Astrid Mulenga

Biographic Data

ID7892743
NAMEAstrid Mulenga
GIVEN NAMESAstrid
FAMILY NAMEMulenga
SIGNATUREMULENGA A
AFFILIATIONSFHI 360, Kinshasa 1015, Democratic Republic of the Congo
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Socioeconomic status and other factors associated with HIV status among OVC in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

    Open AccessGulzar H Shah, Gina D Etheredge et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background: Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) are a high-risk group for HIV infection, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Purpose: This study aims to portray the socioeconomic profile of OVC and examine the association of household and parent/guardian characteristics with the HIV status of OVC. Methods: For this quantitative retrospective study, we obtained data from ICAP/DRC for a total of 1,624 OVC from households enrolled for social, fina…

  • Disparities in HIV Clinical Stages Progression of Patients at Outpatient Clinics in Democratic Republic of Congo

    Open AccessRaimi Ewetola, Gulzar H Shah et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Our study showed that TB co-infection raised the risk for PLHIV to be at the severe stages of clinical progression of HIV. Such variation supports the thesis that customized HIV management approaches and clinical regimens may be imperative for this high-risk population. We also found significant variation in HIV clinical progression stages by geographic location and demographic characteristics. Such variation points to the need for more targeted …