Suzue, Stupp, Paul, Justman, Jessica E, Voetsch, Andrew C, Parekh, Bharat S

“…HIV testing is a critical step to accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) because early diagnosis can facilitate earlier initiation of ART. This study presents…”
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Progress in scale up of HIV viral load testing in select sub-Saharan African countries 2016-2018 by Fonjungo, Peter N, Lecher, Shirley, Zeh, Clement, Rottinghaus, Erin, Chun, Helen, Adje-Toure, Christiane, Lloyd, Spencer, Mwangi, Jane W, Mwasekaga, Michael, Eshete, Yohannes Mengistu, Pati, Rituparna, Mots'oane, Tsietso, Mitruka, Kiren, Beukes, Anita, Mwangi, Christina, Bowen, Nancy, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Beard, Rachel S, Kabuje, Anyelwisye, Nabadda, Susan, Auld, Andrew F, Balachandra, Shirish, Zungu, Innocent, Kandulu, James, Alemnji, George, Ehui, Eboi, Alexander, Heather, Ellenberger, Dennis

“…We assessed progress in HIV viral load (VL) scale up across seven sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries and discussed challenges and strategies for improving VL…”
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Taking care to the patients: a qualitative evaluation of a community-based ART care program in northern Namibia by Katirayi, Leila, Shoopala, Naemi, Mitruka, Kiren, Mengistu, Assegid, Woelk, Godfrey, Baughman, Andrew L, Mutandi, Gram, Hong, Steven Y, Hamunime, Ndapewa

“…Namibia is a large sparsely populated country with a high prevalence of HIV. People living with HIV who reside in remote areas often travel long distances…”
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Evaluation of the uptake of tuberculosis preventative therapy for people living with HIV in Namibia: a multiple methods analysis by Roscoe, Clay, Lockhart, Chris, de Klerk, Michael, Baughman, Andrew, Agolory, Simon, Gawanab, Michael, Menzies, Heather, Jonas, Anna, Salomo, Natanael, Taffa, Negussie, Lowrance, David, Robsky, Katherine, Tollefson, Deanna, Pevzner, Eric, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Mavhunga, Farai, Mungunda, Helena

“…In 2016, Namibia had ~ 230,000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) and 9154 new tuberculosis (TB) cases, including 3410 (38%) co-infected cases. TB preventative…”
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Implementing services for Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV: a comparative descriptive analysis of national programs in four countries by Chatterjee, Anirban, Tripathi, Sangeeta, Gass, Robert, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Panha, Sok, Kiyaga, Charles, Wade, Abdoulaye, Barnhart, Matthew, Luo, Chewe, Ekpini, Rene

“…There is a significant increase in survival for HIV-infected children who have early access to diagnosis and treatment. The goal of this multi-country review…”
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Implementation and evaluation of a Project ECHO telementoring program for the Namibian HIV workforce by Bikinesi, Leonard, O'Bryan, Gillian, Roscoe, Clay, Mekonen, Tadesse, Shoopala, Naemi, Mengistu, Assegid T, Sawadogo, Souleymane, Agolory, Simon, Mutandi, Gram, Garises, Valerie, Pati, Rituparna, Tison, Laura, Igboh, Ledor, Johnson, Carla, Rodriguez, Evelyn M, Ellerbrock, Tedd, Menzies, Heather, Baughman, Andrew L, Brandt, Laura, Forster, Norbert, Scott, John, Wood, Brian, Unruh, Kenton T, Arora, Sanjeev, Iandiorio, Michelle, Kalishman, Summers, Zalud-Cerrato, Sarah, Lehmer, Jutta, Lee, Stephen, Mahdi, Mohammed A, Spedoske, Samantha, Zuber, Alexandra, Reilley, Brigg, Ramers, Christian B, Hamunime, Ndapewa, O'Malley, Gabrielle, Struminger, Bruce

“…The Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) piloted the first HIV Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) in Africa at 10…”
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"We Are Now Free to Speak": Qualitative Evaluation of an Education and Empowerment Training for HIV Patients in Namibia by MacLachlan, Ellen W, Potter, Katy, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Shepard-Perry, Mark G, Uusiku, James, Simwanza, Ricky, Brandt, Laura J, O'Malley, Gabrielle

“…Although numerous studies provide evidence that active patient engagement with health care providers improves critical outcomes such as medication adherence,…”
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Assessment of the World Health Organization's HIV Drug Resistance Early Warning Indicators in Main and Decentralized Outreach Antiretroviral Therapy Sites in Namibia by Mutenda, Nicholus, Bukowski, Alexandra, Nitschke, Anne-Marie, Nakanyala, Tuli, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Mekonen, Tadesse, Tjituka, Francina, Mazibuko, Greatjoy, Mwinga, Samson, Mabirizi, David, Sagwa, Evans, Indongo, Rosalia, Dean, Natalie, Jordan, Michael R, Hong, Steven Y

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) early warning indicators (EWIs) of HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) assess factors at individual ART sites that are known to…”
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Nurse task shifting for antiretroviral treatment services in Namibia: implementation research to move evidence into action by O'Malley, Gabrielle, Asrat, Lily, Sharma, Anjali, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Stephanus, Yvonne, Brandt, Laura, Ali, Deqa, Kaindjee-Tjituka, Francina, Natanael, Salomo, Gweshe, Justice, Feldacker, Caryl, Shihepo, Ella

