Frieda M. Behets - Publications

Affiliations: 
Epidemiology University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 
Area:
Epidemiology

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2022 Thompson P, Mpody C, Sayre W, Rigney C, Tabala M, Ravelomanana NLR, Malongo F, Kawende B, Behets F, Okitolonda E, Yotebieng M. Hepatitis C prevalence and quality of health services among HIV-positive mothers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scientific Reports. 12: 1384. PMID 35082320 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05014-3  0.607
2021 Agler RA, Zivich PN, Kawende B, Behets F, Yotebieng M. Postpartum depressive symptoms following implementation of the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding program in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cohort study. Plos Medicine. 18: e1003465. PMID 33428617 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003465  0.502
2019 Yotebieng M, Mpody C, Ravelomanana NL, Tabala M, Malongo F, Kawende B, Ntangu P, Behets F, Okitolonda E. HIV viral suppression among pregnant and breastfeeding women in routine care in the Kinshasa province: a baseline evaluation of participants in CQI-PMTCT study. Journal of the International Aids Society. 22: e25376. PMID 31496051 DOI: 10.1002/Jia2.25376  0.681
2019 Mpody C, Reline T, Ravelomanana NLR, Kawende B, Okitolonda EW, Behets F, Yotebieng M. Breastfeeding Support Offered at Delivery is Associated with Higher Prevalence of Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Weeks Postpartum Among HIV Exposed Infants: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Maternal and Child Health Journal. PMID 31214949 DOI: 10.1007/S10995-019-02760-1  0.705
2019 Mpody C, Thompson P, Tabala M, Ravelomanana NLR, Malongo F, Kawende B, Behets F, Okitolonda E, Yotebieng M. Hepatitis B infection among pregnant and post-partum women living with HIV and on antiretroviral therapy in Kinshasa, DR Congo: A cross-sectional study. Plos One. 14: e0216293. PMID 31071145 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0216293  0.677
2019 Tumlinson K, Speizer I, Archer L, Behets F. Simulated clients reveal programmatic factors that may influence contraceptive use in Kisumu, Kenya. Global Health, Science and Practice. 1: 407-416. PMID 24683525 DOI: 10.9745/Ghsp-D-13-00075  0.321
2018 Zivich PN, Kawende B, Lapika B, Behets F, Yotebieng M. Effect of Family Planning Counseling After Delivery on Contraceptive Use at 24 Weeks Postpartum in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Maternal and Child Health Journal. PMID 30565015 DOI: 10.1007/S10995-018-2667-Y  0.598
2018 Gichane MW, Moracco KE, Thirumurthy H, Okitolonda EW, Behets F, Yotebieng M. Intimate partner violence and prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV: Evidence from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Plos One. 13: e0203471. PMID 30161260 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0203471  0.717
2018 Ross J, Edmonds A, Hoover DR, Shi Q, Anastos K, Lelo P, Behets F, Yotebieng M. Association between pregnancy at enrollment into HIV care and loss to care among women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2006-2013. Plos One. 13: e0195231. PMID 29608618 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0195231  0.76
2018 Zivich P, Lapika B, Behets F, Yotebieng M. Implementation of Steps 1-9 to Successful Breastfeeding Reduces the Frequency of Mild and Severe Episodes of Diarrhea and Respiratory Tract Infection Among 0-6 Month Infants in Democratic Republic of Congo. Maternal and Child Health Journal. PMID 29417366 DOI: 10.1007/S10995-018-2446-9  0.578
2017 Yotebieng M, Behets F, Kawende B, Ravelomanana NLR, Tabala M, Okitolonda EW. Continuous quality improvement interventions to improve long-term outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in women who initiated therapy during pregnancy or breastfeeding in the Democratic Republic of Congo: design of an open-label, parallel, group randomized trial. Bmc Health Services Research. 17: 306. PMID 28446232 DOI: 10.1186/S12913-017-2253-9  0.717
2017 Sheahan A, Feinstein L, Dube Q, Edmonds A, Chirambo CM, Smith E, Behets F, Heyderman R, Van Rie A. Early Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Mortality Among Infants Diagnosed with HIV in the First 12 Weeks of Life: Experiences from Kinshasa, DR Congo and Blantyre, Malawi. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. PMID 28060044 DOI: 10.1097/Inf.0000000000001539  0.704
