Search Results - "BIRDTHISTLE, Isolde"

Understanding HIV risks among adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Lessons for DREAMS by Ziraba, Abdhalah, Orindi, Benedict, Muuo, Sheru, Floyd, Sian, Birdthistle, Isolde J, Mumah, Joyce, Osindo, Jane, Njoroge, Pauline, Kabiru, Caroline W

“…High incidence of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) has been attributed to the numerous and often layered vulnerabilities that they…”
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Reaching young women who sell sex: Methods and results of social mapping to describe and identify young women for DREAMS impact evaluation in Zimbabwe by Chiyaka, Tarisai, Mushati, Phillis, Hensen, Bernadette, Chabata, Sungai, Hargreaves, James R, Floyd, Sian, Birdthistle, Isolde J, Cowan, Frances M, Busza, Joanna R

“…Young women (aged 15-24) who exchange sex for money or other support are among the highest risk groups for HIV acquisition, particularly in high prevalence…”
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Evaluating the impact of DREAMS on HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women: A population-based cohort study in Kenya and South Africa by Birdthistle, Isolde, Kwaro, Daniel, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Baisley, Kathy, Khagayi, Sammy, Chimbindi, Natsayi, Kamire, Vivienne, Mthiyane, Nondumiso, Gourlay, Annabelle, Dreyer, Jaco, Phillips-Howard, Penelope, Glynn, Judith, Floyd, Sian

“…Through a multisectoral approach, the DREAMS Partnership aimed to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) by 40% over 2 years in…”
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Recent levels and trends in HIV incidence rates among adolescent girls and young women in ten high-prevalence African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Birdthistle, Isolde, Tanton, Clare, Tomita, Andrew, de Graaf, Kristen, Schaffnit, Susan B, Tanser, Frank, Slaymaker, Emma

“…The roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has changed contexts of HIV risk, but the influence on HIV incidence among young women is not clear. We aimed to…”
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"It is like that, we didn't understand each other": exploring the influence of patient-provider interactions on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV service use in rural Tanzania by Gourlay, Annabelle, Wringe, Alison, Birdthistle, Isolde, Mshana, Gerry, Michael, Denna, Urassa, Mark

“…Interactions between patients and service providers frequently influence uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) HIV services in…”
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Persistently high incidence of HIV and poor service uptake in adolescent girls and young women in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa prior to DREAMS by Chimbindi, Natsayi, Mthiyane, Nondumiso, Birdthistle, Isolde, Floyd, Sian, McGrath, Nuala, Pillay, Deenan, Seeley, Janet, Zuma, Thembelihle, Dreyer, Jaco, Gareta, Dickman, Mutevedzi, Tinofa, Fenty, Justin, Herbst, Kobus, Smit, Theresa, Baisley, Kathy, Shahmanesh, Maryam

“…Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic in South Africa. 'DREAMS' aims to reduce HIV incidence through multi-level…”
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Translating DREAMS into practice: Early lessons from implementation in six settings by Chimbindi, Natsayi, Birdthistle, Isolde, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Osindo, Jane, Mushati, Phillis, Ondeng'e, Kenneth, Zuma, Thembelihle, Chiyaka, Tarisai, Kyegombe, Nambusi, Hargreaves, James, Busza, Joanna, Floyd, Sian, Seeley, Janet

“…The 'DREAMS Partnership' promotes a multi-sectoral approach to reduce adolescent girls and young women's (AGYW) vulnerability through a core package of…”
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High HIV incidence and low uptake of HIV prevention services: The context of risk for young male adults prior to DREAMS in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Baisley, Kathy, Chimbindi, Natsayi, Mthiyane, Nondumiso, Floyd, Sian, McGrath, Nuala, Pillay, Deenan, Seeley, Janet, Zuma, Thembelihle, Dreyer, Jaco, Gareta, Dickman, Smit, Theresa, Mutevedzi, Tinofa, Fenty, Justin, Herbst, Kobus, Birdthistle, Isolde, Shahmanesh, Maryam

“…Young men are less likely than young women to engage with HIV prevention and care, and their HIV-related mortality is higher. We describe HIV incidence and…”
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Evaluating the impact of the DREAMS partnership to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women in four settings: a study protocol by Birdthistle, Isolde, Schaffnit, Susan B, Kwaro, Daniel, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Ziraba, Abdhalah, Kabiru, Caroline W, Phillips-Howard, Penelope, Chimbindi, Natsayi, Ondeng'e, Kenneth, Gourlay, Annabelle, Cowan, Frances M, Hargreaves, James R, Hensen, Bernadette, Chiyaka, Tarisai, Glynn, Judith R, Floyd, Sian

“…HIV risk remains unacceptably high among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in southern and eastern Africa, reflecting structural and social inequities…”
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Experiences of violence among adolescent girls and young women in Nairobi's informal settlements prior to scale-up of the DREAMS Partnership: Prevalence, severity and predictors by Orindi, Benedict O, Maina, Beatrice W, Muuo, Sheru W, Birdthistle, Isolde, Carter, Daniel J, Floyd, Sian, Ziraba, Abdhalah

