Recent HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Transgender Women, and Genderqueer Individuals with Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection in Zimbabwe: Results from a Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey

Sep 9, 2022

Abstract: In Africa, rapid testing for recent HIV infection (RTRI) is being scaled up; however, use of the recent infection testing algorithm (RITA), which uses viral load (VL) to confirm RTRI-recent infections, is not a widespread practice. We present results of...

Stigma, Social Cohesion, and HIV Risk Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Two Cities in Zimbabwe

Mar 21, 2022

Authors: Sophia S. Miller, Joanne E. Mantell, Lauren E. Parmley, Godfrey Musuka, Innocent Chingombe, Munyaradzi Mapingure, John H. Rogers, Yingfeng Wu, Avi J. Hakim, Owen Mugurungi, Chesterfield Samba, and Tiffany G. Harris Though stigma is a recognized contributor to...

Engagement in the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) cascade among a respondent-driven sample of sexually active men who have sex with men and transgender women during early PrEP implementation in Zimbabwe

Feb 11, 2022

Authors: Lauren E. Parmley, Tiffany G. Harris, Innocent Chingombe, Munyaradzi Mapingure, Owen Mugurungi, John H. Rogers, Perpetua Gozhora, Yingfeng Wu, Chesterfield Samba, Godfrey Musuka, Avi J. Hakim Findings emphasize the need for tailored interventions to promote...

HIV care cascade and associated factors among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Zimbabwe: findings from a biobehavioural survey using respondent-driven sampling

Feb 10, 2022

Authors: Tiffany G Harris, Yingfeng Wu, Lauren E Parmley, Godfrey Musuka, Munyaradzi P Mapingure, Innocent Chingombe,Owen Mugurungi, Avi Hakim, Perpetua Gozhora, Sophia S Miller, Matthew R Lamb, Chesterfield Samba, John H Rogers ICAP authors showed that HIV prevalence...

High Burden of Active Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Coinfection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, Transwomen, and Genderqueer Individuals in Zimbabwe

Jan 14, 2022

Authors: Parmley, Lauren; Chingombe, Innocent; Wu, Yingfeng; Mapingure, Munyaradzi; Mugurungi, Owen; Samba, Chesterfield; Rogers, John; Hakim, Avi J.; Gozhora, Perpetua; Miller, Sophia; Musuka, Godfrey; Harris, Tiffany. Syphilis increases human immunodeficiency virus...

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