{"id":446,"date":"2021-12-13T15:17:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ambit\/?page_id=446"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:46:06","slug":"retain6-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ambit\/retain6-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Retain6 Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #003366;\">For reports and presentations from November 2023 Retain6 workshops in South Africa and Zambia, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/lvqhpsk20czvmmp\/AABaMpwV0kn-UKUXCQI3-3DNa?dl=0\" style=\"color: #003366;\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #003366;\">For posters and presentations from AIDS 2024 (July, Munich, Germany), click <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ambit\/aids-2024-posters-and-presentations-from-retain6\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3>Scroll down for:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Service delivery<\/li>\n<li>Advanced HIV disease<\/li>\n<li>Integration of HIV and non-HIV care<\/li>\n<li>Risk triaging<\/li>\n<li>Patterns of engagement in care<\/li>\n<li>Client preferences<\/li>\n<li>Naive v non-naive ART initiators<\/li>\n<li>Retain6 project descriptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Service delivery<\/h3>\n<p>Kachingwe E, Benade M, Scott N, Morgan A, Ntjikelane V, Sande L, Maskew M, Mutanda N, Wilkinson L, Manganye M, Malala L, Huber A, Rosen S. <a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2026\/04\/Uptake-of-2023-HIV-treatment-guidelines-in-SA-Retain6-policy-brief-2026-04-07.pdf\"><strong>Changes in timing of viral load tests, visit intervals, and prescription duration following adoption of South Africa\u2019s 2023 HIV Treatment Guidelines<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Retain6\u00a0 policy brief, April 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Sande L, Maskew M, Mutanda N, Kuchingwe E, Morgan A, Ntijekelane V, Chiwaye S, Benade M, Marri AR, Malala L, Manganye M, Rosen S<sup>#<\/sup>, Scott NA<sup>#<\/sup>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/verixiv.org\/articles\/3-133\/v1\">Behavioral Risk Identification and Decision Guidance for Engagement (BRIDGE): Research protocol for an evaluation of an HIV treatment retention toolkit for the early treatment period<\/a><\/strong>. VeriXiv 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mutanda N, Ntjikelane V, Kachingwe E, Sande L, Maskew M, Manganye M, Malala L, Rosen S. <a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2026\/03\/Policy-brief-tracing-outcomes-Mpumalanga-2026-03-16.pdf\"><strong>Results of tracing ART clients who interrupted care in Mpumalanga District, South Africa<\/strong><\/a>. Retain6 Policy Brief, March 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Marri AR, Morgan A, Benade M, Flynn DB, Maskew M, Mutanda N, Rosen S. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/globalpublichealth\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pgph.0006026\">Who does tracing work for? Characteristics of clients successfully re-engaged in ART care in sub-Saharan Africa after a tracing intervention: a systematic review<\/a>.<\/strong> <em>PLOS Global Public Health<\/em> 2026; 6(3): e0006026.<\/p>\n<p>Mutanda N, Ntjikelane V, Kachingwe E, Sande L, Maskew M, Manganye M, Malala L, Rosen S. <strong><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2025\/09\/Tracing-implementation-in-SA_policy-brief-2025-09-05-final.pdf\">Tracing and recall of HIV treatment clients who interrupt care in South Africa<\/a><\/strong>. Retain6 Policy Brief, September 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><span>Allison Morgan, Sydney Rosen, David Flynn, Mariet Benade, Linda Sande. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crd.york.ac.uk\/prospero\/display_record.php?ID=CRD42024534323\">Who does tracing work for? Characteristics of clients successfully re-engaged in ART care in sub-Saharan Africa after a tracing intervention: a systematic review<\/a>.<\/strong> <em>PROSPERO<\/em> 2024, CRD42024534323.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rosen S, Grimsrud A, Katz I, Ehrenkranz P. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12688\/gatesopenres.13159.1\">Models of service delivery for optimizing a patient\u2019s first six months on ART: an applied research agenda<\/a><\/strong>. <em>Gates Open Res <\/em>2020, 4:116.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span><strong><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2022\/06\/Dispensing-patterns-in-Zambia-Retain6-Brief-2022-06-13.pdf\">The first six months of HIV treatment: clinic visit schedule and dispensing intervals at Zambian clinics<\/a>.