Search Results - "Dunbar, Megan S."

The SHAZ! project: results from a pilot randomized trial of a structural intervention to prevent HIV among adolescent women in Zimbabwe by Dunbar, Megan S, Kang Dufour, Mi-Suk, Lambdin, Barrot, Mudekunye-Mahaka, Imelda, Nhamo, Definate, Padian, Nancy S

“…Adolescent females in Zimbabwe are at high risk for HIV acquisition. Shaping the Health of Adolescents in Zimbabwe (SHAZ!) was a randomized controlled trial of…”
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"I am still human and worth a life:" a qualitative study of the impacts of a community based, peer-led, treatment support model for young adults living with HIV in Zimbabwe by Zamudio-Haas, Sophia, Mahaka, Imelda, Chapwanya, Gwendoline, Dunbar, Megan S, Lightfoot, Marguerita

“…A persistent treatment gap remains between children and adults living with HIV. The Zvandiri program, developed by Africaid, is one of the few models of…”
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Cluster randomized trial of comprehensive gender-based violence programming delivered through the HIV/AIDS program platform in Mbeya Region, Tanzania: Tathmini GBV study by Settergren, Susan K, Mujaya, Stella, Rida, Wasima, Kajula, Lusajo J, Kamugisha, Hussein, Kilonzo Mbwambo, Jessie, Kisanga, Felix, Mizinduko, Mucho M, Dunbar, Megan S, Mwandalima, Isihaka, Wazee, Hijja, Prieto, Diana, Mullick, Saiqa, Erie, Jennifer, Castor, Delivette

“…The Tathmini GBV study was a cluster randomized trial to assess the impact of a comprehensive health facility- and community-based program delivered through…”
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Understanding and measuring uptake and coverage of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa by Dunbar, Megan S, Kripke, Katharine, Haberer, Jessica, Castor, Delivette, Dalal, Shona, Mukoma, Wanjiru, Mullick, Saiqa, Patel, Pragna, Reed, Jason, Subedar, Hasina, Were, Daniel, Warren, Mitchell, Torjesen, Kristine

“…In response to World Health Organization (WHO) guidance recommending oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for all individuals at substantial risk for HIV…”
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Poverty, Gender Inequities, and Women's Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS by Krishnan, Suneeta, Dunbar, Megan S., Minnis, Alexandra M., Medlin, Carol A., Gerdts, Caitlin E., Padian, Nancy S.

“…Entrenched economic and gender inequities together are driving a globally expanding, increasingly female, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS epidemic. To…”
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Safety data needed for concurrent use of ARV-based PrEP by Dunbar, Megan S, Rodrigues, Jessica, Chatani, Manju, Baeten, Jared M, Hendrix, Craig W, Palanee-Phillips, Thesla, van der Straten, Ariane, Mgodi, Nyaradzo, Brown, Elizabeth, Makura, Cleopatra, Namwanje, Shakirah, Torjesen, Kristine

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Uncovering Tensions and Capitalizing on Synergies in HIV/AIDS and Antiviolence Programs by DWORKIN, Shari L, DUNBAR, Megan S, KRISHNAN, Suneeta, HATCHER, Abigail M, SAWIRES, Sharif

“…Research frequently points to the need to empower women to effectively combat the twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence. Simultaneously, there…”
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Early age of first sex: a risk factor for HIV infection among women in Zimbabwe by PETTIFOR, Audrey E, VAN DER STRATEN, Ariane, DUNBAR, Megan S, SHIBOSKI, Stephen C, PADIAN, Nancy S

“…To explore the relationship between early age of coital debut (15 years of age or younger) and risk for HIV infection among sexually active urbanized…”
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The association between cervical human papillomavirus infection and HIV acquisition among women in Zimbabwe by AVERBACH, Sarah H, GRAVITT, Patti E, NOWAK, Rebecca G, CELENTANO, David D, DUNBAR, Megan S, MORRISON, Charles S, GRIMES, Barbara, PADIAN, Nancy S

“…The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) is higher among HIV-positive women, but the prevalence of HPV prior to HIV acquisition has not been carefully…”
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Lessons from Tanzania on the integration of HIV and tuberculosis treatments into methadone assisted treatment by Bruce, R. Douglas, Lambdin, Barrot, Chang, Olivia, Masao, Frank, Mbwambo, Jessie, Mteza, Ibrahim, Nyandindi, Cassian, Zamudio-Haas, Sophia, Buma, Deus, Dunbar, Megan S, Kilonzo, Gad

“…Abstract To successfully address HIV and TB in the world, we must address the healthcare needs of key populations, such as drug users, and we must do this…”
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If, when and how to tell: a qualitative study of HIV disclosure among young women in Zimbabwe by Zamudio-Haas, Sophia, Mudekunye-Mahaka, Imelda, Lambdin, Barrot H, Dunbar, Megan S

“…Abstract In the Shona culture of Zimbabwe, a high regard for childbearing contributes to strong pressures on women to have children. For young women living…”
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Findings from SHAZ!: A Feasibility Study of a Microcredit and Life-Skills HIV Prevention Intervention to Reduce Risk Among Adolescent Female Orphans in Zimbabwe by Dunbar, Megan S., Maternowska, M. Catherine, Kang, Mi-Suk J., Laver, Susan M., Mudekunye-Mahaka, Imelda, Padian, Nancy S.

“…This study tested the feasibility of a combined microcredit and life-skills HIV prevention intervention among 50 adolescent female orphans in urban/peri-urban…”
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The association between cervical HPV infection and HIV acquisition among women in Zimbabwe by Averbach, Sarah H., Gravitt, Patti E., Nowak, Rebecca G., Celentano, David D., Dunbar, Megan S., Morrison, Charles S., Grimes, Barbara, Padian, Nancy S.

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Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition: The program and policy implications of differential effects among subgroups by Dunbar, Megan S

“…Hormonal contraceptives (HC), such as combined oral contraceptive pills (COCs) and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injections, are among the most…”
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