Search Results - "Shanaube, K."
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Access to menstrual hygiene products through incentivised, community-based, peer-led sexual and reproductive health services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the Yathu Yathu trial
Published in BMC public health (21-03-2022)“…Access to affordable and effective menstrual hygiene products (MHP) is critical to the menstrual health of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). In this…”
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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and associated risk factors in periurban Zambia: a population-based study
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-05-2022)“…We nested a seroprevalence survey within the TREATS (Tuberculosis Reduction through Expanded Antiretroviral Treatment and Screening) project. We aimed to…”
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Conceptualization, detection, and management of psychological distress and mental health conditions among people with tuberculosis in Zambia: a qualitative study with stakeholders' and TB health workers
Published in International journal of mental health systems (12-07-2022)“…In recent years, there has been increased recognition of the need to integrate mental health services into routine tuberculosis (TB) care. For successful…”
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Uptake of HIV Testing Services Through Novel Community-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: An Analysis of the Pilot Implementation Phase of the Yathu Yathu Intervention for Adolescents and Young People Aged 15–24 in Lusaka, Zambia
Published in AIDS and behavior (2022)“…Adolescents and young people aged 15–24 are underserved by available HIV-testing services (HTS). Delivering HTS through community-based, peer-led, hubs may…”
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Secondary analysis of tuberculosis stigma data from a cluster randomised trial in Zambia and South Africa (ZAMSTAR)
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-11-2017)“…SETTING: Zambian and South African TB and HIV Reduction (ZAMSTAR) cluster-randomised trial (CRT) communities, 2006-2009.OBJECTIVES: To develop TB stigma items,…”
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Qualitative study of patient experiences of mental distress during TB investigation and treatment in Zambia
Published in BMC Psychology (19-07-2022)“…The mental health and TB syndemic is a topic that remains under-researched with a significant gap in acknowledging and recognizing patient experiences,…”
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Yathu Yathu (“For us, by us”): Design of a cluster-randomised trial of the impact of community-based, peer-led comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents and young people aged 15 to 24 in Lusaka, Zambia
Published in Contemporary clinical trials (01-11-2021)“…In sub-Saharan Africa, the growing population of adolescents and young people aged 15 to 24 face a high burden of HIV, and other preventable and treatable…”
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Intra-assay reliability and robustness of QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test in Zambia
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-07-2010)“…BACKGROUND: Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assays (IGRAs), such as the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT), are becoming a preferred method for…”
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Preliminary findings of the TB-HEART Study: prevalence of cardiac pathology among newly diagnosed patients with tuberculosis with and without HIV in Zambia
Published in European heart journal (28-10-2024)“…Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) burden is rapidly increasing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where tuberculosis and HIV prevalence remain…”
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Community-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment: lessons from South Africa and Zambia—HPTN 071 (PopART)
Published in Health policy and planning (01-07-2021)“…The global expansion of HIV testing, prevention and treatment services is necessary to achieve HIV epidemic control and promote individual and population…”
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Coverage of clinic-based TB screening in South Africa may be low in key risk groups
Published in Public health action (21-03-2016)“…The South African Ministry of Health has proposed screening all clinic attendees for tuberculosis (TB). Amongst other factors, male sex and bar attendance are…”
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The association between the magnitude of t-cell interferon-gamma responses to mycobacterium tuberculosis specific antigens and risk of progression to tuberculosis in household contacts tested with quantiferon-tb gold in-tube assay
Published 01-01-2014“…Background: Household contacts (HHCs) of pulmonary TB patients are at high risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection and early disease development…”
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