<\/strong> Retain6 Policy Brief, May 31, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Advanced HIV disease<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ngoma T, Morgan A, Marri A, Makwalu T, Scott NA Rosen S. <strong><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2025\/09\/AHD-Zambia-facility-capacity-policy-brief-2025-09-22.pdf\">Facility-level capacity to diagnose and manage advanced HIV disease in Zambia: healthcare staff perceptions<\/a>.<\/strong> Retain6 policy brief, Sept 22, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Ngoma T, Kamanga A, Scott N, Morgan A, Reddy Marri A, Makwalu T, Mulenga L, Sivile S, Benade M, Haimbe P, Shakwelele H, Rosen S. <a href=\"https:\/\/gatesopenresearch.org\/articles\/9-66\/v1\"><strong>Advanced HIV disease during the first six months on antiretroviral therapy in Zambia: research protocol for a prospective, observational, multi-cohort study<\/strong><\/a>. <span id=\"cite-article-text-16359-1\" data-test-id=\"copy-citation_text\"><i>Gates Open Res<\/i><span>\u00a0<\/span>2025,<span>\u00a0<\/span>9:66.<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kachingwe E, Mutanda N, Ntijikelane V, Benade M, Mangany M, Malala L, Rosen S, Maskew M. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi. org\/10.1371\/journal.pgph.0004927\"><strong>Characteristics and six-month viral load suppression of clients presenting with advanced HIV disease in South Africa<\/strong><\/a>. <span class=\"s2\">PLOS Glob Public Health 5(9): e0004927.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kachingwe E, Mutanda N, Ntijikelane V, Benade M, Manganya M, Malala L, Rosen S, Maskew M. <strong><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2026\/02\/PREFER-SA-AHD-policy-brief-2025-05-20-1.pdf\">Clients starting ART with advanced HIV disease in South Africa: characteristics and six-month outcomes<\/a>.<\/strong> Retain6 policy brief, May 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<h3>Integration of HIV and non-HIV care<\/h3>\n<p>Sande L, Benade M, Tcherini T, Kamanga A, Ntjikelane V, Morgan A, Makwalu T, Phiri W, Lumano-Mulenga P, Haimbe P, Shakwelele H, Huber A, Pascoe S, Maskew M, Scott N, Rosen S. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0346029\"><strong>Facility-level integration of hypertension and diabetes services with HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia<\/strong><\/a>. <em>PLoS One<\/em> 2026; 21(4): e0346029.<\/p>\n<p><span>Grimsrud A, Holmes CB, Sande L.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/jia2.26514\"><strong>Build, do not dismantle: leveraging a differentiated service delivery approach for broader health impact amidst funding changes<\/strong><\/a>. <em>J Int AIDS Soc 2025;<\/em>\u00a028: e26514<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mokgethi O, Huber A, Mokhele I, Shumba K, Ntjikelane V, Rosen S, Pascoe S. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/jia2.26444\">Aligning HIV treatment and hypertension clinic visits and dispensing as a first step toward service delivery integration in South Africa: A short report<\/a>.<\/strong> <em>J Int AIDS Soc <\/em>2025; 28; e26444.<\/p>\n<p>Jo Y, Rosen S, Nichols BE, Jamieson L, Lekodeba N, Horsburgh CR. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/jia2.26413\">Integrated multi-month dispensing for HIV and hypertension in South Africa: a model of epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness<\/a><\/strong>. <em>JIAS<\/em> 2025: 28:e26413.<\/p>\n<h3>Risk triaging<\/h3>\n<p><span>Maskew M, Smith S, De Voux L, Sharpey-Schafer K, Crompton T, Govender A, Pisa P, Rosen S. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dovepress.com\/triaging-clients-at-risk-of-disengagement-from-hiv-care-application-of-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-RMHP\">Triaging clients at risk of disengagement from HIV care: Application of a predictive model to<span class=\"s2\">1<\/span>clinical trial data in South Africa<\/a>.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span><\/span><em>Risk Management and Health Policy<\/em><span>\u00a02025; 18 1601\u20131619<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Maskew M, Sande LA, Benade M Ntjikelane V, Scott N, Rosen S. <span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/verixiv.org\/articles\/2-138\/v1\">Implementation of tools for predicting future risks of poor HIV care outcomes in primary healthcare facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: A narrative review and discussion of lessons learned [version 1]<\/a>.<\/strong> <em>VeriXiv<\/em> 2025, 2:138.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Maskew M, Sharpey-Schafer K, De Voux L, Crompton T, Bor J, Rennick M, Chirowodza A, Miot J, Molefi S, Onaga C, Majuba P, Sanne I, Pisa P. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9325703\/\"><strong>Applying machine learning and predictive modeling to retention and viral suppression in South African HIV treatment cohorts<\/strong><\/a>. <em>Sci Rep<\/em>. 