Social and Behavioral studies – Completed studies – Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia

Completed studies

Optimizing momentum toward sustainable epidemic control in Zambia (OpCon):
confirmed the acceptability of HIV self-testing among young women living in Lusaka.
Targeted action to prevent cholera (TAP-C) :
A cholera project that has culminated in contemporary evidence based cholera prevention package that activates adolescents and their families to correctly practice prevention control practices
Linkage to care and treatment in the era of test and start (LINC):
Showed that standard counseling did not address patients anxiety about provider initiated testing, taking ART and disengagement from care.
Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS):
Demonstrated that capacity building and quality improvements by tertiary hospitals reduced deaths.
Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research For Equity (SHARE II):
Demonstrated improved sanitation and hygiene practices among users of shared toilets.
Human Infection Challenges and Vaccine network (HIC-VAC) Typhoid:
Demonstrated that students from higher learning institutions considered typhoid to be a serious life long disease.