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Jeffrey S. A. Stringer
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 265
Citations - 9176
Jeffrey S. A. Stringer is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 241 publications receiving 8202 citations. Previous affiliations of Jeffrey S. A. Stringer include Zambian Ministry of Health & University of Zambia.
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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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Adherence to antiretroviral therapy during and after pregnancy in low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jean B. Nachega,Olalekan A. Uthman,Olalekan A. Uthman,Jean Anderson,Karl Peltzer,Karl Peltzer,Sarah Wampold,Mark F. Cotton,Edward J Mills,Yuh-Shan Ho,Jeffrey S. A. Stringer,Jeffrey S. A. Stringer,James McIntyre,Lynne M. Mofenson +13 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that only 73.5% of pregnant women achieved optimal ART adherence, and specific barriers for nonadherence included physical, economic and emotional stresses, depression, alcohol or drug use, and ART dosing frequency or pill burden.
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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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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.
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A pilot study of food supplementation to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy among food-insecure adults in Lusaka, Zambia
Ronald A. Cantrell,Moses Sinkala,Karen Megazinni,Sibi Lawson-Marriott,Sierra Washington,Benjamin H. Chi,Bushimbwa Tambatamba-Chapula,Jens W. Levy,Elizabeth M. Stringer,Elizabeth M. Stringer,Lloyd Mulenga,Jeffrey S. A. Stringer,Jeffrey S. A. Stringer +12 more
TL;DR: A large randomized study of the clinical benefits of food supplementation to ART patients is urgently needed to inform international policy and suggest that providing food to food-insecure patients initiating ART is feasible and may improve adherence to medication.