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Tuberculosis transmission in South Africa: A need for a new paradigm? by Wood, R, Bekker, L-G

“…Tuberculosis (TB) control is failing in South Africa (SA), with current notification rates as high as those reported in the early 1900s.[1,2] Adjusting for…”
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Does narrative information bias individual's decision making? A systematic review by Winterbottom, Anna, Bekker, Hilary L., Conner, Mark, Mooney, Andrew

“…Including narratives in health-care interventions is increasingly popular. However, narrative information may bias individual's decision making, resulting in…”
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Prevention of M. tuberculosis Infection with H4:IC31 Vaccine or BCG Revaccination by Nemes, Elisa, Geldenhuys, Hennie, Rozot, Virginie, Rutkowski, Kathryn T, Ratangee, Frances, Bilek, Nicole, Mabwe, Simbarashe, Makhethe, Lebohang, Erasmus, Mzwandile, Toefy, Asma, Mulenga, Humphrey, Hanekom, Willem A, Self, Steven G, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Ryall, Robert, Gurunathan, Sanjay, DiazGranados, Carlos A, Andersen, Peter, Kromann, Ingrid, Evans, Thomas, Ellis, Ruth D, Landry, Bernard, Hokey, David A, Hopkins, Robert, Ginsberg, Ann M, Scriba, Thomas J, Hatherill, Mark

“…In this phase 2 study, investigators evaluated the potential of two vaccines (H4:IC31 and BCG) to prevent the acquisition of tuberculosis infection and the…”
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Goals for girls: a cluster-randomized trial to investigate a school-based sexual health programme amongst female learners in South Africa by Pike, C, Coakley, C, Ahmed, N, Lee, D, Little, F, Padian, N, Bekker, L G

“…Abstract The delivery of comprehensive sexuality education to adolescents at school is recognized as a long-term strategy to support adolescent health…”
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Safety and Efficacy of a Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention in Women by Nel, Annalene, van Niekerk, Neliëtte, Kapiga, Saidi, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Gama, Cynthia, Gill, Katherine, Kamali, Anatoli, Kotze, Philip, Louw, Cheryl, Mabude, Zonke, Miti, Nokuthula, Kusemererwa, Sylvia, Tempelman, Hugo, Carstens, Hannelie, Devlin, Brid, Isaacs, Michelle, Malherbe, Mariëtte, Mans, Winel, Nuttall, Jeremy, Russell, Marisa, Ntshele, Smangaliso, Smit, Marlie, Solai, Leonard, Spence, Patrick, Steytler, John, Windle, Kathleen, Borremans, Maarten, Resseler, Sophie, Van Roey, Jens, Parys, Wim, Vangeneugden, Tony, Van Baelen, Ben, Rosenberg, Zeda

“…Preventing HIV-1 infection, especially with female-controlled approaches, is a high priority. In this trial in South Africa and Uganda, a dapivirine vaginal…”
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HIV viraemia and mother‐to‐child transmission risk after antiretroviral therapy initiation in pregnancy in Cape Town, South Africa by Myer, L, Phillips, TK, McIntyre, JA, Hsiao, N‐Y, Petro, G, Zerbe, A, Ramjith, J, Bekker, L‐G, Abrams, EJ

“…Objectives Maternal HIV viral load (VL) drives mother‐to‐child HIV transmission (MTCT) risk but there are few data from sub‐Saharan Africa, where most MTCT…”
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Quality and efficacy of Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) quality assessment tools and discussion checklists: a systematic review by Brown, George T F, Bekker, Hilary L, Young, Alastair L

“…MDT discussion is the gold standard for cancer care in the UK. With the incidence of cancer on the rise, demand for MDT discussion is increasing. The need for…”
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Changing prevalence of tuberculosis infection with increasing age in high-burden townships in South Africa by WOOD, R, LIANG, H, WU, H, MIDDELKOOP, K, ONI, T, RANGAKA, M. X, WILKINSON, R. J, BEKKER, L.-G, LAWN, S. D

“…SETTING: Crowded townships of Cape Town, South Africa, where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence and tuberculosis (TB) notification rates are among…”
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Acceptability, feasibility and cost of point of care testing for sexually transmitted infections among South African adolescents where syndromic management is standard of care by Marcus, Rebecca, C, Pike, Gill, K, Smith, P, Rouhani, S, Mendelsohn, A, Mendel, E, Lince-Deroche, N, Naidoo, K, Ahmed, N, Stirrup, O, Roseleur, J, Leuner, R, Meyer-Rath, G, Bekker, L. G

