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Internalized HIV stigma, ART initiation and HIV‐1 RNA suppression in South Africa: exploring avoidant coping as a longitudinal mediator by Earnshaw, Valerie A, Bogart, Laura M, Laurenceau, Jean‐Philippe, Chan, Brian T, Maughan‐Brown, Brendan G, Dietrich, Janan J, Courtney, Ingrid, Tshabalala, Gugulethu, Orrell, Catherine, Gray, Glenda E, Bangsberg, David R, Katz, Ingrid T

“…Introduction Cross‐sectional evidence suggests that internalized HIV stigma is associated with lower likelihoods of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and…”
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Age‐disparate sex and HIV risk for young women from 2002 to 2012 in South Africa by Evans, Meredith, Risher, Kathryn, Zungu, Nompumelelo, Shisana, Olive, Moyo, Sizulu, Celentano, David D, Maughan‐Brown, Brendan, Rehle, Thomas M

“…Introduction: Age‐disparate sex has long been considered a factor that increases HIV risk for young women in South Africa. However, recent studies from…”
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Changes in self‐reported HIV testing during South Africa's 2010/2011 national testing campaign: gains and shortfalls by Maughan‐Brown, Brendan, Lloyd, Neil, Bor, Jacob, Venkataramani, Atheendar S

“…Objectives HIV counselling and testing is critical to HIV prevention and treatment efforts. Mass campaigns may be an effective strategy to increase HIV testing…”
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Sexual Behaviour of Men and Women within Age-Disparate Partnerships in South Africa: Implications for Young Women's HIV Risk by Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Evans, Meredith, George, Gavin

“…Age-disparate partnerships are hypothesized to increase HIV-risk for young women. However, the evidence base remains mixed. Most studies have focused only on…”
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Accuracy and determinants of perceived HIV risk among young women in South Africa by Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Venkataramani, Atheendar S

“…HIV risk perceptions are a key determinant of HIV testing. The success of efforts to achieve an AIDS-free generation - including reaching the UNAIDS 90-90-90…”
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Longitudinal changes in COVID-19 vaccination intent among South African adults: evidence from the NIDS-CRAM panel survey, February to May 2021 by Burger, Ronelle, Köhler, Timothy, Golos, Aleksandra M, Buttenheim, Alison M, English, René, Tameris, Michele, Maughan-Brown, Brendan

“…COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has threatened the ability of many countries worldwide to contain the pandemic. Given the severe impact of the pandemic in South…”
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HIV incidence and associated risk factors in adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: A population-based cohort study by Lewis, Lara, Kharsany, Ayesha B M, Humphries, Hilton, Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Beckett, Sean, Govender, Kaymarlin, Cawood, Cherie, Khanyile, David, George, Gavin

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, high HIV incidence rates in adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) persist despite extensive HIV prevention efforts. A prospective…”
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HIV-related discrimination among grade six students in nine Southern African countries by Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Spaull, Nicholas

“…HIV-related stigmatisation and discrimination by young children towards their peers have important consequences at the individual level and for our response to…”
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Correlates of COVID-19 vaccination intentions and opinions about mandates among four groups of adults in South Africa with distinct vaccine intentions: evidence from a large national survey by Eyal, Katherine, Njozela, Lindokuhle, Köhler, Timothy, Ingle, Kim, Brophy, Timothy, Buttenheim, Alison, Maughan-Brown, Brendan

“…Despite a high number of recorded COVID-19 infections and deaths in South Africa, COVID-19 vaccine coverage remained low in March 2022, ten months into the…”
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Washing with hope: evidence of improved handwashing among children in South Africa from a pilot study of a novel soap technology by Burns, Justine, Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Mouzinho, Âurea

“…While regular handwashing effectively reduces communicable disease incidence and related child mortality, instilling a habit of regular handwashing in young…”
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Learning that circumcision is protective against HIV: risk compensation among men and women in Cape Town, South Africa by Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Venkataramani, Atheendar S

“…We examined whether knowledge of the HIV-protective benefits of male circumcision (MC) led to risk compensating behavior in a traditionally circumcising…”
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Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults in South Africa: multimethod evidence from a population-based longitudinal study by Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Eyal, Katherine Claire, Njozela, Lindokuhle, Buttenheim, Alison M

“…COVID-19 vaccine coverage remains low in many low and middle-income countries despite widespread access. To understand the dynamic decision-making process…”
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Male circumcision and sexual risk behaviors may contribute to considerable ethnic disparities in HIV prevalence in Kenya: an ecological analysis by Kenyon, Chris Richard, Vu, Lung, Menten, Joris, Maughan-Brown, Brendan

“…HIV prevalence varies between 0.8 and 20.2% in Kenya's various ethnic groups. The reasons underlying these variations have not been evaluated before. We used…”
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Partner concurrency and HIV infection risk in South Africa by Kenyon, Chris R, Tsoumanis, Achilleas, Schwartz, Ilan S, Maughan-Brown, Brendan

“…Highlights • Partner concurrency is defined as one's partner having other sexual partners. • We assessed the association between partner concurrency and HIV in…”
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Associations of social media and health content use with sexual risk behaviours among adolescents in South Africa by Banougnin, Boladé Hamed, Toska, Elona, Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Rudgard, William, Hertzog, Lucas, Jochim, Janina, Armstrong, Alice, Cluver, Lucie

“…Increasing rates of mobile phone access present potential new opportunities and risks for adolescents' sexual and reproductive health in resource-poor…”
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Concurrent sexual partnerships among young adults in Cape Town, South Africa: how is concurrency changing? by Maughan-Brown, Brendan

“…The current debate about the role of concurrent sexual partnerships in the spread of HIV is influenced by limited or weak empirical data on concurrency. There…”
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Quasi-experimental evaluation of a financial incentive for first-dose COVID-19 vaccination among adults aged ≥60 years in South Africa by Chetty-Makkan, Candice Maylene, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Bair, Elizabeth F, Bokolo, Simamkele, Day, Candy, Wapenaar, Korstiaan, Werner, Jesse, Long, Lawrence, Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Miot, Jacqui, Pascoe, Sophie J S, Buttenheim, Alison M

“…IntroductionCOVID-19 vaccination coverage in South Africa (RSA) remains low despite increased access to vaccines. On 1 November 2021, RSA introduced the Vooma…”
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Trajectories of HIV-Related Internalized Stigma and Disclosure Concerns Among ART Initiators and Noninitiators in South Africa by Chan, Brian T., Maughan-Brown, Brendan G., Bogart, Laura M., Earnshaw, Valerie A., Tshabalala, Gugulethu, Courtney, Ingrid, Dietrich, Janan J., Orrell, Catherine, Gray, Glenda E., Bangsberg, David R., Tsai, Alexander C., Katz, Ingrid T.

“…HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is associated with worse health outcomes. We used longitudinal data from a multisite cohort in South…”
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Trajectories of HIV-related internalized stigma and disclosure concerns among ART initiators and non-initiators in South Africa by Chan, Brian T, Maughan-Brown, Brendan G, Bogart, Laura M, Earnshaw, Valerie A, Tshabalala, Gugulethu, Courtney, Ingrid, Dietrich, Janan J, Orrell, Catherine, Gray, Glenda E, Bangsberg, David R, Tsai, Alexander C, Katz, Ingrid T

“…HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is associated with worse health outcomes. We used longitudinal data from a multi-site cohort in South…”
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Stigma rises despite antiretroviral roll-out: A longitudinal analysis in South Africa by Maughan-Brown, Brendan

“…Stigma is a recognised problem for effective prevention, treatment, and care of HIV/AIDS. However, few studies have measured changes in the magnitude and…”
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