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Sonali Girde
Researcher at ICF International
Publications - 11
Citations - 277
Sonali Girde is an academic researcher from ICF International. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Breastfeeding. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 11 publications receiving 242 citations. Previous affiliations of Sonali Girde include Northrop Grumman Corporation & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Enhanced Personal Contact With HIV Patients Improves Retention in Primary Care: A Randomized Trial in 6 US HIV Clinics
Lytt I. Gardner,Thomas P. Giordano,Gary Marks,Tracey E. Wilson,Jason Craw,Mari-Lynn Drainoni,Mari-Lynn Drainoni,Jeanne C. Keruly,Allan Rodriguez,Faye Malitz,Richard D. Moore,Lucy Bradley-Springer,Susan Holman,Charles E. Rose,Sonali Girde,Sonali Girde,Meg Sullivan,Lisa R. Metsch,Michael S. Saag,Michael J. Mugavero +19 more
TL;DR: Enhanced contact with patients improved retention in HIV primary care compared with existing SOC practices, and a brief patient skill-building component did not improve retention further.
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Attitudes toward family planning among HIV-positive pregnant women enrolled in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission study in Kisumu, Kenya.
Victor Akelo,Victor Akelo,Sonali Girde,Sonali Girde,Craig B. Borkowf,Frank Angira,Kevin Achola,Richard Lando,Lisa A. Mills,Timothy K. Thomas,Shirley Lee Lecher +10 more
TL;DR: A significant gap exists between future FP intentions and current FP practices, and integration of individual and couple FP services into routine HIV care, treatment and support services is needed in order to avoid unintended pregnancies and to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission.
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Exclusive breastfeeding among women taking HAART for PMTCT of HIV-1 in the Kisumu Breastfeeding Study
TL;DR: High adherence to EBF in resource limited settings can be achieved by a comprehensive counseling intervention that encourages EBF, which was common in this clinical trial, which emphasized EBF as a best practice until infants reached 5.5 months of age.
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Correlation of Adherence by Pill Count, Self-report, MEMS and Plasma Drug Levels to Treatment Response Among Women Receiving ARV Therapy for PMTCT in Kenya.
Victor Mudhune,Roman Gvetadze,Sonali Girde,Richard Ndivo,Frank Angira,Clement Zeh,Timothy K. Thomas,Shirley Lee Lecher +7 more
TL;DR: Although CD4 cell count increased substantially over time, there was no significant association with adherence by the methods, and persons with ≥95% adherence by any method used in this study were more likely to have a favorable treatment outcome.
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Determinants and Experiences of Repeat Pregnancy among HIV-Positive Kenyan Women--A Mixed-Methods Analysis.
Victor Akelo,Eleanor McLellan-Lemal,Lauren Toledo,Sonali Girde,Craig B. Borkowf,Laura Ward,Kenneth Ondenge,Richard Ndivo,Shirley Lee Lecher,Lisa A. Mills,Timothy K. Thomas +10 more
TL;DR: Recurrent pregnancy was commonly attributed to contraception failure or to lack of knowledge about post-delivery fertility, and reproductive health programs for WLWH may need to address issues related to living circumstances and the possibility that reproductive-decision making may extend beyond the woman and her partner.