2024
Demonstrating service delivery models for effective initiation and retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among female bar workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A double randomized intervention study protocol
Chebet J, Akyoo W, Goymann H, Harling G, Barnhart D, Mosha I, Kamori D, Gandhi M, Mbunda T, Kipeleka J, Sando D, Spiegelman D, Mpembeni R, Bärnighausen T. Demonstrating service delivery models for effective initiation and retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among female bar workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A double randomized intervention study protocol. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0304077. PMID: 38935796, PMCID: PMC11210872, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale bar workersPre-exposure prophylaxisIntention-to-treatBar workersPrimary outcomeRisk of HIV infectionAdherence to PrEPRisk of HIV acquisitionImprove PrEP adherenceGerman Clinical Trials RegisterPublic sector clinicsService delivery modelsRandomized trial designHIV negative womenPrevent HIV infectionHIV infectionPrEP provisionClinical Trials RegisterHIV testingPrEP initiationHealth facilitiesPromote PrEPPrEP adherenceDelivery modelsReduce barriers
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