Search Results - "Johnson, Cheryl C"
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HIV self-testing alone or with additional interventions, including financial incentives, and linkage to care or prevention among male partners of antenatal care clinic attendees in Malawi: An adaptive multi-arm, multi-stage cluster randomised trial
Published in PLoS medicine (02-01-2019)“…Conventional HIV testing services have been less comprehensive in reaching men than in reaching women globally, but HIV self-testing (HIVST) appears to be an…”
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Comparing the effects of HIV self-testing to standard HIV testing for key populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in BMC medicine (03-12-2020)“…We update a previous systematic review to inform new World Health Organization HIV self-testing (HIVST) recommendations. We compared the effects of HIVST to…”
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Preferences and uptake of home-based HIV self-testing for maternal retesting in Kenya
Published in PloS one (13-08-2024)“…To compare preferences, uptake, and cofactors for unassisted home-based oral self-testing (HB-HIVST) versus clinic-based rapid diagnostic blood tests (CB-RDT)…”
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Effect of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing on HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy initiation in Malawi: A cluster-randomised trial
Published in PLoS medicine (11-05-2021)“…Undiagnosed HIV infection remains substantial in key population subgroups including adolescents, older adults, and men, driving ongoing transmission in…”
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Accuracy of and preferences for blood-based versus oral-fluid-based HIV self-testing in Malawi: a cross-sectional study
Published in BMC infectious diseases (02-04-2024)“…HIV self-testing (HIVST) can use either oral-fluid or blood-based tests. Studies have shown strong preferences for self-testing compared to facility-based…”
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Usability and acceptability of oral-based HCV self-testing among key populations: a mixed-methods evaluation in Tbilisi, Georgia
Published in BMC infectious diseases (31-05-2022)“…Hepatitis C virus self-testing (HCVST) is an additional approach that may expand access to HCV testing. We conducted a mixed-methods cross-sectional…”
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Comparing SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detection rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 self-testing/self-sampling with molecular and professional-use tests: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Scientific reports (11-12-2023)“…Self-testing is an effective tool to bridge the testing gap for several infectious diseases; however, its performance in detecting SARS-CoV-2 using…”
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To err is human, to correct is public health: a systematic review examining poor quality testing and misdiagnosis of HIV status
Published in Journal of the International AIDS Society (01-08-2017)“…Introduction: In accordance with global testing and treatment targets, many countries are seeking ways to reach the “90‐90‐90” goals, starting with diagnosing…”
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Costs of facility-based HIV testing in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Published in PloS one (16-10-2017)“…Providing HIV testing at health facilities remains the most common approach to ensuring access to HIV treatment and prevention services for the millions of…”
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Secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits by HIV index and antenatal care clients: implementation and costing results from the STAR Initiative in South Africa
Published in BMC infectious diseases (01-06-2023)“…Partner-delivered HIV self-testing kits has previously been highlighted as a safe, acceptable and effective approach to reach men. However, less is known about…”
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Partner-delivered HIV self-test kits with and without financial incentives in antenatal care and index patients with HIV in Malawi: a three-arm, cluster-randomised controlled trial
Published in The Lancet global health (01-07-2021)“…Secondary distribution of HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits by patients attending clinic services to their partners could improve the rate of HIV diagnosis. We…”
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Lessons learned from implementation of four HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution models in Zambia: applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to understand impact of contextual factors on implementation
Published in BMC infectious diseases (06-03-2024)“…Although Zambia has integrated HIV-self-testing (HIVST) into its Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) regulatory frameworks, few best practices to optimize the…”
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Community-led delivery of HIV self-testing to improve HIV testing, ART initiation and broader social outcomes in rural Malawi: study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial
Published in BMC infectious diseases (18-09-2019)“…Prevention of new HIV infections is a critical public health issue. The highest HIV testing gaps are in men, adolescents 15-19 years old, and adults 40 years…”
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Determining the screening frequency for sexually transmitted infections for people who use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-04-2023)“…•Screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for pre-exposure prophylaxis users is recommended.•Lower positivity for chlamydia and gonorrhea…”
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Clinical accuracy of instrument-based SARS-CoV-2 antigen diagnostic tests: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Virology journal (29-04-2024)“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, antigen diagnostic tests were frequently used for screening, triage, and diagnosis. Novel instrument-based antigen tests (iAg…”
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Impact and cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 self-testing strategies in schools: a multicountry modelling analysis
Published in BMJ open (27-02-2024)“…ObjectivesTo determine the most epidemiologically effective and cost-effective school-based SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detection rapid diagnostic test (Ag-RDT)…”
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Implementation of different HIV self-testing models with implications for HIV testing services during the COVID-19 pandemic: study protocol for secondary data analysis of the STAR Initiative in South Africa
Published in BMJ open (18-05-2021)“…IntroductionHIV self-testing (HIVST) presents a convenient, private approach that removes barriers to providing HIV testing services. The Self-Testing Africa…”
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Social network‐based approaches to HIV testing: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Published in Journal of the International AIDS Society (01-09-2024)“…Introduction Social network‐based testing approaches (SNAs) encourage individuals (“test promoters”) to motivate sexual partners and/or those in their social…”
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Cost of SARS-CoV-2 self-test distribution programmes by different modalities: a micro-costing study in five countries (Brazil, Georgia, Malaysia, Ethiopia and the Philippines)
Published in BMJ open (17-04-2024)“…ObjectiveDiagnostic testing is an important tool to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, yet access to and uptake of testing vary widely 3 years into the pandemic…”
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HIV prevalence ratio of international migrants compared to their native-born counterparts: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in EClinicalMedicine (01-11-2022)“…BackgroundPeople on the move, including international migrants, may face health inequities that expose them to a higher risk for HIV than native-born…”
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