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Training Years: 2012-2013

Training Site: Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)

Country: Zambia

Mentors: Ben Chi, MD, MSc; Carolyn Bolton, MD                                        

Title: Predictors of liver disease in HIV-infected adults in Lusaka, Zambia

Project Objectives: To identify the predictors of optimal engagement in care under Option B+. The primary outcome is retention in care at 6 months postpartum. Secondary outcomes include adherence to ART and virologic suppression at 6 months postpartum.

NIH Support: Fogarty fellowship postdoctoral training award

Career Development Award: K01 TW009998 (2014-2019) Impact Of Antiretroviral Therapy on Liver Fibrosis in Zambian HIV/HBV Patients