Featured Article

• Feldacker C, Murenje V, Holeman I, Xaba S, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Korir M, Gundidza PT, Holec M, Barnhart S, Tshimanga M. Reducing provider workload while preserving patient safety: a randomized control trial using 2-way texting for post-operative follow-up in Zimbabwe’s voluntary medical male circumcision program. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Oct 16. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002198. [Epub ahead of print].

This study found that two-way texting can safely improve voluntary medical male circumcision care quality at lower cost than standard follow up visits. Additionally, the study found that using two-way texting for post-operative follow up reduced provider workload.

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Botswana

• Ledikwe JH, Mawandia S, Kleinman NJ, Ntsuape C, Ramabu NM, Semo BW, Wirth KE. Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision and Perceived Sexual Functioning, Satisfaction, and Risk Behavior: A Qualitative Study in Botswana. Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Jan 29. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-01589-7. [Epub ahead of print].
• Kleinman NJ, Mawandia S, Kwaadira B, Broz J, Matumi H, Moumakwa R, Semo BW, Ledikwe J. Increasing Tuberculosis Register Data Quality in Botswana with Continuous Quality Improvement Activities. Qual Prim Care. 2018 March 23; 25(2):45-48.
• Ledikwe JH, Kleinman NJ, Mpho M, H Mothibedi, S Mawandia, B Semo, G O’Malley. Associations between healthcare worker participation in workplace wellness activities and job satisfaction, occupational stress and burnout: a cross-sectional study in Botswana. BMJ Open. 2018 Mar 16; 8(3): e018492. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018492

Cambodia

• Perrone LA, Voeurng V, Sek S, Song S, Vong N, Tous C, Flandin JF, Confer D, Costa A, Martin R. Implementation research: a mentoring programme to improve laboratory quality in Cambodia. Bull World Health Organ. 2016;94:743–751. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.15.163824

Caribbean Region

• Scott E, Nartker A, St. Thomas S, Ali Z. Train, Transfer, and Sustain: Building Capacity for Online Learning at the University of the West Indies Diploma in the Management of HIV Infection Program. 7th Annual CUGH Global Health Conference. University of San Francisco. April 8-11, 2016.

Digital Initiatives Group at I-TECH (DIGI)

• Rudd KE, Puttkammer N, Antilla J, Richards J, Heffron M, Tolentino H, Jacobs DJ, KatjiuanJo P, Prybylski D, Shepard M, Kumalija JC, Katuma HL, Leon BK, Mgonja NG, Santas XM. Building workforce capacity for effective use of health information systems: Evaluation of a blended eLearning course in Namibia and Tanzania. Int J Med Inform. 2019 Aug 10;131:103945. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.08.005.

Ethiopia

• Tefera F, Barnabee G, Sharma A, Feleke B, Atnafu D, Haymanot N, O’Malley G, Feleke G. Evaluation of facility and community-based active household tuberculosis contact investigation in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Apr 22;19(1):234. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4074-5.

Haiti

• Wang Y, Barnhart S, Francois K, Robin E, Kalou M, et al. Expanded access to viral load testing and use of second line regimens in Haiti: time trends from 2010-2017. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 16;20(1):283. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-04978-9.
• Puttkammer N, Parrish C, Desir Y, Hyppolite N, Wagenaar B, Joseph N, Hall L, Honoré JG, Robin E, Perrin G, François K. Toward Universal HIV Treatment in Haiti: Time Trends in ART Retention Following Expanded ART Eligibility in a National Cohort from 2011-17. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Feb 14. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002329. [Epub ahead of print]
• Myrtil M, Puttkammer N, Gloyd S, Robinson J, Yuhas K, Domercant JW, Honoré JG, Francois K. ART Attrition across Health Facilities Implementing Option B+ in Haiti. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2018 May 20; 17. doi: 10.1177/2325958218774037.
• deRiel E, Puttkammer N, Hyppolite N, Diallo J, Wagner S, Honoré JG, Balan JG, Celestin N, Vallès JS, Duval N, Thimothé G, Boncy J, Coq NRL, Barnhart S. Success factors for implementing and sustaining a mature electronic medical record in a low-resource setting: a case study of iSanté in Haiti. Health Policy Plan. 2018 Mar 1; 33(2):237. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czx171.