2022 Jul 26;12(1):12715. doi: 10.1038\/s41598-022-16062-0. PMID: 35882962; PMCID: PMC9325703.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2023\/08\/AIDSImpact-Risk-state-change-Maskew-2023-06-01.pdf\">Evaluating the effect of dynamic changes in risk profile on subsequent interruption in HIV treatment: A threshold approach to risk triaging<\/a>.<\/strong> IMPACT 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2023\/05\/Risk-triaging-workshop-report-2023-05-02.pdf\"><strong>Retain6 risk triaging workshop report<\/strong> April 18, 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2022\/04\/Review-protocol-on-risk-triaging-PROSPERO-format-2022-04-22.pdf\">Protocol: <strong>Implementation of risk triaging in primary healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa:<\/strong> <strong>A systematic review<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Patterns of engagement in care<\/h3>\n<p>Maskew M, Benade M, Huber A, Pascoe S, Sande L, Rosen S. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pgph.0002956\"><strong>Patterns of engagement in care during clients first 12 months after HIV treatment initiation in South Africa: a retrospective cohort analysis using routinely collected data<\/strong><\/a>. <em>PLOS Global Public Health<\/em> 2024; 4: e0002956.<\/p>\n<p>Benade M, Maskew M, Chilembo P, Wa Mwanza M, Savory T, Nichols BE, Bolton Moore C, Mulenga L, Sivile S, Zymango K, Rosen S. <a href=\"https:\/\/gh.bmj.com\/content\/10\/8\/e017930\"><strong>Patterns of engagement in care during clients\u2019 first 12 months after HIV treatment initiation in Zambia: a retrospective cohort analysis using routinely collected data<\/strong>.<\/a> <span>BMJ Global Health\u00a02025;10:e017930.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2024\/10\/zambia_patterns_of_engagement_policy_brief_2024_10_08.pdf\">Patterns of retention in care during clients\u2019 first 12 months after HIV treatment initiation in Zambia<\/a>.<\/strong> Retain6 Policy Brief, October 8, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2023\/06\/Retain6-South-Africa-engagement-patterns-policy-brief-2023-06-08.pdf\">Patterns of retention in care during clients\u2019 first 12 months after HIV treatment initiation in South Africa<\/a><\/strong>. Retain6 Policy Brief, June 8, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><span>Ehrenkranz P, Rosen S, Boulle A, Eaton J, Fox MP, Ford N, Grimsrud A, Rice BD, Sikazwe I, Holmes C.\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosmedicine\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pmed.1003651\">The revolving door of HIV care: Revising the care cascade to achieve the 95-95-95 goals<\/a><\/strong><span>.\u00a0<\/span><em>PLOS Med<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span>2021; 18: e1003651.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Client preferences<\/h3>\n<p><span>Maskew M, Mutanda N, Scott N, Morgan A, Benade M, Ntjikelane V, Sande L, Malala L, Manganye M, Rosen S. <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/globalpublichealth\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pgph.0004977\"><strong>Drivers of disengagement from care during the first six months on antiretroviral therapy for HIV in South Africa: A mixed-methods study<\/strong><\/a>. PLOS Glob Public Health2025; 5(12): e0004977. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pgph.0004977<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Scott N, Kamanga A, Radoff K, Sande L, Makwalu T, Morgan A, Haimbe P, Shakwelele H, Rosen S. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2025.08.17.25333875v1\">Self-reported stigma and other challenges to HIV treatment adherence for clients in their first 6 months after treatment initiation in Zambia<\/a><\/strong>. Preprint. <span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-journal highwire-cite-metadata\">medRxiv<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-pages highwire-cite-metadata\">2025.08.17.25333875;<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-doi highwire-cite-metadata\"><span class=\"doi_label\">doi:<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.08.17.25333875<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Morgan AJ, Sande L, Maskew M, Rosen S, Long L, Mutanda N, Pascoe S, Govathson C, Kamanga A, Makwalu T, Lumano-Mulenga P, Malala L, Manganye M, Haimbe P, Shakwelele H, Kachingwe E, Ngoma T, Scott NA. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2025.07.28.25332159v1\"><strong>Client preferences for service delivery during the early treatment period in South Africa and Zambia: Mixed-method findings from a discrete choice experiment and concurrent focus group discussions<\/strong><\/a>. Preprint, medRxiv <span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-pages highwire-cite-metadata\">2025.07.28.25332159.