FOR AUTHORS
Vol. 1 No. s1 (2026): 23rd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa
Published:
27 March 2026
The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) was founded in 1989 by a group of African scientists, activists and advocates. The establishment of the Society was the result of advocacy by African scientists, started in 1988, for the ICASA conference to be organized by Africans.
Track A: Basic Science (Biology & Pathogenesis)
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THAA0101 | HIGH SELECTIVITY INDEX AND HIGH ANTI-HIV EFFECTS OF TWO GHANAIAN HERBAL EXTRACTS: A NEW THERAPEUTIC HORIZON Prince Nartey1, John Atanniba2, Anthony Boateng1, Christopher Abana1, James Aboagye3, Helena Lamptey1, Peter Quashie2, Evelyn Yayra Bonney1, A. George Boateng Kyei4 | 1Noguchi Memorial Institute For Medical Research, Legon, Accra, Ghana; 2West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Legon, Accra, Ghana; 3Medical and Scientific Research Centre, University of Ghana Medical Centre, Legon, Accra, Ghana; 4Washington University, St. Louis, USA
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THAA0102 | HIGH PREVALENCE OF DOLUTEGRAVIR RESISTANCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV WITH VIROLOGIC FAILURE IN NORTH EASTERN UGANDA Saadick Ssentongo, Peter Sekiranda, Christine Ninsiima, Ronald Opito, Abel Munina, Abraham Oluka, Ivan Katende, Baker Bakashaba, Boniface Oryokot | AIDS Information Center, Kampala, Uganda
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THAA0201 | EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRENDS OF Mpox AND HIV CO-INFECTION IN NIGERIA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS FROM 2017-2024 Justin Nwofe, Chiedozie Akueshi, Ekei Ekom, Emmanuel Ojo, Femi Owolagba, Eke Ofuche, Uche Okezie, Plang Jwanle, Jay Samuels | APIN Public Health Initiatives, Abuja, Nigeria
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THAA0202 | IMPACT OF TB CO-INFECTIONS (HIV, HBV, COVID-19) ON DRUG RESISTANCE AND IMMUNE RESPONSE IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN CAMEROON Diane Kamdem Thiomo1|2, Marceline Djuidje Ngouniue1|3, Jean Paul Assam Assam1|4, Axel Cyriaque Ambassa1|2, Lionel Ulrich Tiani1|2, Genevieve Andoseh1|2, Veronique Penlap Beng1|2 | 1Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon; 2Laboratory for Tuberculosis Research and Pharmacology, Biotechnology Center of Nkolbisson, Yaounde, Cameroon; 3Research and Health Ethics Committee in Central Africa (CERSAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon; 4Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
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THAA0301 | STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE AND LOCALIZED DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN LIBERIA Togar Woodor | Take provity out of Liberia, Painesville City, Liberia; Dominic Johnson, Winston Sumo, Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Liberia Team, Monrovia
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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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THAA0306 | REGULATORY T CELLS IN HIV-1 INFECTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR IMMUNE REGULATION AND THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL Georgia Elna Ambada Ndzengue1, Aubin Nanfack1, Stephanie Sake2, Loveline Ngu3, Abel Lissom4, Jules Tchadji1, Martin Sosso1, François-Xavier Etoa2, Godwin Nchinda1 | 1Chantal Biya International Reference Centre (CIRCB) for Research on HIV and AIDS Prevention and Management, Yaounde, Cameroon; 2Department of Microbiology, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon; 3Department of Biochemistry, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon; 4Faculty of Science, University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon
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Track B: Clinical Science, Treatment and Care
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THAB0302 | YOUTH-LED DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO COMBAT HIV STIGMA AND PROMOTE U=U AWARENESS Tshepo M. Ndhlovu1, Phuthegi Mashigo2, Margaret Mokgothu3, Karabo Sekgale3, Ndumiso Tshuma1 | 1Best Health Solutions, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2Ga Rankuwa YMCA, Ga Rankuwa, South Africa; 3Office of the Premier - Council on AIDS, North West, South Africa
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FRAB0301 | VIRAL LOAD MONITORING AMONG ADOLESCENTS LIVING WITH HIV: A CASE OF ADOLESCENT TRIPLE ZERO MODEL JANUARY–DECEMBER 2023, ZIMBABWE Media Matirongo1, Mxolisi Ngwenya1, Alex Ingwani1, Chidzewere Nzou1, Ottilia Makoto1, Wedzerai Chikari1, Silvanos Chigwedere1, Rickie Malab2, V.T.S Chitimbire1, Cham Haddi Jatou2, Chiedza Mupanguuri3, Getrude Ncube3 | 1Zimbabwe Association of Church Related Hospitals, Harare, Zimbabwe; 2Division of Global HIV and TB, U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Harare, Zimbabwe; 3Ministry of Health and Childcare, Harare, Zimbabwe
