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Namwinga Chintu

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Articles 38
Citations 1218
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Infectious Diseases
General Medicine
Public Health
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Benjamin H Chi
Jeffrey S A Stringer
Elizabeth M Stringer
Helen Ayles
Moses Sinkala
Wilbroad Mutale
Mark J Giganti
Roma Chilengi
Ronald A Cantrell
Dina Balabanova
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J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
PLoS One
AIDS
BMC Health Serv Res
Trop Med Int Health
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Recent Articles
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Protocol-driven primary care and community linkage to reduce all-cause mortality in rural Zambia: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial
Mutale W, Ayles H, Lewis J, Bosompraph S, Chilengi R, Tembo M, et al.
Front Public Health . 2023 Sep; 11:1214066. PMID: 37727608
Introduction: While tremendous progress has been made in recent years to improve the health of people living in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), significant challenges remain. Chief among these are...
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What are the prospects for the hormonal IUD in the public sector? A mixed-method study of the user population in Zambia
Brunie A, Lydon M, Stankevitz K, Chintu N, Brennan C, Danna K, et al.
BMC Womens Health . 2022 May; 22(1):178. PMID: 35570281
Background: The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (IUD)-also known as the hormonal IUD-is a highly effective contraceptive method that has not been widely available in the public sector in Zambia. Early introduction...
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Does community-based distribution of HIV self-tests increase uptake of HIV testing? Results of pair-matched cluster randomised trial in Zambia
Neuman M, Hensen B, Mwinga A, Chintu N, Fielding K, Handima N, et al.
BMJ Glob Health . 2021 Jul; 6(Suppl 4). PMID: 34275868
Objectives: Ending HIV by 2030 is a global priority. Achieving this requires alternative HIV testing strategies, such as HIV self-testing (HIVST) to reach all individuals with HIV testing services (HTS)....
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The evaluation of the Woman's Condom marketing approach: What value did peer-led interpersonal communication add to the promotion of a new female condom in urban Lusaka?
Pinchoff J, Boyer C, Nag Chowdhuri R, Smith G, Chintu N, Ngo T
PLoS One . 2019 Dec; 14(12):e0225832. PMID: 31830078
During a mass media campaign accompanying the launch of the Maximum Diva Woman's Condom (WC) in Lusaka, Zambia, a cluster-randomized evaluation was implemented to measure the added impact of a...
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Application of an HIV Prevention Cascade to Identify Gaps in Increasing Coverage of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services in 42 Rural Zambian Communities
Hensen B, Fearon E, Schaap A, Lewis J, Weiss H, Tembo M, et al.
AIDS Behav . 2019 Feb; 23(5):1095-1103. PMID: 30737610
Increased coverage of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is needed in countries with high HIV prevalence. We applied an HIV-prevention cascade to identify gaps in male circumcision coverage in Zambia....
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Associations between health systems capacity and mother-to-child HIV prevention program outcomes in Zambia
Price J, Chi B, Phiri W, Ayles H, Chintu N, Chilengi R, et al.
PLoS One . 2018 Sep; 13(9):e0202889. PMID: 30192777
Introduction: Zambia has made substantial investments in health systems capacity, yet it remains unclear whether improved service quality improves outcomes. We investigated the association between health system capacity and use...
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Safety and Efficacy of the PrePex Male Circumcision Device: Results From Pilot Implementation Studies in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia
Feldblum P, Martinson N, Bvulani B, Taruberekera N, Mahomed M, Chintu N, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr . 2016 Jun; 72 Suppl 1:S43-8. PMID: 27331589
Background: Fourteen countries in East and Southern Africa have engaged in national programs to accelerate the provision of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) since 2007. Devices have the potential to...
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Implementation and Operational Research: Distance From Household to Clinic and Its Association With the Uptake of Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Regimens in Rural Zambia
Escamilla V, Chibwesha C, Gartland M, Chintu N, Mubiana-Mbewe M, Musokotwane K, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr . 2015 Oct; 70(3):e94-e101. PMID: 26470035
Background: In rural settings, HIV-infected pregnant women often live significant distances from facilities that provide prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services. Methods: We offered universal maternal combination antiretroviral regimens in...
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Application of systems thinking: 12-month postintervention evaluation of a complex health system intervention in Zambia: the case of the BHOMA
Mutale W, Ayles H, Bond V, Chintu N, Chilengi R, Mwanamwenge M, et al.
J Eval Clin Pract . 2015 May; 23(2):439-452. PMID: 26011652
Rationale, Aims And Objectives: Strong health systems are said to be paramount to achieving effective and equitable health care. The World Health Organization has been advocating for using system-wide approaches...
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A mobile phone-based, community health worker program for referral, follow-up, and service outreach in rural Zambia: outcomes and overview
Schuttner L, Sindano N, Theis M, Zue C, Joseph J, Chilengi R, et al.
Telemed J E Health . 2014 Jun; 20(8):721-8. PMID: 24926815
Background: Mobile health (m-health) utilizes widespread access to mobile phone technologies to expand health services. Community health workers (CHWs) provide first-level contact with health facilities; combining CHW efforts with m-health...