2016 Yotebieng M, Wenzi LK, Basaki E, Batumbula ML, Tabala M, Mungoyo E, Mangala R, Behets F. Provider-Initiated HIV testing and counseling among patients with presumptive tuberculosis in Democratic Republic of Congo. The Pan African Medical Journal. 25: 161. PMID 28292123 DOI: 10.11604/Pamj.2016.25.161.8125  0.686
2016 Yotebieng M, Moracco KE, Thirumurthy H, Edmonds A, Tabala M, Kawende B, Wenzi LK, Okitolonda EW, Behets F. Conditional cash transfers improve retention in PMTCT services by mitigating the negative effect of not having money to come to the clinic. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). PMID 27787342 DOI: 10.1097/Qai.0000000000001219  0.701
2016 Yotebieng M, Tabala M, Batumbula ML, Wenzi L, Basaki E, Mungoyo E, Mangala R, Behets F. Impact of WHO 2010 Guidelines on Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation among Patients with HIV-Associated Tuberculosis in Clinics with and without Onsite HIV Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment. 2016: 1027570. PMID 27595020 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1027570  0.698
2016 Yotebieng M, Thirumurthy H, Moracco KE, Edmonds A, Tabala M, Kawende B, Wenzi LK, Okitolonda EW, Behets F. Conditional Cash Transfers to Increase Retention in PMTCT Care, Antiretroviral Adherence, and Postpartum Virological Suppression: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). 72: S124-S129. PMID 27355499 DOI: 10.1097/Qai.0000000000001062  0.768
2016 Yotebieng M, Thirumurthy H, Moracco KE, Kawende B, Chalachala JL, Wenzi LK, Ravelomanana NL, Edmonds A, Thompson D, Okitolonda EW, Behets F. Conditional cash transfers and uptake of and retention in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission care: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. Hiv. 3: e85-93. PMID 26847230 DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(15)00247-7  0.788
2016 Hogan C, Iles J, Frost EH, Giroux G, Cassar O, Gessain A, Dion MJ, Ilunga V, Rambaut A, Yengo-Ki-Ngimbi AÉ, Behets F, Pybus OG, Pépin J. Epidemic history and iatrogenic transmission of blood-borne viruses in mid-20th century Kinshasa. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. PMID 26768251 DOI: 10.1093/Infdis/Jiw009  0.309
2016 Yotebieng M, Behets F. Step 10: the breastfeeding support paradox - Authors' reply. The Lancet. Global Health. 4: e20. PMID 26718801 DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00221-1  0.584
2015 Yotebieng M, Norris A, Chalachala JL, Matumona Y, Ramadhani HO, Behets F. Fertility desires, unmet need for family planning, and unwanted pregnancies among HIV-infected women in care in Kinshasa, DR Congo. The Pan African Medical Journal. 20: 235. PMID 27386031 DOI: 10.11604/Pamj.2015.20.235.5859  0.706
2015 Yotebieng M, Edmonds A, Lelo P, Wenzi LK, Ndjibu PT, Lusiama J, Kabuayi JP, Behets F. High completion of isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV-infected children and adults in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Aids (London, England). 29: 2055-7. PMID 26352882 DOI: 10.1097/Qad.0000000000000791  0.758
2015 Edmonds A, Feinstein L, Okitolonda V, Thompson D, Kawende B, Behets F. Decentralization does not assure optimal delivery of PMTCT and HIV-exposed infant services in a low prevalence setting. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). PMID 26262776 DOI: 10.1097/Qai.0000000000000781  0.715
2015 Yotebieng M, Labbok M, Soeters HM, Chalachala JL, Lapika B, Vitta BS, Behets F. Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding programme to promote early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding in DR Congo: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. Global Health. 3: e546-55. PMID 26246225 DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00012-1  0.586
2015 Gandhi AD, Pettifor A, Barrington C, Marshall SW, Behets F, Guardado ME, Farach N, Ardón E, Paz-Bailey G. Migration, Multiple Sexual Partnerships, and Sexual Concurrency in the Garífuna Population of Honduras. Aids and Behavior. PMID 26242612 DOI: 10.1007/S10461-015-1139-2  0.388
2015 Feinstein L, Edmonds A, Okitolonda V, Cole SR, Van Rie A, Chi BH, Ndjibu P, Lusiama J, Chalachala JL, Behets F. Implementation and Operational Research: Maternal Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Is Associated With Improved Retention of HIV-Exposed Infants in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). 69: e93-9. PMID 25886922 DOI: 10.1097/Qai.0000000000000644  0.715
