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Behavioral HIV-serosurvey reveals clustering of risk factors likely plays a key role in sustaining HIV epidemic in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Open

Nolwenn Conan, Liesbet Ohler, Chris Kenyon, Gilles Van Cutsem, Helena Huerga , et al. · 2025

New Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among adults have decreased in the last ten years in high HIV prevalent countries. However, unsuppressed individuals with high-risk sexual practices can play a key role in transmitting HIV …

Syphilis Serology in Focus: TPHA or CMIA? A Comparative Study in a Moroccan Tertiary Care Center Open

Ayoub Bouchehboun, Jihane Ben Farhat, Ibtissam Mhirig, T. Benhoumich, A. Lamrani · 2025

Background: Syphilis remains a global public health concern, particularly in resource-limited settings. Serological testing is central to diagnosis, but the performance of manual versus automated assays remains under evaluation. Objective:…

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus seropositivity and active infection in a Rohingya refugee population in Cox's Bazar camps, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study Open

Birgit Schramm, Khondaker Ahsanul Ashakin, Wasim Firuz, Md Hadiuzzaman, Jihane Ben Farhat , et al. · 2025

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Understanding the medical challenges for the diagnosis and treatment of bilateral pitting oedema in children: a qualitative study Open

Giulia Scarpa, Joseph Sagara, Christopher Mambula, Marie-Hortense Koudika, Fabrizio Loddo , et al. · 2025

Severely malnourished patients can present with bilateral pitting oedema, which is a common sign of Kwashiorkor. However, bilateral pitting oedema can also be an expression of other pathologies. In Mali and DRC, the number of children pres…

Exposure to COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stressors and Their Association With Distress, Psychological Growth and Drug Use in People With HIV in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France (ANRS CO3 AQUIVIH-NA Cohort-QuAliV-QuAliCOV Study) Open

Jihane Ben Farhat, Mojgan Hessamfar, D. Neau, Sophie Farbos, Estibaliz Lazaro , et al. · 2025

We investigated people living with HIV (PLWH)'s exposure to COVID-19 pandemic stressors and their association with distress, psychological growth, and substance use. PLWH in the ANRS CO3 AQUIVIH-NA cohort's QuAliV study (Nouvelle Aquitaine…

The key role of the youth in ongoing HIV-transmission: a community-based survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Open

Nolwenn Conan, Jihane Ben Farhat, Liesbet Ohler, Chris Kenyon, Gilles vanCutsem , et al. · 2024

New HIV infections among adults have decreased in the last ten years in high HIV prevalent countries. However, some groups of the population remain at high risk of HIV infection. We assessed the relation between sexual behavior, HIV awaren…

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ART Initiation and Access to HIV Viral Load Monitoring in Adults Living With HIV in West Africa: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis Open

Jihane Ben Farhat, Thierry Tiendrebeogo, Karen Malateste, Armel Poda, Albert Minga , et al. · 2024

Objectives: Efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic have potentially compromised the availability and/or quality of HIV services. We aimed to assess the pandemic's impact on antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and HIV viral load (VL) …

Adolescents and young adults are the most undiagnosed of HIV and virally unsuppressed in Eastern and Southern Africa: Pooled analyses from five population-based surveys Open

Helena Huerga, Jihane Ben Farhat, David Maman, Nolwenn Conan, Gilles Van Cutsem , et al. · 2023

Age and gender disparities within the HIV cascade of care are critical to focus interventions efficiently. We assessed gender-age groups at the highest probability of unfavorable outcomes in the HIV cascade in five HIV prevalent settings. …

Growth and CD4 patterns of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV worldwide, a CIPHER cohort collaboration analysis Open

Julie Jesson, Siobhan Crichton, Matteo Quartagno, Marcel Yotebieng, Elaine J. Abrams , et al. · 2022

Introduction Adolescents living with HIV are subject to multiple co‐morbidities, including growth retardation and immunodeficiency. We describe growth and CD4 evolution during adolescence using data from the Collaborative Initiative for Pa…

Growth and CD4 patterns of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV worldwide, a CIPHER cohort collaboration analysis Open

Julie Jesson, Siobhan Crichton, Matteo Quartagno, Marcel Yotebieng, Elaine J. Abrams , et al. · 2022

Introduction: Adolescents living with HIV are subject to multiple co-morbidities, including growth retardation and immunodeficiency. We describe growth and CD4 evolution during adolescence using data from the Collaborative Initiative for P…

HIV epidemic and cascade of care in 12 east African rural fishing communities: results from a population-based survey in Uganda Open

Juan Burgos-Soto, Jihane Ben Farhat, Ian Alley, Patrick Ojuka, Edgar Mulogo , et al. · 2020

Background In East Africa, fishing communities are considered most-at-risk populations for the acquisition of HIV. We estimated HIV prevalence and assessed progress towards the UNAIDS 90–90-90 targets along the HIV treatment cascade in 12 …

Incidence of switching to second-line antiretroviral therapy and associated factors in children with HIV: an international cohort collaboration Open

Intira Jeannie Collins, Kara Wools‐Kaloustian, Ruth Goodall, Colette Smith, Elaine J. Abrams , et al. · 2019

Field evaluation of near point of care Cepheid GeneXpert HIV-1 Qual for early infant diagnosis Open

Valarie Opollo, Alliance Nikuze, Jihane Ben Farhat, Emily Anyango, Felix Humwa , et al. · 2018