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SUAB0301 | STRATÉGIE DES MÉDIATEURS HOMMES AYANT DES RELATIONS SEXUELLES AVEC D’AUTRES HOMMES POUR ATTEINDRE LE 2-ÈME ET LE 3-ÈME 95 Aboulazziz Soundiata Traore, A. Miarisoa Rajaonarivelo, Adama Kompaore, S.safietou Kindo, Issoufou Tiendrebeogo | Association African Solidarity (AAS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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SUAB0302 | STRENGTHENING BONDS: THE IMPACT OF THE BUDDY SYSTEM ON VIRAL SUPPRESSION IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH LIVING WITH HIV IN MPILO, ZIMBABWE Primrose Sethule Dube1, Sinatra Nyathi1, Freeman Dube1, Takura Matare2, Douglas Moyo1, Amon Mpofu1, Bernard Madzima1 | 1National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; 2Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe
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SUAB0303 | TIME TO VIRAL NON-SUPPRESSION AND PREDICTORS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV ON SECOND-LINE ART TRANSITIONED TO DOLUTEGRAVIR IN KAMPALA, UGANDA Brian Mikka1, Patrick Kazooba1, Gertrude Namale1, Emmanuel Sendaula1, Douglas Tuhumwire1, Shanita Ankunda1, Josephine Kaleebi1, Grace Namayanja2, Peter Sentongo2 | 1Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative, Kampala, Uganda; 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kampala, Uganda
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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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SUAB0402 | PREVALENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN MASHONALAND CENTRAL, ZIMBABWE Heaven Tapiwa Muchinako, Bernard Madzima, Edgar Muzulu, Amon Mpofu, Freema Dube, Amos Milanzi, Lizzie Zinyemba, Hellen Kabaya, Kisto Chikurira, Liveson Chamboko, Yolanda Tapfumaneyi, Masimba Masiye | National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe, Bindura, Zimbabwe
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SUAB0403 | EVALUATION OF ADHERENCE TO THE MALARIA TEST, TREAT, AND TRACK INITIATIVE: IMPLICATIONS FOR HIV PROGRAM INTEGRATION IN GHANA Frank Ocansey1, Justice M.k. Aheto2, Dora Owusu3 | 1Ghana Health Service, Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira, Ghana; 2University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; 3Ghana Health Service, Tema, Ghana
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SUAB0404 | EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF METHYLATION-SPECIFIC PCR ASSAYS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA AND CANCER IN HPV-POSITIVE WOMEN Mollent Aloo1, Alex Nyabuti2 | 1National HIV Reference Laboratory, Nairobi, Kenya; 2National Oncology Reference Laboratory, Nairobi, Kenya
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SUAB0405 | PERFORMANCE DES CARTES DE SANG SÉCHÉ POUR LA CHARGE VIRALE DU VIRUS DE L’HÉPATITE C EN CÔTE D’IVOIRE Kouassi Michael Lionel Ahossi1|2, Thomas D’Aquin Toni1, Dominique Kadio Koua2, Jeanjacques Renaud Dechi3, Kobina AdaKofi4, Leto Olivier Gogbe1, Jean-Louis Philippe N’Din3, Roland Aby1, Tahia Koudio1, Henri Chenal1 | 1Integrated Bioclinical Research Center Of Abidjan (CIRBA), , Côte d’Ivoire; 2Institut National Polytechnique Houphouët-Boigny (INPHB), Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire; 3Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine (CNTS), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; 4Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) de Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
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SUAB0406 | PATIENT SURVIVAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING 7-DAY LIPOSOMAL AMPHOTERICIN B TREATMENT FOR HIV-ASSOCIATED CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS: OPERATIONAL RESEARCH FROM GUINEA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, AND MOZAMBIQUE Cedric Mafu2, Romao Sabuni6, Ibrahima Oulare3, Fodé Bangaly Sako8, Destin Nyalenge2, Montserrat Barrios6, Barry Ibrahima3, Aleny Couto7, Gisele Mucinya2, Adelard Shyaka3, Naftal Joao6, Pascal Mweze3, Alain Tshimungu2, Rosie Burton1, Nelesh Govender4, Joseph Jarvis5, Petros Isaakidis1, Esther Casas1, Jonathan Falconer1 | 1SAMU, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Cape Town, South Africa; 2Centre Hopital Kabinda (CHK), Medecins Sans Frontieres, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 3Unite Sante Formation Recherche (USFR), Medecins Sans Frontieres, Conakry, Guinea; 4University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; 5London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK; 6Beira Central Hospital, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Beira, Mozambique; 7Nacional Adjunta da Saude Publica, Maputo, Mozambique; 8MSHP, Conakry, Guinea
