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Geoffrey Somi
Researcher at National AIDS Control Programme
Publications - 28
Citations - 820
Geoffrey Somi is an academic researcher from National AIDS Control Programme. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 28 publications receiving 689 citations.
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Immunodeficiency at the start of combination antiretroviral therapy in low-, middle-, and high-income countries.
Dorita Avila,Keri N. Althoff,Catrina Mugglin,Kara Wools-Kaloustian,Manuel Koller,François Dabis,Denis Nash,Thomas Gsponer,Somnuek Sungkanuparph,Catherine C. McGowan,Margaret T May,David A. Cooper,Cleophas Chimbetete,Marcelo Wolff,Ann C. Collier,Hamish McManus,Mary-Ann Davies,Dominique Costagliola,Brenda Crabtree-Ramírez,Romanee Chaiwarith,Angela Cescon,Morna Cornell,Lameck Diero,Praphan Phanuphak,Adrien Sawadogo,Jochen Ehmer,Serge Eholié,Patrick C.K. Li,Matthew P. Fox,Neel R. Gandhi,Elsa González,Christopher K C Lee,Christopher J. Hoffmann,Andrew Kambugu,Olivia Keiser,Rossana Ditangco,Hans Prozesky,Fiona C Lampe,Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy,Mari M. Kitahata,Emmanuel Lugina,Rita Lyamuya,Saphonn Vonthanak,Valeria Fink,Antonella d'Arminio Monforte,Paula M. Luz,Yi Ming Arthur Chen,Albert Minga,Jordi Casabona,Albert Mwango,Jun Yong Choi,Marie-Louise Newell,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Kapella Zacharia Ngonyani,Tuti Parwati Merati,Juliana A. Otieno,Mwebesa B. Bosco,Sam Phiri,Oon T Ng,Kathryn Anastos,Jürgen K. Rockstroh,Ignacio Santos,Shinichi Oka,Geoffrey Somi,Christoph Stephan,Ramón Teira,Deo Wabwire,Gilles Wandeler,Andrew Boulle,Peter Reiss,Robin Wood,Benjamin H. Chi,Carolyn Williams,Jonathan A C Sterne,Matthias Egger +74 more
TL;DR: Median CD4 cell counts at the start of cART increased 2000–2009 but remained below 200 cells/&mgr;L in LIC and MIC and below 300 cells/ &mgr:L in HIC.
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Retention in Care and Patient-Reported Reasons for Undocumented Transfer or Stopping Care Among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Eastern Africa: Application of a Sampling-Based Approach.
Elvin Geng,Thomas A. Odeny,Rita Lyamuya,Alice Nakiwogga-Muwanga,Lameck Diero,Mwebesa Bwana,Paula Braitstein,Geoffrey Somi,Andrew Kambugu,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Megan Wenger,Torsten B. Neilands,David V. Glidden,Kara Wools-Kaloustian,Constantin T. Yiannoutsos,Jeffrey N. Martin +15 more
TL;DR: Accounting for outcomes among those lost to follow-up yields a more informative assessment of retention, and structural barriers contribute most to silent transfers, whereas psychological and social barriers tend to result in longer-term care discontinuation.
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Estimation of mortality among HIV-infected people on antiretroviral treatment in east Africa: a sampling based approach in an observational, multisite, cohort study
Elvin Geng,Thomas A. Odeny,Rita Lyamuya,Alice Nakiwogga-Muwanga,Lameck Diero,Mwebesa Bwana,Winnie Muyindike,Paula Braitstein,Paula Braitstein,Geoffrey Somi,Andrew Kambugu,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Megan Wenger,Kara Wools-Kaloustian,David V. Glidden,Constantin T. Yiannoutsos,Jeffrey N. Martin +16 more
TL;DR: A sampling-based approach is widely feasible and important to an understanding of mortality after initiation of ART and, by extension, the effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of public health ART treatment in east Africa.
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Low mortality risk but high loss to follow-up among patients in the Tanzanian national HIV care and treatment programme.
Geoffrey Somi,Sarah C. Keogh,Jim Todd,Bonita Kilama,Alison Wringe,J. van den Hombergh,K. Malima,R. Josiah,Mark Urassa,R O Swai,Basia Zaba +10 more
TL;DR: The study aims to analyse survival and retention rates of the Tanzanian care and treatment programme and to propose a strategy to improve the quality of life for patients in the country.
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Prevalence of HIV and syphilis infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Tanzania, 2011
Joel Manyahi,Boniphace S. Jullu,Mathias I. Abuya,James Juma,Joel Ndayongeje,Bonita Kilama,Veryeh Sambu,Joseph Nondi,Bernard Rabiel,Geoffrey Somi,Mecky Matee +10 more
TL;DR: The overall prevalence of HIV infection and syphilis found among pregnant women attending ANC clinics in Tanzania calls for further strengthening of current intervention measures, which include scaling up the integration of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services in Reproductive and Child Health clinics.