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Attracting female sex workers to HIV testing and counselling in Ethiopia: a qualitative study with sex workers in Addis Ababa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wole Ameyan --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Caroline Jeffery --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Kassahun Negash --- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia Etsegenet Biruk --- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia Miriam Taegtmeyer --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UKDespite growing efforts to increase HIV testing and counselling (HTC) services for most at risk populations in Ethiopia, the use of these services by female sex workers (FSWs) remains low. With rising numbers of FSWs in Addis Ketema and concerns... -
Expansion of HIV testing in Eswatini: stakeholder perspectives on reaching the first 90
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Philip J Kitchen --- , Germany Kate Bärnighausen --- , Germany Lenhle Dube --- , Eswatini Zandi Mnisi --- , Eswatini Sithembile Dlamini-Nqeketo --- , Eswatini Cheryl C Johnson --- , Switzerland Till Bärnighausen --- , Germany Jan Walter De Neve --- , Germany Shannon A McMahon --- , GermanyAchieving the United Nations’ 90-90-90 goals has proven challenging in most settings and the ambitious 95-95-95 goals seem even more elusive. However, in Eswatini – a lower-middle-income country in sub-Saharan Africa with the highest HIV prevalence in the world –... -
Exploring how outreach team leaders perceive community health workers’ experiences of providing HIV services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gugulethu E Khumalo --- , South Africa Elizabeth Lutge --- , South Africa Tivani P Mashamba-Thompson --- , South AfricaObjectives: In 2018, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health launched the ward-based primary health care outreach teams policy framework which sought to expand the community health worker (CHW) programme’s provision of longitudinal patient support, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services in... -
Provider perspectives on antiretroviral therapy adherence among psychiatric inpatients in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Maria Albin Qambayot --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sarita Naidoo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaBackground: Optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial for the effective management of HIV. Mental disorders often co-occur with HIV infection which often compromises ART adherence. Little is known about ART adherence in psychiatric settings in sub-Saharan Africa. -
Factors influencing the transition from paediatric to adult HIV care in the Western Cape, South Africa: perspectives of health care providers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sylvie Mbebe --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Stephan Rabie --- Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa Bronwyne J Coetzee --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaTransitioning to adult care for HIV-infected adolescents is a critical process in determining long-term health outcomes. Poor transitioning to adult care can lead to several adverse HIV-related outcomes for adolescents living with HIV, including disruption of care, non-adherence to ART... -
Barriers and facilitators influencing the use of HIV self-testing amongst adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mimi Eve Teffo --- School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Mbongeleni Thembalihle Mgwaba --- School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa