Effectiveness of a Community-based Intervention to Prevent Childhood TB in Lesotho

Jul 26, 2022

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Child contact management (CCM) is a recognized strategy to prevent TB; however, implementation is suboptimal. PREVENT was a cluster-randomized trial that evaluated the effectiveness and acceptability of a community-based intervention (CBI) to...

Food Insecurity and the Risk of HIV Acquisition: Findings from Population-based Surveys in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries (2016-2017)

Jul 26, 2022

Objective: To assess the potential bidirectional relationship between food insecurity and HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Design: Nationally representative HIV impact assessment household-based surveys. Setting: Zambia, Eswatini, Lesotho, Uganda and Tanzania and...

Estimates of the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV among children living with HIV in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe from 2015 to 2017: an analysis of data from the cross-sectional Population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys

Feb 4, 2022

Authors: Chloe A Teasdale, Rebecca Zimba, Elaine J Abrams, Karampreet Sachathep, Felix Ndagije, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Godfrey Musuka, Owen Mugurungi, Limpho Maile, Mary Mahy, Andrea Low ICAP authors show the uneven coverage of pediatric HIV testing across...

Participatory Surveillance of COVID-19 in Lesotho via Weekly Calls: Protocol for Cell Phone Data Collection

Aug 25, 2021

Abigail Greenleaf; Gerald Mwima; Molibeli Lethoko; Martha Conkling; George Keefer; Christiana Chang; Natasha McLeod; Haruka Maruyama; Qixuan Chen; Shannon Farley; Andrea Low Abstract Background: The proliferation of cell phone ownership in low- and middle- income...

Special Webinar (Archived Recording) — Population Surveys: Measuring and Informing the HIV Response

Jul 8, 2021

RECORDED: Thursday, July 1, 2021, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. ET ACCESS THE RECORDING ACCESS THE SLIDES, including Q&A On Thursday, July 1, 2021, ICAP at Columbia University hosted a webinar to discuss population surveys and how their findings provide critical information...

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