Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Goga, Ameena"
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Breastfeeding advice for reality: Women's perspectives on primary care support in South Africa
Doherty, Tanya; Horwood, Christiane; Haskins, Lyn; Magasana, Vuyolwethu; Goga, Ameena; Feucht, Ute; Sanders, David; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Kauchali, Shuaib; Dhansay, Muhammad Ali; Rollins, Nigel; Kroon, Max; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Breastfeeding education and support are critical health worker skills. Confusion surrounding infant feeding advice linked to the HIV epidemic has reduced the confidence of health workers to support breastfeeding. High ... -
Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women inSouth Africa: an area needing urgent attention toi mprove child health
Doherty, Tanya Mark; Sanders, David; Jackson, Debra; Swanevelder, Sonja; Lombard, Carl; Zembe, Wanga; Chopra, Mickey; Goga, Ameena; Colvin, Mark; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Ekström, Eva-Charlotte; Tylleskär, Thorkild; For the PROMISE EBF study group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07-24)Background: Breastfeeding is a critical component of interventions to reduce child mortality. Exclusive breastfeeding practice is extremely low in South Africa and there has been no improvement in this over the past ten ... -
An educational intervention to update health workers about HIV and infant feeding
Horwood, Christiane; Haskins, Lyn; Goga, Ameena; Doherty, Tanya; Vaughn, John; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Feucht, Ute; Rollins, Nigel; Kroon, Max; Sanders, David; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12)Clinical guidelines are used to translate research findings into evidence‐based clinical practice but are frequently not comprehensively adopted by health workers (HWs). HIV and infant feeding guidelines were revised by ... -
An educational intervention to update health workers about HIV and infant feeding
Horwood, Christiane; Haskins, Lyn; Goga, Ameena; Doherty, Tanya; Vaughn, John; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Feucht, Ute; Rollins, Nigel; Kroon, Max; Sanders, David; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Abstract Clinical guidelines are used to translate research findings into evidence‐based clinicalpractice but are frequently not comprehensively adopted by health workers (HWs).HIV and infant feeding guidelines were revised ... -
Eliminating HIV transmission through breast milk from women taking antiretroviral drugs
Goga, Ameena; Van de Perre, Philippe; Ngandu, Nobubelo; Nagot, Nicolas; Abrams, Elaine J; Moodley, Dhayendre; King, Rachel; Molès, Jean-Pierre; Chirinda, Witness; Scarlatti, Gabriella; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Sherman, Gayle G; Pillay, Yogan; Dabis, François; Gray, Glenda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021) -
Eliminating postnatal HIV transmission in high incidence areas: need for complementary biomedical interventions
Van de Perre, Philippe; Goga, Ameena; Ngandu, Nobubelo; Nagot, Nicolas; Moodley, Dhayendre; King, Rachel; Molès, Jean-Pierre; Mosqueira, Beatriz; Chirinda, Witness; Scarlatti, Gabriella; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Dabis, François; Gray, Glenda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The rate of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV from breastfeeding is increasing relative to other causes of MTCT. Early effective preconception and antenatal antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces intrauterine and ... -
HIV viral load non-suppression and associated factors among pregnant and postpartum women in rural northeastern South Africa: a cross-sectional survey
Ngandu, Nobubelo Kwanele; Lombard, Carl; Mbira, Thandiwe Elsie; Puren, Adrian; Waitt, Catriona; Prendergast, Andrew J.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Van de Perre, Philippe; Goga, Ameena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives We aimed to measure the prevalence of maternal HIV viral load (VL) non-suppression and assess associated factors, to evaluate progress towards United Nations-AIDS (UNAIDS) targets. Design Cross-sectional ... -
Longitudinal Follow-Up of Blood Telomere Length in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children Having Received One Year of Lopinavir/Ritonavir or Lamivudine as Prophylaxis
Monnin, Audrey; Vizeneux, Amélie; Nagot, Nicolas; Eymard-Duvernay, Sabrina; Meda, Nicolas; Singata-Madliki, Mandisa; Ndeezi, Grace; Tumwine, James K; Kankasa, Chipepo; Goga, Ameena; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Van de Perre, Philippe; Molès, Jean-Pierre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Telomere shortening can be enhanced upon human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and by antiretroviral (ARV) exposures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute and long-term effect on telomere shortening of ... -
Severe events in the first 6 months of life in a cohort of HIV-unexposed infants from South Africa: effects of low birthweight and breastfeeding status
Doherty, Tanya; Jackson, Debra; Swanevelder, Sonja; Lombard, Carl; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Goga, Ameena; Ekström, Eva-Charlotte M; Sanders, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10)Objective: To report on risk factors for severe events (hospitalisation or infant death) within the first half of infancy amongst HIV-unexposed infants in South Africa. Methods: South African data from the multisite ... -
Translating new evidence into clinical practice: a quasi-experimental controlled before–after study evaluating the effect of a novel outreach mentoring approach on knowledge, attitudes and confidence of health workers providing HIV and infant feeding counselling in South Africa
Goga, Ameena; Doherty, Tanya; Manda, Samuel; Nkwenika, Tshifhiwa; Haskins, Lyn; Vaughn, John; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Feucht, Ute; Dhansay, Ali; Rollins, Nigel; Kroon, Max; Sanders, David; Kauchali, Shuaib; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Horwood, Christiane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives We report the effectiveness of a mentoring approach to improve health workers’ (HWs’) knowledge, attitudes and confidence with counselling on HIV and infant feeding. Design Quasi-experimental controlled ...