Selfie consents, remote rapport, and Zoom debriefings: collecting qualitative data amid a pandemic in four resource-constrained settings

MDC Reñosa, C Mwamba, A Meghani, NS West… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
In-person interactions have traditionally been the gold standard for qualitative data collection.
The COVID-19 pandemic required researchers to consider if remote data collection can …

[HTML][HTML] Human-centered design lessons for implementation science: improving the implementation of a patient-centered care intervention

…, S Simbeza, CB Holmes, C Mwamba… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Evidence-based HIV interventions often fail to reach anticipated impact due to
insufficient utilization in real-world health systems. Human-centered design (HCD) …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in three informal settlements in Lusaka, Zambia

M Pugliese-Garcia, LW Heyerdahl, C Mwamba… - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Heterogeneous coverage threatens to compromise the effectiveness of immunization
programs in Zambia. Demand-creation initiatives are needed to address this; however, …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding preferences for HIV care and treatment in Zambia: evidence from a discrete choice experiment among patients who have been lost to follow-up

…, SM Topp, N Czaicki, LK Beres, CP Mwamba… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background In public health HIV treatment programs in Africa, long-term retention remains a
challenge. A number of improvement strategies exist (eg, bring services closer to home, …

[HTML][HTML] Differentiated care preferences of stable patients on antiretroviral therapy in Zambia: a discrete choice experiment

…, HY Kim, A Zannolini, CP Mwamba… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
c/(a × t), where “c” represents the largest number of attribute levels for any one attribute, “a”
represents the number of alternative scenarios, and “t” the number of choice tasks. For our …

'They care rudely!': resourcing and relational health system factors that influence retention in care for people living with HIV in Zambia

C Mwamba, A Sharma, N Mukamba, L Beres… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Despite access to free antiretroviral therapy (ART), many HIV-positive
Zambians disengage from HIV care. We sought to understand how Zambian health system ‘hardware’ …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking retention: mapping interactions between multiple factors that influence long-term engagement in HIV care

SM Topp, C Mwamba, A Sharma, N Mukamba… - Plos one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Failure to keep people living with HIV engaged in life-long care and treatment
has serious implications for individual and population-level health. Nested within a four-…

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to HIV care and adherence for young people living with HIV in Zambia and mHealth

N St Clair-Sullivan, C Mwamba, J Whetham, CB Moore… - Mhealth, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The control of HIV/AIDS has been a contemporary public health success story
however, whilst infection rates are falling and people are living longer due to antiretroviral …

Diagnosed with TB in the era of COVID-19: patient perspectives in Zambia

C Mwamba, AD Kerkhoff, M Kagujje… - Public Health …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Introduction: Delayed TB diagnosis and treatment perpetuate the high burden of TB-related
morbidity and mortality in resource-constrained settings. We explored the potential of COVID-…

I need time to start antiretroviral therapy': understanding reasons for delayed ART initiation among people diagnosed with HIV in Lusaka, Zambia

C Mwamba, LK Beres, SM Topp, N Mukamba… - Annals of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation can improve patient outcomes such
as viral suppression and prevent new infections. However, not everyone who can start ART …