November 2018: RCT in Kenya suggests distributing take-home self-test kits to pregnant women during ANC visits can increase HIV couples testing

Nov 28, 2018

Article and Study Summary Impact of HIV self-test distribution to male partners of ANC clients: Results of a randomized controlled trial in Kenya. Published in: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018;79(4):467-473. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001838 Authors: Gichangi A,...

September/October 2018: HPTN 074 results on HIV outcomes, MAT use, and mortality among people who inject drugs and their injection partners

Oct 3, 2018

Article and Study Summary A scalable, integrated intervention to engage people who inject drugs in HIV care and medication-assisted treatment (HPTN 074): a randomised, controlled phase 3 feasibility and efficacy study. Published in: Lancet. 2018;392(10149):747-759....

August 2018: STAMP trial results on expanding urine TB-LAM testing to reduce mortality among HIV-positive inpatients

Aug 29, 2018

Article and Study Summary Rapid urine-based screening for tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients admitted to hospital in Africa (STAMP): a pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Published in: Lancet. 2018; 392(10144):292-301....

June 2018: Comparing birth outcomes among women starting dolutegravir versus efavirenz during pregnancy

Jul 18, 2018

Article and Study Summary Comparative safety of dolutegravir-based or efavirenz-based antiretroviral treatment started during pregnancy in Botswana: An observational study. Published in: Lancet Glob Health. 2018; 6: e804–10...

May 2018: Point-of-care versus reference laboratory testing for early infant diagnosis of HIV in Mozambique

Jul 18, 2018

Article and Study Summary Effect of point-of-care early infant diagnosis on antiretroviral therapy initiation and retention of patients: A cluster-randomised trial. Published in: AIDS. 2018. Published online ahead of print. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001846 Authors:...

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