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Benjamin H. Chi
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 179
Citations - 7306
Benjamin H. Chi is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Nevirapine. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 179 publications receiving 6537 citations. Previous affiliations of Benjamin H. Chi include Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia & University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy at primary care sites in Zambia: Feasibility and early outcomes
Jeffrey S. A. Stringer,Isaac Zulu,Jens W. Levy,Jens W. Levy,Elizabeth M. Stringer,Elizabeth M. Stringer,Albert Mwango,Benjamin H. Chi,Benjamin H. Chi,Vilepe Mtonga,Stewart E Reid,Stewart E Reid,Ronald A. Cantrell,Ronald A. Cantrell,Marc Bulterys,Michael S. Saag,Richard Marlink,Alwyn Mwinga,Tedd V. Ellerbrock,Moses Sinkala +19 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the feasibility and early outcomes of the program, which scaled-up human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunoviciency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) care and treatment services at primary care clinics in Lusaka using predominately nonphysician clinicians.
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Clinical outcomes and CD4 cell response in children receiving antiretroviral therapy at primary health care facilities in Zambia.
Carolyn Bolton-Moore,Mwangelwa Mubiana-Mbewe,Ronald A. Cantrell,Ronald A. Cantrell,Namwinga Chintu,Elizabeth M. Stringer,Benjamin H. Chi,Moses Sinkala,Moses Sinkala,Chipepo Kankasa,Craig M. Wilson,Catherine M. Wilfert,Albert Mwango,Jens W. Levy,Elaine J. Abrams,Marc Bulterys,Jeffrey S. A. Stringer +16 more
TL;DR: Care provided by clinicians such as nurses and clinical officers can result in good outcomes for HIV-infected children in primary health care settings in sub-Saharan Africa, suggesting a need for earlier intervention.
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Benefits and Risks of Antiretroviral Therapy for Perinatal HIV Prevention
Mary Glenn Fowler,Min Qin,Susan A. Fiscus,Judith S. Currier,Patricia M. Flynn,Tsungai Chipato,James McIntyre,Devasena Gnanashanmugam,George K. Siberry,Anne Coletti,Taha E. Taha,Karen L. Klingman,Francis Martinson,Maxensia Owor,Avy Violari,Dhayendre Moodley,Gerhard Theron,Ramesh Bhosale,Raziya Ahmed. Bobat,Benjamin H. Chi,Renate Strehlau,Pendo Mlay,Amy James Loftis,Renee Browning,Terence Fenton,Lynette Purdue,Michael Basar,David Shapiro,Lynne M. Mofenson +28 more
TL;DR: Antenatal ART resulted in significantly lower rates of early HIV transmission than zidovudine alone but a higher risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
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Cohort Profile: The international epidemiological databases to evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) in sub-Saharan Africa
Matthias Egger,Didier K. Ekouevi,Carolyn Williams,Rita Lyamuya,Henri Mukumbi,Paula Braitstein,Paula Braitstein,Paula Braitstein,Tyler Hartwell,Claire Graber,Benjamin H. Chi,Andrew Boulle,François Dabis,Kara Wools-Kaloustian +13 more
TL;DR: An indicative summary of some of the major research themes and key findings as well as a discussion of the IeDEA program’s strengths and weaknesses are provided.
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A randomized trial of the intrauterine contraceptive device vs hormonal contraception in women who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
Elizabeth M. Stringer,Elizabeth M. Stringer,Elizabeth M. Stringer,Christine Kaseba,Jens W. Levy,Jens W. Levy,Moses Sinkala,Robert L. Goldenberg,Benjamin H. Chi,Benjamin H. Chi,Benjamin H. Chi,Inutu Matongo,Sten H. Vermund,Mulindi H. Mwanahamuntu,Jeffrey S. A. Stringer,Jeffrey S. A. Stringer,Jeffrey S. A. Stringer +16 more
TL;DR: The unexpected observation that hormonal contraception was associated with more rapid HIV disease progression requires urgent further study.