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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Central Africa IeDEA (CA-IeDEA) is an international research consortium

The CA-IeDEA cohort includes more than 110,000 patients who enrolled in HIV care at 24 sites that participate in the research collaboration, with close to 40,000 patients across five countries currently receiving HIV care.

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
Determinants of cervical high-risk human papillomavirus positivity among Rwandan women living with human immunodeficiency virus
September 2025
Dynamics of Cytokines and Chemokines During the Peripartum Period in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
August 2025
Low birth weight and adverse pregnancy outcomes among women living with HIV and HIV-uninfected in Rwanda
August 2025
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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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