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Impacts of COVID-19 on sexual risk behaviors, safe injection practices, and access to HIV services among key populations in Zambia: Findings from a rapid qualitative formative assessment by Parmley, Lauren E, Nkumbula, Tepa, Chilukutu, Lophina, Chelu, Lazarus, Mulemfwe, Chipili, Hanunka, Brave, Mwale, John, Neal, Joyce, Handema, Ray, Kasonde, Prisca, Mutale, Kennedy, Sakala, Henry M, Lahuerta, Maria

“…Despite achievements in the HIV response, social and structural barriers impede access to HIV services for key populations (KP) including men who have sex with…”
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COVID-19 preparedness at health facilities and community service points serving people living with HIV in Sierra Leone by Parmley, Lauren E, Hartsough, Kieran, Eleeza, Oliver, Bertin, Akopon, Sesay, Bockarie, Njenga, Amon, Toure, Mame, Egesimba, Ginika, Bah, Haja, Bayoh, Alex, Yakubu, Abdulraheem, Morrison, Ellen A B, Michaels-Strasser, Susan

“…After a decade of civil war and the 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone now faces the COVID-19 pandemic with a fragile health system. As was…”
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Opportunities and considerations for the design of decentralized delivery of antiretroviral therapy for female sex workers living with HIV in South Africa by Comins, Carly A, Guddera, Vijayanand, Parmley, Lauren E, Young, Katherine, Mcingana, Mfezi, Mulumba, Ntambue, Mishra, Sharmistha, Phetlhu, Deliwe R, Hausler, Harry, Schwartz, Sheree, Baral, Stefan

“…In South Africa, 60% of female sex workers (FSW) are living with HIV, many of whom experience structural and individual barriers to antiretroviral therapy…”
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Social and structural drivers of HIV vulnerability among a respondent‐driven sample of feminine and non‐feminine presenting transgender women who have sex with men in Zimbabwe by Parmley, Lauren E., Miller, Sophia S., Chingombe, Innocent, Mapingure, Munyaradzi, Mugurungi, Owen, Rogers, John H., Musuka, Godfrey, Samba, Chesterfield, Hakim, Avi J., Harris, Tiffany G.

“…Introduction We sought to characterize social and structural drivers of HIV vulnerability for transgender women (TGW) in Zimbabwe, where TGW are not legally…”
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Occupational barriers to accessing and adhering to antiretroviral therapy for female sex workers living with HIV in South Africa by Parmley, Lauren E, Comins, Carly A, Young, Katherine, Mcingana, Mfezi, Phetlhu, Deliwe Rene, Guddera, Vijay, Mkhize, Happiness, Hausler, Harry, Baral, Stefan, Schwartz, Sheree

“…ObjectivesWhile female sex workers (FSW) are nearly 14 times more likely to be living with HIV than non-FSW, less than 40% of FSW living with HIV are on…”
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The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on HIV prevention and treatment services for key populations in South Africa: an interrupted time series analysis by Yao, Danwei, Hill, Naomi, Brown, Ben, Gule, Dorian, Chabane, Matshidiso, Mcingana, Mfezi, Willis, Kalai, Shiba, Vusi, Olawore, Oluwasolape, Nel, Dawie, Pienaar, Jacqueline, Theunissen, Johanna, Rucinski, Katherine, Reichert, Katie, Parmley, Lauren, Lawrence, J Joseph, Baral, Stefan, Rao, Amrita

“…Key populations (KP), including men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW), and transgender women (TGW), experience a disproportionate burden of…”
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Factors Associated with Having both Male and Female Recent Sexual Partnerships Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Harare and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe by Davis, Morgan, Musuka, Godfrey, Mapingure, Munyaradzi P., Hakim, Avi, Parmley, Lauren E., Mugurungi, Owen, Chingombe, Innocent, Miller, Sophia S., Rogers, John H., Lamb, Matthew R., Samba, Chesterfield, Harris, Tiffany G.

“…To better understand male and female sexual partnerships among men who have sex with men (MSM), we used data from a 2019 biobehavioral survey among MSM in…”
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Stigma, Social Cohesion, and HIV Risk Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Two Cities in Zimbabwe by Miller, Sophia S., Mantell, Joanne E., Parmley, Lauren E., Musuka, Godfrey, Chingombe, Innocent, Mapingure, Munyaradzi, Rogers, John H., Wu, Yingfeng, Hakim, Avi J., Mugurungi, Owen, Samba, Chesterfield, Harris, Tiffany G.

“…Though stigma is a recognized contributor to the disproportionate HIV burden among sexual and gender minorities (SGM) in sub-Saharan Africa, data describing…”
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High Burden of Active Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Coinfection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, Transwomen, and Genderqueer Individuals in Zimbabwe by Parmley, Lauren E., Chingombe, Innocent, Wu, Yingfeng, Mapingure, Munyaradzi, Mugurungi, Owen, Samba, Chesterfield, Rogers, John H., Hakim, Avi J., Gozhora, Perpetua, Miller, Sophia S., Musuka, Godfrey, Harris, Tiffany G.

