Effects of intersecting internalized stigmas and avoidance on HIV and alcohol-related outcomes among people living with HIV in South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite HIV and problematic drinking often co-occurring in South Africa (SA), limited research has examined how HIV stigma relates to alcohol outcomes, how alcohol stigma relates to HIV outcomes [...] stigmas, avoidant behavior, ART adherence, and problematic drinking-alcohol use that will likely lead to health or other problems-cross-sectionally among people with HIV (PWH) and problematic drinking
Determinants of time from HIV infection to linkage-to-care in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Publications)
starting point for exposure time. However, timing of diagnosis is likely endogenous to linkage, leading to bias in linkage estimation. DESIGN: We used longitudinal serosurveys from a large population-based
Association between gastrointestinal tract infections and glycated hemoglobin in school children of poor neighborhoods in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Publications)
non-communicable diseases (e.g., diabetes) being common. For instance, chronic parasite infections lead to altered immune regulatory networks, anemia, malnutrition, and diarrhea with an associated shift [...] common gastrointestinal tract infections and glycemia in children from non-fee paying schools in South Africa. METHODOLOGY: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 9- to 14-year-old school children in Port
Geo-epidemiology of malaria incidence in the Vhembe District to guide targeted elimination strategies, South-Africa, 2015-2018: a local resurgence (Publications)
malaria elimination in South Africa. Assessing the factors associated with these unusual malaria phenome would be helpful on building innovative strategies that lead South Africa on malaria elimination. [...] In South Africa, the population at risk of malaria is 10% (around six million inhabitants) and concern only three provinces of which Limpopo Province is the most affected, particularly in Vhembe District [...] malaria incidence patterns at the locality scale in the Vhembe District, Limpopo...
Effects of intersecting internalized stigmas and avoidance on HIV and alcohol-related outcomes among people living with HIV in South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite HIV and problematic drinking often co-occurring in South Africa (SA), limited research has examined how HIV stigma relates to alcohol outcomes, how alcohol stigma relates to HIV outcomes [...] stigmas, avoidant behavior, ART adherence, and problematic drinking-alcohol use that will likely lead to health or other problems-cross-sectionally among people with HIV (PWH) and problematic drinking
Determinants of time from HIV infection to linkage-to-care in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Publications)
starting point for exposure time. However, timing of diagnosis is likely endogenous to linkage, leading to bias in linkage estimation. DESIGN: We used longitudinal serosurveys from a large population-based
Association between gastrointestinal tract infections and glycated hemoglobin in school children of poor neighborhoods in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Publications)
non-communicable diseases (e.g., diabetes) being common. For instance, chronic parasite infections lead to altered immune regulatory networks, anemia, malnutrition, and diarrhea with an associated shift [...] common gastrointestinal tract infections and glycemia in children from non-fee paying schools in South Africa. METHODOLOGY: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 9- to 14-year-old school children in Port
Building sustainable clinical trial sites in sub-Saharan Africa through networking, infrastructure improvement, training and conducting clinical... (Publications)
scaling-up of sites. METHODS: Assessment in six sub-Saharan TB-endemic countries (Gabon, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) were performed through a structured questionnaire, site visits, discussion [...] research centres. Our goal of facilitating emergent clinical TB trial sites to better initiate and lead research activities has been mostly successful.
Building sustainable clinical trial sites in sub-Saharan Africa through networking, infrastructure improvement, training and conducting clinical... (Publications)
scaling-up of sites. METHODS: Assessment in six sub-Saharan TB-endemic countries (Gabon, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) were performed through a structured questionnaire, site visits, discussion [...] research centres. Our goal of facilitating emergent clinical TB trial sites to better initiate and lead research activities has been mostly successful.
often leads to discussions about hierarchies and leadership. Although the desire for a common language arises quickly in transdisciplinary projects, it is not the best way per se as it can lead to inefficient [...] Dog mediated rabies, although entirely preventable, kills every year over 25,000 people in Africa. It has been demonstrated that rabies transmission can be interrupted with successful dog mass vaccination [...] mainly due to a lack of resources to support such interventions. One way...
