Amy Medley

Datos Biográficos

ID	7595817
NOMBRE	Amy Medley
NOMBRES	Amy
APELLIDO	Medley
FIRMA	MEDLEY A
AFILIACIONES	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ORCID	0000-0002-5094-4259
VERIFICADO	Sí
TOTAL DE OBRAS	13
TOTAL DE CITAS	5
TOTAL COMO AUTOR	13
TOTAL COMO EDITOR	0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN	2009
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN	2025
ÍNDICE H	1

Perspectives of healthcare providers around providing family planning services to women living with HIV attending six HIV treatment clinics in Lusaka, Zambia
Amy Medley, Tiffiany Aholou et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025
While international guidelines recommend integration of family planning (FP) and HIV services, limited research has been done to explore how healthcare providers perceive the feasibility and utility of integrated services. To address this gap, we administered a standardized questionnaire to 85 providers from 6 HIV clinics in Lusaka, Zambia, before (April–May 2018) and after (May–June 2019) implementing an enhanced model of FP/HIV service integrat…
Social network strategy (SNS) for HIV testing
Open AccessOscar Ernest Rwabiyago, Allen Katale et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2024
Social network strategy (SNS) testing uses network connections to refer individuals at high risk to HIV testing services (HTS). In Tanzania, SNS testing is offered in communities and health facilities. In communities, SNS testing targets key and vulnerable populations (KVP), while in health facilities it complements index testing by reaching unelicited index contacts. Routine data were used to assess performance and trends over time in PEPFAR-sup…
Improving HIV Case Finding Through Index Testing
Open AccessSarah Aheron, Ariana Paredes–Vincent et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024
Formative assessment to identify perceived benefits and barriers of HIV oral self-testing among female sex workers, service providers, outreach workers, and peer educators to inform scale-up in Kenya
Kawango Agot, Meagan Cain et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022
In Kenya, HIV prevalence estimates among female sex workers (FSWs) are almost five times higher than among women in the general population. However, only 68% of infected FSWs are aware of their HIV-positive status. We aimed to identify perceived benefits, opportunities, and barriers of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in improving testing coverage among FSWs. Twenty focus group discussions were conducted with 77 service providers, 42 peer educators (PEs)…
Caregiver perspectives on TB case-finding and HIV clinical services for children diagnosed with TB in Tanzania
Courtney Emerson, Elizabeth Ndakidemi et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020
Caregivers of children with tuberculosis (TB) and HIV play a critical role in seeking healthcare for their children. To assess the perspectives of caregivers of pediatric TB patients, we conducted 76 in-depth interviews at 10 TB clinics in 5 districts of Tanzania in March 2016. We assessed how the child received their TB diagnosis, the decision-making process around testing the child for HIV, and the process of linking the child to HIV treatment …
Delivering Prevention Interventions to People Living with HIV in Clinical Care Settings
Open AccessPamela Bachanas, Daniel P Kidder et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
Alcohol use and its association with HIV risk behaviors among a cohort of patients attending HIV clinical care in Tanzania, Kenya, and Namibia
Amy Medley, Puja Seth et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2014
This article describes the frequency of alcohol use among HIV-positive patients attending clinical care in sub-Saharan Africa and explores the association between alcohol use, medication adherence, and sexual risk behavior. Data from 3538 patients attending an HIV clinic in Kenya, Tanzania, or Namibia were captured through interview and medical record abstraction. Participants were categorized into three drinking categories: nondrinkers, nonharmf…
Maximizing the impact of HIV prevention efforts
Amy Medley, Rachel Baggaley et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013
Despite efforts to increase access to HIV testing and counseling services, population coverage remains low. As a result, many people in sub-Saharan Africa do not know their own HIV status or the status of their sex partner(s). Recent evidence, however, indicates that as many as half of HIV-positive individuals in ongoing sexual relationships have an HIV-negative partner and that a significant proportion of new HIV infections in generalized epidem…
Parameters for Sample Size Estimation from a Group-Randomized HIV Prevention Trial in HIV Clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessJun Zhang, Sherri L Pals et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2013
Early Uptake of HIV Clinical Care After Testing HIV-Positive During Home-Based Testing and Counseling in Western Kenya
Open AccessAmy Medley, Marta Ackers et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2012
Ugandan Men's Attitudes Toward Their Partner's Participation in Antenatal HIV Testing
Amy M Medley, Amy Medley et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2012
Several authors have shown that women's uptake of antenatal HIV testing is influenced by fear of their partners' reactions. We conducted a qualitative study with 40 Ugandan men to examine their attitudes toward their partners' participation in antenatal HIV testing. Most men believed women should consult their husbands prior to HIV testing to avoid negative consequences and facilitate disclosure. When women tested during routine antenatal care, h…
Effectiveness of Peer Education Interventions for HIV Prevention in Developing Countries
Amy Medley, Caitlin Kennedy et al.ARTICLEAIDS Education2009
Disclosure Outcomes, Coping Strategies, and Life Changes Among Women Living With HIV in Uganda
Open AccessAmy M Medley, Amy Medley et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2009Citada por: 5Referencias: 31
An HIV diagnosis is a life-changing event. Disclosure of HIV test results might be related to developing effective coping strategies. We conducted qualitative, in-depth interviews with 30 HIV-infected women in Uganda to explore links between HIV disclosure and coping strategies. Many women experienced an evolution in their ability to cope from initial shame to eventual acceptance. Factors that facilitated adaptive coping included being healthy, f…

