Publications by authors named "Mwate Joseph Chaila"
Introduction: The HPTN071 (PopART) for Youth (P-ART-Y) study evaluated the acceptability and uptake of a community-level combination HIV prevention package including universal testing and treatment (UTT) among young people in Zambia and South Africa. We determined whether a four-question primary care level screening tool, validated for use in clinical settings, could enhance community (door-to-door) identification of undiagnosed HIV-positive younger adolescents (aged 10-14) who are frequently left out of HIV interventions.
Method: Community HIV-care Providers (CHiPs) contacted and consented adolescents in their homes and offered them participation in the PopART intervention.
Can You Hear Us Now? Equity in Global Advocacy for Palliative Care.
J Pain Symptom Manage
October 2022
Article Synopsis
- * Only 12% of the global need for palliative care is currently met, highlighting significant health inequities and the underrepresentation of local practitioners in health policymaking and academic discussions.
- * The paper calls for increased investment in research and advocacy initiatives to empower LMIC practitioners, address barriers, and promote palliative care as an ethical obligation within global health systems.
Background: Zambia has one of the highest incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer at 65.5 and 43.4 per 100 000 respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The PopART for Youth (P-ART-Y) study was nested within the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial, a three-arm community randomized trial in 21 communities in Zambia and South Africa. The P-ART-Y study evaluated the acceptability and uptake of a combination HIV prevention package among young people. We report on the HIV care cascade for adolescents aged 10-19 years from 14 communities receiving the full HIV prevention package in Zambia and South Africa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the uptake of home-based HIV counselling and testing (HCT) in four communities of the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial in Zambia among adolescents aged 15-19 years and explore factors associated with HCT uptake.
Design: The PopART for youth study is a three-arm community-randomized trial in 12 communities in Zambia and nine communities in South Africa which aims to evaluate the acceptability and uptake of a HIV prevention package, including universal HIV testing and treatment, among young people. The study is nested within the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial.