Sheela V Godbole

Biographic Data

ID6161891
NAMESheela V Godbole
GIVEN NAMESSheela V
FAMILY NAMEGodbole
SIGNATUREGODBOLE S V
AFFILIATIONS4National AIDS Research Institute (ICMR), Pune, India
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Programmatic mapping and population size estimation of key population in India

    Open AccessPradeep Kumar, Chinmoyee Das et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    India has the world’s second-largest HIV burden. Key populations of female sex workers (FSW), men who have sex with men (MSM), hijra/transgender (H/TG) people, and people who inject drugs (PWID), are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. A community-led programmatic mapping and population size estimation (PMPSE) was carried out in 651 districts of 32 States and Union Territories of India. The goal was to identify the hotspots, network …

  • Projected impact of fast-tracking of anti-retroviral treatment coverage on vertical transmission of HIV in India

    Open AccessPradeep Kumar, Chinmoyee Das et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    One of the five high-level goals under Phase V of the National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP) of the Government of India is the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV. In this paper, we estimate the potential impact of maintaining and enhancing the anti-retroviral treatment under the NACP in terms of averting new infections and vertical transmission rates vis-à-vis no intervention scenario. We used India’s HIV Estimates 2022 models to…

  • Augmenting progress on the elimination of vertical transmissions of HIV in India

    Open AccessPradeep Kumar, Chinmoyee Das et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The government of India has adopted the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV as one of the five high-level goals under phase V of the National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP). In this paper, we present the data from HIV estimations 2021 for India and select States detailing the progress as well as the attributable causes for vertical transmissions. The NACP spearheads work on mathematical modelling to estimate HIV burden based on the…

  • Antiretroviral Therapy for the Prevention of HIV-1 Transmission

    Myron S Cohen, Ying Qing Chen et al.ARTICLENew England Journal of Medicine2016

    BACKGROUND: An interim analysis of data from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 052 trial showed that antiretroviral therapy (ART) prevented more than 96% of genetically linked infections caused by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in serodiscordant couples. ART was then offered to all patients with HIV-1 infection (index participants). The study included more than 5 years of follow-up to assess the durability of such therapy for …

  • Effects of early versus delayed initiation of antiretroviral treatment on clinical outcomes of HIV-1 infection

    Open AccessBeatriz Gilda Jegerhorn Grinsztejn, Beatriz Grinsztejn et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Infectious Diseases2014

  • Risk reduction and perceived collective efficacy and community support among female sex workers in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, India

    Open AccessMohua Guha, Angela Baschieri et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2012Cited by: 2References: 30

    BACKGROUND: Empowering sex workers to mobilise and influence the structural context that obstructs risk reduction efforts is now seen an essential component of successful HIV prevention programmes. However, success depends on local programme environments and history. METHODS: The authors analysed data from the Integrated Behavioural and Biological Assessment Round I cross-sectional survey among female sex workers in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. Th…

  • Prevention of HIV-1 Infection with Early Antiretroviral Therapy

    Myron S Cohen, Ying Qing Chen et al.ARTICLENew England Journal of Medicine2011

    BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral therapy that reduces viral replication could limit the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in serodiscordant couples. METHODS: In nine countries, we enrolled 1763 couples in which one partner was HIV-1-positive and the other was HIV-1-negative; 54% of the subjects were from Africa, and 50% of infected partners were men. HIV-1-infected subjects with CD4 counts between 350 and 550 cells per cubic m…

  • Impact of targeted interventions on heterosexual transmission of HIV in India

    Open AccessRajesh Kumar, Sanjay Mehendale et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    Targeted interventions are associated with HIV prevalence decline

  • Stigmatizing attitudes and low levels of knowledge but high willingness to participate in HIV management

    Open AccessAmita Gupta, Suvarna Sane et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010

    There is a high willingness to participate in HIV management among community-based pharmacies but there is a tremendous need for training on HIV therapies. Furthermore, stigmatizing attitudes towards HIV-infected persons persist and interventions to reduce stigma are needed, particularly among those that stock ARVs