Tembeka Sineke
University of the Witwatersrand
23 Papers
8 Citations
Tembeka Sineke is an academic researcher from University of the Witwatersrand. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Public health. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 15 publications.
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Papers
Changing Knowledge and Attitudes Towards HIV Treatment-as-Prevention and “Undetectable = Untransmittable”: A Systematic Review
Jacob Bor,Charlie B. Fischer,Mirva Modi,Bruce Richman,Cameron Kinker,Rachel King,Sarah K. Calabrese,Idah Mokhele,Tembeka Sineke,Thembelihle Zuma,Thembelihle Zuma,Sydney Rosen,Sydney Rosen,Till Bärnighausen,Kenneth H. Mayer,Dorina Onoya +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors systematically reviewed the global literature on knowledge and attitudes related to treatment-as-prevention (TasP) and interventions providing TasP or U'='U' information.
HIV Treatment Outcomes Among Patients Initiated on Antiretroviral Therapy Pre and Post-Universal Test and Treat Guidelines in South Africa.
TL;DR: Patients initiating first-line therapy under the treat-all policy may often start treatment in better health, subsequently not perceiving a direct benefit to treatment which may deter patients from consistent engagement in HIV treatment programmes.
The impact of adverse events on health-related quality of life among patients receiving treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa
Tembeka Sineke,Denise Evans,Kathryn Schnippel,Heleen van Aswegen,Rebecca Berhanu,Rebecca Berhanu,Nozipho Musakwa,Elisabet Lönnmark,Lawrence Long,Lawrence Long,Sydney Rosen,Sydney Rosen +11 more
TL;DR: Results show that DR-TB had a substantial impact on patients’ quality of life, but that AEs during the early months on treatment may be responsible for reducing HRQoL even further.
Impact of the test and treat policy on delays in antiretroviral therapy initiation among adult HIV positive patients from six clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa: results from a prospective cohort study.
Dorina Onoya,Tembeka Sineke,Cheryl Hendrickson,Idah Mokhele,Mhairi Maskew,Lawrence Long,Lawrence Long,Matthew P. Fox,Matthew P. Fox +8 more
TL;DR: A positive move towards earlier ART initiation during the UTT and SDI periods is highlighted and a need to increase same-day ART implementation further is emphasised.
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Social and behavioral factors associated with failing second-line ART – results from a cohort study at the Themba Lethu Clinic, Johannesburg, South Africa
Denise Evans,Sara Dahlberg,Rebecca Berhanu,Tembeka Sineke,Caroline Govathson,Ingrid Jonker,Elisabet Lönnermark,Matthew P. Fox +7 more
TL;DR: Log-binomial regression was used to evaluate the association between patient characteristics and social, behavioral or occupational factors and failure to suppress viral load and patient-related factors could be targeted for interventions to reduce the risk for treatment failure and prevent switching to expensive third-line ART.
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