Journal Club
February 2019: HPTN 071 (PopART) results show community-based distribution of HIV self-testing kits increases knowledge of HIV status, especially among men
Article and Study Summary Community based distribution of oral HIV self-testing kits in Zambia: a cluster-randomised trial nested in four HPTN 071 (PopART) intervention communities. Published in: Lancet HIV. 2019;6(2):e81–e92. DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30258-3...
January 2019: When starting ART in adults with advanced HIV disease and TB coinfection, prophylactic prednisone reduces risk of paradoxical TB-associated IRIS
Article and Study Summary Prednisone for the Prevention of Paradoxical Tuberculosis-Associated IRIS. Published in: N Engl J Med. 2018; 379:1915-1925. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1800762 Authors: Meintjes G, Stek C, Blumenthal L, et al. Summary: This article reports on a...
November 2018: RCT in Kenya suggests distributing take-home self-test kits to pregnant women during ANC visits can increase HIV couples testing
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,...