2021
Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Brault MA, Vermund SH, Aliyu MH, Omer SB, Clark D, Spiegelman D. Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 10751. PMID: 34682492, PMCID: PMC8535610, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesNon-communicable disease careInfectious diseasesHIV care infrastructureTropical infectious diseasesHIV/AIDS epidemicIntegrated service delivery modelCOVID-19Future pandemic threatsLow-cost interventionMinistry of HealthDisease careChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseSuch careIntegrated careAIDS ReliefHealth systemSub-Saharan AfricaDiseaseService delivery modelsPandemic threatAIDS epidemicCare infrastructureHealthcare model
2006
Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Msamanga G, Fawzi W, Hertzmark E, McGrath N, Kapiga S, Kagoma C, Spiegelman D, Hunter D. Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. East African Medical Journal 2006, 83: 311-321. PMID: 16989376, DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v83i6.9438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionAntenatal clinicHIV-1-positive womenDar es SalaamMaternal-foetal transmissionMid-arm circumferenceHIV-1 infectionDemographic characteristicsLow HIV prevalenceCross-sectional studyHIV prevalence ratesHIV/AIDS epidemicOpt-out approachLow-resource settingsPositive womenNevirapine treatmentHIV prevalencePregnant womenMaternal ageHigh prevalenceRegular partnersPrevalence ratesPartner's occupationTanzanian womenOlder age