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Tsitsi Apollo

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Articles 59
Citations 950
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Related Specialties
Infectious Diseases
General Medicine
Science
Top 10 Co-Authors
Owen Mugurungi
Sarah Bernays
Chido Dziva Chikwari
Victoria Simms
Katharina Kranzer
Helen A Weiss
Valentina Cambiano
Ethel Dauya
Rashida A Ferrand
Mandikudza Tembo
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J Int AIDS Soc
PLoS One
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
Lancet HIV
PLoS Med
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Recent Articles
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Tuberculosis preventive treatment uptake among adults living with human immunodeficiency virus: Analysis of Zimbabwe population-based human immunodeficiency virus impact assessment 2020
Maphosa T, Mirkovic K, Weber R, Musuka G, Mapingure M, Ershova J, et al.
Int J STD AIDS . 2024 Mar; 35(8):593-599. PMID: 38515336
Background: Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death by an infectious disease among people living with HIV (PLHIV). TB Preventive Treatment (TPT) is a cost-effective intervention known to reduce morbidity...
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Putting youth at the centre: co-design of a community-based intervention to improve HIV outcomes among youth in Zimbabwe
Mackworth-Young C, Dringus S, Dauya E, Dziva Chikwari C, Mavodza C, Tembo M, et al.
Wellcome Open Res . 2024 Jan; 7:53. PMID: 38264344
  Youth have disproportionately poor HIV outcomes. We aimed to co-design a community-based intervention with youth to improve HIV outcomes among 16-24 year-olds, to be trialled in Zimbabwe.   We conducted 90...
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The impact of community-based integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health services for youth on population-level HIV viral load and sexually transmitted infections in Zimbabwe: protocol for the CHIEDZA cluster-randomised trial
Dziva Chikwari C, Dauya E, Bandason T, Tembo M, Mavodza C, Simms V, et al.
Wellcome Open Res . 2024 Jan; 7:54. PMID: 38162283
Background: Youth have poorer HIV-related outcomes when compared to other age-groups. We describe the protocol for a cluster randomised trial (CRT) to evaluate the effectiveness of community-based, integrated HIV and...
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Adolescents and young adults are the most undiagnosed of HIV and virally unsuppressed in Eastern and Southern Africa: Pooled analyses from five population-based surveys
Huerga H, Ben Farhat J, Maman D, Conan N, Van Cutsem G, Omwoyo W, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health . 2023 Dec; 3(12):e0002398. PMID: 38133999
Age and gender disparities within the HIV cascade of care are critical to focus interventions efficiently. We assessed gender-age groups at the highest probability of unfavorable outcomes in the HIV...
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Integrating 3HP-based tuberculosis preventive treatment into Zimbabwe's Fast Track HIV treatment model: experiences from a pilot study
Mapingure M, Zech J, Hirsch-Moverman Y, Msukwa M, Howard A, Makoni T, et al.
J Int AIDS Soc . 2023 Jun; 26(6):e26105. PMID: 37339341
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) causes one-third of HIV-related deaths worldwide, making TB preventive treatment (TPT) a critical element of HIV programmes. Approximately 16% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretrovirals...
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Fidelity, Feasibility and Adaptation of a Family Planning Intervention for Young Women in Zimbabwe: Provider Perspectives and Experiences
Mavodza C, Bernays S, Mackworth-Young C, Nyamwanza R, Nzombe P, Dauya E, et al.
Glob Implement Res Appl . 2023 Jun; 3(2):182-194. PMID: 37293631
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43477-023-00075-6.
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Cost-effectiveness of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention across sub-Saharan Africa: results from five independent models
Bansi-Matharu L, Mudimu E, Martin-Hughes R, Hamilton M, Johnson L, Ten Brink D, et al.
Lancet Glob Health . 2022 Dec; 11(2):e244-e255. PMID: 36563699
Background: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has been a recommended HIV prevention strategy in sub-Saharan Africa since 2007, particularly in countries with high HIV prevalence. However, given the scale-up of...
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Economic implications of COVID-19 for the HIV epidemic and the response in Zimbabwe
Birungi C, Haacker M, Taramusi I, Mpofu A, Madzima B, Apollo T, et al.
Afr J AIDS Res . 2022 Dec; 21(4):330-344. PMID: 36538542
Understanding the economic implications of COVID-19 for the HIV epidemic and response is critical for designing policies and strategies to effectively sustain past gains and accelerate progress to end these...
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Virological outcomes and risk factors for non-suppression for routine and repeat viral load testing after enhanced adherence counselling during viral load testing scale-up in Zimbabwe: analytic cross-sectional study using laboratory data from 2014...
Mhlanga T, Jacobs B, Decroo T, Govere E, Bara H, Chonzi P, et al.
AIDS Res Ther . 2022 Jul; 19(1):34. PMID: 35810317
Background: Since the scale-up of routine viral load (VL) testing started in 2016, there is limited evidence on VL suppression rates under programmatic settings and groups at risk of non-suppression....
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Interrupted Access to and Use of Family Planning Among Youth in a Community-Based Service in Zimbabwe During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mavodza C, Bernays S, Mackworth-Young C, Nyamwanza R, Nzombe P, Dauya E, et al.
Stud Fam Plann . 2022 Jun; 53(3):393-415. PMID: 35731634
The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious impacts on economic, social, and health systems, and fragile public health systems have become overburdened in many countries, exacerbating existing service delivery challenges. This...