Kudakwashe C Takarinda

Biographic Data

ID7731902
NAMEKudakwashe C Takarinda
GIVEN NAMESKudakwashe C
FAMILY NAMETakarinda
SIGNATURETAKARINDA K C
AFFILIATIONSMinistry of Health and Child Welfare
ORCID0000-0002-2980-7735
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Optimising the adult HIV testing services screening tool to predict positivity yield in Zimbabwe, 2022

    Open AccessHamufare Dumisani Mugauri, Joconiah Chirenda et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    HIV positivity yield declined against increasing testing volumes in Zimbabwe, from 20% (1.65 million tests) in 2011 to 6% (3 million tests) in 2018. A screening tool was introduced to aid testers to identify clients likely to obtain a positive diagnosis of HIV. Consequently, testing volumes declined to 2.3 million in 2019 but positivity declined to 5% prompting the evaluation and validation of the tool to improve its precision in predicting posit…

  • HIV Infection in Attendees of Psychiatric Clinics in Harare, Zimbabwe; Prevalence, Associated Factors and HIV Care Uptake

    Open AccessTatenda Ruwizhu, Tatenda B Madziro-Ruwizhu et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019

  • Dangerous crossing

    Open AccessAlessia Trovato, Anthony Reid et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2016

    Among sea migrants, we identified two groups with different demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as vulnerability patterns. Overall morbidity suggested that the dangerous journey affected migrants' health. Medical activities at reception sites should include screening for vulnerability and chronic disease management. Ensuring medical care to migrants on arrival can address European humanitarian obligations and provide support to loca…

  • Tuberculosis treatment delays and associated factors within the Zimbabwe national tuberculosis programme

    Open AccessKudakwashe C Takarinda, Anthony Harries et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Patient delays were longer and more prevalent, suggesting the need for strategies aimed at promoting timely seeking of appropriate medical consultation among presumptive TB patients. Health system delays were uncommon, suggesting a fairly efficient response to microbiologically confirmed PTB cases. Identified risk factors should be explored further and specific strategies aimed at addressing these factors should be identified in order to lessen p…

  • Characteristics and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients who “transfer-in” to health facilities in Harare City, Zimbabwe

    Open AccessKudakwashe C Takarinda, Anthony Harries et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    There is need to devise better strategies of following up TB patients to their referral Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) centres from TB diagnosing centres to ensure that they arrive promptly and on time. Recording and reporting of information must improve and this can be done through training and supervision. Use of mobile phones and other technology to communicate TB treatment outcomes back to the referral districts would seem the obvious way …

  • Treatment outcomes of adult patients with recurrent tuberculosis in relation to HIV status in Zimbabwe

    Open AccessKudakwashe C Takarinda, Anthony Harries et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    No differences in treatment outcomes by HIV status were established in patients with recurrent TB. Important lessons from this study include increasing HIV testing uptake, a better understanding of what constitutes "retreatment other" TB, improved follow-up of true outcomes in patients who transfer-out and better recording practices related to HIV care and treatment especially for ART