Search Results - "Khatija Ahmed"

Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection among African Women by Van Damme, Lut, Corneli, Amy, Ahmed, Khatija, Agot, Kawango, Lombaard, Johan, Kapiga, Saidi, Malahleha, Mookho, Owino, Fredrick, Manongi, Rachel, Onyango, Jacob, Temu, Lucky, Monedi, Modie Constance, Mak'Oketch, Paul, Makanda, Mankalimeng, Reblin, Ilse, Makatu, Shumani Elsie, Saylor, Lisa, Kiernan, Haddie, Kirkendale, Stella, Wong, Christina, Grant, Robert, Kashuba, Angela, Nanda, Kavita, Mandala, Justin, Fransen, Katrien, Deese, Jennifer, Crucitti, Tania, Mastro, Timothy D, Taylor, Douglas

“…In this study, more than 2000 woman in sub-Saharan Africa at high risk for HIV infection were assigned to receive daily tenofovir plus emtricitabine or placebo…”
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Facilitators of adherence to the study pill in the FEM-PrEP clinical trial by Corneli, Amy, Perry, Brian, Agot, Kawango, Ahmed, Khatija, Malamatsho, Fulufhelo, Van Damme, Lut

“…FEM-PrEP did not demonstrate a reduction in HIV acquisition because of low study pill adherence. Yet, plasma and intracellular drug concentrations indicated…”
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End-Users’ Product Preference Across Three Multipurpose Prevention Technology Delivery Forms: Baseline Results from Young Women in Kenya and South Africa by Weinrib, Rachel, Minnis, Alexandra, Agot, Kawango, Ahmed, Khatija, Owino, Fred, Manenzhe, Kgahlisho, Cheng, Helen, van der Straten, Ariane

“…A multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) that combines HIV and pregnancy prevention is a promising women’s health intervention, particularly for young women…”
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Female and male partner perspectives on placebo Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs) used by women in the TRIO study in South Africa and Kenya by Wagner, Laura Danielle, Minnis, Alexandra M, Shea, Jaclyn, Agot, Kawango, Ahmed, Khatija, van der Straten, Ariane

“…Male partner awareness and acceptance of microbicide and family planning product use has been shown to increase women's own acceptance and adherence of a…”
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Prospective acceptability of a multipurpose technology (MPT) implant in preclinical development to prevent HIV and unplanned pregnancy: Qualitative insights from women end users and health care providers in South Africa and Zimbabwe by Nkomo, Sikhanyisiwe, Makoni, Wanzirai, Shapley-Quinn, Mary Kate, Luecke, Ellen, Mbatsane, Enough, Manenzhe, Kgahlisho, Ahmed, Khatija, Johnson, Leah M, Mahaka, Imelda, van der Straten, Ariane

“…Given the high rates of both HIV and unintended pregnancies in sub-Saharan Africa, the SCHIELD program aims to develop a multipurpose technology implant for…”
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Efficacy of Carraguard for prevention of HIV infection in women in South Africa: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Skoler-Karpoff, Stephanie, MPH, Ramjee, Gita, PhD, Ahmed, Khatija, FCPath, Altini, Lydia, MB, Plagianos, Marlena Gehret, MS, Friedland, Barbara, BA, Govender, Sumen, PhD, De Kock, Alana, MA, Cassim, Nazira, MB, Palanee, Thesla, PhD, Dozier, Gregory, MPH, Maguire, Robin, BS, Lahteenmaki, Pekka, MD

“…Summary Background Female-initiated HIV-prevention options, such as microbicides, are urgently needed. We assessed Carraguard, a carrageenan-based compound…”
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True and false positive HIV point of care test results in a prospective multinational study of at-risk African women: implications for large-scale repeat HIV testing in HIV prevention programs by Morrison, Susan, Batting, Joanne, Wanga, Valentine, Beesham, Ivana, Deese, Jennifer, Hofmeyr, G Justus, Kasaro, Margaret P, Louw, Cheryl, Morrison, Charles, Mugo, Nelly R, Palanee-Phillips, Thesla, Pleaner, Melanie, Reddy, Krishnaveni, Scoville, Caitlin W, Smit, Jenni, Stringer, Jeffrey S A, Ahmed, Khatija, Bukusi, Elizabeth, Kotze, Philip, Baeten, Jared M