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Maskew M, Mutanda N, Scott N, Morgan A, Benade M, Ntjikelane V, Sande L, Malala L, Manganye M, Rosen S. <strong><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2025\/05\/PREFER-SA-policy-brief-disengagement-in-first-six-months-2025-05-16.pdf\">Drivers of disengagement from care during the first six months on antiretroviral therapy for HIV in South Africa<\/a>.<\/strong> Retain6 Policy Brief, May 16, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mutanda, N., Morgan, A., Kamanga, A.\u00a0<\/span><i>et al.<\/i><span>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Mutanda, N., Morgan, A., Kamanga, A. et al. Experiences and Preferences in Zambia and South Africa for Delivery of HIV Treatment During a Client\u2019s First Six Months: Results of the PREFER Study\u2019s Cross-Sectional Baseline Survey. AIDS Behav (2025). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10461-025-04640-y\">Experiences and preferences in Zambia and South Africa for delivery of HIV treatment during a client\u2019s first six months: Results of the PREFER study\u2019s cross-sectional baseline survey<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><i>AIDS Behav<\/i><span>\u00a0(2025). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10461-025-04640-y<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Maskew M, Ntjikelane V, Juntenen A, Scott N, Benade M, Sande L, Haweeka P, Haimbe P, Lumano-Mulenga P, Shakewelele H, Mukumbwa-Mwenechanya M, Rosen S. <a href=\"https:\/\/gatesopenresearch.org\/articles\/7-119\/v1\"><strong>Preferences for services in a patient\u2019s first six months on antiretroviral therapy for HIV in South Africa and Zambia (PREFER): research protocol for a prospective observational cohort study<\/strong><\/a>. Gates Open Research 2023, 7:119.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2023\/08\/PREFER-Poster-2023-06-08-final.pdf\">Preferences for services in a patient&#8217;s first six months on antiretroviral therapy for HIV in South Africa and Zambia\u2014the PREFER study interim results<\/a>.<\/strong> SA AIDS 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Naive v non-naive ART initiators<\/h3>\n<p>Benade M, Maskew M, Ntjikelane V, Scott N, Ngcobo N, Nichols BE, Malala L, Manganye M, Rosen S. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12879-025-11340-4\">Prior antiretroviral therapy exposure among clients presenting for HIV treatment initiation in South Africa: an exploratory mixed-methods study using multiple indicators of exposure<\/a>. <\/strong><i>BMC Infectious Diseases <\/i>2025; 25:947<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Benade M, Maskew M, Morgan M, Scott N, Ntjikelane V, Ngcobo N, K, Rosen S. <strong><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2024\/10\/Retain6-SA-prior_exposure_policy_brief_2024_10_19.pdf\">Non-disclosure of prior antiretroviral therapy exposure among treatment initiators in South Africa<\/a><\/strong>. Retain6 Policy Brief, October 19, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Benade M, Maskew M, Juntunen A, Rosen S. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bmjopen.bmj.com\/content\/13\/11\/e071283\">Prior exposure to antiretroviral therapy among adult patients presenting for HIV treatment initiation or re-initiation in sub- Saharan Africa: a systematic review<\/a>. <\/strong>BMJ Open 2023; <span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-volume highwire-cite-metadata\">13:<\/span><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-elocation-id highwire-cite-metadata\">e071283.<\/span><span class=\"highwire-cite-metadata-doi highwire-cite-metadata\"><span class=\"label\">doi:<\/span>10.1136\/bmjopen-2022-071283.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2023\/08\/SA-AIDS-naive-v-non-naive-slides-2023-06-06.pdf\"><strong>Prior exposure to antiretroviral therapy among adult patients presenting for HIV treatment initiation or re-initiation in sub- Saharan Africa: a systematic review.<\/strong> <\/a>SA AIDS 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crd.york.ac.uk\/prospero\/display_record.php?RecordID=324136\">Protocol: <strong>Prior exposure to antiretroviral therapy among adult patients presenting for HIV treatment initiation or re-initiation in sub-Saharan Africa:<\/strong> A systematic review<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Retain6 project descriptions<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2021\/12\/Retain6-proposal-narrative.pdf\">Project proposal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/ambit\/files\/2021\/12\/RETAIN6-one-pager.pdf\">Project summary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For reports and presentations from November 2023 Retain6 workshops in South Africa and Zambia, click here. 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