Effectiveness of Peer Education Interventions for HIV Prevention in Developing Countries
Amy Medley, Caitlin Kennedy et al.ARTICLEAIDS Education2009
Disclosure Outcomes, Coping Strategies, and Life Changes Among Women Living With HIV in Uganda
Open AccessAmy M Medley, Amy Medley et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2009Citada por: 5Referencias: 31
An HIV diagnosis is a life-changing event. Disclosure of HIV test results might be related to developing effective coping strategies. We conducted qualitative, in-depth interviews with 30 HIV-infected women in Uganda to explore links between HIV disclosure and coping strategies. Many women experienced an evolution in their ability to cope from initial shame to eventual acceptance. Factors that facilitated adaptive coping included being healthy, f…
Early Uptake of HIV Clinical Care After Testing HIV-Positive During Home-Based Testing and Counseling in Western Kenya
Open AccessAmy Medley, Marta Ackers et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2012
Ugandan Men's Attitudes Toward Their Partner's Participation in Antenatal HIV Testing
Amy M Medley, Amy Medley et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2012
Several authors have shown that women's uptake of antenatal HIV testing is influenced by fear of their partners' reactions. We conducted a qualitative study with 40 Ugandan men to examine their attitudes toward their partners' participation in antenatal HIV testing. Most men believed women should consult their husbands prior to HIV testing to avoid negative consequences and facilitate disclosure. When women tested during routine antenatal care, h…
Maximizing the impact of HIV prevention efforts
Amy Medley, Rachel Baggaley et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013
Despite efforts to increase access to HIV testing and counseling services, population coverage remains low. As a result, many people in sub-Saharan Africa do not know their own HIV status or the status of their sex partner(s). Recent evidence, however, indicates that as many as half of HIV-positive individuals in ongoing sexual relationships have an HIV-negative partner and that a significant proportion of new HIV infections in generalized epidem…
Parameters for Sample Size Estimation from a Group-Randomized HIV Prevention Trial in HIV Clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessJun Zhang, Sherri L Pals et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2013
Alcohol use and its association with HIV risk behaviors among a cohort of patients attending HIV clinical care in Tanzania, Kenya, and Namibia
Amy Medley, Puja Seth et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2014
This article describes the frequency of alcohol use among HIV-positive patients attending clinical care in sub-Saharan Africa and explores the association between alcohol use, medication adherence, and sexual risk behavior. Data from 3538 patients attending an HIV clinic in Kenya, Tanzania, or Namibia were captured through interview and medical record abstraction. Participants were categorized into three drinking categories: nondrinkers, nonharmf…
Delivering Prevention Interventions to People Living with HIV in Clinical Care Settings
Open AccessPamela Bachanas, Daniel P Kidder et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
Caregiver perspectives on TB case-finding and HIV clinical services for children diagnosed with TB in Tanzania
Courtney Emerson, Elizabeth Ndakidemi et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020
Caregivers of children with tuberculosis (TB) and HIV play a critical role in seeking healthcare for their children. To assess the perspectives of caregivers of pediatric TB patients, we conducted 76 in-depth interviews at 10 TB clinics in 5 districts of Tanzania in March 2016. We assessed how the child received their TB diagnosis, the decision-making process around testing the child for HIV, and the process of linking the child to HIV treatment …
Formative assessment to identify perceived benefits and barriers of HIV oral self-testing among female sex workers, service providers, outreach workers, and peer educators to inform scale-up in Kenya
Kawango Agot, Meagan Cain et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022
In Kenya, HIV prevalence estimates among female sex workers (FSWs) are almost five times higher than among women in the general population. However, only 68% of infected FSWs are aware of their HIV-positive status. We aimed to identify perceived benefits, opportunities, and barriers of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in improving testing coverage among FSWs. Twenty focus group discussions were conducted with 77 service providers, 42 peer educators (PEs)…
Social network strategy (SNS) for HIV testing
Open AccessOscar Ernest Rwabiyago, Allen Katale et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2024
Social network strategy (SNS) testing uses network connections to refer individuals at high risk to HIV testing services (HTS). In Tanzania, SNS testing is offered in communities and health facilities. In communities, SNS testing targets key and vulnerable populations (KVP), while in health facilities it complements index testing by reaching unelicited index contacts. Routine data were used to assess performance and trends over time in PEPFAR-sup…
Improving HIV Case Finding Through Index Testing
Open AccessSarah Aheron, Ariana Paredes–Vincent et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024
Perspectives of healthcare providers around providing family planning services to women living with HIV attending six HIV treatment clinics in Lusaka, Zambia
Amy Medley, Tiffiany Aholou et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025
While international guidelines recommend integration of family planning (FP) and HIV services, limited research has been done to explore how healthcare providers perceive the feasibility and utility of integrated services. To address this gap, we administered a standardized questionnaire to 85 providers from 6 HIV clinics in Lusaka, Zambia, before (April–May 2018) and after (May–June 2019) implementing an enhanced model of FP/HIV service integrat…