2015 Patel MR, Westreich D, Yotebieng M, Nana M, Eron JJ, Behets F, Van Rie A. The Impact of Implementation Fidelity on Mortality Under a CD4-Stratified Timing Strategy for Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients With Tuberculosis. American Journal of Epidemiology. 181: 714-22. PMID 25787266 DOI: 10.1093/Aje/Kwu338  0.587
2015 Yotebieng M, Meyers T, Behets F, Davies MA, Keiser O, Ngonyani KZ, Lyamuya RE, Kariminia A, Hansudewechakul R, Leroy V, Koumakpai S, Newman J, Van Rie A. Age-specific and sex-specific weight gain norms to monitor antiretroviral therapy in children in low-income and middle-income countries. Aids (London, England). 29: 101-9. PMID 25562494 DOI: 10.1097/Qad.0000000000000506  0.59
2015 Vanden Driessche K, Patel MR, Mbonze N, Tabala M, Yotebieng M, Behets F, Van Rie A. Effect of smoking history on outcome of patients diagnosed with TB and HIV. The European Respiratory Journal. 45: 839-42. PMID 25431269 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00160714  0.634
2014 Feinstein L, Edmonds A, Chalachala JL, Okitolonda V, Lusiama J, Van Rie A, Chi BH, Cole SR, Behets F. Temporal changes in the outcomes of HIV-exposed infants in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo during a period of rapidly evolving guidelines for care (2007-2013). Aids (London, England). 28: S301-11. PMID 24991903 DOI: 10.1097/Qad.0000000000000331  0.697
2014 Nugent J, Edmonds A, Lusiama J, Thompson D, Behets F. Predicting mortality in HIV-infected children initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy in a resource-deprived setting. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 33: 1148-55. PMID 24945879 DOI: 10.1097/Inf.0000000000000454  0.68
2014 Mupenda B, Duvall S, Maman S, Pettifor A, Holub C, Taylor E, Rennie S, Kashosi M, Lema M, Behets F. Terms used for people living with HIV in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Qualitative Health Research. 24: 209-16. PMID 24463633 DOI: 10.1177/1049732313519869  0.74
2014 Van Rie A, Patel MR, Nana M, Vanden Driessche K, Tabala M, Yotebieng M, Behets F. Integration and task shifting for TB/HIV care and treatment in highly resource-scarce settings: one size may not fit all. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). 65: e110-7. PMID 24091692 DOI: 10.1097/01.Qai.0000434954.65620.F3  0.66
2013 Parker L, Maman S, Pettifor A, Chalachala JL, Edmonds A, Golin CE, Moracco K, Behets F. Barriers to Provider-Delivered Sexual Behavior Counseling for Youth Living with HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Journal of Hiv/Aids & Social Services. 12. PMID 24409092 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2012.748585  0.711
2013 Yotebieng M, Chalachala JL, Labbok M, Behets F. Infant feeding practices and determinants of poor breastfeeding behavior in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a descriptive study. International Breastfeeding Journal. 8: 11. PMID 24083882 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-8-11  0.54
2013 Feinstein L, Dimomfu BL, Mupenda B, Duvall S, Chalachala JL, Edmonds A, Behets F. Antenatal and delivery services in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: care-seeking and experiences reported by women in a household-based survey. Tropical Medicine & International Health : Tm & Ih. 18: 1211-21. PMID 23964667 DOI: 10.1111/Tmi.12171  0.61
2013 Rosenberg NE, Westreich D, Bärnighausen T, Miller WC, Behets F, Maman S, Newell ML, Pettifor A. Assessing the effect of HIV counselling and testing on HIV acquisition among South African youth. Aids (London, England). 27: 2765-73. PMID 23887069 DOI: 10.1097/01.Aids.0000432454.68357.6A  0.513
2013 Parker L, Maman S, Pettifor A, Chalachala JL, Edmonds A, Golin CE, Moracco K, Behets F, Sympa Study Team. Feasibility Analysis of an evidence-based positive prevention intervention for youth living with HIV/AIDS in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Aids Education and Prevention : Official Publication of the International Society For Aids Education. 25: 135-50. PMID 23514081 DOI: 10.1521/Aeap.2013.25.2.135  0.648
2013 Pettifor A, Rosenberg N, Behets F. The need to focus on sex workers in generalized HIV epidemic settings. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 38: 324-5. PMID 23330153  0.372
2013 Rosenberg NE, Pettifor AE, De Bruyn G, Westreich D, Delany-Moretlwe S, Behets F, Maman S, Coetzee D, Kamupira M, Miller WC. HIV testing and counseling leads to immediate consistent condom use among South African stable HIV-discordant couples. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). 62: 226-33. PMID 23117500 DOI: 10.1097/Qai.0B013E31827971Ca  0.503
