Search Results - "Kathryn L. Hopkins"

Key risk factors for substance use among female sex workers in Soweto and Klerksdorp, South Africa: A cross-sectional study by Yeo, Ellis Jaewon, Hlongwane, Khuthadzo, Otwombe, Kennedy, Hopkins, Kathryn L, Variava, Ebrahim, Martinson, Neil, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Coetzee, Jenny, Milovanovic, Minja

“…Sex workers in South Africa experience high levels of trauma and mental health issues, but little is known about their drug and alcohol use. This study…”
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Assessing national cervical cancer screening guidelines: Results from an HIV testing clinic also screening for cervical cancer and HPV in Soweto, South Africa by Hopkins, Kathryn L, Jaffer, Maya, Hlongwane, Khuthadzo E, Otwombe, Kennedy, Dietrich, Janan, Cheyip, Mireille, Olivier, Jacobus, Doherty, Tanya, Gray, Glenda E

“…A screening centre in Soweto, South Africa (SA), investigated high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV), HIV, cervical cancer risk amongst women. This…”
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Co-designing and pilot testing a digital game to improve vaccine attitudes and misinformation resistance in Ghana by Cook, John, Lepage, Chelsey, Hopkins, Kathryn L, Cook, Wendy, Kolog, Emmanuel Awuni, Thomson, Angus, Iddrisu, Iddi, Burnette, Siobhan

“…Misinformation related to vaccines has been shown to potentially negatively impact public perceptions and intentions to vaccinate in many contexts including…”
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Does peer-navigated linkage to care work? A cross-sectional study of active linkage to care within an integrated non-communicable disease-HIV testing centre for adults in Soweto, South Africa by Hopkins, Kathryn L, Hlongwane, Khuthadzo E, Otwombe, Kennedy, Dietrich, Janan, Jaffer, Maya, Cheyip, Mireille, Olivier, Jacobus, van Rooyen, Heidi, Wade, Alisha N, Doherty, Tanya, Gray, Glenda E

“…South Africa is the HIV epidemic epicentre; however, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will be the most common cause of death by 2030. To improve identification…”
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Pandemic disruptions in vaccine uptake in a low-income setting: a qualitative inquiry by Malik, Fauzia Aman, Ahsan, Nazia, Jabeen, Rawshan, Afzal, Osama, Siddiqi, Alysha, Khan, Ayub, Hopkins, Kathryn L, Kazi, Abdul Momin

“…While the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of immunization delivery systems globally, the devastating impact of the pandemic on immunization…”
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Community-Based Approaches to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Demand: Lessons Learned from Four UNICEF-Supported Interventions by Hopkins, Kathryn L, Underwood, Talya, Iddrisu, Iddi, Woldemeskel, Hanna, Bon, Helena Ballester, Brouwers, Symen, De Almeida, Sofia, Fol, Natalie, Malhotra, Alka, Prasad, Shalini, Bharadwaj, Sowmyaa, Bhatnagar, Aarunima, Knobler, Stacey, Lihemo, Gloria

“…Vaccination is critical to minimize serious illness and death from COVID-19. Yet uptake of COVID-19 vaccines remains highly variable, particularly among…”
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Level of adult client satisfaction with clinic flow time and services of an integrated non-communicable disease-HIV testing services clinic in Soweto, South Africa: a cross-sectional study by Hopkins, Kathryn L, Hlongwane, Khuthadzo E, Otwombe, Kennedy, Dietrich, Janan, Cheyip, Mireille, Khanyile, Nompumelelo, Doherty, Tanya, Gray, Glenda E

“…While HIV Testing Services (HTS) have increased, many South Africans have not been tested. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the top cause of death…”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of vaccinators about expanded programs on immunization: a cross-sectional study by Azhar, Sunia, Rashid, Laiba, Islam, Taskeen, Akhtar, Samar, Hopkins, Kathryn L, Sommers, Theresa, Ikram, Aamer, Anwer, Naveed, Maqbool, Nabeel Ahmed, Khan, Zakir, Ahmed, Naveed, Akhtar, Hashaam

“…The periodic evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of healthcare workers, including vaccinators, concerning expanded programs on immunization…”
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The substantial burden of non-communicable diseases and HIV-comorbidity amongst adults: Screening results from an integrated HIV testing services clinic for adults in Soweto, South Africa by Hopkins, Kathryn L., Hlongwane, Khuthadzo E., Otwombe, Kennedy, Dietrich, Janan, Cheyip, Mireille, Olivier, Jacobus, van Rooyen, Heidi, Doherty, Tanya, Gray, Glenda E.

“…South Africa is disproportionately impacted by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and HIV/AIDS. We investigated the prevalence of known/unknown NCD risk factors,…”
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Shaping global vaccine acceptance with localized knowledge: a report from the inaugural VARN2022 conference by Underwood, Talya, Hopkins, Kathryn L, Sommers, Theresa, Howell, Cassidy, Boehman, Nicholas, Dockery, Meredith, Dubé, Ève, Dhaliwal, Baldeep K, Kazi, Abdul M, Limaye, Rupali, Qasim, Rubina, Seale, Holly, Kitutu, Freddy Eric, Kanwagi, Robert, Knobler, Stacey

