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Irving F. Hoffman
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 288
Citations - 20382
Irving F. Hoffman is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 270 publications receiving 18634 citations. Previous affiliations of Irving F. Hoffman include Kamuzu Central Hospital & FHI 360.
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Effects of HIV-1 Serostatus, HIV-1 RNA Concentration, and CD4 Cell Count on the Incidence of Malaria Infection in a Cohort of Adults in Rural Malawi
Padmaja Patnaik,Charles S. Jere,William C. Miller,Irving F. Hoffman,Jack J. Wirima,Richard Pendame,Steven R. Meshnick,Terrie E. Taylor,Terrie E. Taylor,Malcolm E. Molyneux,Malcolm E. Molyneux,James G. Kublin +11 more
TL;DR: HIV-infected adults in malaria-endemic areas are at increased risk for malaria, and additional malaria prevention efforts should be targeted at this population.
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The year-long effect of HIV-positive test results on pregnancy intentions, contraceptive use, and pregnancy incidence among Malawian women.
Irving F. Hoffman,Francis Martinson,Kimberly A. Powers,David Chilongozi,Emmie D Msiska,Emma I Kachipapa,Chimwemwe D Mphande,Mina C. Hosseinipour,Harriet C Chanza,Rob Stephenson,Amy O. Tsui +10 more
TL;DR: With knowledge of their HIV-positive status, women were less likely to desire future pregnancies and integration of VCT, FP, and HIV care could prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission.
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HIV-1 populations in semen arise through multiple mechanisms
Jeffrey A. Anderson,Li-Hua Ping,Oliver Dibben,Cassandra B. Jabara,Leslie Arney,Laura P. Kincer,Yuyang Tang,Marcia M. Hobbs,Irving F. Hoffman,Peter N. Kazembe,Corbin D. Jones,Persephone Borrow,Susan A. Fiscus,Myron S. Cohen,Ronald Swanstrom,Aids Vaccine Immunology +15 more
TL;DR: Different relationships between virus in blood and semen that can significantly alter the composition of the viral population at the source that is most proximal to the transmitted virus are defined.
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Detection of Acute HIV Infection: A Field Evaluation of the Determine® HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo Test
Nora E. Rosenberg,Gift Kamanga,Sam Phiri,Dominic Nsona,Audrey Pettifor,Sarah E. Rutstein,Deborah D. Kamwendo,Irving F. Hoffman,Maria Keating,Lillian B. Brown,Beatrice Ndalama,Susan A. Fiscus,Seth Congdon,Myron S. Cohen,William C. Miller +14 more
TL;DR: Combo RT displayed excellent performance for detecting established HIV infection and poor performance forDetecting acute HIV infection in this setting, suggesting that it is no more useful than current algorithms.
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Recruiting male partners for couple HIV testing and counselling in Malawi's option B+ programme: an unblinded randomised controlled trial
Nora E. Rosenberg,Tiwonge Mtande,Friday Saidi,Christopher C. Stanley,Edward Jere,Lusubiro Paile,Kondwani Kumwenda,Innocent Mofolo,Wingston Ng’ambi,William C. Miller,Irving F. Hoffman,Mina C. Hosseinipour +11 more
TL;DR: An invitation plus tracing strategy was highly effective at increasing CHTC uptake and could have many substantial benefits if brought to scale.