Publications by authors named "J J Mosoko"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates the use of routine data from prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) as a cost-effective alternative to traditional HIV sentinel surveillance surveys in low-income countries.
- The survey in Cameroon involved over 6,500 first-time antenatal care attendees, highlighting a high acceptance rate for HIV testing but revealing significant discrepancies in test sensitivity, with about 18.8% of HIV-positive women being misclassified as negative.
- Findings indicate the need for improvements in the quality of routine PMTCT testing to ensure accurate data for both clinical and surveillance efforts as Cameroon moves towards this new approach.
Background: During a period of evolving international consensus on how to engage communities in research, facilitators and barriers to participation in HIV prevention research were explored in a rural plantation community in the coastal region of Cameroon.
Methods: A formative rapid assessment using structured observations, focus group discussions (FGD), and key informant interviews (KIIs) was conducted with a purposive non-probabilistic sample of plantation workers and their household members. Eligibility criteria included living or working >1 year within the plantation community and age >18 years.
Background: In 2002, Cameroon initiated scale up of antiretroviral therapy (ART); on 1 October 2004, a substantial reduction in ART cost occurred. We assessed the impact of this event and other factors on enrolment and retention in care among HIV-infected patients initiating ART from February 2002 to December 2005 at the single ART clinic serving the Southwest Region in Limbe, Cameroon.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical and pharmacy payment records of HIV-infected patients initiating ART according to national guidelines.
Background: Retention in long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) program remains a major challenge for effective management of HIV infected people in sub-Saharan Africa. Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) discontinuation raises concerns about drug resistance and could negate much of the benefit sought by ART programs.
Methods: Based on existing patient records, we assessed determinants of retention in HIV care among HIV patients enrolled in an urban ART at two urban hospitals in Cameroon.
The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with HIV infection among specific population subgroups and complement the HIV surveillance system in Cameroon. Five subgroups (truck drivers, female-sex-workers, university students, health service providers, and residents along Chad-Cameroon petroleum pipeline) were targeted in 2004. Potential participants were approached at their geographically diverse areas and consented to participate in the study.
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