Dr. Mark Siedner, MD

• Infectious Disease Medicine

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• Duration of antiretroviral therapy adherence interruption is associated with risk of virologic rebound as determined by real-time adherence monitoring in rural Uganda, 2015-12-01

• Association between HRP-2/pLDH rapid diagnostic test band positivity and malaria-related anemia at a peripheral health facility in Western Uganda, 2015-12-01

• Determinants of health-related quality of life in people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, failing first-line treatment in Africa, 2023-08-21

• Reduced efficacy of HIV-1 integrase inhibitors in patients with drug resistance mutations in reverse transcriptase, 2020-12-01

• Electrocardiographic Evidence of Cardiac Disease by Sex and HIV Serostatus in Mbarara, Uganda, 2019-10-01

• Associations of the COVID-19 pandemic with quality of life: A cross-sectional study of older-age people with and without HIV in rural Uganda, 2023-01-20

• Lung function and atherosclerosis: a cross-sectional study of multimorbidity in rural Uganda, 2022-01-05

• Inflammatory biomarkers prior to antiretroviral therapy as prognostic markers of 12-month mortality in South Africa and Uganda, 2019-07-02

• Perceptions about local ART adherence norms and personal adherence behavior among adults living with HIV in rural Uganda, 2022-01-16

• Publisher Correction: Computer-aided interpretation of chest radiography reveals the spectrum of tuberculosis in rural South Africa, 2021-07-16

• Quality of care in integrated community case management services in Bugoye, Uganda: a retrospective observational study, 2018-02-27

• High acceptability for cell phone text messages to improve communication of laboratory results with HIV-infected patients in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional survey study, 2012-06-21

• An analysis of stroke risk factors by HIV serostatus in Uganda: Implications for stroke prevention in sub-Saharan Africa, 2022-04-25

• Depressive symptoms before and after antiretroviral therapy initiation among older-aged individuals in rural Uganda, 2019-08-28

• Does antiretroviral therapy use affect the accuracy of HIV rapid diagnostic assays? Experience from a demographic health and surveillance site in rural South Africa, 2020-06-01

• Malaria is an uncommon cause of adult sepsis in south-western Uganda, 2013-05-01

• Correction: The interaction between antenatal care and abnormal temperature during delivery and its relationship with postpartum care: a prospective study of 1,538 women in semi-rural Uganda, 2022-12-21

• Stroke in HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A systematic review, 2018-04-05

• Impact of the Liberian National Community Health Assistant Program on childhood illness care in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, 2022-06-30

• Priorities for health and wellbeing for older people with and without HIV in Uganda: a qualitative methods study, 2022-09-29

• The met and unmet health needs for HIV, hypertension, and diabetes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: analysis of a cross-sectional multimorbidity survey, 2023-08-15

• Facility-Based Delivery during the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic in Rural Liberia: Analysis from a Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Household Survey, 2016-08-02

• Validation of the Intracerebral Hemorrhage Score in Uganda: A prospective cohort study, 2018-10-05

• ART adherence and viral suppression are high among most non-pregnant individuals with early-stage, asymptomatic HIV infection: an observational study from Uganda and South Africa, 2019-02-12

• Measuring Post-Partum Haemorrhage in Low-Resource Settings: The Diagnostic Validity of Weighed Blood Loss versus Quantitative Changes in Hemoglobin, 2016-04-06

• Depressive symptoms and cardiovascular disease: a population-based study of older adults in rural Burkina Faso, 2020-12-22

• Frailty and physical performance in the context of extreme poverty: a population-based study of older adults in rural Burkina Faso [version 1; peer review: 2 approved], 2019-09-11

• Systemic Inflammation, Immune Activation and Impaired Lung Function among People Living with HIV in Rural Uganda, 2018-08-15

• Undisclosed Antiretroviral Therapy Use at Primary Health Care Clinics in Rural KwaZulu Natal South Africa: A DO-ART Trial Sub-study, 2021-06-07

• A nurse-led intervention to improve management of virologic failure in public-sector HIV clinics in Durban, South Africa: A pre-post implementation evaluation, 2021-03-31

• Prevalence and correlates of carotid plaque in a mixed HIV-serostatus cohort in Uganda, 2021-12-15