“…The first conference of the Vaccination Acceptance Research Network, VARN2022: Shaping Global Vaccine Acceptance with Localized Knowledge, was held virtually,…”
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Sexual IPV and non-partner rape of female sex workers: Findings of a cross-sectional community-centric national study in South Africa by Jewkes, Rachel, Otwombe, Kennedy, Dunkle, Kristin, Milovanovic, Minja, Hlongwane, Khuthadzo, Jaffer, Maya, Matuludi, Mokgadi, Mbowane, Venice, Hopkins, Kathryn L., Hill, Naomi, Gray, Glenda, Coetzee, Jenny

“…Globally female sex workers (FSWs) are vulnerable to violence from intimate partners, police and clients due to stigma and criminalisation. In this paper we…”
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Will the current National Strategic Plan enable South Africa to end AIDS, Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Infections by 2022? by Gray, Glenda E., Hopkins, Kathryn L., Doherty, Tanya

“…Background: In May 2017, the South African National AIDS Council released the fourth National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV, tuberculosis and sexually…”
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Predictors of HVTN 503 MRK-AD5 HIV-1 gag/pol/nef vaccine induced immune responses by Hopkins, Kathryn L, Laher, Fatima, Otwombe, Kennedy, Churchyard, Gavin, Bekker, Linda-Gail, DeRosa, Stephen, Nchabeleng, Maphoshane, Mlisana, Koleka, Kublin, James, Gray, Glenda

“…Phambili, the Merck (MRK)-Adenovirus Type 5 (Ad5) HIV-1 gag/pol/nef subtype B vaccine study, conducted in South Africa, suspended enrollment and vaccination…”
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The HIV Cascade of Care and Service Utilisation at Sex Work Programmes Among Female Sex Workers in South Africa by Jaffer, Maya, Christofides, Nicola, Hlongwane, Khuthadzo, Otwombe, Kennedy, Milovanovic, Minja, Hopkins, Kathryn L., Matuludi, Mokgadi, Mbowane, Venice, Abdullah, Fareed, Gray, Glenda, Jewkes, Rachel, Coetzee, Jenny

“…Female sex workers (FSWs) in South Africa experience a uniquely high prevalence of HIV. We describe the HIV cascade of care (CoC) in FSWs in South Africa, and…”
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Building a way forward: Enabling community voices to forge the path toward successful immunization for all by Peimbert-Rappaport, Nadia, Hopkins, Kathryn L., Lihemo, Gloria, Underwood, Talya, Sommers, Theresa, Cuba, Gena, Bottallo Quadros, Ana, Kahondwa, Patrick, Shreedhar, Jaya, Ryan, Nessa, Konne, Nuadum M., Abad, Neetu, Ernst, Karen, Omar, Hinda, Gagneur, Arnaud, Leask, Julie, Zaharia, Raluca, Abdi, Ikram, Issa, Miguele, Kakaire, Charles, Risal Pokharel, Deepa, Lemango, Ephrem, Gupta, Anuradha

“…Community engagement is vital to the development of people-centered, successful vaccination programs. The diverse Vaccination Acceptance Research Network…”
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The second annual Vaccination Acceptance Research Network Conference (VARN2023): Shifting the immunization narrative to center equity and community expertise by Hopkins, Kathryn L., Lihemo, Gloria, Underwood, Talya, Sommers, Theresa, Dockery, Meredith, Boehman, Nicholas, Dubé, Ève, Qasim, Rubina, Kazi, Abdul Momin, Seale, Holly, Limaye, Rupali, de Jonquieres, Alex, Kakaire, Charles, Knobler, Stacey, Pokharel, Deepa Risal, Lemango, Ephrem, Gupta, Anuradha

“…Promoting vaccine acceptance and demand is an essential, yet often underrecognized component of ensuring that everyone has access to the full benefits of…”
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Demographics and health profile on precursors of non-communicable diseases in adults testing for HIV in Soweto, South Africa: a cross-sectional study by Hopkins, Kathryn L, Hlongwane, Khuthadzo, Otwombe, Kennedy, Dietrich, Janan, Cheyip, Mireille, Khanyile, Nompumelelo, Doherty, Tanya, Gray, Glenda E

“…ObjectivesThis cross-sectional study investigated the burden of HIV-non-communicable disease (NCD) precursor comorbidity by age and sex. Policies stress…”
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Analysis of Prehospital Transport Use for Trauma Patients in Lusaka, Zambia by Mowafi, Hani, Oranmore-Brown, Rae, Hopkins, Kathryn L., White, Emily E., Mulla, Yacob F., Seidenberg, Phil

“…Despite an increasing burden of injuries, prehospital transport systems remain underdeveloped in many low- and middle-income countries. Little information…”
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Co-Designing a Mobile-Based Game to Improve Misinformation Resistance and Vaccine Knowledge in Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda by Hopkins, Kathryn L, Lepage, Chelsey, Cook, Wendy, Thomson, Angus, Abeyesekera, Surangani, Knobler, Stacey, Boehman, Nicholas, Thompson, Brianna, Waiswa, Peter, Ssanyu, Jacquellyn Nambi, Kabwijamu, Lydia, Wamalwa, Benson, Aura, Caroline, Rukundo, Jean Claude, Cook, John

“…Misinformation can decrease public confidence in vaccines, and reduce vaccination intent and uptake. One strategy for countering these negative impacts comes…”
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Exposure to and experiences of violence among adolescents in lower socio-economic groups in Johannesburg, South Africa by Otwombe, Kennedy N, Dietrich, Janan, Sikkema, Kathleen J, Coetzee, Jenny, Hopkins, Kathryn L, Laher, Fatima, Gray, Glenda E

“…We explored exposure to and experiences of violence and their risk factors amongst ethnically diverse adolescents from lower socio economic groups in…”
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