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Natsayi Chimbindi
Researcher at University College London
Publications - 47
Citations - 1173
Natsayi Chimbindi is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 34 publications receiving 825 citations. Previous affiliations of Natsayi Chimbindi include University of the Witwatersrand & University of KwaZulu-Natal.
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Interventions to increase antiretroviral adherence in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of evaluation studies
Till Bärnighausen,Krisda H. Chaiyachati,Krisda H. Chaiyachati,Natsayi Chimbindi,Ashleigh Peoples,Jessica E. Haberer,Marie-Louise Newell,Marie-Louise Newell +7 more
TL;DR: Evidence suggests that treatment supporters, directly observed therapy, mobile-phone text messages, diary cards, and food rations can effectively increase adherence in sub-Saharan Africa, but some interventions are unlikely to have large or lasting effects, and others are effective only in specific settings.
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Mass HIV Treatment and Sex Disparities in Life Expectancy: Demographic Surveillance in Rural South Africa
Jacob Bor,Jacob Bor,Sydney Rosen,Sydney Rosen,Natsayi Chimbindi,Noah Haber,Kobus Herbst,Tinofa Mutevedzi,Frank Tanser,Deenan Pillay,Till Bärnighausen +10 more
TL;DR: Mass HIV treatment has been accompanied by faster declines in HIV mortality among women than men and a growing female–male disparity in adult life expectancy at the population level.
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Evaluating the impact of the DREAMS partnership to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women in four settings: a study protocol
Isolde Birdthistle,Susan B. Schaffnit,Susan B. Schaffnit,Daniel Kwaro,Maryam Shahmanesh,Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba,Caroline W. Kabiru,Penelope A. Phillips-Howard,Natsayi Chimbindi,Kenneth Ondenge,Annabelle Gourlay,Frances M. Cowan,James R Hargreaves,Bernadette Hensen,Tarisai Chiyaka,Judith R. Glynn,Sian Floyd +16 more
TL;DR: An impact evaluation of DREAMS is outlined, to date, the most ambitious effort to scale-up combinations or ‘packages’ of multi-sectoral interventions for HIV prevention, and demonstrating which aspects of the lives of AGYW were changed will offer valuable lessons for replication.
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Patient satisfaction with HIV and TB treatment in a public programme in rural KwaZulu-Natal: evidence from patient-exit interviews
Natsayi Chimbindi,Natsayi Chimbindi,Till Bärnighausen,Till Bärnighausen,Till Bärnighausen,Marie-Louise Newell,Marie-Louise Newell +6 more
TL;DR: Quantified dimensions of patient satisfaction among HIV and TB patients in a rural sub-district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and identified underlying satisfaction factors that explained the data identified substantial dissatisfaction hidden in the global assessments of satisfaction.
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Time and Money: The True Costs of Health Care Utilization for Patients Receiving "Free" HIV/Tuberculosis Care and Treatment in Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Natsayi Chimbindi,Jacob Bor,Marie-Louise Newell,Frank Tanser,Rob Baltussen,Jan A. C. Hontelez,Sake J. de Vlas,Mark N. Lurie,Deenan Pillay,Till Bärnighausen +9 more
TL;DR: Large expenditure on alternative care among pre-ART patients suggests that transitioning patients to ART earlier, as under HIV treatment-as-prevention policies, may not substantially increase patients' financial burden.