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SUAB0408 | STUDY OF THE VIROLOGICAL EFFICACY OF DOLUTEGRAVIR-BASED COMBINATIONS DURING FOLLOW-UP OF HIV- PATIENTS IN ABIDJAN (CÔTE D’IVOIRE) Jean-Jacques Renaud Dechi1, Thomas D’Aquin Toni2, Jean-Louis Philippe N’Din1, Aya Jeanne Armande Ake1, Tossea Stéphane Koui1, Leto Olivier Gogbe2, Saydou Kabore1, Kpadraux Danielle Odegue4, Amedee Junior Wawa2, Armand Yao1, Massara Camara-Cisse3, Kouabla Liliane Siransy2, Henri Chenal2, Bamory Dembele1, Yassongui Mamadou Sekongo1 | 1Entre National de Transfusion Sanguine de Côte d’Ivoire (CNTSCI), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; 2Centre Intégré de Recherches Biocliniques d’Abidjan (CIRBA), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; 3Laboratoire de Biochimie-UFR-Sciences Médicales-UFHB, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; 4Plateforme de biologie moléculaire, Institut Pasteur, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
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SUAB0409 | POST-HOSPITALIZATION OUTCOMES OF PEOPLE WITH ADVANCED HIV DISEASE HOSPITALIZED IN THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF DONKA (CONAKRY, GUINEE) Ibrahima Sory I. Souare1|2, Fodé Bangaly Sako2|4, Rosie Burton3, Leno Nestor2, Diallo Cisse1, I. Barry1, Petros Isaakidis3, Esther C. Casas3 | 1Medecins sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders, Conakry, Guinea; 2Université Gamal Abdel Nasser, Conakry, Guinea; 3Medecins sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders, Cape Town, South Africa; 4Ministère de la Santé et de l’hygiène Publique, Conakry, Guinea
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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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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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MOAB0403 | EXPLORING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT DISENGAGEMENT AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS-MOMBASA, KENYA Alfred Karisa | Reachout Centre Trust, Voi, Kenya
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Track C: Epidemiology and Prevention Science
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FRAC0104 | Leveraging digital technologies to improve cervical cancer screening and management amongst women living with HIV in Eastern Uganda Peter Mikago1, Emma Welikhe1, Byron Aguma1, Hillary Alima1, Johnson Masiko1, Samuel Sepit1, Mina Sali2 | 1Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau, Kampala, Uganda; 2Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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FRAC0105 | User Acceptance Testing of Self-Cav: An AI-driven Digital Conversational Agent for Young South Africans Paul Potsane, Ntombifikile Mtshali, Gertrude Mbhalati, Cleopatra Sokhela | Shout-it-now, Centurion, South Africa
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FRAC0106 | Impacts of financial incentives and male-targeted app on young female HIV incidence and male HIV-related mortality: a cluster randomized trial Maxime Inghels1, Hae-Young Kim2|3, Thulile Mathenjwa2, Maryam Shahmanesh4, Janet Seeley5, Sally Wyke6, Philippa Matthews4, Oluwafemi Adeagbo7, Dickman Gareta2, Nuala Mcgrath9, H. Manisha Yapa9,Ann Blandford10, Thembelihle Zuma2, Adrian Dobra11, Till Bärnighausen12, Frank Frank Tanser13 | 1Lincoln Institute for Coastal and Rural Health, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK; 2Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa; 3Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA; 4Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK; 5Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; 6School of Social and Political Sciences, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; 7Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa; 8Department of Social Statistics and Demography, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; 9Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; 10University College London Interaction Centre, University College London, London, UK; 11University of Washington, Seattle, USA; 12Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; 13Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, School for Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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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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FRAC0202 | Trends in High-risk Sexual Behavior among Young Women Engaged in Transactional Sex and initiated on HIV PrEP in Mukono, Uganda Ezra Musingye1, Grace Mirembe1, Betty Mwesigwa1, Anne Nakirijja1, Fred Magala1, Hannah Kibuuka1, Eniko Akom2|3 | 1Makerere University Walter Reed Program, Uganda; 2U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Center for Infectious Disease Research, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, USA; 3Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA
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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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FRAC0205 | Usage du préservatif post-partum: vécu de femmes séropositives en suivi PTME dans un hôpital militaire à Parakou (Bénin) Roger Klikpezo1|2, Lydwina Charelle Maryse Nougbode1, Eugénie Dansou3, Mariano Efio1|2, Mohamed Ladjouan4, Eric Dettin1, Silas Sossouhhounto5, Beaudoin Edaye1, Elisabeth Vikpohouede1 | 1Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées de Parakou-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Parakou, Benin; 2Faculté de Médecine, Université de Parakou, Bénin; 3Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire - Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Bénin; 4Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Départemental de l’Ouémé et du Plateau, Porto-Novo, Bénin; 5Hôpital de Zone de Djidja-Abomey-Agbangnizoun, Djidja, Bénin
