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Home-based model for HIV voluntary counselling and testingWilly Were
Lancet 361:1569. 2003- HIV prevention for a threatened continent: implementing positive prevention in AfricaRebecca Bunnell
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
JAMA 296:855-8. 2006 - Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a home-based AIDS care programme in rural UgandaPaul J Weidle
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Lancet 368:1587-94. 2006..We assessed adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a cohort of HIV-infected people in a home-based AIDS care programme that provides the therapy and other AIDS care, prevention, and support services in rural Uganda... - Cost-effectiveness of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis among persons with HIV in UgandaChristian Pitter
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, 1140 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 44:336-43. 2007..We assessed the cost-effectiveness of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for persons living with HIV in rural Uganda... - Processes and outcomes of HIV serostatus disclosure to sexual partners among people living with HIV in UgandaRachel King
Global AIDS Program, CDC Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
AIDS Behav 12:232-43. 2008..Positive outcomes included risk reduction behavior, partner testing, increased care-seeking behavior, anxiety relief, increased sexual communication, and motivation to plan for the future... 
Fifty communities putting prevention to work: accelerating chronic disease prevention through policy, systems and environmental changeRebecca Bunnell
Division of Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, MS K45, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Community Health 37:1081-90. 2012..Findings on the progress and potential reach of this major initiative may help inform future chronic disease prevention efforts...
'Pregnancy comes accidentally--like it did with me': reproductive decisions among women on ART and their partners in rural UgandaRachel King
Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 50 Beale St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
BMC Public Health 11:530. 2011....- Living with discordance: knowledge, challenges, and prevention strategies of HIV-discordant couples in UgandaR E Bunnell
CDC Uganda, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
AIDS Care 17:999-1012. 2005..Discordant couples represent a critical risk group and improved counseling protocols that clearly explain discordance, emphasize high risk of transmission, and support risk reduction are urgently needed... - HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-infected adults in Uganda: results of a nationally representative surveyRebecca Bunnell
Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
AIDS 22:617-24. 2008..Evaluate factors associated with HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-infected adults in Uganda... - Changes in sexual behavior and risk of HIV transmission after antiretroviral therapy and prevention interventions in rural UgandaRebecca Bunnell
CDC Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
AIDS 20:85-92. 2006..The impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on sexual risk behavior and HIV transmission among HIV-infected persons in Africa is unknown... - Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis by HIV-infected persons in Uganda reduces morbidity and mortality among HIV-uninfected family membersJonathan Mermin
CDC Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, and Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
AIDS 19:1035-42. 2005..The effect of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis taken by persons with HIV on community health and antimicrobial resistance is unknown... - Mortality in HIV-infected Ugandan adults receiving antiretroviral treatment and survival of their HIV-uninfected children: a prospective cohort studyJonathan Mermin
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Disease, and Tuberculosis Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
Lancet 371:752-9. 2008..We therefore assessed the effect of a home-based ART programme in Uganda on mortality, hospital admissions, and orphanhood in people with HIV-1 and their household members... - Depression and CD4 cell count among persons with HIV infection in UgandaFrank M Kaharuza
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, Entebbe, Uganda
AIDS Behav 10:S105-11. 2006..Depression was common among HIV-infected persons in rural Uganda and was associated with low CD4 cell counts. Appropriate screening and treatment for depression should be considered for comprehensive HIV care... - Risk factors for recent HIV infection in UgandaJonathan Mermin
Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Uganda, Entebbe, Uganda
JAMA 300:540-9. 2008..Studies of factors associated with acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are often based on prevalence data that might not reflect recent infections... - Effect of home-based water chlorination and safe storage on diarrhea among persons with human immunodeficiency virus in UgandaJohn R Lule
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Uganda, Entebbe, Uganda and Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:926-33. 2005..53, 95% CI = 0.34-0.83, P < 0.0056). A home-based safe water system reduced diarrhea frequency and severity among persons with HIV living in Africa and large scale implementation should be considered... - Sexual behavior and HIV transmission risk of Ugandan adults taking antiretroviral therapy: 3 year follow-upRose Apondi
CDC Uganda, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
AIDS 25:1317-27. 2011..Long-term impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on sexual HIV-transmission risk in Africa is unknown. We assessed sexual behavior changes and estimated HIV transmission from HIV-infected adults on ART in Uganda... - The estimated burden of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, 2005-2010Wolfgang Hladik
Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
AIDS 22:503-10. 2008..To estimate the burden of HIV disease in Uganda and the effect of HIV/AIDS control programmes to mitigate it... - Disclosure of HIV status and adherence to daily drug regimens among HIV-infected children in UgandaWinnie Bikaako-Kajura
CDC Uganda, Global AIDS Program, Kampala, Uganda
AIDS Behav 10:S85-93. 2006.... - Developing an evidence-based, preventive care package for persons with HIV in AfricaJonathan Mermin
CDC Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
Trop Med Int Health 10:961-70. 2005..The provision of a basic care package could be an important step toward reducing health care disparities and gaining more control of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic... - Two-year follow-up of sexual behavior among HIV-uninfected household members of adults taking antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: no evidence of disinhibitionStevens Bechange
CDC Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Entebbe, Uganda
