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Botswana
6th Botswana International HIV Conference . Gaborone, Botswana, August 24-27, 2016.Kgwaadira BT, Katlholo T, Fiebig L, Boyd R, Kuate L, Agegnehu D, Mosime W,4 Wuhib T, Dikobe W, Petlo C, Nkomo B, Avalos A, Skiles M, Philips H, Finlay-Vickers A. Anticipated Reductions in Long-Term Tuberculosis Incidence and Associated Cost Savings with Adoption of the Treat All People Living with HIV Policy in Botswana, 2016–2035. 21st International AIDS Conference. Durban, South Africa. July 18-22, 2016.
Wirth KE, Semo BW, Ntsuape C, Ramabu NM, Otlhomile B, Plank RM, Barnhart S, Ledikwe JH. Triggering the decision to undergo medical male circumcision: a qualitative study of adult men in Botswana. AIDS Care. 2016 Jan 11:1-6. [Epub ahead of print]
Cambodia
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Kenya
Kang’a S, Puttkammer N, Wanyee S, et al. A National Standards-Based Assessment on Functionality of Electronic Medical Records Systems Used in Kenyan Public-Sector Health Facilities . Int J Med Inform. 2017 Jan;97:68-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.09.013. Epub 2016 Sep 23.
O’Hara E, Nuche-Berenguer B, Kirui NK, Cheng SY, Chege P, Buckwater P, Laktabai J, Pastakia SD. Diabetes in rural Africa: what can Kenya show us? Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016 Oct;4(10):807-9. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30086-9.
Antilla J, Wall, L, Atelu C, Muthee V, Liku N, Puttkammer N . Building Human Capacity for Optimal Use of an Electronic Medical Record System in Kenya: Results of a Pilot Evaluation of Two eLearning Modules . 7th Annual CUGH Global Health Conference. University of San Francisco. April 8-11, 2016.Wirth KE, Semo BW, Ntsuape C, Ramabu NM, Otlhomile B, Plank RM, Barnhart S, Ledikwe JH. Triggering the decision to undergo medical male circumcision: a qualitative study of adult men in Botswana. AIDS Care. 2016 Aug 11:1-6.
Muthee V, Liku N, Puttkammer N . Institutionalization of a Routine Data Quality Assessment (RDQA) Procedure for Improved Data Quality of Electronic Patient Medical Records in Kenya . 7th Annual CUGH Global Health Conference. University of San Francisco. April 8-11, 2016.
Malawi
Kanyerere H, Girma B, Mpunga J, Tayler-Smith K, Harries AD, Jahn A, Chimbwandira FM. Scale-up of ART in Malawi has reduced case notification rates in HIV-positive and HIV-negative tuberculosis . Public Health Action . 2016 Dec 21;6(4):247-251. doi: 10.5588/pha.16.0053.
Haas AD, Msukwa MT, Egger M, Tenthani L, Tweya H, Jahn A, Gadabu OJ, Tal K, Salazar-Vizcaya L, Estill J, Spoerri A, Phiri N, Chimbwandira F, van Oosterhout JJ, Keiser O. Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy During and After Pregnancy: Cohort Study on Women Receiving Care in Malawi’s Option B+ Program . Clin Infect Dis . 2016 Nov 1;63(9):1227-1235. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw500. Epub 2016 Jul 26.
Harries AD, Ford N, Jahn A et al. Act local, think global: how the Malawi experience of scaling up antiretroviral treatment has informed global policy . BMC Public Health. 2016 6 Sept;16(938). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3620-x.
Schooley AL, Kamudumuli PS, Vangala S, Tseng CH, Soko C, Parent J, Phiri K, Jahn A, Namarika D, Hoffman RM. CD4 Variability in Malawi: Implications for Use of a CD4 Threshold of 500 Cells/mm3 Versus Universal Eligibility for Antiretroviral Therapy . Open Forum Infect Dis . 2016 Aug 29;3(3):ofw180. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw180.
Kohler PK, Tippett Barr BA, Kangʼombe A, Hofstee C, Kilembe F, Galagan S, Chilongozi D, Namate D, Machaya M, Kabwere K, Mwale M, Msunguma W, Reed J, Chimbwandira F. Safety, Feasibility, and Acceptability of the PrePex Device for Adult Male Circumcision in Malawi . J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Jun 1;72 Suppl 1:S49-55. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000774.
Haas AD, Tenthani L, Msukwa MT, Tal K, Jahn A, Gadabu OJ, Spoerri A, Chimbwandira F, van Oosterhout JJ, Keiser O. Retention in care during the first 3 years of antiretroviral therapy for women in Malawi’s option B+ programme: an observational cohort study . Lancet HIV . 2016 Apr;3(4):e175-82. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)00008-4. Epub 2016 Mar 9.
Tweya H, Feldacker C, Gadabu OJ, Ng’ambi W, Mumba SL, Phiri D, Kamvazina L, Mwakilama S, Kanyerere H, Keiser O, Mwafilaso J, Kamba C, Egger M, Jahn A, Simwaka B, Phiri S. Developing a point-of-care electronic medical record system for TB/HIV co-infected patients: experiences from Lighthouse Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi. BMC Res Notes . 2016 Mar 5;9:146. doi: 10.1186/s13104-016-1943-4.
