July 2019: ECHO trial of three contraceptive methods finds no significant difference in HIV incidence but alarmingly high incidence overall

Jul 30, 2019

Article and Study Summary HIV incidence among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: A randomised, multicentre, open-label trial. Published in: The Lancet. Published...

Field Validation of Limiting-Antigen Avidity Enzyme Immunoassay to Estimate HIV-1 Incidence in Cross-Sectional Survey in Swaziland

Jun 17, 2019

Duong Pottinger Y, Dobbs T, Mavengere Y, Manjengwa J, Rottinghaus EK, Saito S, Bock N, Philip N, Justman J, Bicego G, Nkengasong JN, Parekh B. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2019 Jun 17. doi: 10.1089/AID.2018.0284. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Reliable and...

HIV incidence among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: a randomised, multicentre, open-label trial

Jun 13, 2019

Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) Trial Consortium Site Principal Investigators: eSwatini, Manzini: Jessica Justman MD, Zelda Nhlabatsi MS (ICAP at Columbia University, New York, NY, USA, & Family Life Association of Eswatini) Lancet. 2019...

Healthcare worker experiences with Option B+ for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in eSwatini: findings from a two-year follow-up study

Apr 2, 2019

DiCarlo AL, Gachuhi AB, Mthethwa-Hleta S, Shongwe S, Hlophe T, Peters ZJ, Zerbe A, Myer L, Langwenya N, Okello V, Sahabo R, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Abrams EJ. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Apr 2;19(1):210. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-3997-1 Abstract BACKGROUND:...

HIV and Tuberculosis Pre-Service Curriculum for Nurses and Midwives

Oct 29, 2018

ICAP has provided technical assistance to the government of the Kingdom of Eswatini’s Ministry of Health since 2005. In 2009, ICAP began collaborating with the ministry to strengthen the country’s health workforce through collaboration with the Swaziland Nursing...

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