• Strengthening the Detection of and Early Response to Public Health Emergencies: Lessons from the West African Ebola Epidemic, 2015-03-24

• Low Population Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation in Rural Uganda: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study, 2018-05-24

• Disinhibition in Risky Sexual Behavior in Men, but Not Women, during Four Years of Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural, Southwestern Uganda, 2013-07-19

• Tropical Parasitic Infections in Individuals Infected with HIV, 2017-10-16

• Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy and Systemic Inflammation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results From the META Longitudinal Cohort Study, 2019-06-12

• Altered Virome and Bacterial Microbiome in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, 2016-03-09

• Duration of viral shedding and culture positivity with postvaccination SARS-CoV-2 delta variant infections, 2022-01-25

• Sublingual Misoprostol versus Intramuscular Oxytocin for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Uganda: A Double-Blind Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial, 2014-11-04

• Assessment of Clinical Outcomes Among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized With COVID-19 in 6 Sub-Saharan African Countries Clinical Outcomes Among Hospitalized Youths With COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2022-01-19

• Impact of a clinical program using weekly Short Message Service (SMS) on antiretroviral therapy adherence support in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study, 2017-02-20

• Measuring Knowledge of Community Health Workers at the Last Mile in Liberia: Feasibility and Results of Clinical Vignette Assessments, 2021-03-15

• Quantifying met and unmet health needs for HIV, hypertension and diabetes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2023-03-21

• Appraising Viral Load Thresholds and Adherence Support Recommendations in the World Health Organization Guidelines for Detection and Management of Virologic Failure, 2017-10-01

• GPS-measured distance to clinic, but not self-reported transportation factors, are associated with missed HIV clinic visits in rural Uganda, 2013-06-01

• COVID-19 vaccine uptake, confidence and hesitancy in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between April 2021 and April 2022: A continuous cross-sectional surveillance study, 2023-06-27

• Management of Virologic Failure and HIV Drug Resistance, 2019-06-27

• POPULATION PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF PROLONGED QT INTERVAL IN RURAL UGANDA: CROSS-SECTIONAL, POPULATION-BASED STUDY., 2018-12-21

• Association between prior tuberculosis disease and dysglycemia within an HIV-endemic, rural South African population, 2023-03-16

• Resistance Testing for Management of HIV Virologic Failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Unblinded Randomized Controlled Trial, 2021-10-26

• Antimicrobial-resistant infections among postpartum women at a Ugandan referral hospital, 2017-04-13

• Prevention of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, 2020-02-05

• Prevalence and Correlates of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Among Patients with Diabetes in Uganda: A Hospital-Based Cross-sectional Study, 2020-03-02

• Prevalence, correlates and treatment needs of dental caries among people on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: a cross sectional study, 2022-06-10

• Remoteness and maternal and child health service utilization in rural Liberia: A population-based survey, 2015-12-01

• The acceptability and perceived usefulness of a weekly clinical SMS program to promote HIV antiretroviral medication adherence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2016-01-29

• Depression and suicidal ideation among HIV-infected adults receiving efavirenz versus nevirapine in Uganda: a prospective cohort study, 2018-06-26

• Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of SupportMoms-Uganda, an mHealth-Based Patient-Centered Social Support Intervention to Improve the Use of Maternity Services Among Pregnant Women in Rural Southwestern Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial, 2023-03-02

• Smoking cessation after engagement in HIV care in rural Uganda, 2018-06-07

• Convergence of HIV and non-communicable disease epidemics: Geospatial mapping of the unmet health needs in a HIV Hyperendemic South African community, 2023-03-29

• Protocol: Leveraging a demographic and health surveillance system for Covid-19 Surveillance in rural KwaZulu-Natal [version 2; peer review: 2 approved], 2020-08-25

• Comparative Effectiveness of Reperfusion Strategies in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Secondary Analysis of the Acute Coronary Syndrome Quality Improvement in Kerala (ACS QUIK) Trial, 2020-10-12

• Correlates of attendance at community engagement meetings held in advance of bio-behavioral research studies: A longitudinal, sociocentric social network study in rural Uganda, 2021-07-16

• Charting health system reconstruction in post-war Liberia: a comparison of rural vs. remote healthcare utilization, 2016-09-07

• HIV Treatment Scale-Up and HIV-Related Stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Longitudinal Cross-Country Analysis, 2015-06-11

• Internalized stigma, depressive symptoms, and the modifying role of antiretroviral therapy: A cohort study in rural Uganda, 2021-10-20

• Implementing community-based human papillomavirus self-sampling with SMS text follow-up for cervical cancer screening in rural, southwestern Uganda, 2021-12-25

• Validity of Hemoglobin A1c for Diagnosing Diabetes Among People With and Without HIV in Uganda, 2019-02-04

• Distribution and performance of cardiovascular risk scores in a mixed population of HIV-infected and community-based HIV-uninfected individuals in Uganda, 2018-08-01

• A Sex-Stratified Analysis of Monocyte Phenotypes Associated with HIV Infection in Uganda, 2021-10-22

• Anamnestic humoral correlates of immunity across SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, 2023-01-01

• The interaction between antenatal care and abnormal temperature during delivery and its relationship with postpartum care: a prospective study of 1,538 women in semi-rural Uganda, 2022-11-21

• A combination SMS and transportation reimbursement intervention to improve HIV care following abnormal CD4 test results in rural Uganda: a prospective observational cohort study, 2015-07-06

• Persistent HIV-related stigma in rural Uganda during a period of increasing HIV incidence despite treatment expansion, 2015-01-02

• Female sex and cardiovascular disease risk in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional, population-based study, 2019-04-25

• Reply to comments by Lee et al. regarding our article "Shang Ring versus forceps guided adult male circumcision: a randomized controlled effectiveness study in southwestern Uganda”, 2013-10-01

• Prevalence, correlates and treatment needs of dental caries in patients attending a diabetic clinic in rural southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional study, 2023-07-04

• Treatment aslong-termprevention: Sustained reduction in HIV sexual transmission risk with use of antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda, 2014-01-14

• High prevalence of prolonged QTc interval among individuals in ambulatory diabetic care in southwestern Uganda, 2021-04-07

• D-dimer levels and traditional risk factors are associated with incident hypertension among HIV-infected individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda, 2016-12-01

• Impact of Geographic and Transportation-Related Barriers on HIV Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review, 2014-04-25

• Linkage to HIV care and hypertension and diabetes control in rural South Africa: Results from the population-based Vukuzazi Study, 2022-11-02

• Behavioral Predictors of Intention to Use a Text Messaging Reminder System Among People Living With HIV in Rural Uganda: Survey Study, 2023-05-05

• Duration of Viral Suppression and Risk of Rebound Viremia with First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Uganda, 2016-06-09

• HIV infection, pulmonary tuberculosis and COPD in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional study, 2017-12-19

• Personal carbon monoxide exposure, respiratory symptoms, and the potentially modifying roles of sex and HIV infection in rural Uganda: a cohort study, 2019-08-20

• Antenatal care visit attendance frequency and birth outcomes in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort study, 2020-11-17

• The Missing Men: HIV Treatment Scale-Up and Life Expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015-11-24

• Chronic Placental Inflammation Among Women Living with HIV in Uganda, 2020-11-01

• Social distancing to slow the US COVID-19 epidemic: Longitudinal pretest-posttest comparison group study, 2020-08-11

• Postural changes in blood pressure among patients with diabetes attending a referral hospital in southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional study, 2021-04-27

• Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Interruptions are Associated with Systemic Inflammation among Ugandans who Achieved Viral Suppression, 2019-12-01

• Trends in one-year cumulative incidence of death between 2005 and 2013 among patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda, 2016-09-20

• Prevalence and correlates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic respiratory symptoms in rural southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional, population-based study, 2019-06-01

• Practical Implications of the Non-Linear Relationship between the Test Positivity Rate and Malaria Incidence, 2016-03-28

• CD4+ T-Cell Count at Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in the "Treat-All” Era in Rural South Africa: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis, 2021-07-26

• Cost-effectiveness of public health strategies for COVID-19 epidemic control in South Africa: a microsimulation modelling study, 2020-11-11

• Correlates of physical activity among people living with and without HIV in rural Uganda, 2023-07-20

