Search Results - "Nabiryo, Christine"

Rates of virological failure in patients treated in a home-based versus a facility-based HIV-care model in Jinja, southeast Uganda: a cluster-randomised equivalence trial by Jaffar, Shabbar, Dr, Amuron, Barbara, MSc, Foster, Susan, Prof, Birungi, Josephine, MBChB, Levin, Jonathan, PhD, Namara, Geoffrey, BSc, Nabiryo, Christine, MSc, Ndembi, Nicaise, PhD, Kyomuhangi, Rosette, MPH, Opio, Alex, PhD, Bunnell, Rebecca, PhD, Tappero, Jordan W, MD, Mermin, Jonathan, MD, Coutinho, Alex, MD, Grosskurth, Heiner, Prof

“…Summary Background Identification of new ways to increase access to antiretroviral therapy in Africa is an urgent priority. We assessed whether home-based HIV…”
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Mortality and loss-to-follow-up during the pre-treatment period in an antiretroviral therapy programme under normal health service conditions in Uganda by Amuron, Barbara, Namara, Geoffrey, Birungi, Josephine, Nabiryo, Christine, Levin, Jonathan, Grosskurth, Heiner, Coutinho, Alex, Jaffar, Shabbar

“…In many HIV programmes in Africa, patients are assessed clinically and prepared for antiretroviral treatment over a period of 4-12 weeks. Mortality rates…”
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Preventing antiretroviral treatment interruptions among HIV/AIDS patients in Africa by Mills, Edward J, Nabiryo, Christine

“…Edward Mills and Christine Nabiryo discuss a new qualitative study in PLOS Medicine that offers insight into disengagement from HIV treatment care in…”
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Use of WHO clinical stage for assessing patient eligibility to antiretroviral therapy in a routine health service setting in Jinja, Uganda by Jaffar, Shabbar, Birungi, Josephine, Grosskurth, Heiner, Amuron, Barbara, Namara, Geoffrey, Nabiryo, Christine, Coutinho, Alex

“…In a routine service delivery setting in Uganda, we assessed the ability of the WHO clinical stage to accurately identify HIV-infected patients in whom…”
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Preventing Antiretroviral Treatment Interruptions among HIV/AIDS Patients in Africa: e1001370 by Mills, Edward J, Nabiryo, Christine

“…PLoS Med 10(1): e1001369. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.10001369 Norma Ware and colleagues conducted a large qualitative study among patients in HIV treatment…”
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"Our Hands Are Tied Up": Current State of Safer Conception Services Suggests the Need for an Integrated Care Model by Goggin, Kathy, Mindry, Deborah, Beyeza-Kashesya, Jolly, Finocchario-Kessler, Sarah, Wanyenze, Rhoda, Nabiryo, Christine, Wagner, Glenn

“…We conducted in-depth interviews with a variety of health care providers (n = 33) in Uganda to identify current services that could support and act as barriers…”
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"I May Not Say We Really Have a Method, It Is Gambling Work": Knowledge and Acceptability of Safer Conception Methods Among Providers and HIV Clients in Uganda by Finocchario-Kessler, Sarah, Wanyenze, Rhoda, Mindry, Deborah, Beyeza-Kashesya, Jolly, Goggin, Kathy, Nabiryo, Christine, Wagner, Glenn

“…In this qualitative study, researchers assessed knowledge, acceptability, and feasibility of safer conception methods (SCM; timed unprotected intercourse…”
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Clinical and immunological outcomes of a national paediatric cohort receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in Uganda by KIBONEKA, Andrew, WANGISI, Jonathan, MILLS, Edward J, NABIRYO, Christine, TEMBE, Juliet, KUSEMERERWA, Sylvia, OLUPOT-OLUPOT, Peter, JOFFRES, Michel, ANEMA, Aranka, COOPER, Curtis L, MONTANER, Julio S

“…We aimed to evaluate clinical and immunological outcomes of paediatric patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) enrolled in The AIDS…”
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Integrating research into routine service delivery in an antiretroviral treatment programme: lessons learnt from a cluster randomized trial comparing strategies of HIV care in Jinja, Uganda by Jaffar, Shabbar, Amuron, Barbara, Birungi, Josephine, Namara, Geoffrey, Nabiryo, Christine, Coutinho, Alex, Grosskurth, Heiner

“…Summary Trials integrated into normal health service delivery are designed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions under real‐life conditions. However,…”
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Ensuring sustainable antiretroviral provision during economic crises by Mills, Edward J, Ford, Nathan, Nabiryo, Christine, Cooper, Curtis, Montaner, Julio

“…Although the expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Africa has been celebrated for its success in providing treatment to more than four million people,…”
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Accumulated Risk Factors for Lifestyle Disease in Indian Pre-Adolescent Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Girls: 2594 Board #141 June 2 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM by Hinckson, Erica A., Chhichhia, Purvi, Nabiryo, Christine, Rush, Elaine

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Pediatric HIV therapy in armed conflict by KIBONEKA, Andrew, NYATIA, Ricky J, NABIRYO, Christine, OLUPOT-OLUPOT, Peter, ANEMA, Aranka, COOPER, Curtis, MILLS, Edward

“…Worldwide, an estimated 2.5 million children were living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2006 [1]. Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) access among children…”
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Combination antiretroviral therapy in population affected by conflict : outcomes from large cohort in northern Uganda by KIBONEKA, Andrew, NYATIA, Ricky Jones, NABIRYO, Christine, ANEMA, Aranka, COOPER, Curtis L, FERNANDES, Kimberly Ann, MONTANER, Julio S. G, MILLS, Edward J

“…Sub-Saharan Africa is home to two thirds of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. The continent simultaneously has the world's highest rate of armed conflict, which…”
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Combination antiretroviral therapy in population affected by conflict: outcomes from large cohort in northern Uganda by Kiboneka, Andrew, Nyatia, Ricky Jones, Nabiryo, Christine, Anema, Aranka, Cooper, Curtis L, Fernandes, Kimberly Ann, Montaner, Julio S G, Mills, Edward J

“…Objective To measure the clinical and immunological outcomes of HIV positive adult patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in conflict affected…”
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A cluster-randomised trial to compare home-based with health facility-based antiretroviral treatment in Uganda: study design and baseline findings by Amuron, Barbara, Coutinho, Alex, Grosskurth, Heiner, Nabiryo, Christine, Birungi, Josephine, Namara, Geoffrey, Levin, Jonathan, Smith, Peter G, Jaffar, Shabbar

“…The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy is progressing rapidly in Africa but with a limited evidence-base. We report the baseline results from a large pragmatic…”
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