“…Abstract Background Young people (YP) in southern Africa are at substantial risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Despite the epidemiological…”
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A shared decision-making intervention between health care professionals and individuals undergoing Pulmonary Rehabilitation: An iterative development process with qualitative methods by Barradell, Amy C, Bekker, Hilary L, Houchen-Wolloff, Linzy, Marshall-Nichols, Kim, Robertson, Noelle, Singh, Sally J

“…Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) services typically offer programmes to support individuals living with COPD make rehabilitation choices that best meet their…”
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Urgent appeal to allow all professional nurses and midwives to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in South Africa by Davey, D.L. Joseph, Wilkinson, L, Grimsrud, A, Nelson, A, Gray, A, Raphael, Y, Wattrus, C, Pillay, Y, Bekker, L.-G

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Extent and causes of unused medications among patients in rural Ethiopia: a prospective multicenter cohort study by Gebregeorgise, Dawit T, Fenta, Teferi Gedif, Bemt, Bart J F Van den, Bekker, Charlotte L

“…Medication waste poses health, economic, and environmental challenges. However, the extent among patients living in rural areas is underexplored. This study…”
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Impact of human immunodeficiency virus and CD4 count on tuberculosis diagnosis: analysis of city-wide data from Cape Town, South Africa by Gupta, R. K., Lawn, S. D., Bekker, L-G., Caldwell, J., Kaplan, R., Wood, R.

“…BACKGROUND: The impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and CD4 count on the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) at population level is incompletely…”
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Consumer knowledge and practices to pork safety in two Taenia solium cysticercosis endemic districts in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa by Sithole, Msawenkosi I, Bekker, Johan L, Mukaratirwa, Samson

“…Globally, Taenia solium can cause cysticercosis in humans (including neurocysticercosis) and in pigs through ingestion of eggs and taeniasis in humans through…”
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Systematic review of shared decision-making interventions for people living with chronic respiratory diseases by Barradell, Amy C, Gerlis, Charlotte, Houchen-Wolloff, Linzy, Bekker, Hilary L, Robertson, Noelle, Singh, Sally J

“…ObjectiveShared decision-making (SDM) supports patients to make informed and value-based decisions about their care. We are developing an intervention to…”
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Chest radiograph reading and recording system: evaluation for tuberculosis screening in patients with advanced HIV by DAWSON, R, MASUKA, P, EDWARDS, D. J, BATEMAN, E. D, BEKKER, L.-G, WOOD, R, LAWN, S. D

“…SETTING: An antiretroviral treatment (ART) service in Gugulethu township, Cape Town, South Africa.OBJECTIVE: To assess the inter-observer agreement when using…”
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Does participation in an HIV vaccine efficacy trial affect risk behaviour in South Africa? by Gray, G.E, Metch, B, Churchyard, G, Mlisana, K, Nchabeleng, M, Allen, M, Moodie, Z, Kublin, J, Bekker, L.-G

“…Highlights ► Risk behaviour over time in the first HIV efficacy trial in South Africa is reported. ► No evidence of sexual risk compensation is observed. ►…”
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis for South African adolescents: What evidence? by Bekker, L-G, Gill, K, Wallace, M

“…Adolescents and young women, particularly in South Africa, are at increased risk of HIV acquisition. To date, we have had limited primary prevention options to…”
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Feasibility and acceptability of conducting HIV vaccine trials in adolescents in South Africa : going beyond willingness to participate towards implementation by Mathebula, M., Middelkoop, K., Slack, C., Bekker, L-G., Pike, C., Wallace, M., Roux, S., Strode, A., Smith, P., Latka, M.H., Chandia, J., Gray, G., Nchabeleng, M., Bennie, T., Churchyard, G.

“…Background. HIV/AIDS remains a leading cause of death in adolescents (aged 15 - 25 years), and in sub-Saharan Africa HIV-related deaths continue to rise in…”
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Sisonke phase 3B open-label study: Lessons learnt for national and global vaccination scale-up during epidemics by Goga, A.E, Bekker, L.-G, Garrett, N, Takuva, S, Sanne, I, Odhiambo, J, Mayat, F, Fairall, L, Brey, Z, Bamford, L, Tanna, G, Gray, G

“…Sisonke is a multicentre, open-label, single-arm phase 3B vaccine implementation study of healthcare workers (HCWs) in South Africa, with prospective…”
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