• Sex modifies the association between HIV and coronary artery disease among older adults in Uganda, 2022-01-07

• Should abacavir be a first-line alternative for adults with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa?, 2017-10-01

• Incidence of postpartum infection, outcomes and associated risk factors at Mbarara regional referral hospital in Uganda, 2018-06-28

• Impairment in Activities of Daily Living and Unmet Need for Care Among Older Adults: A Population-Based Study From Burkina Faso, 2021-03-14

• Clinical Outcomes, Costs, and Cost-effectiveness of Strategies for Adults Experiencing Sheltered Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic Strategies for Adults Experiencing Sheltered Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-12-22

• Body mass index and all-cause mortality in a population-based cohort in rural South Africa, 2020-10-18

• Vaccine breakthrough infection leads to distinct profiles of neutralizing antibody responses by SARS-CoV-2 variant, 2022-10-10

• Impact of the Covid-19 epidemic and related social distancing regulations on social contact and SARS-CoV-2 transmission potential in rural South Africa: analysis of repeated cross-sectional surveys, 2021-09-08

• Permethrin-treated baby wraps for the prevention of malaria: results of a randomized controlled pilot study in rural Uganda, 2022-02-23

• Hypertension and diabetes control along the HIV care cascade in rural South Africa, 2019-03-27

• Prevalence and Clinical Impacts of HIV-1 Intersubtype Recombinants in Uganda Revealed by Near-Full-Genome Population and Deep Sequencing Approaches, 2017-11-13

• Impact of rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria at a peripheral health facility in Western Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis, 2015-05-15

• HIV infection and risk of postpartum infection, complications and mortality in rural Uganda, 2018-02-16

• Adverse childhood experiences and adult cardiometabolic risk factors and disease outcomes: Cross-sectional, population-based study of adults in rural Uganda, 2021-07-24

• HIV infection and arterial stiffness among older-adults taking antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda, 2016-02-20

• Empiric Deworming and CD4 Count Recovery in HIV-Infected Ugandans Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy, 2014-08-07

• Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa, 2021-10-29

• Aging, Health, and Quality of Life for Older People Living With HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review and Proposed Conceptual Framework, 2017-08-23

• Implementation of HIV Self-Testing to Reach Men in Rural uMkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. a DO-ART Trial Sub Study, 2021-08-03

• Rethinking the "Pre” in Pre-Therapy Counseling: No Benefit of Additional Visits Prior to Therapy on Adherence or Viremia in Ugandans Initiating ARVs, 2012-06-26

• Computer-aided interpretation of chest radiography reveals the spectrum of tuberculosis in rural South Africa, 2021-07-02

• Prevalence and Predictors of Functional Vitamin K Insufficiency in Mothers and Newborns in Uganda, 2015-10-16

• Sexual Relationship Power and Malnutrition Among HIV-Positive Women in Rural Uganda, 2012-09-01

• Convergence of infectious and non-communicable disease epidemics in rural South Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based multimorbidity study, 2021-06-15

• Point of Care Nucleic Acid Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Hospitalized Patients: A Clinical Validation Trial and Implementation Study, 2020-07-15

• Participant recall and understandings of information on biobanking and future genomic research: experiences from a multi-disease community-based health screening and biobank platform in rural South Africa, 2022-04-18

• CD4 Count at ART Initiation and Economic Restoration in Rural Uganda, 2014-05-15

• Reuse of malaria rapid diagnostic tests for amplicon deep sequencing to estimatePlasmodium falciparumtransmission intensity in western Uganda, 2018-07-05

• Validation Relaxation: A Quality Assurance Strategy for Electronic Data Collection, 2017-08-18

• Cardiovascular Complications of HIV in Endemic Countries, 2019-08-28

• Optimizing Network Connectivity for Mobile Health Technologies in sub-Saharan Africa, 2012-09-28

• It takes more than a machine: A pilot feasibility study of point-of-care HIV-1 viral load testing at a lower-level health center in rural western Uganda, 2023-03-27

• Low Resistance to First and Second Line Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs among Treatment Naive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Southwestern Uganda, 2015-02-06

• To fast or not to fast: Lipid measurement and cardiovascular disease risk estimation in rural sub-Saharan Africa, 2020-06-01