Francis Martinson

Biographic Data

ID1446338
NAMEFrancis Martinson
GIVEN NAMESFrancis
FAMILY NAMEMartinson
SIGNATUREMARTINSON F
AFFILIATIONSb UNC Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases , University of North Carolina Project-Lilongwe , Lilongwe , Malawi
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX1

  • Correlates of Adherence to the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV-1 Prevention

    Open AccessMarla Husnik, Elizabeth R Brown et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

  • Acceptability of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV-1 Prevention and Association with Adherence in a Phase III Trial

    Open AccessAshley Mayo, Erica N Browne et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

    We evaluated the acceptability of the 25 mg dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR) as an HIV prevention intervention and its influence on DVR adherence in the MTN-020/ASPIRE phase III trial. Acceptability measures were captured using ACASI at month 3 and end of product use (median 24 months, IQR 15-30). Monthly returned rings were classified as nonadherent if dapivirine release rate was ≤ 0.9 mg/month. Associations between acceptability measures and nonad…

  • The Influence of Perceived Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Effectiveness on Social Disclosure and Ring Adherence

    Open AccessMarie C D Stoner, Elizabeth R Brown et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

  • Use of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine for HIV-1 Prevention in Women

    Jared M Baeten, Thesla Palanee‐phillip et al.ARTICLENew England Journal of Medicine2016

    BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral medications that are used as prophylaxis can prevent acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. However, in clinical trials among African women, the incidence of HIV-1 infection was not reduced, probably because of low adherence. Longer-acting methods of drug delivery, such as vaginal rings, may simplify use of antiretroviral medications and provide HIV-1 protection. METHODS: We conducted a ph…

  • HPTN 062

    Open AccessThe HPTN study team, Amy Corneli et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014

  • Factors influencing utilization of postpartum CD4 count testing by HIV-positive women not yet eligible for antiretroviral treatment

    Kate Gilles, Kate P Gilles et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2011

    Delayed antiretroviral initiation is associated with increased mortality, but individuals frequently delay seeking treatment. To increase early antiretroviral therapy (ART) enrollment of HIV-positive women, antenatal clinics are implementing regular, postpartum CD4 count testing. We examined factors influencing women's utilization of extended CD4 count testing. About 53 in-depth interviews were conducted with nurses, patients, social support pers…

  • The health of HIV‐exposed children after early weaning

    Open AccessMegan Parker, Megan E Parker et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2011

    There are potential health risks associated with the use of early weaning to prevent mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in resource-poor settings. Our objective was to examine growth and nutrient inadequacies among a cohort of children weaned early. Children participating in the Breastfeeding Antiretrovirals and Nutrition (BAN) Study in Lilongwe, Malawi, had HIV-infected mothers, were weaned at 6 months and fed LNS…

  • Predicting Partner HIV Testing and Counseling Following a Partner Notification Intervention

    Open AccessLillian B Brown, William C Miller et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2011

  • Preventive Misconception as a Motivation for Participation and Adherence in Microbicide Trials

    Open AccessCynthia Woodsong, Patty Alleman et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2011

  • The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Jacqueline Rose Chinkonde, Johanne Sundby et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2009Cited by: 1References: 6

    Mother-to-child transmission of HIV constitutes a substantial burden of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa, and losses to follow-up continue to undermine prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programmes. This qualitative study sought to clarify why some women who were enrolled in a PMTCT programme in Lilongwe, Malawi, did not fully participate in follow-up visits in the first six months after testing HIV-positive. Twenty…

  • Potential Initiators of Hiv‐related Stigmatization

    Open AccessViva Combs Thorsen, Johanne Sundby et al.ARTICLEDeveloping World Bioethics2008

    HIV/AIDS continues to constitute a serious threat to the social and physical wellbeing of African mothers and their babies. In the hardest hit countries of sub‐Saharan Africa, more than 60% of all new HIV infections are occurring in women, infants and young children. Mother‐to‐child transmission (MTCT) constitutes 90% of new HIV infections among infants and young children. Most of these infections can be prevented. However, the social stigma of H…

  • Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Among Women in the United States

    Adaora A Adimora, Victor J Schoenbach et al.ARTICLEEpidemiology2002

    BACKGROUND: The marked racial disparity in sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates in the United States remains inadequately explained. One important factor may be concurrent sexual partnerships (relationships that overlap in time), which can transmit STIs more rapidly through a population than does sequential monogamy. METHODS: To determine prevalence, distribution, and correlates of U.S. women's involvement in concurrent partnerships, we ana…