Central Africa International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (CA-IeDEA)
aims to improve health outcomes of individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

Led by investigators from the various universities and organizations, CA-IeDEA utilizes implementation science to identify and address high-priority HIV/AIDS research questions and to identify effective strategies for optimizing HIV care outcomes, including timely diagnosis and care enrollment, care retention, ART initiation and viral suppression.

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CA-IeDEA is an international research consortium

The CA-IeDEA cohort includes more than 86,000 patients who enrolled in HIV care at participating sites in the five CA-IeDEA countries since the project was launched in 2006, with close to 40,000 patients currently receiving HIV care at 21 active CA-IeDEA sites.

Our Work

CA-IeDEA Investigators are looking into the intersection of HIV treatment outcomes and various contextual determinants and co-morbidities.
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Where We Work

Where we work

The CA-IeDEA cohort involves partners in five countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, and Rwanda.
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Publications

Publications

Numerous publications have resulted from research undertaken by CA-IeDEA, both Central Africa-specific and Multi-Regional.
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Recent Publications
Postpartum depressive symptoms following implementation of the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding program in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cohort study.
February 2021
Comparison of cohort characteristics in Central Africa International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS and Demographic Health Surveys: Rwanda and Burundi
February 2021
Gone but not lost: Implications for estimating HIV care outcomes when loss to clinic is not loss to care
July 2020
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ca_iedea Central Africa-IeDEA @ca_iedea ·
15 Sep 2022

Published in PLOS Medicine, our study examines clinical & programmatic outcomes among #HIV-exposed infants over 25 years in 5 regions of IeDEA. While mortality and HIV diagnoses decreased over time, LTFU was widespread and persistent. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004089

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ca_iedea Central Africa-IeDEA @ca_iedea ·
15 Sep 2022

Just out in CID, our study shows that #HIV patients initiating ART on the same day as enrollment were at higher risk of being lost-to-follow-up, underscoring the need for tailored counseling and support to patients who accept same-day ART. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac759

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