Publications by authors named "Charles Benedict"
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- The study evaluated the effectiveness of an HPV vaccination program for girls aged 9-14 in Haiti and identified factors influencing the completion of the two-dose series.
- Data were collected during vaccination campaigns in Port-au-Prince, analyzing 2,445 participants, with completion rates showing higher success in school-based programs compared to non-school programs.
- Factors like having started menstruation, previous visits to GHESKIO clinics, and participation in school programs significantly increased the likelihood of completing the vaccination series.
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality among Haitians, having surpassed HIV in the last decade. Understanding the natural history of CVD in Haitians, including the age of onset, prevalence, incidence, and role of major risk factors and social determinants, is urgently needed to develop prevention and treatment interventions. Aim 1: Establish a population-based cohort of 3000 adults from Port-au-Prince and assess the prevalence of CVD risk factors and diseases and their association with social and environmental determinants.
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- * Among 397 patients who received screening after at least 10 years of HIV treatment, 74% had at least one CVD risk factor, with hypertension being the most common at 58%.
- * The findings suggest a need to integrate CVD screening and management into regular HIV care to improve health outcomes for aging HIV patients.
Background: Recommendations for universal antiretroviral therapy have greatly increased the number of HIV-infected patients who qualify for treatment, particularly with early clinical disease. Less intensive models of care are needed for clinically stable patients.
Setting: A rapid pathway (RP) model of expedited outpatient care for clinically stable patients was implemented at the Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections (GHESKIO) Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Retention in Care among Patients with Early HIV Disease in Haiti.
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care
September 2018
In September 2015, the World Health Organization updated their guidelines to recommend antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people living with HIV. Countries are now in the process of implementing strategies to provide universal HIV treatment. We analyzed the rate of retention and time to ART eligibility (according to 2013 WHO guidelines) among 3,345 adult patients receiving positive HIV test results between February 1, 2003 and March 31, 2013 at the GHESKIO Clinic in Haiti, with WHO stage 1 or 2 disease and initial CD4 cell count >500 cells/mm3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Adolescents account for over 40% of new HIV infections in Haiti. This analysis compares outcomes among HIV-positive adolescents before and after implementation of an adolescent HIV clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Methods: We conducted a cohort study using programmatic data among HIV-positive adolescents aged 13 to 19.