Search Results - "Howarth, Alison R"

COVID-19 infection and vaccination uptake in men and gender-diverse people who have sex with men in the UK: analyses of a large, online community cross-sectional survey (RiiSH-COVID) undertaken November-December 2021 by Ogaz, Dana, Allen, Hester, Reid, David, Brown, Jack R G, Howarth, Alison R, Pulford, Caisey V, Mercer, Catherine H, Saunders, John, Hughes, Gwenda, Mohammed, Hamish

“…Men and gender-diverse people who have sex with men are disproportionately affected by health conditions associated with increased risk of severe illness due…”
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Assessing the impact of online postal self-sampling for sexually transmitted infections on health inequalities, access to care and clinical outcomes in the UK: protocol for ASSIST, a realist evaluation by Gibbs, Jo, Howarth, Alison R, Sheringham, Jessica, Jackson, Louise J, Wong, Geoff, Copas, Andrew, Crundwell, David J, Mercer, Catherine H, Mohammed, Hamish, Ross, Jonathan, Sullivan, Ann K, Murray, Elizabeth, Burns, Fiona M

“…IntroductionThe past decade has seen a rapid increase in the volume and proportion of testing for sexually transmitted infections that are accessed via online…”
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"They made me feel comfortable": a comparison of methods to measure patient experience in a sexual health clinic by Howarth, Alison R, Day, Sophie, Greene, Linda, Ward, Helen

“…High quality sexual health services are needed to improve both individual and public health outcomes. This study set out to explore what is important to…”
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Accelerated partner therapy (APT) partner notification for people with Chlamydia trachomatis: protocol for the Limiting Undetected Sexually Transmitted infections to RedUce Morbidity (LUSTRUM) APT cross-over cluster randomised controlled trial by Estcourt, Claudia S, Howarth, Alison R, Copas, Andrew, Low, Nicola, Mapp, Fiona, Woode Owusu, Melvina, Flowers, Paul, Roberts, Tracy, Mercer, Catherine H, Wayal, Sonali, Symonds, Merle, Nandwani, Rak, Saunders, John, Johnson, Anne M, Pothoulaki, Maria, Althaus, Christian, Pickering, Karen, McKinnon, Tamsin, Brice, Susannah, Comer, Alex, Tostevin, Anna, Ogwulu, Chidubem (Duby), Vojt, Gabriele, Cassell, Jackie A

“…IntroductionPartner notification (PN) is a process aiming to identify, test and treat the sex partners of people (index patients) with sexually transmitted…”
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Improving sexual health through partner notification: the LUSTRUM mixed-methods research Programme including RCT of accelerated partner therapy by Estcourt, Claudia S, Mapp, Fiona, Woode Owusu, Melvina, Low, Nicola, Flowers, Paul, Copas, Andrew, Roberts, Tracy E, Mercer, Catherine H, Saunders, John, Nandwani, Rak, Althaus, Christian L, Stirrup, Oliver, Symonds, Merle, Howarth, Alison R, Johnson, Anne M, Okeke Ogwulu, Chidubem, Pothoulaki, Maria, Vojt, Gabriele, Wayal, Sonali, Brice, Susie, Comer-Schwartz, Alex, Tostevin, Anna, Williams, Eleanor, Lasoye, Sarah, McQueen, Jean, Abdali, Zainab, Cassell, Jackie A

“…Background Sexually transmitted infections disproportionately affect young people and men who have sex with men. Chlamydia is Britain’s most common sexually…”
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'Stay at home …': exploring the impact of the COVID-19 public health response on sexual behaviour and health service use among men who have sex with men: findings from a large online survey in the UK by Howarth, Alison R, Saunders, John, Reid, David, Kelly, Isabelle, Wayal, Sonali, Weatherburn, Peter, Hughes, Gwenda, Mercer, Catherine H

“…The first UK national lockdown began on 23 March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and led to reduced STI/HIV service provision in the UK. We…”
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Sexual behaviour, STI and HIV testing and testing need among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men recruited for online surveys pre/post-COVID-19 restrictions in the UK by Brown, Jack Rg, Reid, David, Howarth, Alison R, Mohammed, Hamish, Saunders, John, Pulford, Caisey V, Ogaz, Dana, Hughes, Gwenda, Mercer, Catherine H

“…We examined sexual behaviour, sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing and testing need, and identified associated factors, among gay, bisexual and…”
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Difficulty accessing condoms because of the COVID-19 pandemic reported by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in the UK: findings from a large, cross-sectional, online survey by Brown, Jack Rg, Reid, David, Howarth, Alison R, Mohammed, Hamish, Saunders, John, Pulford, Caisey V, Ogaz, Dana, Hughes, Gwenda, Mercer, Catherine H

“…COVID-19 restrictions severely reduced face-to-face sexual health services, an important access point for condoms. We examine whether gay, bisexual and other…”
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Accelerated partner therapy contact tracing for people with chlamydia (LUSTRUM): a crossover cluster-randomised controlled trial by Estcourt, Claudia S, Stirrup, Oliver, Copas, Andrew, Low, Nicola, Mapp, Fiona, Saunders, John, Mercer, Catherine H, Flowers, Paul, Roberts, Tracy, Howarth, Alison R, Owusu, Melvina Woode, Symonds, Merle, Nandwani, Rak, Ogwulu, Chidubem, Brice, Susannah, Johnson, Anne M, Althaus, Christian L, Williams, Eleanor, Comer-Schwartz, Alex, Tostevin, Anna, Cassell, Jackie A

“…BACKGROUNDAccelerated partner therapy has shown promise in improving contact tracing. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of accelerated partner therapy in…”
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Choice of antibiotics for prophylaxis of bacterial STIs among individuals currently self-sourcing by Kohli, Manik, Reid, David, Pulford, Caisey V, Howarth, Alison, Brown, Jack, Mohammed, Hamish, Hughes, Gwenda, Mercer, Catherine H, Saunders, John

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