“…Evidence from several sub-Saharan countries support nurse-initiated antiretroviral treatment as a feasible alternative to doctor-led models characteristic of…”
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Pediatric HIV disclosure intervention improves knowledge and clinical outcomes in HIV-infected children in Namibia by Beima-Sofie, Kristin M, Brandt, Laura, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Shepard, Mark, Uusiku, James, John-Stewart, Grace C, O’malley, Gabrielle

“…OBJECTIVES:Using routinely collected data, we evaluated a nationally implemented intervention to assist healthcare workers and caregivers with HIV disclosure…”
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A quality improvement approach to capacity building in low- and middle-income countries by Bardfield, Joshua, Agins, Bruce, Akiyama, Matthew, Basenero, Apollo, Luphala, Patience, Kaindjee-Tjituka, Francina, Natanael, Salomo, Hamunime, Ndapewa

“…OBJECTIVES:To describe the HEALTHQUAL framework consisting of the following three componentsperformance measurement, quality improvement and the quality…”
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Growing-up just like everyone else: key components of a successful pediatric HIV disclosure intervention in Namibia by Brandt, Laura, Beima-Sofie, Kristin, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Shepard, Mark, Ferris, Larissa, Ingo, Paulina, John-Stewart, Grace, O’Malley, Gabrielle

“…OBJECTIVES:To facilitate replication and adaptation of pediatric HIV disclosure interventions, we identified key components of a child-friendly cartoon book…”
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Pretreatment HIV drug resistance among adults initiating ART in Namibia by Taffa, Negussie, Roscoe, Clay, Sawadogo, Souleymane, De Klerk, Michael, Baughman, Andrew L, Wolkon, Adam, Mutenda, Nicholus, DeVos, Josh, Zheng, Du-Ping, Wagar, Nick, Prybylski, Dimitri, Yang, Chunfu, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Agolory, Simon, Raizes, Elliot

“…Continued use of standardized, first-line ART containing NNRTIs and NRTIs may contribute to ongoing emergence of HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) in Namibia. A…”
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Survival and HIV-Free Survival Among Children Aged ≤3 Years - Eight Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2015-2017 by Jonnalagadda, Sasi, Yuengling, Katharine, Abrams, Elaine, Stupp, Paul, Voetsch, Andrew, Patel, Monita, Minisi, Zandi, Eliya, Michael, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Rwebembera, Anath, Kirungi, Wilford, Mulenga, Lloyd, Mushavi, Angela, Ryan, Caroline, Ts'oeu, Mamorapeli, Kim, Evelyn, Dziuban, Eric J, Hageman, Kathy, Galbraith, Jennifer, Mweebo, Keith, Mwila, Annie, Gonese, Elizabeth, Patel, Hetal, Modi, Surbhi, Saito, Suzue

“…Although mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is preventable through antiretroviral treatment (ART) during pregnancy and…”
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The epidemiology of HIV population viral load in twelve sub-Saharan African countries by Hladik, Wolfgang, Stupp, Paul, McCracken, Stephen D, Justman, Jessica, Ndongmo, Clement, Shang, Judith, Dokubo, Emily K, Gummerson, Elizabeth, Koui, Isabelle, Bodika, Stephane, Lobognon, Roger, Brou, Hermann, Ryan, Caroline, Brown, Kristin, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Harriet, Kingwara, Leonard, Young, Peter, Bronson, Megan, Chege, Duncan, Malewo, Optatus, Mengistu, Yohannes, Koen, Frederix, Jahn, Andreas, Auld, Andrew, Jonnalagadda, Sasi, Radin, Elizabeth, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Williams, Daniel B, Kayirangwa, Eugenie, Mugisha, Veronicah, Mdodo, Rennatus, Delgado, Stephen, Kirungi, Wilford, Nelson, Lisa, West, Christine, Biraro, Samuel, Dzekedzeke, Kumbutso, Barradas, Danielle, Mugurungi, Owen, Balachandra, Shirish, Kilmarx, Peter H, Musuka, Godfrey, Patel, Hetal, Parekh, Bharat, Sleeman, Katrina, Domaoal, Robert A, Rutherford, George, Motsoane, Tsietso, Bissek, Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kanyi, Farahani, Mansoor, Voetsch, Andrew C

“…We examined the epidemiology and transmission potential of HIV population viral load (VL) in 12 sub-Saharan African countries. We analyzed data from…”
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High levels of HIV drug resistance among adults failing second-line antiretroviral therapy in Namibia by Jordan, Michael R., Hamunime, Ndapewa, Bikinesi, Leonard, Sawadogo, Souleymane, Agolory, Simon, Shiningavamwe, Andreas N., Negussie, Taffa, Fisher-Walker, Christa L., Raizes, Elliot G., Mutenda, Nicholus, Hunter, Christian J., Dean, Natalie, Steegen, Kim, Kana, Vibha, Carmona, Sergio, Yang, Chunfu, Tang, Alice M., Parkin, Neil, Hong, Steven Y.

“…To support optimal third-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) selection in Namibia, we investigated the prevalence of HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) at time of…”
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