Mulu, Ngwi Nnam Thecla
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African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
This article examines the Treatment Action Campaign's (TAC) evolution and attrition as a social movement organisation to discern its implications for practices of health citizenship at the grassroots level. A qualitative approach to case study research was used to collect and analyse data. Practices of health citizenship were framed around the inte...
Mbengo, Fungai Adama, Esther Towell-Barnard, Amanda Zgambo, Maggie
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African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
The youth (15-24 years old) in South Africa remain at high risk of HIV infection despite varied efforts to control the disease. An understanding of the perspectives of relevant stakeholders of HIV-prevention interventions targeting the youth is important to guide research, policy and practice aimed at improving these interventions. This study explo...
Merriman, Catherine Deane, Kevin
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African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
Gender inequalities have long been recognised as one of the most significant factors influencing the dynamics of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, it remains unclear how men and women are discussed in HIV-prevention initiatives and if certain representations of men and women impact prevention guidance. This research aimed to un...
Brooks, Merrian Burmen, Barbara Olashore, Anthony Gezmu, Alemayehu Mekonnen Molebatsi, Keneilwe Tshume, Ontibile Phoi, Onkemetse Morales, Knashawn Matshaba, Mogomotsi Benton, Tami
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African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
Globally, mental health problems have been reported to be more common in youth living with HIV (YLWH) than in the general population, but routine mental health screening is rarely done in high-volume HIV clinics. In 2019, YLWH in a large HIV clinic in Botswana were screened using the Generalized Anxiety Scale-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionna...
West, Rebecca L Mathebula, Rhandzekile Rebombo, Dumisani Twine, Rhian Julien, Aimée Masilela, Nkosinathi Dufour, Mi-Suk Kang Peacock, Dean Kahn, Kathleen Pettifor, Audrey
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African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
This short communication describes the development and implementation of a programme monitoring and feedback process during a cluster-randomised community mobilisation intervention conducted in rural Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Intervention activities took place from August 2015 to July 2018 with the aim of addressing social barriers t...
Ahmed, Charisse V Weissinger, Guy Teitelman, Anne M Dlamini, Ndumiso Sabelo Dlamini, Nontsikelelo Patience Dlamini, Thuthukile Cebsile Nkambule, Angel Nkambule, Siphesihle Rice, Bridgette M Calnan, Marianne
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African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
We aimed to elucidate the specific roles and responsibilities of expert clients in service delivery among adolescents living with HIV in Eswatini, and to provide recommendations for enhancing adolescent service provision among expert clients and similar lay health workers throughout low- and middle-income countries. An exploratory qualitative descr...
Jere, James Nyondo-Mipando, Alinane Linda
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African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
Background: Reaching all people with HIV services, including traders in the informal economy, is critical to meeting UNAIDS' 95-95-95 goals. However, traders prioritise their business over attendance at health facilities. This limits their access to health services. This study explores market traders' preferences for the potential type and delivery...
Ruhago, George Forsythe, Steven Van de Ven, Roland Apicella, Louis
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African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
Background: Globally, efforts to curtail the HIV pandemic are growing. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) and partners set the 95-95-95 targets to be achieved by 2025. Tanzania's ongoing transition from single-month ARV to longer multi-month dispensing (MMD) involves significant planning and shifts in existing resources, in...
Aliche, Chinenye Joseph Ifeagwazi, Chuka Mike Ozor, Chisom Christopher
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African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
HIV-related stigmatisation is common in many parts of the world and is experienced by all categories of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). Although the negative consequences of HIV-related stigmatisation on the resilience of PLWHA is well documented, little is known about the plausible role of certain personal characteristics in moderating th...
Musara, Petina Hartmann, Miriam Ryan, Julia H Reddy, Krishnaveni Ggita, Joseph Mutero, Prisca Macagna, Nicole Taulo, Frank Mgodi, Nyaradzo M Piper, Jeanna
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African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
We examined men's influence on women's interest in biomedical HIV prevention during pregnancy and breastfeeding through structured questionnaires and focus group discussions with currently or recently pregnant and breastfeeding (P/BF) women (n = 65), men with P/BF partners (n = 63) and mothers/mothers-in-law of P/BF women (n = 68) in eastern and so...
