2022-23 Publications

Featured Articles

Caribbean Region

• Bluemer-Miroite S, Potter K, Blanton E, Simmonds G, Mitchell C, Barnaby K, Zeribi KA, Babb D, Skyers N, O’Malley G, Anderson C. “Nothing for Us Without Us”: An Evaluation of Patient Engagement in an HIV Care Improvement Collaborative in the Caribbean. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2022 Jun 29;10(3):e2100390. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00390.

Côte d’Ivoire

• He Y, Iiams-Hauser C, Assoa PH, Kouabenan YR, Komena P, Pongathie A, Kouakou A, Kirk M, Antilla J, Rogosin C, Sadate Ngatchou P, Kohemun N, Koffi JB, Flowers J, Abiola N, Adjé-Touré C, Nancy Puttkammer N, Perrone LA. Development and national scale implementation of an open-source electronic laboratory information system (OpenELIS) in Côte d’Ivoire: Sustainability lessons from the first 13 years. Int J Med Inform. 2022 Dec 26. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104977

Kenya

• Kimani D, Ndegwa L, Njeru M, Wesangula E, Mboya F, Macharia C, Oliech J, Weyenga H, Owiso G, Irungu K, Luvsansharav UO, Herman-Roloff A. Adopting World Health Organization Multimodal Infection Prevention and Control Strategies to Respond to COVID-19, Kenya. Emerg Infect Dis. Dec 2022;28(13):247-254. doi: 10.3201/eid2813.212617
• Kibira J, Kihungi L, Ndinda M, Wesangula E, Mwangi C, Muthoni F, Augusto O, Owiso G, Ndegwa L, Luvsansharav UO, Bancroft E, Rabinowitz P, Lynch J, Njoroge A. Improving Hand Hygiene Practices in Two Regional Hospitals in Kenya Using a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Approach. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2022 Apr 4;11(1):56. doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01093-z.

Malawi

• Huwa J, Tweya H, Mureithi M, Kiruthu-Kamamia C, Oni F, Chintedza J, Chiwaya G, Waweru E, Kudzala A, Wasunna B, Ndhlovu D, Bisani P, Feldacker C. “It reminds me and motivates me”: Human-centered design and implementation of an interactive, SMS-based digital intervention to improve early retention on antiretroviral therapy: Usability and acceptability among new initiates in a high-volume, public clinic in Malawi. PLoS One. 2023 Jul 20;18(7):e0278806. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278806.
• Theu J, Kabaghe A, Bello G, Chitsa-Banda E, Kagoli M, Auld A, Mkungudza J, O’Malley G, Bangara F, Peacocke E, Babaye Y, Ng’ambi W, Saussier C, MacLachlan E, Chapotera G, Phiri M, Kim E, Chiwaula M, Payne D, Wadonda-Kabondo N, Chauma-Mwale A, Divala T, and Public Health Institute of Malawi COVID-19 surveillance committee. SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence in Malawi Based on Data from Survey of Communities and Health Workers in 5 High-Burden Districts, October 2020. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022;28(13). doi: eid2813.212348.
• Bello G, Kagoli M, Chipeta S, Auld A, Chang J C-W, DeVos JR, Kim E, Mkungudza J, Payne D, Eliya M, Nyirenda R, Jahn A, 2, Mzumara T, Mvula B, Dadabhai S, Namakhoma I, Babaye Y, Giron A, Jordan MR, Bertagnolio S, O’Malley G, Wadonda-Kabondo N. Resistance Levels to Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Among Pregnant Women with Recent HIV Infection in Malawi. Antivir Ther. 2022 Aug 17;27(4). doi: 10.1177/13596535221121225.
• Telford CT, Tessema Z, Msukwa M, Arons MM, Theu J, Bangara FF, Ernst A, Welty S, O’Malley G, Dobbs T, Shanmugam V, Kabaghe A, Dale H, Wadonda-Kabondo N, Gugsa S, Kim A, Bello G, Eaton JW, Jahn A, Nyirenda R, Parekh BS, Shiraishi RW, Kim E, Tobias JL, Curran KG, Payne D, Auld AF. Geospatial Transmission Hotspots of Recent HIV Infection – Malawi, October 2019-March 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Mar 4;71(9):329-334. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7109a1.

