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ArticleGlobal public health2021

A cohort study to assess a communication intervention to improve linkage to HIV care in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda.

Kelli N O'Laughlin, Ai Xu, Kelsy E Greenwald, Julius Kasozi, Robert A Parker, Nirma Bustamante, Parveen Parmar, Zikama M Faustin, Rochelle P Walensky, Ingrid V Bassett

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Article in Global public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.

Kelli N O'LaughlinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Ai XuBiostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Kelsy E GreenwaldHarvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6380-6824
Julius KasoziUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Representation in Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.
Robert A ParkerBiostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Nirma BustamanteEpidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA.
Parveen ParmarDivision of Global Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Zikama M FaustinBugema University, Kampala, Uganda.
Rochelle P WalenskyDepartment of Medicine, Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Ingrid V BassettDepartment of Medicine, Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USBugema University · UGCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USHarvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency · USHarvard University · USUniversity of Southern California · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

The impact of HIV viral diversity and cellular immunity on HIV pathogenesisP30AI060354 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI ROBERT A. PARKER · 2004 to 2026
$94.4M
Mentoring in patient-oriented research on HIV prevention in the US and South AfricaK24AI141036 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Ingrid Valerie Bassett · 2019 to 2026
$1.1M
Linking Refugees to HIV Clinical Care in UgandaK23MH108440 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI O'LAUGHLIN, KELLI NICOLE · 2016 to 2020
$990k
NIAID NIH HHS K24 AI141036NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI060354NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH108440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Communication interventions to enhance linkage to HIV care have been successful in sub-Saharan Africa but have not been assessed among refugees. Refugees and Ugandan nationals participating in HIV testing in Nakivale Refugee Settlement were offered weekly phone call and short message service (SMS) reminders. We assessed linkage to care and predictors of linkage within 90 days of testing, comparing Intervention participants to those unwilling or ineligible to participate (Non-Intervention). Of 208 individuals diagnosed with HIV, 101 (49%) participated in the intervention. No difference existed between Intervention and Non-intervention groups in linkage to care (73 [72%] vs. 76 [71%],

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HIV InfectionsRefugeesCohort StudiesCommunicationHumansUgandaHIVlinkage to caremobile phonerefugeesSMS

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PMID33222633
PMCPMC8137716
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