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24-h-Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Sub-Saharan Africa: Hypertension Phenotypes and Dipping Patterns in Malawian HIV+ Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy

scientific article published on 13 October 2021

A cross-sectional study to evaluate second line virological failure and elevated bilirubin as a surrogate for adherence to atazanavir/ritonavir in two urban HIV clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi

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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in PLHIV in Malawi: preliminary findings

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

Are they really lost? "true" status and reasons for treatment discontinuation among HIV infected patients on antiretroviral therapy considered lost to follow up in Urban Malawi

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Assessing Option B+ retention and infant follow-up in Lilongwe, Malawi

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Baseline characteristics of study sites and women enrolled in a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial: PMTCT uptake and retention (pure) Malawi

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Characteristics and outcomes of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV within Southern Africa

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

Characteristics and outcomes of older HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: A retrospective observation cohort study

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Characterizing the double-sided cascade of care for adolescents living with HIV transitioning to adulthood across Southern Africa

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Comparative cost-effectiveness of Option B+ for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Malawi

scientific article published on 18 December 2015

Comparison of Various Equations for Estimating GFR in Malawi: How to Determine Renal Function in Resource Limited Settings?

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Comparison of treatment outcomes of new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients by HIV and antiretroviral status in a TB/HIV clinic, Malawi

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Contraceptive adherence among HIV-infected women in Malawi: a randomized controlled trial of the copper intrauterine device and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate

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Contraceptive use and pregnancy rates among women receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: a retrospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Screening and Treatment in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients in Malawi: A Feasibility Study

scientific article published on 06 November 2019

Defining and analyzing retention-in-care among pregnant and breastfeeding HIV-infected women: unpacking the data to interpret and improve PMTCT outcomes

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Detection of acute HIV infection: a field evaluation of the determine® HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab combo test

scientific article published on 29 December 2011

Developing a point-of-care electronic medical record system for TB/HIV co-infected patients: experiences from Lighthouse Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi

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Diagnosis of antiretroviral therapy failure in Malawi: poor performance of clinical and immunological WHO criteria

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Early active follow-up of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) who are lost to follow-up: the 'Back-to-Care' project in Lilongwe, Malawi

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Effect of provider-initiated testing and counselling and integration of ART services on access to HIV diagnosis and treatment for children in Lilongwe, Malawi: a pre- post comparison

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Ensuring HIV-infected pregnant women start antiretroviral treatment: an operational cohort study from Lilongwe, Malawi

scientific article published on 5 April 2012

Episodic therapy for genital herpes in sub-saharan Africa: a pooled analysis from three randomized controlled trials

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Erratum to: The value of informal care in the context of option B+ in Malawi: a contingent valuation approach

scientific article published on 10 March 2017

Estimation of the true incidence of lactic acidosis within the Lighthouse Clinic cohort, and the likely magnitude of missed diagnoses in the region

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Etiology of genital ulcer disease and association with HIV infection in Malawi

scientific article published on December 2013

Evaluating the systems used to monitor HIV populations accessing therapy and care in low-income and lower-middle-income countries

scientific article published on December 1, 2012

Exploring factors associated with ART adherence and retention in care under Option B+ strategy in Malawi: A qualitative study

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Exploring the Experiences of Women and Health Care Workers in the Context of PMTCT Option B Plus in Malawi

scientific article published on 09 December 2016

Factors Associated with Hormonal and Intrauterine Contraceptive Use among HIV-Infected Men and Women in Lilongwe, Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Study

scientific article published on 24 August 2016

Factors associated with condom use among men and women living with HIV in Lilongwe, Malawi: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article published on 16 December 2017

Factors associated with desired fertility among HIV-positive women and men attending two urban clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi.

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Follow-up and programmatic outcomes of HIV-exposed infants registered in a large HIV centre in Lilongwe, Malawi: 2012 - 2014.