Mozambique

• Burke RM, Feasey N, Rangaraj A, Camps MR, Meintjes G, El-Sadr WM, Ford N. Ending AIDS Deaths Requires Improvements in Clinical Care for People with Advanced HIV Disease Who Are Seriously Ill. Lancet HIV. 2023 Jun 7:S2352-3018(23)00109-1. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(23)00109-1. Epub ahead of print.

Namibia

• Barnabee G, Billah I, Ndeikemona L, Silas L, Ensminger A, MacLachlan E, Korn AK, Mawire S, Fischer-Walker C, Ashipala L, Forster N, O’Malley G, Velloza J. PrEP uptake and early persistence among adolescent girls and young women receiving services via community and hybrid community-clinic models in Namibia. PLoS One. 2023 Aug 30;18(8):e0289353. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289353.
• Agathis NT, Annor FB, Xu L, Swedo E, Chiang L, Coomer R, Hegle J, Patel P, Forster N, O’Malley G, Ensminger AL, Kamuingona R, Andjamba H, Nshimyimana B, Manyando M, Massetti GM. Strong Father-Child Relationships and Other Positive Childhood Experiences, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Sexual Risk Factors for HIV among Young Adults Aged 19-24 Years, Namibia, 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jul 16;20(14):6376. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20146376.
• Barnabee G, O’Bryan G, Ndeikemona L, Billah I, Silas L, Morgan KL, Shulock K, Mawire S, MacLachlan E, Nghipangelwa J, Muremi E, Ensminger A, Forster N, O’Malley G. Improving HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis persistence among adolescent girls and young women: Insights from a mixed-methods evaluation of community, hybrid, and facility service delivery models in Namibia. Front. Reprod. Health. 2022 Dec;4(5). doi: 10.3389/frph.2022.1048702
• MacLachlan EW, Korn AK, Ensminger AL, Zambwe S, Kueyo T, Kahuure R, Barnabee G, Nghipangelwa J, Mudabeti J, Tambo P, Mwilima A, Muremi E, Forster N, Fischer-Walker C, O’Malley G. Bottlenecks and Solutions During Implementation of the DREAMS Program for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Namibia. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2022 Oct 31;10(5):e2200226. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00226.
• Velloza J, Davies L, Ensminger A, Theofelus FM, Andjamba H, Kamuingona R, Nakuta J, Uiras W, Massetti G, Coomer R, Wolkon A, Forster N, O’Malley G. Disclosure and Help-Seeking Behaviors Related to Sexual and Physical Violence in Childhood and Adolescence: Results from the Namibia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey. Child Abuse Negl. 2022 Apr 2;128:105624. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105624. Epub ahead of print.
• Korn AK, Muzingwani L, O’Bryan G, Ensminger A, Boylan AD, Kafidi EL, Kashali M, Ashipala L, Nitschke AM, Dziuban EJ, Forster N, Eckert LO, O’Malley G. Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment, HIV infection, and Age: Program Implementation in Seven Regions of Namibia. PLoS One. 2022 Feb 16;17(2):e0263920. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263920.
• Velloza J, Davies LD, Ensminger AL, Theofelus FM, Andjamba H, Kamuingona R, Masseti G, Coomer R, Forster N, O’Malley G. Cycles of Violence Among Young Women in Namibia: Exploring the Links Between Childhood Violence and Adult Intimate Partner Violence From the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey. J Interpers Violence. 2022 Feb 13:8862605211073107. doi: 10.1177/08862605211073107. Epub ahead of print.

