Mina C Hosseinipour

Dados Biográficos

ID5506786
NOMEMina C Hosseinipour
PRENOMESMina C
SOBRENOMEHosseinipour
ASSINATURAHOSSEINIPOUR M C
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ORCID0000-0003-2174-313X
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS47
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR47
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2006
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Contraceptive method continuation among a prospective cohort study of Malawian women on antiretroviral treatment initiating the Levonorgestrel Implant or the Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injectab…

    Jill M Hagey, Jill Hagey et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    Limited prospective data exist for long-term hormonal contraceptive continuation rates among women living with HIV. We conducted a prospective cohort study of women living with HIV in Lilongwe, Malawi from 2017 to 2021 and evaluated their contraceptive method continuation and ART regimens. Participants initiating either depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injection or levonorgestrel (LNG) implant were followed every 24 weeks for up to 192 we…

  • Testing a systematically braided alcohol reduction and HIV status neutral intervention among people receiving STI care in Malawi

    Open AccessKathryn E Lancaster, Agatha Bula et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background Heavy alcohol use is common in Malawi among people receiving sexually transmitted infections (STI) care and is a critical barrier to the success of HIV prevention and treatment efforts. Methods This protocol presents a pilot hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial evaluating the short-term effectiveness and implementation of a scalable evidence-based intervention (EBI) to reduce alcohol use and provide HIV prevention and treat…

  • Barriers and facilitators to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among adolescents girls and young women at elevated risk of HIV acquisition in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Open AccessSimon C Nicholas, Maureen Matewere et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Among the estimated 12,500 new HIV infections in Malawi among people aged 15-24 each year, 70 percent occur in Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW). The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Malawi rolled out an oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) prevention program targeting populations at elevated risk of HIV acquisition, including AGYW, in 2021. Since PrEP roll-out, there has been limited research exploring the factors that influence uptake of PrEP …

  • Geospatial and phylogenetic clustering of acute and recent HIV infections in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Open AccessGordon J Bell, Kimberly A Powers et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    HIV transmission during early HIV infection impedes efforts to end HIV as a public health threat, as diagnosis typically occurs after this period of elevated transmission risk. To guide diagnosis and prevention strategies, we evaluated the geospatial and phylogenetic clustering of acute and recent HIV infection in Lilongwe, Malawi. We identified people with acute (pre-seroconversion) HIV infection (AHI) and a random sample of people with post-acu…

  • Performance of an artificial intelligence algorithm for interpreting lung sounds from children hospitalised with pneumonia in Malawi

    Open AccessNadia E Hoekstra, Maganizo Chagomerana et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2025

    Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of death in under five year olds globally. World Health Organization (WHO) pneumonia diagnostic guidelines rely on non-specific clinical findings. Lung auscultation could improve pneumonia diagnosis, but conventional stethoscopes have implementation challenges. To address this, we developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital auscultation system. We evaluated the system's AI lung sound analysis…

  • Comparing youth-friendly clinics to the standard of care for adolescent girls and young women in Malawi

    Open AccessTwambilile Phanga, Caroline McKay et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2025

    Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face difficulties accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Youth-friendly service delivery models may prove an alternative to increase SRH service uptake. This analysis utilises evidence from the Girl Power-Malawi study, a study designed to compare the impact of different models of service delivery on SRH service uptake for AGYW. Three intervention clinics trained…

  • Poor Oral HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Persistence in an Integrated PrEP/STI Program in Malawi

    Open AccessGrace E Mulholland, Mitch Matoga et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    The integration of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into STI services can improve PrEP uptake among a population at elevated risk of acquiring HIV. The effectiveness of PrEP relies on ongoing coverage during periods of HIV risk, however, and little is known about longitudinal PrEP use among people accessing PrEP through STI clinics in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, we analyzed routine records data from people who newly initiated PrEP at an…

  • Trajectories of HIV Visit Engagement During the Perinatal Period among Women in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Open AccessDanielle Giovenco, Yu Li et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

  • Discontinuation of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate from initial ART regimens because of renal adverse events

    Open AccessMcNeil Ngongondo, Justin Ritz et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), a potent and commonly used antiretroviral drug, is associated with renal tubular dysfunction and renal adverse events. We evaluated the frequency of, time to, and baseline risk factors for discontinuing TDF from initial antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens because of renal adverse events from presumed tenofovir renal toxicity. We conducted an observational cohort study as a secondary analysis of data from fou…

  • Evaluating the impact of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis on pregnancy, infant, and maternal health outcomes in Malawi

    Open AccessFriday Saidi, Sanya Shah et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    NCT06158126. The study was prospectively registered (5 December 2023) in ClinicalTrials.gov

  • ‘If I am on ART, my new-born baby should be put on treatment immediately’

    Open AccessMaggie Nyirenda-Nyang’wa, Moses Kumwenda et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Early infant diagnosis of HIV (EID-HIV) is key to reducing paediatric HIV mortality. Traditional approaches for diagnosing HIV in exposed infants are usually unable to optimally contribute to EID. Point-of-care testing such as Cepheid Xpert HIV-1 Qual assay-1 (XPertHIV) are available and could improve EID-HIV in resource constrained and high HIV burden contexts. We investigated the acceptability and perceived appropriateness of XpertHIV for EID-H…

  • Champion and audit and feedback strategy fidelity and their relationship to depression intervention fidelity

    Open AccessChris F Akiba, Vivian F Go et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2023

    Background: Globally, mental health disorders rank as the greatest cause of disability. Low and middle-income countries (LMICs) hold a disproportionate share of the mental health burden, especially as it pertains to depression. Depression is highly prevalent among those with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), creating a barrier to successful treatment. While some treatments have proven efficacy in LMIC settings, wide dissemination is challenged by…

  • Global implementation research capacity building to address cardiovascular disease

