Search Results - "LONG, Lawrence"
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Urban forest fragments buffer trees from warming and pests
Published in The Science of the total environment (25-03-2019)“…Trees are important components of urban landscapes because of the ecosystem services they provide. However, the effects of urbanization, particularly high…”
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Community-based delivery of HIV treatment in Zambia: costs and outcomes
Published in AIDS (London) (02-02-2021)“…OBJECTIVE:To determine the total annual cost per patient treated and total cost per patient retained on antiretroviral therapy in Zambia in conventional care…”
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Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV at a Patient's First Clinic Visit: The RapIT Randomized Controlled Trial
Published in PLoS medicine (10-05-2016)“…High rates of patient attrition from care between HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation have been documented in sub-Saharan Africa,…”
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Fast-track treatment initiation counselling in South Africa: A cost-outcomes analysis
Published in PloS one (18-03-2021)“…In 2016, under its new National Adherence Guidelines (AGL), South Africa formalized an existing model of fast-track HIV treatment initiation counselling…”
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The impact and cost of scaling up GeneXpert MTB/RIF in South Africa
Published in PloS one (31-05-2012)“…We estimated the incremental cost and impact on diagnosis and treatment uptake of national rollout of Xpert MTB/RIF technology (Xpert) for the diagnosis of…”
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A modelling framework for translating discrete choice experiment results into cost‐effectiveness estimates: an application to designing tailored and scalable HIV and contraceptive services for adolescents in Gauteng, South Africa
Published in Journal of the International AIDS Society (01-07-2023)“…Introduction South African youth and adolescents face a high burden of (Sexually Transmitted Infections) STIs, HIV and unintended pregnancies, but uptake of…”
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Impact of the test and treat policy on delays in antiretroviral therapy initiation among adult HIV positive patients from six clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa: results from a prospective cohort study
Published in BMJ open (25-03-2020)“…ObjectivesTo assess delays to antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation before and after the Universal Test and Treat (UTT) and the same-day initiation (SDI) of…”
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Risk of bird predation and defoliating insect abundance are greater in urban forest fragments than street trees
Published in Urban ecosystems (01-06-2020)“…Predation by natural enemies is important for regulating herbivore abundance and herbivory. Theory predicts that complex habitats support more natural enemies,…”
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Urbanization drives unique latitudinal patterns of insect herbivory and tree condition
Published in Oikos (01-07-2019)“…Urban landscapes are characterized by high proportions of impervious surface resulting in higher temperatures than adjacent natural landscapes. In some cities,…”
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The High Cost of HIV-Positive Inpatient Care at an Urban Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
Published in PloS one (17-02-2016)“…While most HIV care is provided on an outpatient basis, hospitals continue to treat serious HIV-related admissions, which is relatively resource-intensive and…”
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Prevalence, incidence, predictors, treatment, and control of hypertension among HIV-positive adults on antiretroviral treatment in public sector treatment programs in South Africa
Published in PloS one (03-10-2018)“…One of the key risk factors for cardiovascular disease is hypertension. Hypertension, which leads to heart attacks and strokes, already affects one billion…”
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Adverse Drug Reactions Among Patients Initiating Second-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa
Published in Drug safety (01-12-2018)“…Introduction Understanding the occurrence of antiretroviral (ARV)-related adverse events (AEs) among patients receiving second-line antiretroviral therapy…”
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Changing the South African national antiretroviral therapy guidelines: The role of cost modelling
Published in PloS one (30-10-2017)“…We were tasked by the South African Department of Health to assess the cost implications to the largest ART programme in the world of adopting sets of ART…”
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Reduction in initiations of HIV treatment in South Africa during the COVID pandemic
Published in BMC health services research (31-03-2022)“…In response to the global pandemic of COVID-19, countries around the world began imposing stay-at-home orders, restrictions on transport, and closures of…”
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Cost outcome analysis of decentralized care for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa
Published in PloS one (06-06-2019)“…Drug resistant-tuberculosis is a growing burden on the South African health care budget. In response the National Department of Health implemented two…”
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Similar costs and outcomes for differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Uganda
Published in BMC health services research (03-11-2022)“…Abstract This cost-outcome study estimated, from the perspective of the service provider, the total annual cost per client on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and…”
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Treatment and pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women exposed to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in South Africa
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (28-06-2021)“…Abstract Background Multi-drug resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) in pregnant women is a cause for concern globally; few data have…”
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Primary healthcare seeking behaviour of low-income patients across the public and private health sectors in South Africa
Published in BMC public health (09-09-2021)“…The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) system aims to re-engineer primary healthcare (PHC) in South Africa, envisioning both private sector providers and…”
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Treatment Outcomes and Costs of Providing Antiretroviral Therapy at a Primary Health Clinic versus a Hospital-Based HIV Clinic in South Africa
Published in PloS one (12-12-2016)“…In 2010 South Africa revised its HIV treatment guidelines to allow the initiation and management of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) by nurses, rather…”
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Perceived barriers to the uptake of health services among first-year university students in Johannesburg, South Africa
Published in PloS one (22-01-2021)“…Young people face many barriers to accessing appropriate health care services including screening for HIV and tuberculosis (TB). The study aimed to identify…”
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