“…We sought to estimate the prevalence, severity and identify predictors of violence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in informal settlement areas…”
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Awareness and uptake of layered HIV prevention programming for young women: analysis of population-based surveys in three DREAMS settings in Kenya and South Africa by Gourlay, Annabelle, Birdthistle, Isolde, Mthiyane, Nondumiso Thandiwe, Orindi, Benedict O, Muuo, Sheru, Kwaro, Daniel, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Baisley, Kathy, Ziraba, Abdhalah, Floyd, Sian

“…The DREAMS Partnership is an ambitious effort to deliver combinations of biomedical, behavioural and structural interventions to reduce HIV incidence among…”
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Intimate Partner Violence and Socioeconomic Deprivation in England: Findings From a National Cross-Sectional Survey by KHALIFEH, Hind, HARGREAVES, James, HOWARD, Louise M, BIRDTHISTLE, Isolde

“…We examined the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its association with social deprivation in England. We used multivariable logistic regression…”
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What’s in a Name? A Mixed Method Study on How Young Women Who Sell Sex Characterize Male Partners and Their Use of Condoms by Busza, Joanna, Hensen, Bernadette, Birdthistle, Isolde, Chabata, Sungai T., Hargreaves, James R., Floyd, Sian, Chiyaka, Tarisai, Mushati, Phillis, Cowan, Frances M.

“…Young women who sell sex (YWSS) are at disproportionate risk of HIV. Reducing YWSS' vulnerability requires engaging their male sexual partners. To achieve…”
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Impact of the DREAMS interventions on educational attainment among adolescent girls and young women: Causal analysis of a prospective cohort in urban Kenya by Mulwa, Sarah, Chimoyi, Lucy, Agbla, Schadrac, Osindo, Jane, Wambiya, Elvis O, Gourlay, Annabelle, Birdthistle, Isolde, Ziraba, Abdhalah, Floyd, Sian

“…DREAMS promotes a comprehensive HIV prevention approach to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). One pathway that DREAMS seeks to…”
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Common mental disorders and HIV status in the context of DREAMS among adolescent girls and young women in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Mthiyane, Nondumiso, Harling, Guy, Chimbindi, Natsayi, Baisley, Kathy, Seeley, Janet, Dreyer, Jaco, Zuma, Thembelihle, Birdthistle, Isolde, Floyd, Sian, McGrath, Nuala, Tanser, Frank, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Sherr, Lorraine

“…HIV affects many adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa. Given the bi-directional HIV and mental health relationship, mental health services…”
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Evaluating the impact of DREAMS on HIV incidence among young women who sell sex: protocol for a non-randomised study in Zimbabwe by Hensen, Bernadette, Hargreaves, James R, Chiyaka, Tarisai, Chabata, Sungai, Mushati, Phillis, Floyd, Sian, Birdthistle, Isolde, Busza, Joanna, Cowan, Frances

“…"Determined, Resilient, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe" (DREAMS) is a package of biomedical, social and economic interventions offered to adolescent girls and…”
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From affected to infected? Orphanhood and HIV risk among female adolescents in urban Zimbabwe by BIRDTHISTLE, Isolde J, FLOYD, Sian, MACHINGURA, Auxillia, MUDZIWAPASI, Netsai, GREGSON, Simon, GLYNN, Judith R

“…Despite the 15 million children orphaned by AIDS, and fears of sexual vulnerability, little is known about the link between orphanhood and HIV risk. A random…”
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Reaching early adolescents with a complex intervention for HIV prevention: findings from a cohort study to evaluate DREAMS in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya by Mulwa, Sarah, Osindo, Jane, Wambiya, Elvis O, Gourlay, Annabelle, Maina, Beatrice W, Orindi, Benedict O, Floyd, Sian, Ziraba, Abdhalah, Birdthistle, Isolde

“…The DREAMS Partnership promotes combination HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women. We examined the extent to which DREAMS interventions reached…”
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Who are the male sexual partners of adolescent girls and young women? Comparative analysis of population data in three settings prior to DREAMS roll-out by Doyle, Aoife M, Floyd, Sian, Baisley, Kathy, Orindi, Benedict, Kwaro, Daniel, Mthiyane, Thandiwe N, Muuo, Sheru, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Ziraba, Abdhalah, Birdthistle, Isolde

“…The DREAMS (Determined Resilient Empowered AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe) Partnership aims to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women…”
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Young people's experiences of sexual and reproductive health interventions in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Zuma, Thembelihle, Seeley, Janet, Mdluli, Sakhile, Chimbindi, Natsayi, Mcgrath, Nuala, Floyd, Sian, Birdthistle, Isolde, Harling, Guy, Sherr, Lorraine, Shahmanesh, Maryam

“…Despite efforts to address HIV-infection, adolescents and young peoples' (AYP) engagement in interventions remain suboptimal. Guided by a risk protection…”
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