Cinthia Blat

Biographic Data

ID7732622
NAMECinthia Blat
GIVEN NAMESCinthia
FAMILY NAMEBlat
SIGNATUREBLAT C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, San Francisco
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Improvements in pediatric and adolescent HIV testing and identification in western Kenya under the Accelerating Children’s HIV/Aids Treatment initiative

    Nicollate Okoko, A Rain Mocello et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022

    Pediatric HIV remains a significant global concern, with 160,000 new infections annually. Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT) provided a strategic response to the “treatment gap” for children. We examined whether activities under ACT increased testing and identification of youth living with HIV (YLWH). Family AIDS Care & Education Services implemented ACT across 130 health facilities in western Kenya between October 2015 and Septembe…

  • Outdoor Activities Associated with Lower Odds of Sars-CoV-2 Acquisition

    Open AccessTommaso C Bulfone, Cinthia Blat et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Access to recreational physical activities, particularly in outdoor spaces, has been a crucial outlet for physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a need to understand how conducting these activities modulates the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this case-control study of unvaccinated individuals conducted in San Francisco, California, the odds of testing positive to SARS-CoV-2 were lower for those who conducted physical…

  • Examining the Impact of the Golden Compass Clinical Care Program for Older People with HIV

    Open AccessJudy Y Tan, Mott Greene et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

    The combined burden of geriatric conditions, comorbidities, and HIV requires a model of HIV care that offers a comprehensive clinical approach with people 50 years or older with HIV. Golden Compass is an outpatient, multidisciplinary HIV-geriatrics program with an onsite HIV geriatrician, cardiologist, pharmacist, and social worker, offering specialist referrals, care navigation, and classes on improving functional status and cognition. Participa…

  • Retention and viral suppression of newly diagnosed and known HIV positive pregnant women on Option B+ in Western Kenya

    Eliud Akama, Abigail Nimz et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019

    Kenya introduced universal antiretroviral treatment (ART) for pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV (Option B+) in 2014. A retrospective study was conducted to review consecutive records for HIV positive pregnant women presenting for antenatal care (ANC) at five clinics in western Kenya. Known positive women (KP :HIV diagnosis prior to current pregnancy) were compared to newly positive (NP) women regarding virologic suppression and ret…

  • Movement between facilities for HIV care among a mobile population in Kenya

    Matthew D Hickey, Dan Omollo et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    HIV treatment is life-long, yet many patients travel or migrate for their livelihoods, risking treatment interruption. We examine timely reengagement in care among patients who transferred-out or were lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) from a rural HIV facility. We conducted a cohort study among 369 adult patients on antiretroviral therapy between November 2011 and November 2013 on Mfangano Island, Kenya. Patients who transferred or were LTFU (i.e., missed…

  • Loss to follow-up among youth accessing outpatient HIV care and treatment services in Kisumu, Kenya

    VO Ojwang’, Vincent Ojwang et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    Youth are particularly vulnerable to acquiring HIV, yet reaching them with HIV prevention interventions and engaging and retaining those infected in care and treatment remains a challenge. We sought to determine the incidence rate of loss to follow-up (LTFU) and explore socio-demographic and clinical characteristics associated with LTFU among HIV-positive youth aged 15-21 years accessing outpatient care and treatment clinics in Kisumu, Kenya. Bet…