India

• Anusuya GS, Chockalingam C, Gurusamy M, Nadol P, Krishnaraj R and Radhakrishnan E. Various Immunologic and Virologic Responses to Second line Antiretroviral Therapy in Tambaram, India. J AIDS Clin Res. 2016;7:8. doi: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000601.

Kenya

• Mugwanya K, Irungu E, Bukusi E, Mugo N, Odoyo J; Wamoni E; Ngure K, Morton J, Peebles K, Masyuko S, Barnabee G, Donnell D,  Barnabas R, Haberer J, O’Malley G, Baeten JM, the Partners Scale Up Team. Scale Up of PrEP Integrated in Public Health HIV Care Clinics: A Protocol for a Stepped Wedge Cluster-Randomized Roll Out in Kenya. Implement Sci. 2018 Sep 4;13(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s13012-018-0809-7
• Fairbanks J, Beima-Sofie K, Akinyi P, Matemo D, Unger J, Kinuthia J, O’Malley G, Drake A, John-Stewart G, Ronen K. You Will Know That Despite Being HIV Positive You Are Not Alone: Qualitative Study to Inform Content of a Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2018 Jul 19;6(7):e10671. doi: 10.2196/10671.
• Velonjara J, Crouthamel B, Wiggins M, Matemo D, John-Stewart G, O’Malley G, Unger J, Kinuthia J, Drake A.  Motherhood increases family planning support among Kenyan adolescents. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2018 Jun;16:124-131. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2018.03.002. Epub 2018 Mar 15.
• Wagner A, O’Malley G, Firdawsi O, Mugo C, Njuguna I, Maleche-Obimbo E, Inwani I, Wamalwa D, John-Stewart G, Slyker J. Disclosure, consent, opportunity costs, and inaccurate risk assessment deter pediatric HIV testing: a mixed methods study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Apr 1;77(4):393-399. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001614.
• Ronen K,  Unger J, Drake A, Perrier T, Akinyi P, Osborn L, Matemo D, O’Malley G,  Kinuthia J, John-Stewart G. SMS messaging to improve ART adherence: perspectives of pregnant HIV-infected women in Kenya on HIV-related message content. AIDS Care. 2018 Apr;30(4):500-505. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1417971. Epub 2017 Dec 18.
• Muthee V, Bochner AF, Osterman A, Liku N, Akhwale W, Kwach J, Prachi M, Wamicwe J, Odhiambo J, Onyango F, Puttkammer N. The impact of routine data quality assessments on electronic medical record data quality in Kenya. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 18;13(4). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195362
• Muthee V, Bochner AF, Kang’aa S, Owiso G, Akhwale W, Wanyee S, Puttkammer N. Site readiness assessment preceding the implementation of a HIV care and treatment electronic medical record system in Kenya. Int J Med Inform. 2018 January;109:23–29.

Malawi

• Tweya H, Feldacker C, Heller T, Gugsa S, Ng’ambi W, Nthala O, Kalulu M, Chiwoko J, Banda R, Makwinja A, Phiri S. 2017. Characteristics and outcomes of older HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: A retrospective observation cohort study. PLoS One. 2017; 12(7): e0180232.
• Ng’ambi W, Gugsa S, Tweya H, Girma B, Kanyerere H, Dambe I, Babaye Y, Mpunga J, Phiri S. Characteristics and management of presumptive tuberculosis in public health facilities in Malawi, 2014–2016. Public Health Action. 2017, Dec 21;7(4).
• Feldacker C, Pintye J, Jacob S, Chung MH, Middleton L, Iliffe J, Kim HN. Continuing professional development for medical, nursing, and midwifery cadres in Malawi, Tanzania and South Africa: A qualitative evaluation. PLoS One. 2017 Oct 17;12(10):e0186074. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186074.

