Search Results - "Gugulethu Tshabalala"
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Exploring Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of PrEP Uptake among Young People in Uganda, Zimbabwe, and South Africa
Published in Archives of sexual behavior (01-05-2021)“…Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective HIV prevention strategy. Few studies have explored adolescents and young people’s perspectives toward PrEP. We…”
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A qualitative study to explore daily versus on-demand oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in young people from South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe
Published in PloS one (29-06-2023)“…Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain vulnerable to HIV infection. While pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective in preventing HIV…”
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Preferences for oral PrEP dosing among adolescent boys and young men in three sub-Saharan African countries
Published in PloS one (09-10-2023)“…HIV remains a leading contributor to the disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa, with adolescents and young people disproportionately affected. Optimising…”
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Understanding Repeat Positive HIV Testing in South Africa Under Changing Treatment Guidelines
Published in AIDS and behavior (01-05-2022)“…Some people with HIV (PWH) test positive multiple times without initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART). We surveyed 496 ART-eligible PWH following routine HIV…”
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A qualitative study to identify critical attributes and attribute-levels for a discrete choice experiment on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery among young people in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa
Published in BMC health services research (06-01-2021)“…The uptake and adherence of daily oral PrEP has been poor in high-risk populations in South Africa including young people. We used qualitative research methods…”
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Symptoms of post-traumatic stress and associations with sexual behaviour and PrEP preferences among young people in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe
Published in BMC infectious diseases (16-05-2022)“…It is not known whether post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increases HIV-risk behaviours among young people in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed associations…”
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A qualitative study to explore strategies to improve the Road to Health Application for maternal and child health outcomes in South Africa
Published in Frontiers in digital health (09-03-2023)“…The Road to Health Application (RTHA) is essentially a digitalized version of the National Department of Health's Road to Health book, and a hand-printed…”
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A Qualitative Study Exploring Motivators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Adults in South Africa and Zimbabwe
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (25-03-2023)“…While vaccines are a well-established method of controlling the spread of infectious diseases, vaccine hesitancy jeopardizes curbing the spread of COVID-19…”
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Implementing ecological momentary assessments to measure violence and adolescent HIV transmission risk: Lessons from Johannesburg, South Africa
Published in PLOS digital health (01-02-2024)“…Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) is an important methodology to understand risky behaviour and holds promise for HIV research. EMA is still novel in…”
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Barriers to HIV-associated lymphoma diagnosis in Soweto, South Africa: A nurse's perspective
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (01-06-2023)“…e18727 Background: Delayed diagnosis of aggressive lymphoma in people living with HIV (PLWH) in South Africa is an emerging public health crisis due in part to…”
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Characterizing the mental health of South African women living with comorbid HIV and breast cancer
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (01-06-2023)“…e12549 Background: In South Africa’s public hospitals, 20% of new breast cancer (BC) diagnoses are in women living with HIV (WLWH). These women experience 49%…”
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A qualitative study to explore daily versus on-demand oral pre-exposure prophylaxis
Published in PloS one (29-06-2023)“…Background Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain vulnerable to HIV infection. While pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective in preventing…”
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A Risk Prediction Model to Identify People Living with HIV Who are High-risk for Disengagement from Care after HIV Diagnosis in South Africa
Published in AIDS and behavior (01-10-2024)“…The provision of ART in South Africa has transformed the HIV epidemic, resulting in an increase in life expectancy by over 10 years. Despite this, nearly…”
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A qualitative study of stakeholder and researcher perspectives of community engagement practices for HIV vaccine clinical trials in South Africa
Published in Journal of community psychology (01-04-2023)“…Community engagement increases community trust of research and improves trial participation. However, there is limited documented appraisal of community…”
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Interest in I-PrEP and Willingness to Participate in Clinical Trials Among Men and Transfeminine Persons Who have Sex with Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: Quantitative and Qualitative Findings from HPTN 075
Published in AIDS and behavior (01-07-2024)“…This study explored interest in injectable PrEP (I-PrEP) and willingness to participate in clinical trials testing new biomedical HIV prevention strategies…”
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Internalized HIV stigma, ART initiation and HIV‐1 RNA suppression in South Africa: exploring avoidant coping as a longitudinal mediator
Published in Journal of the International AIDS Society (01-10-2018)“…Introduction Cross‐sectional evidence suggests that internalized HIV stigma is associated with lower likelihoods of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and…”
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A qualitative study to explore healthcare providers' perspectives on barriers and enablers to early detection of breast and cervical cancers among women attending primary healthcare clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa
Published in PLOS global public health (09-05-2023)“…Low-and-middle income countries (LMICs) contribute approximately 70% of global cancer deaths, and the cancer incidence in these countries is rapidly…”
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The potential effect of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) roll-out on sexual-risk behaviour among adolescents and young people in East and southern Africa
Published in African journal of AIDS research : AJAR (01-03-2022)“…Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV-prevention strategy recommended for those at high-risk of infection, including adolescents and young people (AYP). We…”
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A multi‐country cross‐sectional study to assess predictors of daily versus on‐demand oral pre‐exposure prophylaxis in youth from South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe
Published in Journal of the International AIDS Society (01-08-2022)“…Introduction Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) carries the burden of the HIV epidemic, especially among adolescents and young people (AYP). Little is known about…”
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A qualitative study to explore daily versus on-demand oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in young people from South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe
Published in PloS one (01-01-2023)“…Background Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain vulnerable to HIV infection. While pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective in preventing…”
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