2013 Clouse K, Pettifor AE, Maskew M, Bassett J, Van Rie A, Behets F, Gay C, Sanne I, Fox MP. Patient retention from HIV diagnosis through one year on antiretroviral therapy at a primary health care clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). 62: e39-46. PMID 23011400 DOI: 10.1097/Qai.0B013E318273Ac48  0.414
2012 Edmonds A, Yotebieng M, Lusiama J, Matumona Y, Kitetele F, Nku D, Napravnik S, Cole SR, Van Rie A, Behets F. Quantification of CD4 responses to combined antiretroviral therapy over 5 years among HIV-infected children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). 61: 90-8. PMID 22732464 DOI: 10.1097/Qai.0B013E31825Bd9B7  0.768
2012 Maman S, Cathcart R, Burkhardt G, Omba S, Thompson D, Behets F. The infant feeding choices and experiences of women living with HIV in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Aids Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of Aids/Hiv. 24: 259-265. PMID 21780955 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.597708  0.513
2012 Newman JE, Edmonds A, Kitetele F, Lusiama J, Behets F. Social support, perceived stigma, and quality of life among HIV-positive caregivers and adult relatives of pediatric HIV index cases in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 7: 237-248. DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2011.648231  0.701
2011 Seña AC, Wolff M, Martin DH, Behets F, Van Damme K, Leone P, Langley C, McNeil L, Hook EW. Predictors of serological cure and Serofast State after treatment in HIV-negative persons with early syphilis. Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 53: 1092-9. PMID 21998287 DOI: 10.1093/Cid/Cir671  0.401
2011 Fetzer BC, Mupenda B, Lusiama J, Kitetele F, Golin C, Behets F. Barriers to and facilitators of adherence to pediatric antiretroviral therapy in a sub-Saharan setting: insights from a qualitative study. Aids Patient Care and Stds. 25: 611-21. PMID 21823909 DOI: 10.1089/Apc.2011.0083  0.435
2011 Edmonds A, Yotebieng M, Lusiama J, Matumona Y, Kitetele F, Napravnik S, Cole SR, Van Rie A, Behets F. The effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy on the survival of HIV-infected children in a resource-deprived setting: a cohort study. Plos Medicine. 8: e1001044. PMID 21695087 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pmed.1001044  0.772
2011 Vaz LM, Maman S, Eng E, Barbarin OA, Tshikandu T, Behets F. Patterns of disclosure of HIV status to infected children in a Sub-Saharan African setting. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : Jdbp. 32: 307-15. PMID 21317803 DOI: 10.1097/Dbp.0B013E31820F7A47  0.44
2011 Penman-Aguilar A, Legardy-Williams J, Turner AN, Rabozakandriana TO, Williams D, Razafindravoavy S, Behets F, Van Damme K, Jamieson DJ. Effect of treatment assignment on intravaginal cleansing in a randomized study of the diaphragm with candidate microbicide. Journal of Women's Health (2002). 20: 187-95. PMID 21314445 DOI: 10.1089/Jwh.2010.2143  0.317
2011 Taylor EM, Behets FM, Schoenbach VJ, Miller WC, Doherty IA, Adimora AA. Coparenting and sexual partner concurrency among white, black, and Hispanic men in the United States. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 38: 293-8. PMID 21042233 DOI: 10.1097/Olq.0B013E3181Fc7005  0.647
2011 Pettifor A, Rosenberg N, Behets F. The need to focus on sex workers in generalized HIV epidemic settings. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 38: 324-325. DOI: 10.1097/Olq.0B013E31820A8B56  0.52
2010 Khan MR, Ravelomanana N, Van Damme K, Randrianasolo BS, Ramaniraka V, Ranaivo N, Ratsiambakaina D, Cohen M, Behets F. Notifying partners of patients with early syphilis in Madagascar: case-finding effectiveness and public health implications. Tropical Medicine & International Health : Tm & Ih. 15: 1090-8. PMID 20636304 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-3156.2010.02588.X  0.303
2010 Yotebieng M, Van Rie A, Moultrie H, Cole SR, Adimora A, Behets F, Meyers T. Effect on mortality and virological response of delaying antiretroviral therapy initiation in children receiving tuberculosis treatment. Aids (London, England). 24: 1341-9. PMID 20559039 DOI: 10.1097/Qad.0B013E328339E576  0.578
2010 Turner AN, Miller WC, Padian NS, Kaufman JS, Behets FM, Chipato T, Morrison CS. Population-average models and sexual network studies are complementary approaches to study HIV risk. International Journal of Epidemiology. PMID 20457656 DOI: 10.1093/Ije/Dyq077  0.406
