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ICASA 2025 - International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, 3-8 December 2025
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We are proud to present the abstract book from ICASA 2025—the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa—which took place from December 3–8, 2025. The main topics covered were:
Basic Science (Biology & Pathogenesis); Clinical Science, Treatment, and Care; Epidemiology and Prevention Science; Law, Human Rights, Social Science, and Political Science; and Health Systems, Economics, and Implementation Science.
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SUAB0401 | EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PROFILE OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN KINSHASA (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO) Ruth Nsuka Yanga1, Sébastien Bontems2, Pierre Akilimali Zalagile3, Dieudonné Mvumbi Makaba1, Doudou Yobi Malekita1, Vicky Lokomba Bolamba4, Octavie Lungiya Metila5, Pius Kabututu Zakayi1, Gilles Darcis6, Georges Mvumbi Lelo1, Marie-Pierre Hayette2 | 1Molecular Biology Service, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic); 2Service of Clinical Microbiology, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines (CIRM), University Hospital of Liège, Belgium; 3Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kinshasa School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic); 4Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kinshasa University Hospital, University of Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic); 5Microbiology Service, Department of Medical Biology, Kinshasa University Hospital, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic); 6Department of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines (CIRM), University Hospital of Liège, Belgium
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MOAE0202 | ENHANCING HEALTH SYSTEMS THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: LESSONS FROM TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL IN GHANA Ernestina Sam1, Nicholas Asare1, Doris Dornor1, Abraham Koyaara1, Gideon Okyere1, Felix Ayichuru1, Nana Kofi Quakyi1, Kafui Senya2, Rita Patricia Frimpong3 | 1The Aurum Institute Ghana, Accra, Ghana; 2World Health Organisation, Accra, Ghana; 3National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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FRAC0204 | Empowering Health Workers: Integrating Tubercolosis, HIV, and Syphilis Screening to Improve Maternal Health through Community-Led Approaches in Kano State, Nigeria Husna Baffa1, Adakole Okoh2, Usman Bashir3, Ibrahim Umar4, Bethrand Odume2, Mustapha Tukur1 | 1KNCV Nigeria; 2KNCV, Nigeria; 3Kano State Agency for the control of AIDS, Nigeria; 4Kano State Ministry of Health, Nigeria
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MOAC0103 | EFFECTIVENESS OF PHONE-BASED PSYCHOEDUCATION ON MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOME AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIAN HOSPITALS Morufat Alabi, Professor Prisca Adejumo, Adeyinka Ishola, Adesola Ogunniyi, Babafemi Taiwo | 1University Of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; 2Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA
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MOAE0203 | DESIGN AND CONTENT FEATURES OF AN mHEALTH APP FOR RETENTION IN HIV CARE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON UGANDAN YOUTH PREFERENCES Dennis Ernest Ssesanga1|4, Anna Hettinga4, Joanne Leerlooijer4, Candice Chetty-Makkan2|3, Bernard Kikaire1, Annemien Haveman-Nies4 | 1EDCTP Funded Projects, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Eastern Africa Consortium for Clinical Research, Entebbe, Uganda; 2Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, Wits Health Consortium, , South Africa; 3Health Sciences Research Office, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, , South Africa; 4Consumption & Healthy Lifestyles Group, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
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SUAC0306 | DECODING PREVENTION BEHAVIOR: EDUCATION’S IMPACT ON PREP AND HIV TESTING UPTAKE AMONG FEMALE SEX WORKERS IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA’S INTERNALLY-DISPLACED PERSONS CAMP Lydia Efobi | Person-centered HIV Research Team (PeCHIVReT), Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria
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MOAE0301 | COST ANALYSIS OF HIV VIRAL LOAD TESTING IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LABORATORIES: A STUDY IN NIGERIA Ughweroghene Omo-Emmanuel1, Victor Obianeri1, Pamela Gado1, Augustine Idemudia1, Chika Okafo-Obiora1, Peter Egena1, Dolapo Ogundehin1, Omosalewa Oyelaran1, Jemeh Pius1, Ezekiel James1, Monday Danung2, Olaiton Achor2, Ngozi Ezema2, Omolara Emmanuel3 | 1United States Agency For International Development, Abuja, Nigeria; 2Family Health International, Abuja, Nigeria; 3National AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections Control and Hepatitis Programme, Abuja, Nigeria
