Mwelwa Phiri

Datos Biográficos

ID	7581054
NOMBRE	Mwelwa Phiri
NOMBRES	Mwelwa
APELLIDO	Phiri
FIRMA	PHIRI M
AFILIACIONES	Zambart
ORCID	0000-0001-6029-9372
VERIFICADO	Sí
TOTAL DE OBRAS	10
TOTAL DE CITAS	0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR	10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR	0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN	2018
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN	2026
ÍNDICE H	0

Reasons for HIV testing and testing experiences among men testing for HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
Open AccessTsidiso Tolla, Edwin Wouters et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026
6) (5-7 participants per group). Participants were purposively selected. Thematic analysis, guided by the conceptual framework of access to healthcare, was applied. Testing was influenced by (a) healthcare workers initiating HIV testing, which men generally accepted, (b) the availability of male-friendly and men's clinics, which were limited, but approachable and preferred over general facilities, and (c) men's engagement in sexual behaviours tha…
“A heart of the man is lighter than that of the woman…” exploring men’s motivation and capability to access HIV services in Lusaka, Zambia
Open AccessChisanga Mwansa, Mwelwa M Phiri et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025
In southern Africa, men are less likely than women to access HIV services, including HIV testing, antiretroviral therapy (ART), and HIV prevention services. As a result, men living with HIV are less likely to be virally suppressed and more likely to transmit HIV than their female peers. Using the socio-ecological model as a framework, we explored factors that influence men’s motivation and capability to access available HIV services, including ho…
Self-reported uptake of STI testing services among adolescents and young people aged 15–24 years
Open AccessB Hensen, Mwelwa Phiri et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
There is little evidence regarding community-based delivery of STI testing and treatment for youth aged 15–24 (AYP) in Zambia. In a cluster-randomised trial, we evaluated whether offering syndromic STI screening through community-based, peer-led sexual and reproductive health services (Yathu Yathu) with referral to a local health facility for testing, increased self-reported testing for STIs (other than HIV) among AYP. Two communities in Lusaka w…
The impact of an innovative community-based peer-led intervention on uptake and coverage of sexual and reproductive health services among adolescents and young people 15–24 years old
Open AccessMwelwa Phiri, Mwelwa Muleba Phiri et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024
ISRCTN75609016 (11/10/2021), clinicaltrials.gov number NCT04060420 (19/08/2019); retrospectively registered
How to (or how not to) implement crowdsourcing for the development of health interventions
Open AccessEneyi E Kpokiri, Mwelwa M Phiri et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2024
Crowdsourcing strategies are useful in the development of public health interventions. Crowdsourcing engages end users in a co-creation process through challenge contests, designathons or online collaborations. Drawing on our experience of crowdsourcing in four African countries, we provide guidance on designing crowdsourcing strategies across seven steps: deciding on the type of crowdsourcing strategy, convening a steering committee, developing …
Factors associated with use of community-based, peer-led sexual and reproductive health services by adolescent boys and young men aged 18–24 in Lusaka, Zambia
Open AccessMwelwa Phiri, B Hensen et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023
Introduction Adolescents and young people (AYP) aged 15–24 years have the least access to facility-based sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, including HIV services. The Yathu-Yathu cluster-randomized trial (CRT) in Zambia tested whether a novel peer-led community-based approach increased knowledge of HIV status amongst AYP. In this nested case-control study, we aimed to identify factors associated with non-attendance to the Yathu Yathu…
Access to menstrual hygiene products through incentivised, community-based, peer-led sexual and reproductive health services before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessB Hensen, Hensen B et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022
Availability of MHP through Yathu Yathu provided a large number of AGYW with access to these products. Hubs seemed particularly important for adolescent girls. Community-based, peer-led hubs should be considered as spaces to provide AGYW access to affordable and effective MHP
Uptake of HIV Testing Services Through Novel Community-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
Open AccessB Hensen, Mwelwa Phiri et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021
Community-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment
Open AccessLario Viljoen, Tila Mainga et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2021
The global expansion of HIV testing, prevention and treatment services is necessary to achieve HIV epidemic control and promote individual and population health benefits for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa. Community-based health workers (CHWs) could play a key role in supporting implementation at scale. In the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial in Zambia and South Africa, a cadre of 737 study-specific CHWs, working closely with governm…
Understanding the Time Needed to Link to Care and Start ART in Seven HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Communities in Zambia and South Africa
Open AccessThe HPTN study team, Janet Seeley et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018
To achieve UNAIDS 90:90:90 targets at population-level, knowledge of HIV status must be followed by timely linkage to care, initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people living with HIV (PLHIV). Interpreting quantitative patterns using qualitative data, we investigate time taken to link to care and initiate ART amongst individuals aware of their HIV-status in high HIV-prevalence urban communities in the HPTN 071 (PopAR…