2010 Behets F, Edmonds A, Kitenge F, Crabbé F, Laga M. Heterogeneous and decreasing HIV prevalence among women seeking antenatal care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of Epidemiology. 39: 1066-73. PMID 20453017 DOI: 10.1093/Ije/Dyq060  0.71
2010 Vaz LM, Eng E, Maman S, Tshikandu T, Behets F. Telling children they have HIV: lessons learned from findings of a qualitative study in sub-Saharan Africa. Aids Patient Care and Stds. 24: 247-56. PMID 20397899 DOI: 10.1089/Apc.2009.0217  0.476
2010 Pettifor A, Turner AN, Swezey T, Khan M, Raharinivo MS, Randrianasolo B, Penman-Aguilar A, Van Damme K, Jamieson DJ, Behets F. Perceived control over condom use among sex workers in Madagascar: a cohort study. Bmc Women's Health. 10: 4. PMID 20109195 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-4  0.301
2009 Penman-Aguilar A, Swezey T, Turner AN, Bell AJ, Ramiandrisoa FN, Legardy-Williams J, Randrianasolo B, Van Damme K, Dulyx J, Behets F, Jamieson DJ. Promoting continuous use as a strategy for achieving adherence in a trial of the diaphragm with candidate microbicide. Aids Education and Prevention : Official Publication of the International Society For Aids Education. 21: 512-25. PMID 20030496 DOI: 10.1521/Aeap.2009.21.6.512  0.404
2009 Corneli A, Vaz L, Dulyx J, Omba S, Rennie S, Behets F. The role of disclosure in relation to assent to participate in HIV-related research among HIV-infected youth: a formative study. Journal of the International Aids Society. 12: 17. PMID 19712468 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-12-17  0.463
2009 Edmonds A, Lusiama J, Napravnik S, Kitetele F, Van Rie A, Behets F. Anti-retroviral therapy reduces incident tuberculosis in HIV-infected children. International Journal of Epidemiology. 38: 1612-21. PMID 19448046 DOI: 10.1093/Ije/Dyp208  0.687
2009 Behets F, Mutombo GM, Edmonds A, Dulli L, Belting MT, Kapinga M, Pantazis A, Tomlin H, Okitolonda E. Reducing vertical HIV transmission in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: trends in HIV prevalence and service delivery. Aids Care. 21: 583-90. PMID 19444666 DOI: 10.1080/09540120802385595  0.733
2009 Turner AN, Miller WC, Padian NS, Kaufman JS, Behets FM, Chipato T, Mmiro FA, Salata RA, Morrison CS. Unprotected sex following HIV testing among women in Uganda and Zimbabwe: short- and long-term comparisons with pre-test behaviour. International Journal of Epidemiology. 38: 997-1007. PMID 19349481 DOI: 10.1093/Ije/Dyp171  0.44
2009 Driessche KV, Sabue M, Dufour W, Behets F, Rie AV. Training health care workers to promote HIV services for patients with tuberculosis in the Democratic Republic of Congo Human Resources For Health. 7: 23-23. PMID 19291327 DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-23  0.47
2009 Turner AN, Van Damme K, Jamieson DJ, Khan MR, Pettifor AE, Swezey TA, Bell AJ, Newman DR, Penman-Aguilar A, Raharinivo MS, Randrianasolo B, Ramiandrisoa FN, Behets FM. Predictors of adherent use of diaphragms and microbicide gel in a four-arm, randomized pilot study among female sex workers in Madagascar. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 36: 249-57. PMID 19265745 DOI: 10.1097/Olq.0B013E3181901Aec  0.304
2009 Yotebieng M, Turner AN, Hoke TH, Van Damme K, Rasolofomanana JR, Behets F. Effect of consistent condom use on 6-month prevalence of bacterial vaginosis varies by baseline BV status. Tropical Medicine & International Health : Tm & Ih. 14: 480-6. PMID 19222825 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-3156.2009.02235.X  0.595
2009 Khan MR, Turner AN, Pettifor A, Van Damme K, Rabenja NL, Ravelomanana N, Swezey T, Williams D, Jamieson D, Behets F. Unmet need for contraception among sex workers in Madagascar. Contraception. 79: 221-7. PMID 19185677 DOI: 10.1016/J.Contraception.2008.09.011  0.331
2009 Rennie S, Turner AN, Mupenda B, Behets F. Conducting unlinked anonymous HIV surveillance in developing countries: ethical, epidemiological, and public health concerns. Plos Medicine. 6: e4. PMID 19166264 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pmed.1000004  0.466
2009 Maman S, Cathcart R, Burkhardt G, Omba S, Behets F. The role of religion in HIV-positive women's disclosure experiences and coping strategies in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Social Science and Medicine. 68: 965-970. PMID 19136188 DOI: 10.1016/J.Socscimed.2008.12.028  0.531
2009 Callens SF, Shabani N, Lusiama J, Lelo P, Kitetele F, Colebunders R, Gizlice Z, Edmonds A, Van Rie A, Behets F. Mortality and associated factors after initiation of pediatric antiretroviral treatment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 28: 35-40. PMID 19057457 DOI: 10.1097/Inf.0B013E318184Eeb9  0.597