“…Accurate HIV point of care testing is the cornerstone of prevention and treatment efforts globally, though false (both negative and positive) results are…”
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Prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections among South African women initiating injectable and long-acting contraceptives by Harryparsad, Rushil, Meyer, Bahiah, Taku, Ongeziwe, Serrano, Myrna, Chen, Pai Lien, Gao, Xiaoming, Williamson, Anna-Lise, Mehou-Loko, Celia, d'Hellencourt, Florence Lefebvre, Smit, Jennifer, Strauss, Jerome, Nanda, Kavita, Ahmed, Khatija, Beksinska, Mags, Buck, Gregory, Morrison, Charles, Deese, Jennifer, Masson, Lindi

“…South Africa is among the countries with the highest prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria…”
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The PrEPARE Pretoria Project: protocol for a cluster-randomized factorial-design trial to prevent HIV with PrEP among adolescent girls and young women in Tshwane, South Africa by Wechsberg, Wendee M, Browne, Felicia A, Ndirangu, Jacqueline, Bonner, Courtney Peasant, Minnis, Alexandra M, Nyblade, Laura, Speizer, Ilene S, Howard, Brittni N, Myers, Bronwyn, Ahmed, Khatija

“…Despite increased prevention efforts, HIV remains the leading cause of death among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa. Although research…”
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Addressing missed visits to improve retention of young South African women in clinical trials by Ahmed, Khatija, Malahleha, Mookho, Mbatsane, Thulisile E, Thindisa, Dineo, Bailey, Veronique C, Seocharan, Ishen, Dilraj, Athmanundh

“…In clinical trials, a vital protocol requirement for participants is adherence to scheduled visits. A substantial number of missed visits and the resultant…”
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High Levels of Pretreatment HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations Among South African Women Who Acquired HIV During a Prospective Study by Beesham, Ivana, Parikh, Urvi M., Mellors, John W., Joseph Davey, Dvora L., Heffron, Renee, Palanee-Phillips, Thesla, Bosman, Shannon L., Beksinska, Mags, Smit, Jennifer, Ahmed, Khatija, Makkan, Heeran, Selepe, Pearl, Louw, Cheryl, Kotze, Philip, Hofmeyr, G. Justus, Singata‐Madliki, Mandisa, Rees, Helen, Baeten, Jared M., Wallis, Carole

“…Background: Pretreatment HIV drug resistance (PDR) undermines individual treatment success and threatens the achievement of UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets. In many…”
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Age-Specific Risk Scores Do Not Improve HIV-1 Prediction Among Women in South Africa by Peebles, Kathryn, Palanee-Phillips, Thesla, Balkus, Jennifer E., Beesham, Ivana, Makkan, Heeran, Deese, Jennifer, Smit, Jennifer, Heffron, Renee, Morrison, Charles S., Philip, Neena M., Malahleha, Mookho, Kasaro, Margaret, Naidoo, Yuthika, Nielson, Tanya, Reddy, Krishnaveni, Kotze, Philip, Ahmed, Khatija, Rees, Helen, Baeten, Jared M., Barnabas, Ruanne V.

“…BACKGROUND:HIV-1 risk scoring tools could help target provision of prevention modalities such as pre-exposure prophylaxis. Recent research suggests that risk…”
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Stigma in the health clinic and implications for PrEP access and use by adolescent girls and young women: conflicting perspectives in South Africa by Nyblade, Laura, Ndirangu, Jacqueline W, Speizer, Ilene S, Browne, Felicia A, Bonner, Courtney Peasant, Minnis, Alexandra, Kline, Tracy L, Ahmed, Khatija, Howard, Brittni N, Cox, Erin N, Rinderle, Abigail, Wechsberg, Wendee M

“…Globally, an urgent need exists to expand access to HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), but the need is particularly acute in…”
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Lung and blood early biomarkers for host-directed tuberculosis therapies: Secondary outcome measures from a randomized controlled trial by Wallis, Robert S, Ginindza, Sibuse, Beattie, Trevor, Arjun, Nishanee, Likoti, Morongwe, Sebe, Modulakgotla, Edward, Vinodh A, Rassool, Mohammed, Ahmed, Khatija, Fielding, Katherine, Ahidjo, Bintou A, Vangu, Mboyo D T, Churchyard, Gavin

