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Sam Phiri

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Articles 161
Citations 2874
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Related Specialties
Infectious Diseases
General Medicine
Public Health
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Matthias Egger
Nora E Rosenberg
Florian Neuhann
Irving F Hoffman
William C Miller
Salem Gugsa
Published In
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
PLoS One
AIDS
J Int AIDS Soc
Trop Med Int Health
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Recent Articles
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Core components of male-specific person-centred HIV care: a qualitative analysis from client and healthcare worker perspectives in Malawi
Hubbard J, Mphande M, Robson I, Balakasi K, Phiri K, Chikuse E, et al.
BMJ Public Health . 2025 Feb; 2(2):e001100. PMID: 40018627
Introduction: Person-centred care (PCC) improves clinical outcomes for people living with HIV. Heterosexual men in sub-Saharan Africa are under-represented in HIV care, yet PCC interventions for men are lacking. We...
2.
Household air pollution exposure and risk of tuberculosis: a case-control study of women in Lilongwe, Malawi
Jagger P, McCord R, Gallerani A, Hoffman I, Jumbe C, Pedit J, et al.
BMJ Public Health . 2025 Feb; 2(1):e000176. PMID: 40018238
Introduction: Globally, 3-4 billion people rely on solid fuels for cooking, and 1 billion use kerosene to light their homes. While household air pollution (HAP) emitted from burning these fuels...
3.
Intimate partner violence among HIV index case testing clients in Malawi, a mixed-methods study
Sanena M, Hagstrom C, Phiri K, Kalande P, Songo J, Maruwo L, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health . 2025 Feb; 5(2):e0003818. PMID: 39999136
While its prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa is high, intimate partner violence (IPV) is rarely reported during routine index case testing (ICT) services in Malawi. We retrospectively explored the occurrence of...
4.
Causes of HIV-related CNS infection in Cameroon, Malawi, and Tanzania: epidemiological findings from the DREAMM HIV-related CNS implementation study
Kanyama C, Kouanfack C, Nyirenda S, Mfinanga S, Kivuyo S, Beaumont E, et al.
Lancet Glob Health . 2025 Jan; 13(2):e345-e354. PMID: 39890234
Background: CNS infections cause approximately a third of HIV-related deaths. The Driving Reduced AIDS-Associated Meningo-encephalitis Mortality DREAMM study aimed to prospectively diagnose the aetiology of HIV-related CNS infection in five...
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The Effect of Isoniazid for Tuberculosis Prevention on Pregnancy Risk Among Women Living With HIV on Antiretroviral Treatment and Progestin-Based Hormonal Contraception
Diepstra K, Westreich D, Bula A, Lemani C, Chapola J, Winston J, et al.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf . 2025 Jan; 34(2):e70105. PMID: 39887497
Purpose: Concomitant use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), hormonal contraception, and isonicotinic acid hydrazide (isoniazid) for tuberculosis prevention is common among women of reproductive age who are living with HIV in...
6.
Brief Report: Stated Preferences for Long-Acting Injectable ART Among Mobile Men Living With HIV in Malawi: A Qualitative Study
Thorp M, Phiri S, Phiri K, Robson I, Mphande M, Dovel K, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr . 2025 Jan; 97(5):e25-e29. PMID: 39792142
Background: Long-acting injectable (LAI) antiretroviral medications are as effective as daily oral antiretroviral therapy (ART) and offer discreet, less frequent dosing. LAIs may be ideal treatment options for people who...
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Early Outcomes of Mental Health Screening Integrated Into Routine HIV Care in Malawi
Chikuse E, Hagstrom C, Smith D, Banda T, Chimbaka H, Nkhoma Z, et al.
Glob Health Sci Pract . 2024 Nov; 12(6). PMID: 39578095
Mental health (MH) disorders are highly prevalent among people living with HIV and can have a negative impact on antiretroviral therapy (ART) outcomes. Malawi's Ministry of Health introduced MH screening...
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High rate of uncontrolled hypertension among adults receiving integrated HIV and hypertension care with aligned multi-month dispensing in Malawi: results from a cross-sectional survey and retrospective chart review
Whitehead H, Phiri K, Kalande P, van Oosterhout J, Talama G, Phiri S, et al.
J Int AIDS Soc . 2024 Sep; 27(9):e26354. PMID: 39295131
Introduction: People living with HIV have high rates of hypertension. Integrated HIV and hypertension care with aligned multi-month dispensing of medications (MMD) could decrease the burden of care for individuals...
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Preferences for Hypertension Care in Malawi: A Discrete Choice Experiment Among People Living with Hypertension, With and Without HIV
Hoffman R, Phiri K, Kalande P, Whitehead H, Moses A, Rockers P, et al.
AIDS Behav . 2024 Sep; 29(1):246-256. PMID: 39269593
Hypertension is the most common non-communicable disease diagnosed among people in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little is known about client preferences for hypertension care. We performed a discrete choice experiment in...
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Cost-effectiveness of approaches to cervical cancer screening in Malawi: comparison of frequencies, lesion treatment techniques, and risk-stratified approaches
Rasmussen P, Hoffman R, Phiri S, Makwaya A, Kominski G, Bastani R, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2024 Jul; 24(1):792. PMID: 38982430
Background: Recently-updated global guidelines for cervical cancer screening incorporated new technologies-most significantly, the inclusion of HPV DNA detection as a primary screening test-but leave many implementation decisions at countries' discretion....