2009 Becker-Dreps SI, Biddle AK, Behets F, Imbie DN, Meshnick S, Musuamba G, Pettifor A. Cost-Effectiveness of Adding Bed Net Distribution for Malaria Prevention to Antenatal Services in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 81: 496-502. DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.2009.81.496  0.306
2008 Kwiek JJ, Mwapasa V, Alker AP, Muula AS, Misiri HE, Molyneux ME, Rogerson SJ, Behets FM, Meshnick SR. Socio-demographic characteristics associated with HIV and syphilis seroreactivity among pregnant women in Blantyre, Malawi, 2000-2004. Malawi Medical Journal : the Journal of Medical Association of Malawi. 20: 80-5. PMID 19537404 DOI: 10.4314/Mmj.V20I3.10965  0.452
2008 Pettifor A, Taylor E, Nku D, Duvall S, Tabala M, Mwandagalirwa K, Meshnick S, Behets F. Free distribution of insecticide treated bed nets to pregnant women in Kinshasa: an effective way to achieve 80% use by women and their newborns. Tropical Medicine & International Health : Tm & Ih. 14: 20-8. PMID 19121147 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-3156.2008.02179.X  0.651
2008 Pettifor A, Taylor E, Nku D, Duvall S, Tabala M, Meshnick S, Behets F. Bed net ownership, use and perceptions among women seeking antenatal care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): opportunities for improved maternal and child health. Bmc Public Health. 8: 331. PMID 18816373 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-331  0.67
2008 Martinot A, Rie AV, Mulangu S, Mbulula M, Jarrett N, Behets F, Bola V, Bahati E. Baseline assessment of collaborative tuberculosis/HIV activities in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tropical Doctor. 38: 137-141. PMID 18628533 DOI: 10.1258/Td.2007.070063  0.483
2008 Behets FM, Turner AN, Van Damme K, Rabenja NL, Ravelomanana N, Swezey TA, Bell AJ, Newman DR, Williams DL, Jamieson DJ. Vaginal microbicide and diaphragm use for sexually transmitted infection prevention: a randomized acceptability and feasibility study among high-risk women in Madagascar. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 35: 818-26. PMID 18562985 DOI: 10.1097/Olq.0B013E318175D8Ab  0.361
2008 Khan MR, Rasolofomanana JR, McClamroch KJ, Ralisimalala A, Zafimanjaka MG, Behets F, Weir SS. High-risk sexual behavior at social venues in Madagascar. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 35: 738-45. PMID 18496471 DOI: 10.1097/Olq.0B013E3181724383  0.411
2008 Turner AN, Morrison CS, Padian NS, Kaufman JS, Behets FM, Salata RA, Mmiro FA, Chipato T, Celentano DD, Rugpao S, Miller WC. Male circumcision and women's risk of incident chlamydial, gonococcal, and trichomonal infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 35: 689-95. PMID 18418300 DOI: 10.1097/Olq.0B013E31816B1Fcc  0.379
2008 Callens SFJ, Kitetele F, Lusiama J, Shabani N, Edidi S, Colebunders R, Behets F, Rie AV. Computed CD4 percentage as a low-cost method for determining pediatric antiretroviral treatment eligibility Bmc Infectious Diseases. 8: 31-31. PMID 18325119 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-31  0.312
2008 Randrianasolo B, Swezey T, Van Damme K, Khan MR, Ravelomanana N, Lovaniaina Rabenja N, Raharinivo M, Bell AJ, Jamieson D, Behets F. Barriers to the use of modern contraceptives and implications for woman-controlled prevention of sexually transmitted infections in Madagascar. Journal of Biosocial Science. 40: 879-93. PMID 18198005 DOI: 10.1017/S0021932007002672  0.442
2007 Palekar R, Pettifor A, Behets F, MacPhail C. Association between knowing someone who died of AIDS and behavior change among South African youth. Aids and Behavior. 12: 903-12. PMID 17985226 DOI: 10.1007/S10461-007-9325-5  0.475
2007 Callens SFJ, Kitetele F, Lelo P, Shabani N, Lusiama J, Wemakoy O, Colebunders R, Behets F, Rie AV. Pulmonary cystic disease in HIV positive individuals in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Three case reports Journal of Medical Case Reports. 1: 101-101. PMID 17888170 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-101  0.481
2007 Turner AN, Morrison CS, Padian NS, Kaufman JS, Salata RA, Chipato T, Mmiro FA, Mugerwa RD, Behets FM, Miller WC. Men's circumcision status and women's risk of HIV acquisition in Zimbabwe and Uganda. Aids (London, England). 21: 1779-89. PMID 17690577 DOI: 10.1097/Qad.0B013E32827B144C  0.486