Mozambique

• Brito, A, Korn, A, Monteiro, L, et al. Need for improved detection of voluntary medical male circumcision adverse events in Mozambique: a mixed-methods assessment. BMC Health Serv Res 19, 855 (2019) doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4604-1
• Han H, Meyers S, Mboh Khan E, Masyuko SJ, Paredes Z, Chimoun FT, Mudender F, Wamuti BM, Nambu W, Kemunto E, Mugambi M, Kariithi E, Golden MR, Tih PM, Welty T, Farquhar C. Assisted HIV partner services training in three sub-Saharan African countries: facilitators and barriers to sustainable approaches. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2019 Jul;22 Suppl 3:e25307. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25307.

South Africa

• Treves-Kagan S, El Ayadi AM, Morris JL, Graham LM, Grignon J, Ntswane L, Gilvydis JM, Barnhart S, and Lippman SA. Sexual and Physical Violence in Childhood Is Associated With Adult Intimate Partner Violence and Nonpartner Sexual Violence in a Representative Sample of Rural South African Men and Women.  Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2019 Feb 8. doi:10.1177/0886260519827661. [Epub ahead of print].

Sub-Saharan Africa

• O’Malley, G, Barnabee, G & Mugwanya, K. Scaling-up PrEP Delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can We Learn from the Scale-up of ART? Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2019 Feb 22. doi: 10.1007/s11904-019-00437-6.

Ukraine

• Downer A, Shapoval A, Vysotska O, Yuryeva I, Bairachna T. US e-learning course adaptation to the Ukrainian context: lessons learned and way forward. BMC Med Educ. 2018 Nov 1;18(1):247. doi: 10.1186/s12909-018-1349-1.

Zimbabwe

• Feldacker C, Murenje V, Holeman I, Xaba S, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Korir M, Gundidza PT, Holec M, Barnhart S, Tshimanga M. Reducing provider workload while preserving patient safety: a randomized control trial using 2-way texting for post-operative follow-up in Zimbabwe’s voluntary medical male circumcision program. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Oct 16. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002198. [Epub ahead of print].
• Bochner AF, Meacham E, Mhungu N, Manyanga P, Petracca F, Muserere C, Gonese G, Makunike B, Wazara B, Gwanzura C, Nyika P, Levine R, Mutasa-Apollo T, Balachandra S, Wiktor SZ. The rollout of Community ART Refill Groups in Zimbabwe: a qualitative evaluation. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2019,22:e25393. doi:10.1002/jia2.25393
• Bochner AF, Tippett Barr BA, Makunike B, Gonese G, Wazara B, Mashapa R, Meacham E, Nyika P, Ncube G, Balachandra S, Levine R, Petracca F, Apollo T, Downer A,  Wiktor SZ. Strengthening provider-initiated testing and counselling in Zimbabwe by deploying supplemental providers: a time series analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Jun 3;19(1):351. doi: 0.1186/s12913-019-4169-z.
• Bertman V, Petracca F, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Jonga A, Dupwa B, Jenami N, Nartker A, Wall L, Reason L, Kundhlande P, Downer A. Health worker text messaging for blended learning, peer support, and mentoring in pediatric and adolescent HIV/AIDS care: a case study in Zimbabwe. Hum Resour Health. 2019 Jun 7;17(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12960-019-0364-6.
• Hove J, Masimba L, Murenje V, Nyadundu S, Musayerenge B, Xaba S, Nachipo B, Chitimbire V, Makunike B, Holec M, Chinyoka T, Mandisarisa J, Balachandra S, Tshimanga M, Barnhart S, Feldacker C. Incorporating Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Into Traditional Circumcision Contexts: Experiences of a Local Consortium in Zimbabwe Collaborating With an Ethnic Group. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2019 Mar 29;7(1):138-146. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00352