    Open AccessMary Beth Weber, Ana A Baumann et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but implementation of evidence-based interventions for risk factors such as hypertension is lacking, particularly in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Building implementation research capacity in LMICs is required to overcome this gap. Members of the Global Research on Implementation and Translation Science (GRIT) Consortium have been collaborating in rece…

  • Evaluating the validity of depression-related stigma measurement among diabetes and hypertension patients receiving depression care in Malawi

    Open AccessJosée M Dussault, Christopher Akiba et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Mental illness stigma research is sparse in Malawi. Our team previously analyzed the reliability and statistical validity of a quantitative tool to measure depression-related stigma among participants with depressive symptoms using quantitative psychometric methods. This analysis aims to further evaluate the content validity of the stigma tool by comparing participants’ quantitative responses with qualitative data. The SHARP project conducted dep…

  • Pregnancy rates and clinical outcomes among women living with HIV enrolled in HPTN 052

    Sahar Z Zangeneh, Ethan A Wilson et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2023

    HPTN 052 was a multi-country clinical trial of cART for preventing heterosexual HIV-1 transmission. The study allowed participation of pregnant women and provided access to cART and contraceptives. We explored associations between pregnancy and clinical measures of HIV disease stage and progression. Of 869 women followed for 5.70 (SD = 1.62) years, 94.7% were married/cohabitating, 96% initiated cART, and 76.3% had >2 past pregnancies. Of 337 wome…

  • The acceptability of antidepressant treatment in people living with HIV in Malawi

    Open AccessKazione Kulisewa, Caroline Minnick et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2023

    Depression is common among people living with HIV (PLWH). Measurement-based care models that measure depression severity and antidepressant side effects, and use an algorithm to guide antidepressant prescription by non-specialized health workers represent an evidence-based treatment for severe depression in sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted in-depth interviews from June to December 2018 with eleven patients enrolled in Project SOAR-Mental Health, …

  • Preferences for enhanced treatment options to address HIV care engagement among women living with HIV and perinatal depression in Malawi

    Open AccessSteve Mphonda, Josée M Dussault et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    This study highlights the importance of peer encouragement to support perinatal HIV care engagement among women with HIV and PND. The results from this study can be used to support intervention development to increase HIV care engagement and improve long-term HIV outcomes in women with PND

  • An Intervention to Improve Mental Health and HIV Care Engagement Among Perinatal Women in Malawi

    Open AccessAngela M Bengtson, Teresa Filipowicz et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

  • Prisoners’ access to HIV services in southern Malawi

    Open AccessAustrida Gondwe, Alemayehu Amberbir et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Malawian prisoners reported adequate knowledge about HIV services albeit with gaps in specific areas. Prisoners from smaller, rural prisons had suboptimal access to comprehensive HIV services and female prisoners reported having less access to health care than males. Prisoners have great concern about their poor living conditions affecting general health and adherence to ART. These findings provide guidance for improvement of HIV services and gen…

  • Female adherence self-efficacy before and after couple HIV testing and counseling within Malawi’s Option B+ program

    Austin Wesevich, Mina C Hosseinipour et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020

    Adherence self-efficacy, belief in one’s ability to adhere to daily medication, is strongly associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission. Couple-based interventions could enhance self-efficacy and adherence. We assessed the relationship between couple HIV testing and counseling (cHTC) and adherence self-efficacy using a 100-point culturally-adapted adherence self-efficacy scale (ASES). Sec…

  • “A way of escaping”

    Angela M Bengtson, Vivian Go et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020

    Clinic transfers among women in Option B+ are frequent, often undocumented, and may lead to suboptimal engagement in care and HIV outcomes. The reasons women move between HIV clinics are not well understood. We conducted four focus group discussions (FGD) among HIV-infected pregnant women in Option B+ and four FGDs and five in-depth interviews among healthcare workers (HCWs) at two large ART clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi. Mobility and fear of inadv…

  • Beyond mobile phones

    Angela M Bengtson, Wiza Kumwenda et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020

    Disengagement from HIV care has emerged as a challenge to the success of universal test and treat strategies for HIV-infected women. Technology may enhance efforts to monitor and support engagement in HIV care, but implementation barriers and facilitators need to be evaluated. We conducted a mixed-method study among HIV-infected, pregnant women and healthcare workers (HCWs) in Malawi to evaluate barriers and facilitators to three technologies to …

  • Association Between Depression and HIV Care Engagement Outcomes Among Patients Newly Initiating ART in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Open AccessMelissa A Stockton, Bradley N Gaynes et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020

    As in other sub-Saharan countries, the burden of depression is high among people living with HIV in Malawi. However, the association between depression at ART initiation and two critical outcomes-retention in HIV care and viral suppression-is not well understood. Prior to the launch of an integrated depression treatment program, adult patients were screened for depression at ART initiation at two clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi. We compared retention…

  • The impact of HIV couple testing and counseling on social support among pregnant women and their partners in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Nivedita L Bhushan, Carol E Golin et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019

    Couples HIV testing and counseling (couple counseling) promotes safer sexual behaviors, increases communication between couples, and decreases HIV transmission. However, the impact of couple counseling on social support, critical for persons living with HIV, has not been examined. Ninety couples with a recently tested HIV-positive pregnant woman (female-positive couples) and 47 couples with a recently tested HIV-negative pregnant woman (female-ne…

  • How faithfully do HIV clinicians administer the PHQ-9 depression screening tool in high-volume, low-resource clinics? Results from a depression treatment integration project in Malawi

    Open AccessBrian W Pence, Melissa A Stockton et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2019

    In routine care in LMICs, clinicians may administer validated mental health screening tools with varying quality. To ensure quality, integration programs must incorporate appropriate and ongoing training, support, supervision, and monitoring