2007 Gallo MF, Steiner MJ, Warner L, Hylton-Kong T, Figueroa JP, Hobbs MM, Behets FM. Self-reported condom use is associated with reduced risk of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 34: 829-33. PMID 17579339 DOI: 10.1097/Olq.0B013E318073Bd71  0.576
2007 Steiner MJ, Taylor D, Hylton-Kong T, Mehta N, Figueroa JP, Bourne D, Hobbs M, Behets F. Decreased condom breakage and slippage rates after counseling men at a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Jamaica Contraception. 75: 289-293. PMID 17362708 DOI: 10.1016/J.Contraception.2006.12.014  0.34
2007 Gallo MF, Behets FM, Steiner MJ, Thomsen SC, Ombidi W, Luchters S, Toroitich-Ruto C, Hobbs MM. Validity of self-reported 'safe sex' among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya--PSA analysis. International Journal of Std & Aids. 18: 33-8. PMID 17326860 DOI: 10.1258/095646207779949899  0.496
2007 McClamroch K, Behets F, Damme KV, Rabenja LN, Myers E. Cost-effectiveness of treatment strategies for cervical infection among women at high risk in Madagascar. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 34: 631-637. PMID 17308503 DOI: 10.1097/01.Olq.0000258107.75888.0E  0.32
2007 Westreich D, Eron J, Behets F, Horst Cv, Van Rie A. Survival in women exposed to single-dose nevirapine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a stochastic model. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 195: 837-46. PMID 17299714 DOI: 10.1086/511276  0.469
2007 Behets FM, Matendo R, Vaz LM, Kilese N, Nanlele D, Kokolomami J, Okitolando EW, Van Rie A. Preventing vertical transmission of HIV in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a baseline survey of 18 antenatal clinics. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 84: 969-75. PMID 17242833 DOI: 10.2471/blt.05.028217  0.421
2006 Price MA, Stewart SR, Miller WC, Behets F, Dow WH, Martinson FE, Chilongozi D, Cohen MS. The cost-effectiveness of treating male trichomoniasis to avert HIV transmission in men seeking sexually transmitted disease care in Malawi. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). 43: 202-9. PMID 16951650 DOI: 10.1097/01.Qai.0000229014.39451.33  0.435
2006 Gallo MF, Behets FM, Steiner MJ, Hobbs MM, Hoke TH, Van Damme K, Ralimamonjy L, Raharimalala L, Cohen MS. Prostate-specific antigen to ascertain reliability of self-reported coital exposure to semen. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 33: 476-9. PMID 16865047 DOI: 10.1097/01.Olq.0000231960.92850.75  0.567
2006 Rennie S, Behets F. AIDS care and treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa: implementation ethics. The Hastings Center Report. 36: 23-31. PMID 16776020 DOI: 10.1353/Hcr.2006.0048  0.313
2006 Rennie S, Behets F. Desperately seeking targets: the ethics of routine HIV testing in low-income countries. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 84: 52-7. PMID 16501715 DOI: 10.2471/Blt.05.025536  0.474
2006 Steiner MJ, Hylton-Kong T, Figueroa JP, Hobbs MM, Behets F, Smikle M, Tweedy K, Powell S, Mcneil L, Brathwaite A. Does a choice of condoms impact sexually transmitted infection incidence? A randomized, controlled trial Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 33: 31-35. PMID 16385220 DOI: 10.1097/01.Olq.0000187200.07639.C6  0.321
2005 Behets FM, Damme KV, Rasamindrakotroka A, Hobbs M, McClamroch K, Rasolofomanana JR, Raharimalala L, Dallabetta G, Andriamiadana J. Socio-demographic and behavioural factors associated with high incidence of sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers in Madagascar following presumptive therapy. Sexual Health. 2: 77-84. PMID 16335745 DOI: 10.1071/Sh04040  0.36
2005 Callens SFJ, Kitetele F, Lukun P, Lelo P, Rie AV, Behets F, Colebunders R. Pulmonary Sporothrix schenckii Infection in a HIV positive child Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 52: 144-146. PMID 16291829 DOI: 10.1093/Tropej/Fmi101  0.394
2003 Leutscher PD, Behets F, Rousset D, Ramarokoto CE, Siddiqi O, Ravaoalimalala EV, Christensen NO, Migliani R. Sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections in men living in rural Madagascar: implications for HIV transmission. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 30: 262-5. PMID 12616148 DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200303000-00017  0.474
2003 Fitzgerald DW, Behets F, Preval J, Schulwolf L, Bommi V, Chaillet P. Decreased congenital syphilis incidence in Haiti's rural Artibonite region following decentralized prenatal screening. American Journal of Public Health. 93: 444-446. PMID 12604493 DOI: 10.2105/Ajph.93.3.444  0.308