Our findings show that GeneXpert HIV-1 Qual performs well compared to CAP/CTM using DBS samples, suggesting that this technology may be adopted in decentralized laboratories as a near POC device. It may contribute to prompt diagnosis of HI…

A life in waiting: Refugees' mental health and narratives of social suffering after European Union border closures in March 2016 Open

Pia Juul Bjertrup, Malika Bouhenia, Philippe Mayaud, Clément Perrin, Jihane Ben Farhat , et al. · 2018

Refugees in Greece experience psychosocial distress and social suffering as a consequence of their uncertain and disrupted lives and the loss of social networks. Faster and transparent asylum procedures, the development of meaningful and e…

Syrian refugees in Greece: experience with violence, mental health status, and access to information during the journey and while in Greece Open

Jihane Ben Farhat, Karl Blanchet, Pia Juul Bjertrup, Apostolos Veizis, Clément Perrin , et al. · 2018

Progress towards the UNAIDS 90–90-90 goals by age and gender in a rural area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a household-based community cross-sectional survey Open

Helena Huerga, Gilles Van Cutsem, Jihane Ben Farhat, Adrian Puren, Malika Bouhenia , et al. · 2018

The epidemiology of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV: A cross-region global cohort analysis Open

Amy L. Slogrove, Michael Schomaker, Mary-Ann Davies, Paige L. Williams, Suna Balkan , et al. · 2018

To our knowledge, our study represents the largest multiregional epidemiological analysis of APHs. Despite probable under-ascertained mortality, mortality in APHs remains substantially higher in sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia…

Infant formula in Iraq: part of the problem and not a simple solution – Authors' reply Open

Mohamad Haidar, Amber Alayyan, Jihane Ben Farhat, Malika Saim, Isabelle Defourny · 2018

We appreciate the Correspondence from Mija Ververs and colleagues, in response to our initial letter describing a pattern of severe malnutrition among infants younger than 6 months who had been displaced from Mosul, Iraq.1Haidar MK Farhat …

The epidemiology of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV: A cross-region global cohort analysis Open

The Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research Global Cohort Collaboration, Amy L. Slogrove, Michael Schomaker, M.-A. Davies, Paige L. Williams , et al. · 2018

Background: Globally, the population of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV (APHs) continues to expand. In this study, we pooled data from observational pediatric HIV cohorts and cohort networks, allowing comparisons of adoles…

Higher risk sexual behaviour is associated with unawareness of HIV-positivity and lack of viral suppression – implications for Treatment as Prevention Open

Helena Huerga, Emilie Venables, Jihane Ben Farhat, Gilles Van Cutsem, Tom Ellman , et al. · 2017

Severe malnutrition in infants displaced from Mosul, Iraq Open

Mohamad Haidar, Jihane Ben Farhat, Malika Saim, Nikola Morton, Isabelle Defourny · 2017

Quantitative survey on health and violence endured by refugees during their journey and in Calais, France Open

Malika Bouhenia, Jihane Ben Farhat, Matthew E. Coldiron, Saif Abdallah, Delphine Visentin , et al. · 2017

This first quantitative survey conducted among refugees in Europe provides important socio-demographic data on refugees living in Calais and describes the high rate of violence they encountered during their journeys. Similar documentation …

A comparison of self-report and antiretroviral detection to inform estimates of antiretroviral therapy coverage, viral load suppression and HIV incidence in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Open

Helena Huerga, Fisseha Shiferie, Eduard Grebe, Ruggero Giuliani, Jihane Ben Farhat , et al. · 2017

In KwaZulu-Natal, the method of identifying ARV use had little impact on estimates of ART coverage, viral suppression rate and HIV incidence. However, discordant results were more common in younger individuals. This may skew estimates of A…

Mortality and clinical outcomes in children treated with antiretroviral therapy in four African vertical programmes during the first decade of paediatric <span>HIV</span> care, 2001–2010 Open

Jihane Ben Farhat, Birgit Schramm, Nathalie Nicolay, Stephen Wanjala, Elisabeth Szumilin , et al. · 2016

Objective To assess mortality and clinical outcomes in children treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) in four African vertical programmes between 2001 and 2010. Methods Cohort analysis of data from HIV ‐infected children (<15 years old…

Factors associated with HIV status awareness and Linkage to Care following home based testing in rural Malawi Open

David Maman, Jihane Ben Farhat, Ben Chilima, Charles Masiku, Léon Salumu , et al. · 2016

Objective HIV diagnosis and linkage to care are the main barriers in Africa to achieving the UNAIDS 90‐90‐90 targets. We assessed HIV ‐positive status awareness and linkage to care among survey participants in Chiradzulu District, Malawi. …

Who Needs to Be Targeted for HIV Testing and Treatment in KwaZulu-Natal? Results From a Population-Based Survey Open

Helena Huerga, Gilles Van Cutsem, Jihane Ben Farhat, Matthew Reid, Malika Bouhenia , et al. · 2016

Introduction: Identifying gaps in HIV testing and treatment is essential to design specific strategies targeting those not accessing HIV services. We assessed the prevalence and factors associated with being HIV untested, unaware, untreate…

Description of health problems and violence endured by refugees during their journey across Europe and in Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, France Open

Malika Bouhenia, Jihane Ben Farhat, Sandra Cohuet · 2016

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