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FRAC0206 | Mapping HIV clustering among pregnant women in Senegal Cheikh Koulibaly, Abdoulaye Sagna, Cheikh Bamba Dieye, Djibril Niang, Safiatou Thiam | National AIDS Fighting Council of Senegal, Dakar, Sénégal
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SUAC0101 | Leveraging Social Networks to Bridge the Gap: Impact of Risk Network Referral on HIV Case Finding and Linkage in Arusha Raphael Ruseke | Services Health and Development for People Living Positively in HIV (SHDEPHA+), Arusha, Tanzania
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SUAC0102 | Social Network Strategies enhance HIV Case Identification Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Uganda Benjamin Watyaba1, Bernard Kikaire1|2, Hamza Kalutte2, Rose Naluwuge2, Maria Nanyonjo2, Claire Mukwano2, Flavia Nakanjako2, Victor Musiime1, Lydia Nakiyingi Harriet1, Harriet Mayanja Kizza1 | 1Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; 2Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
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SUAC0201 | Study on Rate of Sexual Violence and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Initiation among Rape Survivors in selected Hospitals in Plateau State, Nigeria Elizabeth Isah, Plangnan Daniel, Olubunmi Amoo, Stephanie Iyorlaha, Plang Jwanle, Ifeyinwa Onwuatuelo, Jay Osi Samuel, Prosper Okonkwo | 1APIN Public Health Initiatives, Abuja, Nigeria; 2APIN Public Health Initiatives of Nigeria, Jos, 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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SUAC0203 | Feasibility and Acceptability of Pharmacy-Based Collection of PrEP Refills for Female Sex Workers: A Process Evaluation of a Randomised Pilot Nancy Ruhode1, Constancia Watadzaushe1, Sharon Munhenzva1, Fadzai Masiyambiri1, Marisa Fujimoto2, Oppah Kuguyo1, Laura Packel3, Frances Cowan4, Sandra Mccoy2, Euphemia Sibanda1|4 | 1Ceshhar Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe; 2University of California Berkeley, San Francisco, USA; 3University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA; 4Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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SUAC0204 | Toxoplasmose cérébrale chez les patients vivants avec le VIH à Casablanca: résultats d’une étude rétrospective à Casablanca, Maroc Kamena Mwana Yile Hassan, Mustapha Sodqi, Latifa Marih, Raissa Bongungu, Fatima Ihbibane, Kamal El Filali Marhoum | Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco, Casablanca, Maroc
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SUAC0205 | High mortality from cerebral toxoplasmosis among inpatients living with HIV at a tertiary facility in Ghana: a retrospective review Vincent Ganu1, Isaac Kyeremateng2, Oluwakemi Oladele3, Emmanuella Amankwa1, Peter Puplampu1|4 | 1Department of Medicine, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana; 2Medical and Scientific Research Centre, University of Ghana Medical Centre, Accra, Ghana; 3Department of Psychiatry, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana; 4Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
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SUAC0206 | PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES OF ENHANCED AHD CARE IN MALAWI: A FOCUS ON CRYPTOCOCCAL AND TUBERCULOSIS CO-INFECTIONS Lucky Makonokaya, Louiser Upile Kalitera, Lloyd Chilikutali, Cathy Golowa, Eddie Matiya, Thulani Maphosa | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Lilongwe, Malawi
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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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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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SUAC0307 | OVERLOOKED AND MISDIAGNOSED: FEMALE GENITAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR HIV RISK IN ENDEMIC NIGERIAN COMMUNITIES Oluwashola Balogun | Kids & Teens Resource Centre, Akure, Nigeria
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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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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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MOAC0102 | SANTÉ MENTALE DES JEUNES ISSUS DES POPULATIONS VULNÉRABLES EN CÔTE D’IVOIRE: L’EXPÉRIENCE DE L’ONG ESPACE CONFIANCE EN ART-THÉRAPIE Toblegnon Ponde, Kacou Camille Anoma, Linda Zougouri | ONG Espace Confiance, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