2003 Fitzgerald DW, Behets FM. Women's health and human rights in HIV prevention research. Lancet (London, England). 361: 68-9. PMID 12517474 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12166-6  0.34
2001 Behets F, Andriamiadana J, Rasamilalao D, Ratsimbazafy N, Randrianasolo D, Dallabetta G, Cohen M. Sexually transmitted infections and associated socio-demographic and behavioural factors in women seeking primary care suggest Madagascar's vulnerability to rapid HIV spread. Tropical Medicine & International Health : Tm & Ih. 6: 202-11. PMID 11299037 DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-3156.2001.00690.X  0.438
2001 Ward E, Spruyt A, Fox L, Johnson L, Wong E, Behets F, Figueroa JP, Morris J. Strategies for detection of sexually transmitted infection among family planning clients in Jamaica. International Family Planning Perspectives. 27: 201-207. DOI: 10.2307/2673856  0.331
2000 Fitzgerald DW, Behets F, Caliendo A, Roberfroid D, Lucet C, Fitzgerald JW, Kuykens L. Economic hardship and sexually transmitted diseases in Haiti's rural Artibonite Valley American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 62: 496-501. PMID 11220766 DOI: 10.4269/Ajtmh.2000.62.496  0.492
2000 Ryder RW, Batter V, Kaseka N, Behets F, Sequeira D, M'Boly E, Kanda M, Tshibambe M, Morgan M. Effect of HIV-1 infection on tuberculosis and fertility in a large workforce in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Aids Patient Care and Stds. 14: 297-304. PMID 10897501 DOI: 10.1089/10872910050046313  0.524
1999 Sutton MY, Sternberg M, Nsuami M, Behets F, Nelson AM, St Louis ME. Trichomoniasis in pregnant human immunodeficiency virus-infected and human immunodeficiency virus-uninfected congolese women: prevalence, risk factors, and association with low birth weight. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 181: 656-62. PMID 10486480 DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70509-0  0.338
1995 Lule G, Behets FM, Hoffman IF, Dallabetta G, Hamilton HA, Moeng S, Liomba G, Cohen MS. STD/HIV control in Malawi and the search for affordable and effective urethritis therapy: a first field evaluation. Genitourinary Medicine. 70: 384-8. PMID 7705854 DOI: 10.1136/sti.70.6.384  0.374
1994 Batter V, Matela B, Nsuami M, Manzila T, Kamenga M, Behets F, Ryder RW, Heyward WL, Karon JM, St Louis ME. High HIV-1 incidence in young women masked by stable overall seroprevalence among childbearing women in Kinshasa, Zaïre: estimating incidence from serial seroprevalence data. Aids (London, England). 8: 811-7. PMID 8086141 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199406000-00014  0.518
1993 Laga M, Manoka A, Kivuvu M, Malele B, Tuliza M, Nzila N, Goeman J, Behets F, Batter V, Alary M, Heyward WL, Ryder RW, Piot P. Non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases as risk factors for HIV-1 transmission in women: Results from a cohort study Aids. 7: 95-102. PMID 8442924 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199301000-00015  0.526
1993 Louis MES, Kamenga M, Brown C, Nelson AM, Manzila T, Batter V, Behets F, Kabagabo U, Ryder RW, Oxtoby M, Quinn TC, Heyward WL. Risk for Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission According to Maternal Immunologic, Virologic, and Placental Factors Jama. 269: 2853-2859. DOI: 10.1001/Jama.1993.03500220039023  0.514
1991 Kamenga M, Ryder RW, Jingu M, Mbuyi N, Mbu L, Behets F, Brown C, Heyward WL. Evidence of marked sexual behavior change associated with low HIV-1 seroconversion in 149 married couples with discordant HIV-1 serostatus: experience at an HIV counselling center in Zaire. Aids. 5: 61-67. PMID 2059362 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199101000-00009  0.505
1991 Behets F, Disasi A, Ryder RW, Bishagara K, Piot P, Kashamuka M, Kamenga M, Nzila N, Laga M, Vercauteren G, Batter V, Brown C, Quinn T. Comparison of five commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and western immunoblotting for human immunodeficiency virus antibody detection in serum samples from Central Africa Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 29: 2280-2284. PMID 1939584 DOI: 10.1128/Jcm.29.10.2280-2284.1991  0.482
1990 Ryder RW, Ndilu M, Hassig SE, Kamenga M, Sequeira D, Kashamuka M, Francis H, Behets F, Colebunders RL, Dopagne A. Heterosexual transmission of HIV-1 among employees and their spouses at two large businesses in Zaire. Aids (London, England). 4: 725-32. PMID 2261130 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199008000-00002  0.487
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