Zibusiso Ndlovu
Biographic Data
| ID | 8938075 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zibusiso Ndlovu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zibusiso |
| FAMILY NAME | Ndlovu |
| SIGNATURE | NDLOVU Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Médecins Sans Frontières |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0386-8641 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Task shifting of point-of-care testing to lay health workers in rural primary health facilities in Nsanje, Malawi
Background Point-of-care testing (POCT) can reduce diagnostic gaps, but because it frequently falls to overstretched frontline healthcare workers (HCW), its real-world effectiveness is diminished. Despite World Health Organization recommendations for task sharing (TS) with lay health workers (LHW), it remains underutilized.Objective To explore whether task-shifted POCT by LHWs can improve uptake compared to standard HCW-led care.Methods A retrosp…
Patient experiences and preferences for advanced HIV disease testing services
The decline in HIV/AIDS deaths has been slower than expected, and advanced HIV disease (AHD) remains common. Despite expanded diagnostic services, patient preferences around AHD testing are understudied. This qualitative study explored the experiences and preferences of people living with HIV and healthcare workers to inform patient-centred approaches. In February 2024, purposive sampling identified people living with HIV who underwent testing at…
Task sharing for point-of-care testing
World Health Organization recommends task sharing (TS) for point-of-care testing (POCT) with lay health workers (LHW) to improve access when professional capacity is limited. Despite many benefits of POCT, TS remains underutilized. This study examined uptake of TS for POCT in national policies and the implementation landscape in 19 African countries from November 2024 to March 2025. A mixed-methods approach included an online cross-sectional surv…
Covid-19, tuberculosis, and HIV triad
People living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) and severe COVID-19. TB and COVID-19 present with overlapping symptoms and co-infection can lead to poor outcomes. We assessed the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 positive serology and SARS-CoV-2 infection and the risk of mortality at 6 months in PLHIV with TB disease and SARS-CoV-2 infection. This multi-country, prospective, observational study, conducted between 7 th September 2…
Feasibility of using Determine TB-LAM to diagnose tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients in programmatic conditions
Background: Determine TB-LAM is a urine-based point-of-care assay for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB).Objective: To assess the feasibility of using LAM to diagnose TB in adult HIV-positive patients in resource-limited settings.Methods: We performed a multi-centric mixed-methods cross-sectional descriptive study in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, and Mozambique. We used the study and program monitoring tools to estimate user workload, tur…
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Feasibility of using Determine TB-LAM to diagnose tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients in programmatic conditions
Background: Determine TB-LAM is a urine-based point-of-care assay for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB).Objective: To assess the feasibility of using LAM to diagnose TB in adult HIV-positive patients in resource-limited settings.Methods: We performed a multi-centric mixed-methods cross-sectional descriptive study in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, and Mozambique. We used the study and program monitoring tools to estimate user workload, tur…
Task sharing for point-of-care testing
World Health Organization recommends task sharing (TS) for point-of-care testing (POCT) with lay health workers (LHW) to improve access when professional capacity is limited. Despite many benefits of POCT, TS remains underutilized. This study examined uptake of TS for POCT in national policies and the implementation landscape in 19 African countries from November 2024 to March 2025. A mixed-methods approach included an online cross-sectional surv…
Covid-19, tuberculosis, and HIV triad
People living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) and severe COVID-19. TB and COVID-19 present with overlapping symptoms and co-infection can lead to poor outcomes. We assessed the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 positive serology and SARS-CoV-2 infection and the risk of mortality at 6 months in PLHIV with TB disease and SARS-CoV-2 infection. This multi-country, prospective, observational study, conducted between 7 th September 2…
Task shifting of point-of-care testing to lay health workers in rural primary health facilities in Nsanje, Malawi
Background Point-of-care testing (POCT) can reduce diagnostic gaps, but because it frequently falls to overstretched frontline healthcare workers (HCW), its real-world effectiveness is diminished. Despite World Health Organization recommendations for task sharing (TS) with lay health workers (LHW), it remains underutilized.Objective To explore whether task-shifted POCT by LHWs can improve uptake compared to standard HCW-led care.Methods A retrosp…
Patient experiences and preferences for advanced HIV disease testing services
The decline in HIV/AIDS deaths has been slower than expected, and advanced HIV disease (AHD) remains common. Despite expanded diagnostic services, patient preferences around AHD testing are understudied. This qualitative study explored the experiences and preferences of people living with HIV and healthcare workers to inform patient-centred approaches. In February 2024, purposive sampling identified people living with HIV who underwent testing at…
Health care (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Sputum (2 works) · Tuberculosis (2 works) · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (2 works) · Ambulatory (1 work) · Antibody (1 work) · Capacity building (1 work)