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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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Track D: Law, Human Rights Social Science and Political Science
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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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THAD0405 | PROMISE, POLICY, AND PRACTICE: HOW SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES RESPOND TO UNITED STATES FUNDING CUTS ON HIV, TUBERCOLOSIS, AND MALARIA Abdulhammed Babatunde1, Oluwakorede Adedeji2, Mutmainat Alabi3, Yusuf Babatunde2, Abdulmumin Ibrahim2 | 1Mybelle Digital Maternal & Child Health Organisation, Ibadan, Nigeria; 2University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria; 3University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; 4London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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THAD0406 | SAFE ONLINE? EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG ADULT KEY POPULATIONS SEEKING HEALTH INFORMATION ONLINE Bernard Koomson | University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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FRAD0102 | FOSTERING YOUTH-LED INNOVATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES THROUGH CO-CREATION: THE FREE TO BE YOUTH HUB UPSKILLING PROGRAM EXPERIENCE Edgar Bagasol Jr. | Family Health International 360, Makati City, Philippines
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FRAD0103 | INVISIBLE AT THE INTERSECTIONS: JUSTICE-INVOLVED WOMEN WHO USE DRUGS AND THE FAILURE OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES Joanne Wanjiru, Melba Katindi, Wangari Kimemia | Next Generation Lawyers - Kenya, 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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FRAD0402 | THE DELUGE AND THE DEPTHS: CLIMATE DISASTERS FUEL A 90% SURGE IN HIV VULNERABILITY FOR RURAL MANICALAND GIRLS IN ZIMBABWE Tawonga Mugwanyu, Elliard Kupfuma, Kelvin Bepete | Students and Youth Working on Reproductive Health Action Team, Zimbabwe
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FRAD0403 | The Impact of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act on HIV Service Access and Provision: A Media-Based Analysis Eric Ssegujja | Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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SUAD0207 | REIMAGINING HEALTH WORKFORCE STRATEGIES: SHOULD WE INTEGRATE TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TO BOOST PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION UPTAKE? WHAT WE LEARNT IN KANO, NIGERIA Husna Baffa, Adakole Okoh, Micheal Sheshi, Usman Bashir, Bethtrand Odume, Mustapha Tukur | Kncv Nigeria, Kano, 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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SUAD0209 | THE IMPACT OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ON ENDOMETRIAL LINING AND PROGESTERONE LEVEL IN SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RAT Airat Bakare1, Afeez Abiade1, Aigbe Ohihoin2 | 1Department of Anatomy, College Of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-araba, Nigeria; 2Department of Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy, Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, USA
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Track E: Health Systems, Economics and Implementation Science
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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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THAE0402 | SHIFTING HIV PROVIDER WORKFLOWS WITH DSD SCALE-UP IN ZAMBIA: RESULTS FROM TIME AND MOTION STUDIES Anushka Reddy Marri1, Linda Sande2, Taurai Makwalu3, Aniset Kamanga3, Prudence Haimbe3, Priscilla Lumano-Mulenga4, Hilda Shakwelele3, Amy Huber2, Sophie Pascoe2, Sydeny Rosen1|2 | 1Department of Global Health, Boston University School Of Public Health, Boston, United States; 2Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, Johannesburg, South Africa; 3Clinton Health Access Initiative, Zambia; 4Ministry of Health, Zambia
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THAE0403 | HEALTHCARE PREFERENCES AND BARRIERS AMONG SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY PERSONS IN KAYUNGA AND MUKONO DISTRICTS, UGANDA Isaac Gulemye, Linia Kansiime | Anchoring Communities Uganda, Mukono, Uganda
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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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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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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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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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MOAE0303 | EXPLORING THE ROLE OF MACHINE LEARNING IN ENHANCING HIV CARE CONTINUITY: A STUDY OF THE “PAMOJA KUNDINI” INTERVENTION IN GEITA Ambrose Ibihya | Health for A Prosperous Nation (HPON), Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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