South Africa

• Pienaar J, Day S,  Setswe G,  Wasunna B,  Ncube V, Ndebele F, Oni F, Waweru E, Khumalo C, Tweya H, Sherr K, Su Y, Feldacker C. ‘I Understood the Texting Process Well’. Participant Perspectives on Usability and Acceptability of SMS-Based Telehealth Follow-Up After Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in South Africa. Digit Health. 2023 Aug 27;9. doi: 10.1177/20552076231194924.
• Feldacker C, Pienaar J, Wasunna B, Ndebele F, Khumalo C, Day S, Tweya H, Oni F, Sardini M, Adhikary B, Waweru E, Wafula MB, Dixon A, Jafa K, Su Y, Sherr K, Setswe G. Expanding the Evidence on the Safety and Efficiency of 2-Way Text Messaging–Based Telehealth for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Follow-up Compared With In-Person Reviews: Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural and Urban South Africa. J Med Internet Res. 2023;25:e42111. doi: 10.2196/42111.

Tanzania

• Coe M, Kawakyu N, Gimbel S, Nyakuya B, Gabriel N, Leonard D, Chale S, Masiye F, Banda CM, Manangwa S, Moyo G, Boyle G, Freistadt F, Kohler P. Nursing Workforce Optimization Study: A Multi-method Evaluation and Process Improvement Intervention for HIV Service Delivery in Tanzania and Zambia. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2023 Feb 8. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000388. Epub ahead of print.

Ukraine

• Puttkammer N, Ihnatiuk A, Shapoval A, Kazanzhy A, Secor A, Shotorbani S, McDowell M, Golden M. Profile of Partners Who Completed HIV Testing and Received a New HIV Diagnosis in Ukraine’s HIV Index Testing Program: A Retrospective Cohort Study to Inform Program Improvement. BMC Infect Dis. 2023 May 5;23(1):291. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08281-1.

Zimbabwe

• Vu M, Holec M, Levine R, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Mukamba J, Barnhart S, Wiktor S, Weiner B, Feldacker C. Working toward sustainability: Transitioning HIV Programs from a USA-based Organization to a local partner in Zimbabwe. PLoS ONE. 2022 Nov 10;17(11): e0276849.doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276849
• Tran V, Gwenzi F, Marongwe P, Rutsito O, Chatikobo P, Murenje V, Hove J, Munyaradzi T, Rogers Z, Tshimanga M, Sidile-Chitimbire V, Xaba S, Ncube G, Masimba L, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Holec M, Barnhart S, Weiner B, Feldacker C. REDCap mobile data collection: Using implementation science to explore the potential and pitfalls of a digital health tool in routine voluntary medical male circumcision outreach settings in Zimbabwe. Digit Health. 2022 Jul 11;8:20552076221112163. doi: 10.1177/20552076221112163.
• Marongwe P, Wasunna B, Gavera J, Murenje V, Gwenzi F, Hove J, Mauhy C, Xaba S, Mugwanya R, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Munyaradzi T, Korir M, Oni F, Khaemba A , Barasa M, Holec M, Sidile-Chitimbire V, Tshimanga M, Holeman I, Barnhart S, Feldacker C. Transitioning a Digital Health Innovation from Research to Routine Practice: Two-Way Texting for Male Circumcision Follow-Up in Zimbabwe. PLOS Digit Health. 2022 June 15; 1(6): e0000066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000066.
• Murenje V, Omollo V, Gonouya P, Hove J, Munyaradzi T, Marongwe P, Tshimanga M, Chitimbire V, Xaba S, Mandisarisa J, Balachandra S, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Holec M, Mangwiro T, Barnhart S, Feldacker C. Urethrocutaneous Fistula Following VMMC: A Case Series from March 2013 to October 2019 in ZAZIC’s Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program in Zimbabwe. BMC Urol. 2022 Feb 16;22(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12894-022-00973-1.