“…Current tuberculosis treatments leave most patients with bronchiectasis and fibrosis, permanent conditions that impair lung function and increase all-cause…”
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Brief Report: Quantifiable Plasma Tenofovir Among South African Women Using Daily Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis During the ECHO Trial by Beesham, Ivana, Mansoor, Leila E., Joseph Davey, Dvora L., Palanee-Phillips, Thesla, Smit, Jenni, Ahmed, Khatija, Selepe, Pearl, Louw, Cheryl, Singata-Madliki, Mandisa, Kotze, Philip, Heffron, Renee, Parikh, Urvi M., Wiesner, Lubbe, Rees, Helen, Baeten, Jared M., Beksinska, Mags

“…Background: HIV endpoint–driven clinical trials provide oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as HIV prevention standard of care. We evaluated quantifiable…”
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High HIV incidence among young women in South Africa: Data from a large prospective study by Palanee-Phillips, Thesla, Rees, Helen V, Heller, Kate B, Ahmed, Khatija, Batting, Joanne, Beesham, Ivana, Heffron, Renee, Justman, Jessica, Makkan, Heeran, Mastro, Timothy D, Morrison, Susan A, Mugo, Nelly, Nair, Gonasagrie, Kiarie, James, Philip, Neena M, Pleaner, Melanie, Reddy, Krishnaveni, Selepe, Pearl, Steyn, Petrus S, Scoville, Caitlin W, Smit, Jenni, Thomas, Katherine K, Donnell, Deborah, Baeten, Jared M

“…South Africa has the highest national burden of HIV globally. Understanding drivers of HIV acquisition in recently completed, prospective studies in which HIV…”
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Establishing communication challenges and preferences among clinical trial participants in an under-resourced setting to improve adherence to study visits and participant retention by Mapetla, Katlego, Malahleha, Mookho, van Niekerk, Nadia, Thindisa, Dineo, Mpete, Lebogang, Ahmed, Khatija, Dilraj, Athmanundh

“…Background Ensuring protocol visit compliance and maintaining high participant retention remain critical elements of clinical trials. In the HVTN 702 HIV…”
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HIV Incidence Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women in the FACTS-001 Trial: Implications for HIV Prevention, Especially PrEP Use by Rees, Helen, Chersich, Matthew Francis, Munthali, Richard J., Brumskine, William, Palanee-Phillips, Thesla, Nkala, Busi, Ahmed, Khatija, Sebe, Modulakgotla, Mabude, Zonke, Nchabeleng, Maphoshane, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Kotze, Philip, Mogodiri, Thembisile, Naidoo, Ishana, Panchia, Ravindre, Myer, Landon, Lombard, Carl, Doncel, Gustavo F., Gray, Glenda, Delany-Moretlwe, Sinead

“…During pregnancy and postpartum period, the sexual behaviors of women and their partners change in ways that may either increase or reduce HIV risks. Pregnant…”
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Incorporating end-users' voices into the development of an implant for HIV prevention: a discrete choice experiment in South Africa and Zimbabwe by Browne, Erica N, Manenzhe, Kgahlisho, Makoni, Wanzirai, Nkomo, Sikhanyisiwe, Mahaka, Imelda, Ahmed, Khatija, Shapley-Quinn, Mary Kate, Marton, Tozoe, Luecke, Ellen, Johnson, Leah, van der Straten, Ariane, Minnis, Alexandra M

“…Input from end-users during preclinical phases can support market fit for new HIV prevention technologies. With several long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis…”
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Giving voice to the end-user: input on multipurpose prevention technologies from the perspectives of young women in Kenya and South Africa by Minnis, Alexandra M., Krogstad, Emily, Shapley-Quinn, Mary Kate, Agot, Kawango, Ahmed, Khatija, Danielle Wagner, L., van der Straten, Ariane

“…Unintended pregnancy and unmet need for modern contraception contribute substantially to reproductive health disparities globally. In sub-Saharan Africa they…”
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