Understanding the Time Needed to Link to Care and Start ART in Seven HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Communities in Zambia and South Africa
Open AccessThe HPTN study team, Janet Seeley et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018
To achieve UNAIDS 90:90:90 targets at population-level, knowledge of HIV status must be followed by timely linkage to care, initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people living with HIV (PLHIV). Interpreting quantitative patterns using qualitative data, we investigate time taken to link to care and initiate ART amongst individuals aware of their HIV-status in high HIV-prevalence urban communities in the HPTN 071 (PopAR…
Uptake of HIV Testing Services Through Novel Community-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
Open AccessB Hensen, Mwelwa Phiri et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021
Community-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment
Open AccessLario Viljoen, Tila Mainga et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2021
The global expansion of HIV testing, prevention and treatment services is necessary to achieve HIV epidemic control and promote individual and population health benefits for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa. Community-based health workers (CHWs) could play a key role in supporting implementation at scale. In the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial in Zambia and South Africa, a cadre of 737 study-specific CHWs, working closely with governm…
Access to menstrual hygiene products through incentivised, community-based, peer-led sexual and reproductive health services before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessB Hensen, Hensen B et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022
Availability of MHP through Yathu Yathu provided a large number of AGYW with access to these products. Hubs seemed particularly important for adolescent girls. Community-based, peer-led hubs should be considered as spaces to provide AGYW access to affordable and effective MHP
Factors associated with use of community-based, peer-led sexual and reproductive health services by adolescent boys and young men aged 18–24 in Lusaka, Zambia
Open AccessMwelwa Phiri, B Hensen et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023
Introduction Adolescents and young people (AYP) aged 15–24 years have the least access to facility-based sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, including HIV services. The Yathu-Yathu cluster-randomized trial (CRT) in Zambia tested whether a novel peer-led community-based approach increased knowledge of HIV status amongst AYP. In this nested case-control study, we aimed to identify factors associated with non-attendance to the Yathu Yathu…
Self-reported uptake of STI testing services among adolescents and young people aged 15–24 years
Open AccessB Hensen, Mwelwa Phiri et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
There is little evidence regarding community-based delivery of STI testing and treatment for youth aged 15–24 (AYP) in Zambia. In a cluster-randomised trial, we evaluated whether offering syndromic STI screening through community-based, peer-led sexual and reproductive health services (Yathu Yathu) with referral to a local health facility for testing, increased self-reported testing for STIs (other than HIV) among AYP. Two communities in Lusaka w…
The impact of an innovative community-based peer-led intervention on uptake and coverage of sexual and reproductive health services among adolescents and young people 15–24 years old
Open AccessMwelwa Phiri, Mwelwa Muleba Phiri et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024
ISRCTN75609016 (11/10/2021), clinicaltrials.gov number NCT04060420 (19/08/2019); retrospectively registered
How to (or how not to) implement crowdsourcing for the development of health interventions
Open AccessEneyi E Kpokiri, Mwelwa M Phiri et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2024
Crowdsourcing strategies are useful in the development of public health interventions. Crowdsourcing engages end users in a co-creation process through challenge contests, designathons or online collaborations. Drawing on our experience of crowdsourcing in four African countries, we provide guidance on designing crowdsourcing strategies across seven steps: deciding on the type of crowdsourcing strategy, convening a steering committee, developing …
“A heart of the man is lighter than that of the woman…” exploring men’s motivation and capability to access HIV services in Lusaka, Zambia
Open AccessChisanga Mwansa, Mwelwa M Phiri et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025
In southern Africa, men are less likely than women to access HIV services, including HIV testing, antiretroviral therapy (ART), and HIV prevention services. As a result, men living with HIV are less likely to be virally suppressed and more likely to transmit HIV than their female peers. Using the socio-ecological model as a framework, we explored factors that influence men’s motivation and capability to access available HIV services, including ho…
Reasons for HIV testing and testing experiences among men testing for HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
Open AccessTsidiso Tolla, Edwin Wouters et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026
6) (5-7 participants per group). Participants were purposively selected. Thematic analysis, guided by the conceptual framework of access to healthcare, was applied. Testing was influenced by (a) healthcare workers initiating HIV testing, which men generally accepted, (b) the availability of male-friendly and men's clinics, which were limited, but approachable and preferred over general facilities, and (c) men's engagement in sexual behaviours tha…