“…Syphilis increases human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition risk and impacts the immunologic and virologic response among people living with HIV (PLHIV)…”
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Evaluation of health system readiness and coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) in Kambia district to inform national scale-up in Sierra Leone by Lahuerta, Maria, Sutton, Roberta, Mansaray, Anthony, Eleeza, Oliver, Gleason, Brigette, Akinjeji, Adewale, Jalloh, Mohamed F, Toure, Mame, Kassa, Getachew, Meshnick, Steven R, Deutsch-Feldman, Molly, Parmley, Lauren, Friedman, Michael, Smith, Samuel Juana, Rabkin, Miriam, Steinhardt, Laura

“…Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is a proven strategy to protect infants against malaria…”
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Engagement in the pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) cascade among a respondent‐driven sample of sexually active men who have sex with men and transgender women during early PrEP implementation in Zimbabwe by Parmley, Lauren E., Harris, Tiffany G., Chingombe, Innocent, Mapingure, Munyaradzi, Mugurungi, Owen, Rogers, John H., Gozhora, Perpetua, Wu, Yingfeng, Samba, Chesterfield, Musuka, Godfrey, Hakim, Avi J.

“…Introduction Zimbabwe is scaling up pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for key populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW)…”
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HIV care cascade and associated factors among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Zimbabwe: findings from a biobehavioural survey using respondent-driven sampling by Harris, Tiffany G, Wu, Yingfeng, Parmley, Lauren E, Musuka, Godfrey, Mapingure, Munyaradzi P, Chingombe, Innocent, Mugurungi, Owen, Hakim, Avi, Gozhora, Perpetua, Miller, Sophia S, Lamb, Matthew R, Samba, Chesterfield, Rogers, John H

“…Globally, men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender women, and genderqueer individuals are at greater risk for HIV than the general population although…”
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Infant feeding by South African mothers living with HIV: implications for future training of health care workers and the need for consistent counseling by West, Nora S, Schwartz, Sheree R, Yende, Nompumelelo, Schwartz, Sarah J, Parmley, Lauren, Gadarowski, Mary Beth, Mutunga, Lillian, Bassett, Jean, Van Rie, Annelies

“…Since 2010, the World Health Organization recommends lifelong antiretroviral treatment for all women living with HIV, and exclusive breastfeeding for…”
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Stakeholder Perspectives on the Use of Community Health Workers To Improve Palliative Care Use by African Americans with Cancer by Johnston, Fabian M, Neiman, Joseph H, Parmley, Lauren E, Conca-Cheng, Alison, Freund, Karen M, Concannon, Thomas W, Smith, Thomas J, Cooper, Lisa A

“…African Americans in the United States have worse end-of-life care and cancer outcomes than whites. Palliative care may improve this disparity. Community…”
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Increasing nursing student interest in rural healthcare: lessons from a rural rotation program in Democratic Republic of the Congo by Michaels-Strasser, Susan, Thurman, Paul W, Kasongo, Narcisse Mwinkeu, Kapenda, Daniel, Ngulefac, John, Lukeni, Beatrice, Matumaini, Serge, Parmley, Lauren, Hughes, Rebekah, Malele, Faustin

“…Many challenges exist in providing equitable access to rural healthcare in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). WHO recommends student exposure to rural…”
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Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) and HIV-HBV coinfection among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Harare and Bulawayo Zimbabwe, 2019 by Breen, Robin W.B., Parmley, Lauren E., Mapingure, Munyaradzi P., Chingombe, Innocent, Mugurungi, Owen, Musuka, Godfrey, Hakim, Avi J., Rogers, John H., Moyo, Brian, Samba, Chesterfield, Miller, Sophia S., Lamb, Matthew R., Harris, Tiffany G.

“…To measure HIV and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence and associated risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women/genderqueer…”
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Nothing about us without us: considerations for ensuring rights‐affirming index case testing for young people by Parmley, Lauren E, Rosen, Joseph G, Nuh, Oğuzhan, Venegas, Manuel, Sunday, Aaron, İ Nergiz, Ali, Thiim, Aron

“…ICT may also optimize linkage to and uptake of HIV prevention services, including pre‐exposure prophylaxis and voluntary medical male circumcision, among…”
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Characterizing acceptable and appropriate implementation strategies of a biobehavioral survey among men who have sex with men and others assigned male who have sex with men in Zimbabwe by Parmley, Lauren E, Miller, Sophia S, Harris, Tiffany G, Mugurungi, Owen, Rogers, John H, Hakim, Avi, Musuka, Godfrey, Chingombe, Innocent, Mapingure, Munyaradzi

“…Key populations including men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers, people who inject drugs, transgender persons, and prisoners account for nearly…”
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Antenatal care presentation and engagement in the context of sex work: exploring barriers to care for sex worker mothers in South Africa by Parmley, Lauren, Rao, Amrita, Kose, Zamakayise, Lambert, Andy, Max, Ryan, Phaswana-Mafuya, Nancy, Mcingana, Mfezi, Hausler, Harry, Baral, Stefan, Schwartz, Sheree

“…Late presentation combined with limited engagement in antenatal care (ANC) increases risk of vertical transmission among mothers living with HIV. Female sex…”
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Let us fight and support one another: adolescent girls and young women on contributors and solutions to HIV risk in Zambia by Butts, Stefani A, Parmley, Lauren E, Alcaide, Maria L, Rodriguez, Violeta J, Kayukwa, Annette, Chitalu, Ndashi, Weiss, Stephen M, Jones, Deborah L

“…In Zambia, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), social, cultural and economic factors…”
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