Interventions and Strategies to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Retention in Care among Persons with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.

Cervical cancer (CC) and HIV pose two major public health challenges, with low and middle-income countries (LMICs) exhibiting the highest disease burden and mortality rate for both HIV and CC-related deaths worldwide. Populations with HIV in LMICs are six times more likely to develop CC compared to the general population. Further, CC is the most frequently detected cancer and leading cause of death among women with HIV (WWH).

Development of a training programme to improve health literacy and respectful compassionate care competencies among undergraduate student nurses: a quantitative study.

Background: Tanzania has embarked on health service developments advancing the quality of respectful and compassionate nursing care provision through training in health literacy and respectful and compassionate care. The undergraduate nursing program, while technically sound is inadequate in these areas. Through an EU + funded collaborative partnership between universities in Europe and Tanzania with associated training hospitals, modules in the topic areas were developed, implemented, and clinical learning environments assessed.

Preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis formulations and delivery among young African women: results of a discrete choice experiment.

Introduction: Oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective, but adherence is challenging for young women. Products centred around women's preferences could address adherence barriers. Using a longitudinal discrete choice experiment (DCE), we examined young African women's preferences around PrEP product formulation and delivery attributes before and after initiating oral PrEP.

A qualitative exploration of sexually transmitted infection (STI) partner notification preferences and practices among women planning for pregnancy and offered HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Durban, South Africa.

Background: Sexually transmitted infection (STI) partner notification is key to fostering STI cure and preventing onward STI transmission; this is critical among people planning for pregnancy given the high STI morbidity and mortality among neonates. This qualitative study explores how women planning for pregnancy and considering HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis approach STI partner notification in Durban, South Africa to inform future interventions.

Methods: We conducted a cohort study evaluating pre-exposure prophylaxis use as a part of safer conception care among adult women (≥ 18 years) without HIV, partnered with a man living with HIV or unknown HIV-serostatus, and planning for pregnancy.