Publications by authors named "Plang Jwanle"
Background: World Health Organization recommended community-based ART (CBART) approaches to improve access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) and treatment outcomes among key populations living with (KPLHIV). Key populations (KP) are female sex workers, men who have sex with men, persons who inject drugs, and transgender people. How CBART for KP (KP-CBART) worked and why, for whom and in what circumstances it worked within KP communities or at community sites, are yet to be described.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remain major public health threats globally and worse when they co-exist in susceptible individuals. The study examined TB treatment outcomes and their predictive factors among people living with HIV (PLHIVs).
Methods: a review of TB/HIV co-infected patients who had TB treatments across comprehensive antiretroviral therapy (ART) sites with ≥500 patients was conducted in seven United States of America President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-supported States in Nigeria.
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- Some young people face challenges in getting tested for HIV, which can affect their health and increase their risk of getting the virus.
- Researchers studied over 18,000 sexually active young people in Nigeria who hadn't been tested for HIV and found four groups based on the barriers they experienced.
- The results showed that some groups were more likely to have risky sexual behaviors and less likely to use protection, indicating that their barriers significantly influenced their choices.
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- Youth-friendly health service (YFHS) approaches help young people with HIV have better health results in Nigeria.
- Researchers looked at how well young people were controlling their HIV and found improvements from 2018 to 2022 at most of the health facilities.
- The effectiveness of these youth-friendly services varied, suggesting that specific strategies are needed to support young people's health in different situations.
Background: The community-based antiretroviral therapy delivery (CBART) model was implemented in Benue State in Nigeria to increase access of key populations living with HIV (KPLHIV) to antiretroviral treatment. Key populations (KP) are female sex workers, men who have sex with men, persons who inject drugs, and transgender people. Evidence shows that the CBART model for KP (KP-CBART) can improve HIV outcomes along the cascade of HIV care and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Key populations (KP) living with HIV are underserved and often face social and health system barriers to HIV care. To optimise access to quality HIV services among KP, the WHO recommended community-based approaches to HIV service delivery for KP. However, to inform the successful rollout and scale-up of community-based antiretroviral therapy service delivery models for KP (KP-CBART), there is a need to study the programme implementation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHIV positive key population (KP) often face health system and social barriers to HIV care. KP include sex workers, men who have sex with men, persons who inject drugs, transgender people, and people in prisons and other closed settings. Community-based ART service delivery (CBART) has the potential to increase access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) and enhance retention in care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Key populations (KP) are disproportionately infected with HIV and experience barriers to HIV care. KP include men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW), persons who inject drugs (PWID) and transgender people (TG). We implemented three different approaches to the delivery of community-based antiretroviral therapy for KP (KP-CBART) in Benue State Nigeria, including One Stop Shop clinics (OSS), community drop-in-centres (DIC), and outreach venues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Stigma affects access and treatment outcomes in men who have sex with men. We assessed the effect of novel community health worker-led antiretroviral therapy delivery (CLAD).
Methods: A retrospective cohort study of routinely collected data was conducted.