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Growth and Mortality Outcomes for Different Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Criteria in Children Ages 1-5 Years: A Causal Modeling Analysis

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Growth and neurodevelopment outcomes in HIV, tenofovir and efavirenz exposed breastfed infants in PMTCT Option B+ program in Malawi

scientific article published on 05 October 2020

Growth response to antiretroviral treatment in HIV-infected children: a cohort study from Lilongwe, Malawi

scientific article published on 15 June 2010

HIV Sero-discordance and dual contraceptive method use among HIV-infected men and women in Lilongwe, Malawi.

scientific article published on 14 May 2018

HIV status disclosure during acute HIV infection in Malawi

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HIV-1 transmission among persons with acute HIV-1 infection in Malawi: demographic, behavioral and phylogenetic relationships

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Health leadership in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published in October 2009

High Cancer Burden Among Antiretroviral Therapy Users in Malawi: a Record Linkage Study of Observational HIV Cohorts and Cancer Registry Data

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Immunodeficiency at the start of combination antiretroviral therapy in low-, middle-, and high-income countries

scientific article published on January 2014

Impact of Facility- and Community-Based Peer Support Models on Maternal Uptake and Retention in Malawi's Option B+ HIV Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Program: A 3-Arm Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (PURE Malawi).

scientific article published on June 2017

Impact of aciclovir on ulcer healing, lesional, genital and plasma HIV-1 RNA among patients with genital ulcer disease in Malawi

scientific article published on 5 May 2010

Impact of universal antiretroviral treatment eligibility on rapid treatment initiation among young adolescents with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 04 November 2019

Implementation and Operational Research: Early Tracing of Children Lost to Follow-Up From Antiretroviral Treatment: True Outcomes and Future Risks.

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Improving PMTCT uptake and retention services through novel approaches in peer-based family-supported care in the clinic and community: a 3-arm cluster randomized trial (PURE Malawi).

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Incidence of pregnancy among women accessing antiretroviral therapy in urban Malawi: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on February 2013

Incorporating Acute HIV Screening into Routine HIV Testing at Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinics, and HIV Testing and Counseling Centers in Lilongwe, Malawi

scientific article published on 29 September 2015

Influences in fertility decisions among HIV-infected individuals in Lilongwe, Malawi: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

Integrating HIV and hypertension management in low-resource settings: Lessons from Malawi.

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Integrating family planning services into HIV care: use of a point-of-care electronic medical record system in Lilongwe, Malawi

scientific article published in January 2017

Integrating reproductive health services into HIV care: strategies for successful implementation in a low-resource HIV clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi

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Is blood pressure really an independent predictor of mortality in HIV-infected adults?

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Loss to follow-up before and after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV facilities in Lilongwe, Malawi

scientific article published on 26 January 2018

Managing HIV and tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa

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Managing HIV-infected children in a low-resource, public clinic: a comparison of nurse vs. clinical officer practices in ART refill, calculation of adherence and subsequent appointments.

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Medical eligibility, contraceptive choice, and intrauterine device acceptance among HIV-infected women receiving antiretroviral therapy in Lilongwe, Malawi

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Modeling the Impact of Retention Interventions on Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: Results From INSPIRE Studies in Malawi, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe

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NEAR POINT OF CARE HIV VIRAL LOAD: TARGETED TESTING AT LARGE FACILITIES

scientific article published on 21 October 2020

Negotiating multiple barriers: health workers' access to counselling, testing and treatment in Malawi

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Optimal timing of antiretroviral treatment initiation in HIV-positive children and adolescents: a multiregional analysis from Southern Africa, West Africa and Europe

scientific article published on 24 June 2016

Outcomes and associated risk factors of patients traced after being lost to follow-up from antiretroviral treatment in Lilongwe, Malawi

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Outcomes of Infants Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Southern Africa, 2004-2012.

scientific article published in August 2015

Outcomes of antiretroviral treatment in programmes with and without routine viral load monitoring in Southern Africa.

scientific article published on September 2011

Patient and nurse perspectives of a nurse-led community-based model of HIV care delivery in Malawi: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 14 May 2020

Pitfalls of practicing cancer epidemiology in resource-limited settings: the case of survival and loss to follow-up after a diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma in five countries across sub-Saharan Africa

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Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Acute HIV Infection: An Important Public Health Priority

scientific article published on 8 October 2012

Practices to improve identification of adult antiretroviral therapy failure at the Lighthouse Trust clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi

scientific article published on November 2011

Pregnancy prevention and condom use practices among HIV-infected women on antiretroviral therapy seeking family planning in Lilongwe, Malawi

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Prevalence and correlates of probable depression diagnosis and suicidal ideation among patients receiving HIV care in Lilongwe, Malawi

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Prevalence of HIV Drug Resistance Before and 1 Year After Treatment Initiation in 4 Sites in the Malawi Antiretroviral Treatment Program

scientific article published on May 1, 2012

Prevalence of drug resistant TB among outpatients at an HIV/TB clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi

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Prognosis of children with HIV-1 infection starting antiretroviral therapy in Southern Africa: a collaborative analysis of treatment programs

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Prognosis of patients with HIV-1 infection starting antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a collaborative analysis of scale-up programmes

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Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Antiretrovirals and a Behavioral Intervention for Persons With Acute HIV Infection: Opportunity for Interrupting Transmission

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Re-treatment tuberculosis cases categorised as "other": are they properly managed?