Kohler PK, Namate D, Barnhart S, Chimbwandira F, Tippet-Barr BA, Perdue T, Chilongozi DA, Tenthani L, Phiri O, Msungama W, Holmes KK, Krieger JN. Classification and rates of adverse events in a Malawi male circumcision program: impact of quality improvement training. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Feb 17;16(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1305-x.
Phiri S, Feldacker C, Chaweza T, Mlundira L, Tweya H, Speight C, Samala B, Kachale F, Umpierrez D, Haddad L. Integrating reproductive health services into HIV care: strategies for successful implementation in a low-resource HIV clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi . J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2016 Jan. pii: jfprhc-2013-100816. doi: 10.1136/jfprhc-2013-100816.
Middle East & North Africa
Perrone, LA, Confer, D, Scott, E, Livingston, L, Bradburn, C, McGee, A, Furtwangler, T, Downer, A, Mokdad, AH, Flandin, JF, Shotorbani, S, Asghar, H, Esmat Tolbah, H, Ahmed, HJ, Alwan, A, Martin, R. Implementation of a Mentored Professional Development Program in Laboratory Leadership and Management in 10 Countries in the Middle East and North Africa . East Mediterr Health J. 2016 Nov 22;22(11):832-839. doi: 10.26719/2016.22.11.832.
Mozambique
Myers RS, Feldacker C, Cesár F, Paredes Z, Augusto G, Muluana C, Citao S, Mboa-Ferrao C, Karajeanes E, Golden M. Acceptability and Effectiveness of Assisted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Partner Services in Mozambique: Results From a Pilot Program in a Public, Urban Clinic . Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2016 Nov;43(11):690–695. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000529
Sathane I, Horth R, Young P, Inguane C, Nalá R, Miranda AE, Lane T, Raymond HF, Cummings B, McFarland W. Risk Factors Associated with HIV Among Men Who Have Sex Only with Men and Men Who Have Sex with Both Men and Women in Three Urban Areas in Mozambique . AIDS Behav. 2016 Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print]
“Jornadas de Saúde ” [posters in Portuguese]. Maputo, Mozambique. September 16-18, 2015.
Namibia
MacLachlan EW, Potter K, Hamunime N, Shepard-Perry MG, Uusiku J, Simwanza R, Brandt LJ, O’Malley G. “We Are Now Free to Speak”: Qualitative Evaluation of an Education and Empowerment Training for HIV Patients in Namibia . PLoS One. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):e0153042. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153042. eCollection 2016.
Maclachlan EW, Shepard-Perry MG, Ingo P, Uusiku J, Mushimba R, Simwanza R, Likoro J, Brandt LJ, Thomas KK, Kasonka C, Hamunime N, O’Malley G. Evaluating the effectiveness of patient education and empowerment to improve patient-provider interactions in antiretroviral therapy clinics in Namibia . AIDS Care. AIDS Care. 2016;28(5):620-7. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1124975. Epub 2015 Dec 23.
South Africa
Galagan S, Jed S, Sumitani J, Gilvydis JM, Bakor A, Cooke R, Naidoo E, Winters D, Weaver MR. Improving Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Treatment Monitoring in South Africa: Evaluation of an Advanced TB/HIV Course for Healthcare Workers . Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 7;4(1): ofw248. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw248
Lippman SA, Shade S, El Ayadi AM, Gilvydis JM, Grignon JS, Liegler T, Morris J, Naidoo E, Prach LM, Puren A, Barnhart S. Attrition and opportunities along the HIV care continuum: findings from a population-based sample, North West Province, South Africa . J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Sep 1 ;73(1):91-9. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001026.
Lippman S, Shade S, Sumitani J, DeKadt J, Gilvydis J, Ratlhagana M, Grignon J, Tumbo J, Gilmore H, Saberi P, Barnhart S, Steward W. Evaluation of short message service and peer navigation to improve engagement in HIV care in South Africa: study protocol for a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial . Trials. 2016 Feb 6;17:68. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1190-y.
Treves-Kagan S, Steward WT, Ntswane L, Haller R, Gilvydis JM, Gulati H, Barnhart S, Lippman SA. Why increasing availability of ART is not enough: a rapid, community-based study on how HIV-related stigma impacts engagement to care in rural South Africa . BMC Public Health. 2016 Jan 28; 16(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2753-2.
Zimbabwe
Feldacker C, Bochner AF, Herman-Roloff A, Holec M, Murenje V, Stepaniak A, Xaba S, Tshimanga M, Chitimbire V, Makaure S, Hove J, Barnhart S, Makunike B. Is it all about the money? A qualitative exploration of the effects of performance-based financial incentives on Zimbabwe’s voluntary male medical circumcision program . PLoS One. 2017 Mar 16;12(3):e0174047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174047. eCollection 2017.
I-TECH Zimbabwe. Implementing the PEPFAR Pivot: Experiences from Zimbabwe’s Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program. International AIDS Conference. Durban, South Africa, July 18-22, 2016.
I-TECH Zimbabwe. Adverse Event Profile of a Mature Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program. International AIDS Conference. Durban, South Africa, July 18-22, 2016.