AIDS Behav 14:816-23. 2010..No evidence of behavioral disinhibition was observed. Concerns regarding behavioral disinhibition should not slow down efforts to increase ART access in Africa... - The costs and effectiveness of four HIV counseling and testing strategies in UgandaNick Menzies
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
AIDS 23:395-401. 2009..HIV counseling and testing (HCT) is a key intervention for HIV/AIDS control, and new strategies have been developed for expanding coverage in developing countries. We compared costs and outcomes of four HCT strategies in Uganda... - The virus stops with me: HIV-infected Ugandans' motivations in preventing HIV transmissionRachel King
CDC Uganda, Entebbe, Uganda
Soc Sci Med 68:749-57. 2009..Our finding that altruism played an important role in motivating preventive behaviors among HIV-infected persons in Uganda supports the inclusion of altruistic prevention and counseling messages within Positive Prevention interventions... - Utility of routine viral load, CD4 cell count, and clinical monitoring among adults with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: randomised trialJonathan Mermin
Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Uganda, Entebbe, Uganda
BMJ 343:d6792. 2011..To evaluate the use of routine laboratory monitoring in terms of clinical outcomes among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda... - Reproductive intentions and outcomes among women on antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort studyJaco Homsy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
PLoS ONE 4:e4149. 2009.... - Desire for children and pregnancy risk behavior among HIV-infected men and women in UgandaSylvia Nakayiwa
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Uganda, Uganda Virus Research Institute, P O Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda
AIDS Behav 10:S95-104. 2006..PMTCT and other HIV prevention and care programs should ensure provision of family planning for HIV-infected populations who do not want to become pregnant... - Comparison of home and clinic-based HIV testing among household members of persons taking antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: results from a randomized trialEric Lugada
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 55:245-52. 2010..Due to high rates of undiagnosed and untreated HIV infection in Africa, we compared HIV counseling and testing (VCT) uptake among household members of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy... - Couples at risk: HIV-1 concordance and discordance among sexual partners receiving voluntary counseling and testing in UgandaSamuel S Malamba
CDC Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 39:576-80. 2005..To determine correlates of HIV-1 concordance for couples receiving voluntary HIV counseling and testing... - Home-based HIV testing and counseling in rural and urban Kenyan communitiesWarren Dalal
Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 62:e47-54. 2013..In sub-Saharan Africa, most people with HIV do not know they are infected... - Home-based antiretroviral care is associated with positive social outcomes in a prospective cohort in UgandaRose Apondi
CDC Uganda, Global AIDS Program, Entebbe, Uganda
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 44:71-6. 2007..Home-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) care in Africa has expanded; but social outcomes of home-based ART programs are unknown... - Cost-effectiveness of home-based chlorination and safe water storage in reducing diarrhea among HIV-affected households in rural UgandaRam K Shrestha
Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 20333, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:884-90. 2006..SWS is an effective intervention whose cost-effectiveness is sensitive to diarrhea-related mortality, diarrhea incidence, and effective clinical management... - Effect of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis on morbidity, mortality, CD4-cell count, and viral load in HIV infection in rural UgandaJonathan Mermin
CDC Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Lancet 364:1428-34. 2004..We assessed the effect of such prophylaxis on morbidity, mortality, CD4-cell count, and viral load among people with HIV infection living in rural Uganda, an area with high rates of bacterial resistance to co-trimoxazole... - Prevention of mother-to-child transmission and voluntary counseling and testing programme data: what is their utility for HIV surveillance?Wolfgang Hladik
Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
AIDS 19:S19-24. 2005.... - Factors associated with HIV infection in married or cohabitating couples in Kenya: results from a nationally representative studyReinhard Kaiser
Center for Global Health, Division of Global HIV AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya
PLoS ONE 6:e17842. 2011..In order to inform prevention programming, we analyzed HIV discordance and concordance within couples in the Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey (KAIS) 2007... - Estimating HIV incidence in voluntary counseling and testing clients in Uganda (1992-2003)Fulgentius Baryarama
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Uganda
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 44:99-105. 2007..To estimate HIV incidence from first-time testers among voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) clients in Uganda... - Quantification of print, radio and television exposure among previous blood donors in Kenya: an opportunity for encouraging repeat donation in a resource-limited setting?S V Basavaraju
HIV Prevention Branch, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Vox Sang 99:274-7. 2010..Targeted media campaigns encouraging repeat donation are likely to reach previous donors even in resource-limited settings... - Changing from anonymous to confidential HIV voluntary counseling and testing in UgandaFulgentius Baryarama
AIDS 19:1930-1. 2005 - Unfinished business--expanding HIV testing in developing countriesKevin M De Cock
CDC-Kenya
N Engl J Med 354:440-2. 2006 - Universal HIV testing and counselling in AfricaRebecca Bunnell
Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, PO Box 606-00621 Village Market, Nairobi, Kenya
Lancet 371:2148-50. 2008 - Coming back from the dead: living with HIV as a chronic condition in rural AfricaSteven Russell
School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Health Policy Plan 22:344-7. 2007..The future for those on ART depends not only on the provision of medicine but also on economic and social support for rebuilding lives and livelihoods... - Acceptability of routine HIV counselling and testing, and HIV seroprevalence in Ugandan hospitalsRhoda K Wanyenze
Mulago Mbarara Teaching Hospitals Joint AIDS Program, Kampala, Uganda
Bull World Health Organ 86:302-9. 2008..All patients in participating units who had not previously tested HIV-positive were offered HIV testing. Family members of patients seen at the hospitals were also offered testing... - Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among men and women entering California prisonsKyle T Bernstein
California Department of Health Services, Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch, Berkeley, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1862-6. 2006....