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Retention in care under universal antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women ('Option B+') in Malawi

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Retention-in-care in the PMTCT cascade: definitions matter! Analyses from the INSPIRE projects in Malawi, Nigeria and Zimbabwe

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Seroprevalence of CMV, HSV-2 and HBV among HIV-Infected Malawian Children: A Cross-sectional Survey.

scientific article published on 15 February 2016

Simplifying ART cohort monitoring: can pharmacy stocks provide accurate estimates of patients retained on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi?

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Supporting children to adhere to anti-retroviral therapy in urban Malawi: multi method insights

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Sustained Sexual Behavior Change After Acute HIV Diagnosis in Malawi

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Syndromes Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: Burden and Trends, 2006-2015

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

Systematic Review of Hypertension and Diabetes Burden, Risk Factors, and Interventions for Prevention and Control in Malawi: The NCD BRITE Consortium

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Temporal trends in the characteristics of children at antiretroviral therapy initiation in southern Africa: the IeDEA-SA Collaboration

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The Roles of Expert Mothers Engaged in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programs: A Commentary on the INSPIRE Studies in Malawi, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe

scientific article published on June 2017

The causal effect of switching to second-line ART in programmes without access to routine viral load monitoring

scientific article published on January 2012

The effectiveness of interventions to improve uptake and retention of HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants in prevention of mother-to-child transmission care programs in low- and middle-income countries: protocol for a sys

scientific article published on 3 November 2015

The epidemiology of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV: A cross-region global cohort analysis

scientific article published in March 2018

The path from a volunteer initiative to an established institution: evaluating 15 years of the development and contribution of the Lighthouse trust to the Malawian HIV response

scientific article published on 09 August 2017

The prevalence of renal impairment in individuals seeking HIV testing in Urban Malawi.

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The public health approach to identify antiretroviral therapy failure: high-level nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor resistance among Malawians failing first-line antiretroviral therapy

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The shift in tuberculosis timing among people living with HIV in the course of antiretroviral therapy scale-up in Malawi

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The value of informal care in the context of option B+ in Malawi: a contingent valuation approach

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Timing of antiretroviral therapy and regimen for HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis: the effect of revised HIV guidelines in Malawi

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Tracing of patients lost to follow-up and HIV transmission: mathematical modeling study based on 2 large ART programs in Malawi

scientific article published on April 2014

Treatment outcomes of AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma under a routine antiretroviral therapy program in Lilongwe, Malawi: bleomycin/vincristine compared to vincristine monotherapy

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Trends in CD4 and viral load testing 2005 to 2018: multi-cohort study of people living with HIV in Southern Africa

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

Ultrasound for patients in a high HIV/TB prevalence setting - A needs assessment and review of focused applications for sub-Saharan Africa

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Understanding factors, outcomes and reasons for loss to follow-up among women in Option B+ PMTCT programme in Lilongwe, Malawi

scientific article published on 4 August 2014

Understanding reasons for treatment interruption amongst patients on antiretroviral therapy--a qualitative study at the Lighthouse Clinic, Lilongwe, Malawi

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Updating vital status by tracking in the community among patients with epidemic Kaposi sarcoma who are lost to follow-up in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 2 September 2017

Viral Suppression and HIV Drug Resistance at 6 Months Among Women in Malawi's Option B+ Program: Results From the PURE Malawi Study

scientific article published on June 2017

Viral profiling identifies multiple subtypes of Kaposi's sarcoma.

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Virologic failure and switch to second-line antiretroviral therapy in children with HIV in Lilongwe, Malawi: an observational cohort study

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Virological Failure and Drug Resistance in Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy After Treatment Interruption in Lilongwe, Malawi

scientific article published on May 9, 2012

What interventions are effective in improving uptake and retention of HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants in prevention of mother to child transmission care programmes in low-income and middle-income countries? A systemat

scientific article published on 29 July 2019

When to start antiretroviral therapy in children aged 2-5 years: a collaborative causal modelling analysis of cohort studies from southern Africa

scientific article (publication date: November 2013)

Who starts? Factors associated with starting antiretroviral therapy among eligible patients in two, public HIV clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi

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