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MOAE0302 | COMMUNITY-LED HIV SERVICE MODEL FOR LGBTQ+ POPULATIONS UNDER LEGAL RESTRICTION IN NIGERIA: RESULTS FROM THE NIGERIA LGBTQI+ CONSORTIUM PROJECT Oluchi Ifeanyi, Godwin Kalu, Mauton Akoro, Kanyinsola Bashorun | The Initiative For Equal Rights, Oniru, Lekki, Nigeria
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THAA0304 | CLINICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PROFILE OF ADULT PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HIV DISEASE AT QUELIMANE CENTRAL HOSPITAL, MOZAMBIQUE Muhamed Assane1, Celisa De Assis1|2, Neivaldo Murrube3|4 | 1Quelimane Central Hospital, Quelimane, Mozambique; 2Faculty of Medicine, Licungo University, Quelimane, Mozambique; 3Faculty of Health Sciences, Lúrio University, Nampula, Mozambique; 4Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
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MOAB0401 | CARDIOMETABOLIC MULTIMORBIDITY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND HYPERTENSION IN BOTSWANA Gaone Edwin Mogaetsho | University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
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MOAE0201 | CAN STANDARD ENHANCED ADHERENCE COUNSELLING BE TAILORED TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF IN-CARE PLHIV AT RISK OF CARE DISENGAGEMENT? Matilda Mlowe1, Jillian Kadota2, Sekela Mwaipopo1, Babuu Joseph1, Laura Packel3, Rebecca Hemono2, Solis Winters2, Amon Sabasaba1, Jingshen Wang2, Sandra I. Mccoy4 | 1Health For A Prosperous Nation, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; 2University of California, Berkeley, USA; 3University of California, San Francisco, USA; 4Gilead Sciences, Foster City, USA
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SUAC0309 | CAB-LA: AN APPEALING ALTERNATIVE TO HIV PREVENTION AND BOOSTED ADHERENCE: THE CASE OF GABORONE TEBELOPELE WELLNESS CENTER, BOTSWANA Tshwetso Yanzi, Molemane Lefakae Lekoko, Refilwe Motlakaloso | Tebelopele Wellness Centres, Gaborone, Botswana
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THAD0404 | BREAKING THE SILENCE: COMMUNITY DIALOGUES AS A TOOL TO SHIFT HARMFUL GENDER NORMS AMONG YOUTH IN NKANGALA DISTRICT, MPUMALANGA Tshepo M. Ndhlovu1, Phumzile Ngodela2, Ndumiso Tshuma2 | 1Best Health Solutions, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2Civil Society Forum, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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MOAB0402 | BEYOND THE SCREEN: EVALUATING POST-TREATMENT OUTCOMES OF WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV (WLHIV) SCREENED VIAC POSITIVE IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE, 2024 Sandra Murwira1, Michelle R Gadzayi1, Blessing Mushangwe1, Gloria Gonese1, Batsirai Makunike-Chikwinya1, Brian Moyo2, Rickie Malaba2, Chiedza Mapfumo3 | 1Zimbabwe Technical Assistance, Training And Education Center For Health (Zim-TTECH), Harare, Zimbabwe; 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Harare, Zimbabwe; 3Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), Harare, Zimbabwe
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THAE0303 | BEYOND DONOR DEPENDENCY: STRATEGIC SHIFTS IN FUNDING KEY POPULATION LED HIV PROGRAMS IN KENYA AFTER USAID WITHDRAWAL James Mushori | Kabarak University, Nairobi, Kenya
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FRAC0201 | Barriers to PEP and PrEP Uptake Among Female Sex Workers in Isiolo County, Kenya: Addressing Gaps in HIV Prevention Nancy Gakuru, Magdaline Lipesa, Peninah Mwangi, Pauline Njuguna | Bar Hostess Empowerment Support Program, Nairobi, Kenya
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FRAD0401 | BARRIERS TO HIV SERVICE ACCESS AMONG MARGINALIZED WOMEN AND SEXUAL MINORITIES IN LAGOS AND OGUN STATES: A MIXED-METHOD STUDY Awawu Adegbite | The Rainbow Alive Hub Initiative (TRAHI), Ikeja, Nigeria
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SUAC0202 | Assessing the willingness to recommend pre-exposure prophylaxis to HIV-negative partners by person living with HIV in a Nigerian semi-urban city Abdulmuminu Isah, Ezinwanee Ugochukwu, Gabriel Ezenri, Amauche Ngige, Jennifer Onyehalu, Chukwuemeka Nwachuya, Charles Idabor, Chinwe Ukwe | University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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SUAD0208 | ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF CONFLICT ON HIV SERVICE DELIVERY: CASE STUDY OF BAWKU MUNICIPALITY, GHANA William Ansah | Local Government Service-Office of Bawku Municipal Assembly, Bawku, Ghana
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SUAC0305 | ASSESSING PEER-LED INTERVENTION REACH AMONG FEMALE SEX WORKERS BY AGE AND REGION USING INTEGRATED BIO-BEHAVIORAL SURVEY DATA Dennis Annang, Victor Nukunuu | Ghana AIDS Commission, Accra, Ghana
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SUAC0308 | A SCOPING REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF VACCINE CHARACTERISTICS ON THE ACCEPTABILITY OF HIV VACCINES: CURRENT GLOBAL TRAJECTORY OF EVIDENCE Uzochukwu Chima, Blessing Ukoha-Kalu, Abdulmuminu Isah, Jennifer Onyehalu, Somtochukwu Anierobi, Chisom Amoke, Zughumnaan Tang’An, Gabriel Ezenri, Chukwuemeka Nwachuya, Pearl Ngige | Person-Centered HIV Research Team, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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