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Guerino Chalamilla
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 47
Citations - 2211
Guerino Chalamilla is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 47 publications receiving 1913 citations. Previous affiliations of Guerino Chalamilla include Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.
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Explaining Adherence Success in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Ethnographic Study
Norma C. Ware,John Idoko,Sylvia Kaaya,Irene Andia Biraro,Monique A. Wyatt,Oche Agbaji,Guerino Chalamilla,David R. Bangsberg +7 more
TL;DR: An explanation and theoretical model of ART adherence success in sub-Saharan Africa can be explained as a means of fulfilling social responsibilities and thus preserving social capital in essential relationships.
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Toward an understanding of disengagement from HIV treatment and care in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative study.
Norma C. Ware,Monique A. Wyatt,Elvin Geng,Sylvia Kaaya,Oche Agbaji,Winnie Muyindike,Guerino Chalamilla,Patricia A. Agaba +7 more
TL;DR: A large qualitative study among patients in HIV treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa to investigate reasons for missed visits and provide an explanation for disengagement from care finds no cause for concern.
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The prevalence of disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in urban Tanzania
David Sando,Hannah L. Ratcliffe,Kathleen P. McDonald,Kathleen P. McDonald,Donna Spiegelman,Goodluck Lyatuu,Mary Mwanyika-Sando,Faida Emil,Mary Nell Wegner,Guerino Chalamilla,Ana Langer +10 more
TL;DR: This study is one of the first to quantify the prevalence of disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in a large public hospital in an urban setting and represents fundamental violations of women’s human rights and are symptomatic of failing health systems.
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Sex differences in antiretroviral treatment outcomes among HIV-infected adults in an urban Tanzanian setting
Claudia Hawkins,Guerino Chalamilla,James Okuma,Donna Spiegelman,Ellen Hertzmark,Eric Aris,Tarcila Ewald,Ferdinand Mugusi,Deo Mtasiwa,Wafaie W. Fawzi +9 more
TL;DR: Nonadherence to care and advanced immunodeficiency at enrollment explained only 17% of the inferior mortality in HIV-infected men in this resource-limited setting and additional study of behavioral and biologic factors that may adversely impact treatment outcomes in men is needed.
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Mitigating disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Tanzania: an exploratory study of the effects of two facility-based interventions in a large public hospital
Hannah L. Ratcliffe,David Sando,Goodluck Lyatuu,Faida Emil,Mary Mwanyika-Sando,Guerino Chalamilla,Ana Langer,Kathleen P. McDonald,Kathleen P. McDonald +8 more
TL;DR: The outcomes of this study indicate that the tested interventions have the potential to be successful in promoting outcomes that are prerequisite to reducing disrespect and abuse, however, a more rigorous evaluation is needed to determine the full impact of these interventions.