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
2017
A public health approach to addressing and preventing misdiagnosis in the scale‐up of HIV rapid testing programmes
Johnson C, Dalal S, Baggaley R, Taegtmeyer M, Johnson C, Dalal S, Baggaley R, Taegtmeyer M, Johnson C, Fonner V, Sands A, Ford N, Obermeyer C, Tsui S, Wong V, Baggaley R, Bock P, Phiri C, Piwowar‐Manning E, Kosloff B, Mandla N, Young A, James A, Schaap, Scheepers M, Donnell D, Griffith S, El‐Sadr W, Shanaube K, Beyers N, Hayes R, Fidler S, Ayles H, Team O, Khan S, Mafara E, Pasipamire M, Spiegelman D, Mazibuko S, Ntshalintshali N, Hettema A, Lejeune C, Walsh F, Okello V, Kufa T, Kharsany A, Cawood C, Khanyile D, Lewis L, Grobler A, Chipeta Z, Bere A, Glenshaw M, Puren A, Olaru I, McHugh G, Dakshina S, Majonga E, Dauya E, Bandason T, Kranzer K, Mujuru H, Ferrand R, Technau K, Mazanderani A, Kuhn L, Hans L, Strehlau R, Abrams E, Conradie M, Coovadia A, Mbete N, Murnane P, Patel F, Shiau S, Tiemessen C, Sherman G, Hsiao N, Zerbe A, Phillips T, Myer L, Abrams E, Sacks E, Cohn J, Penazzato M, Nguyen V, Best S, Pham H, Troung T, Hoang T, Wilson K, Ngo T, Chien X, Lai K, Bui D, Kato M. A public health approach to addressing and preventing misdiagnosis in the scale‐up of HIV rapid testing programmes. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2017, 20: 22190. DOI: 10.7448/ias.20.7.22290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFalse-negative diagnosesHIV testing servicesRapid diagnostic testsNegative diagnosisDiagnostic testsMagnitude of misdiagnosisHIV-negative individualsLife-long treatmentHIV testing practicesDiscrepant test resultsTesting servicesFalse-positive diagnosesHIV misdiagnosisAntiretroviral therapyUndiagnosed HIVHIV diagnosisHIV testingPositive diagnosisHIVTreatment targetsSystematic reviewPotential misdiagnosisDiagnosisMisdiagnosisSubstantial proportion