2023
Reasons for using traditional and complementary care by people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy and association with interrupted care: a mixed methods study in Eswatini
Molemans M, Reis R, Shabalala F, Dlamini N, Masilela N, Simelane N, Pell C, Chao A, Spiegelman D, Vernooij E, van Leth F. Reasons for using traditional and complementary care by people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy and association with interrupted care: a mixed methods study in Eswatini. BMC Complementary Medicine And Therapies 2023, 23: 350. PMID: 37794359, PMCID: PMC10548651, DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04184-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterrupted careAntiretroviral therapyType of illnessCurrent usersTCAM providersTCAM usersHIV diagnosisHIV continuumClinic recordsMultivariable analysisComplementary careVisit dateHealth facilitiesAlternative medicineTCAM useBiomedical careCareAdditional careMixed-methods studyHIVTherapyQualitative content analysisOpen-ended questionsMethods studyContextual factors
2021
Health system gaps in cardiovascular disease prevention and management in Nepal
Shrestha A, Maharjan R, Karmacharya BM, Bajracharya S, Jha N, Shrestha S, Aryal A, Baral PP, Bhatt RD, Bhattarai S, Bista D, Citrin D, Dhimal M, Fitzpatrick AL, Jha AK, Karmacharya RM, Mali S, Neupane T, Oli N, Pandit R, Parajuli SB, Pradhan PMS, Prajapati D, Pyakurel M, Pyakurel P, Rai BK, Sapkota BP, Sapkota S, Shrestha A, Shrestha AP, Shrestha R, Sharma GN, Sharma S, Spiegelman D, Suwal PS, Thapa B, Vaidya A, Xu D, Yan LL, Koju R. Health system gaps in cardiovascular disease prevention and management in Nepal. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 655. PMID: 34225714, PMCID: PMC8258928, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06681-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth systemCardiovascular disease preventionCause of deathHealth system gapsQuality of careResource-limited settingsNational health policyHealth system performanceBackgroundCardiovascular diseaseCVD preventionCVD careCVD servicesHealth outcomesDisease preventionHealth policyHealth insuranceHealth spendingCarePreventionKey informant interviewsTask ForceSystem gapsInformant interviewsService deliverySafety
2014
Who are they? Identifying risk factors of loss to follow up among HIV+ patients on care and treatment in Dar es Salaam
Machumi L, Mtisi E, Andrew I, Sando D, Mkali H, Liu E, Hertzmark E, Spiegelman D, Fawzi W, Chalamilla G. Who are they? Identifying risk factors of loss to follow up among HIV+ patients on care and treatment in Dar es Salaam. BMC Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: p78. PMCID: PMC4221014, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-s2-p78.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Making the case for better integration of cervical cancer screening and treatment for HIV-infected women attending care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
McCree-Hale R, Spiegelman D, Aris E, Chalamilla G, Andrew I, Mwaiselage J, Hirschhorn L, Fawzi W. Making the case for better integration of cervical cancer screening and treatment for HIV-infected women attending care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Infectious Agents And Cancer 2012, 7: p13. PMCID: PMC3330080, DOI: 10.1186/1750-9378-7-s1-p13.Peer-Reviewed Original Research