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Urban forest fragments buffer trees from warming and pests by Long, Lawrence C., D'Amico, Vincent, Frank, Steven D.

“…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 by Nichols, Brooke E., Cele, Refiloe, Jamieson, Lise, Long, Lawrence C., Siwale, Zumbe, Banda, Patrick, Moyo, Crispin, Rosen, Sydney

“…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 by Rosen, Sydney, Maskew, Mhairi, Fox, Matthew P, Nyoni, Cynthia, Mongwenyana, Constance, Malete, Given, Sanne, Ian, Bokaba, Dorah, Sauls, Celeste, Rohr, Julia, Long, Lawrence

“…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 by Larson, Bruce A, Pascoe, Sophie J S, Huber, Amy, Long, Lawrence C, Murphy, Joshua, Miot, Jacqui, Fraser-Hurt, Nicole, Fox, Matthew P, Rosen, Sydney

“…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 by Meyer-Rath, Gesine, Schnippel, Kathryn, Long, Lawrence, MacLeod, William, Sanne, Ian, Stevens, Wendy, Pillay, Sagie, Pillay, Yogan, Rosen, Sydney

“…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 by Govathson, Caroline, Long, Lawrence C., Russell, Colin A., Moolla, Aneesa, Pascoe, Sophie, Nichols, Brooke E.

“…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 by Onoya, Dorina, Sineke, Tembeka, Hendrickson, Cheryl, Mokhele, Idah, Maskew, Mhairi, Long, Lawrence C, Fox, Matthew

“…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 by Long, Lawrence C., Frank, Steven D.

“…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 by Just, Michael G., Dale, Adam G., Long, Lawrence C., Frank, Steven D.

“…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 by Long, Lawrence C, Fox, Matthew P, Sauls, Celeste, Evans, Denise, Sanne, Ian, Rosen, Sydney B

“…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 by Brennan, Alana T, Jamieson, Lise, Crowther, Nigel J, Fox, Matthew P, George, Jaya A, Berry, Kaitlyn M, Stokes, Andrew, Maskew, Mhairi, Sanne, Ian, Long, Lawrence, Cassim, Naseem, Rosen, Sydney

“…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 by Onoya, Dorina, Hirasen, Kamban, van den Berg, Liudmyla, Miot, Jacqui, Long, Lawrence C., Fox, Matthew P.

“…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 by Meyer-Rath, Gesine, Johnson, Leigh F, Pillay, Yogan, Blecher, Mark, Brennan, Alana T, Long, Lawrence, Moultrie, Harry, Sanne, Ian, Fox, Matthew P, Rosen, Sydney

“…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 by Benade, Mariet, Long, Lawrence, Rosen, Sydney, Meyer-Rath, Gesine, Tucker, Jeanne-Marie, Miot, Jacqui

“…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 by van Rensburg, Craig, Berhanu, Rebecca, Hirasen, Kamban, Evans, Denise, Rosen, Sydney, Long, Lawrence

“…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 by Guthrie, Teresa, Muheki, Charlotte, Rosen, Sydney, Kanoowe, Shiba, Lagony, Stephen, Greener, Ross, Miot, Jacqueline, Balidawa, Hudson, Kiggundu, Josen, Calnan, Jacqueline, Dejene, Seyoum, Xulu, Thembi, Sigwebela, Ntombi, Long, Lawrence C

“…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 by Mokhele, Idah, Jinga, Nelly, Berhanu, Rebecca, Dlamini, Thandi, Long, Lawrence, Evans, Denise

“…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 by Govender, Kerensa, Girdwood, Sarah, Letswalo, Daniel, Long, Lawrence, Meyer-Rath, G, Miot, J

“…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 by Long, Lawrence C, Rosen, Sydney B, Brennan, Alana, Moyo, Faith, Sauls, Celeste, Evans, Denise, Modi, Shookdev L, Sanne, Ian, Fox, Matthew P

“…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 by Musakwa, Nozipho Orykah, Bor, Jacob, Nattey, Cornelius, Lönnermark, Elisabet, Nyasulu, Peter, Long, Lawrence, Evans, Denise

“…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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