The epidemiology of human papillomavirus infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative high-risk women in Kigali, RwandaNienke J Veldhuijzen
Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, The Netherlands
BMC Infect Dis 11:333. 2011
..The objectives of the current study are to describe (predictors of) the epidemiology of HPV among high-risk women in Kigali, Rwanda...
High burden of prevalent and recently acquired HIV among female sex workers and female HIV voluntary testing center clients in Kigali, RwandaSarah L Braunstein
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e24321. 2011
..To estimate HIV prevalence and risk factors in population-based samples of female sex workers (FSW) and female voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) clients in Rwanda...
HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of available data with implications for surveillance and prevention planningSarah L Braunstein
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
AIDS Rev 11:140-56. 2009
..We conducted a systematic review to assess the availability of HIV incidence data from sub-Saharan Africa...
HIV diagnosis, linkage to HIV care, and HIV risk behaviors among newly diagnosed HIV-positive female sex workers in Kigali, RwandaSarah L Braunstein
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 57:e70-6. 2011
..To evaluate linkage-to-care, sexual behavior change, and psychosocial experiences among newly HIV-diagnosed female sex workers (FSWs) in Rwanda...
Dual testing algorithm of BED-CEIA and AxSYM Avidity Index assays performs best in identifying recent HIV infection in a sample of Rwandan sex workersSarah L Braunstein
Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e18402. 2011
..To assess the performance of BED-CEIA (BED) and AxSYM Avidity Index (Ax-AI) assays in estimating HIV incidence among female sex workers (FSW) in Kigali, Rwanda...
High human immunodeficiency virus incidence in a cohort of Rwandan female sex workersSarah L Braunstein
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:385-94. 2011
..Measurement of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) incidence among female sex workers in Rwanda is a key part of preparing for HIV prevention trials...
Risk Factor Detection as a Metric of STARHS Performance for HIV Incidence Surveillance Among Female Sex Workers in Kigali, RwandaSarah L Braunstein
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
Open AIDS J 6:112-21. 2012
..The epidemiologic utility of STARHS hinges not only on producing accurate estimates of HIV incidence, but also on identifying risk factors for recent HIV infection...
Men who have sex with men have a 140-fold higher risk for newly diagnosed HIV and syphilis compared with heterosexual men in New York CityPreeti Pathela
Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City, NY, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 58:408-16. 2011
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Novel use of surveillance data to detect HIV-infected persons with sustained high viral load and durable virologic suppression in New York CityARPI S TERZIAN
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e29679. 2012
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Assessing the impact of a community-wide HIV testing scale-up initiative in a major urban epidemicJulie E Myers
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 61:23-31. 2012
..The Bronx, one of 5 boroughs in New York City (NYC), bears a high burden of HIV. We evaluated the impact of HIV testing initiatives in the Bronx, including the 2008 The Bronx Knows campaign...
Carraguard Vaginal Gel Safety in HIV-Positive Women and Men in South AfricaJanneke H H M van de Wijgert
Population Council, New York, NY, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 46:538-46. 2007
..To assess the safety of the candidate microbicide Carraguard gel in HIV-positive women and men...