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Culture Matters in Communicating the Global Response to COVID-19 by Airhihenbuwa, C O, Iwelunmor, J, Munodawafa, D, Ford, C L, Oni, T, Agyemang, C, Mota, C, Ikuomola, O B, Simbayi, L, Fallah, M P, Qian, Z, Makinwa, B, Niang, C, Okosun, I

“…Current communication messages in the COVID-19 pandemic tend to focus more on individual risks than community risks resulting from existing inequities. Culture…”
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HIV testing attitudes, AIDS stigma, and voluntary HIV counselling and testing in a black township in Cape Town, South Africa by Kalichman, S C, Simbayi, L C

“…Objectives: A cornerstone of HIV prevention in South Africa is voluntary HIV antibody counselling and testing (VCT), but only one in five South Africans aware…”
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HIV prevalence in South Africa through gender and racial lenses: results from the 2012 population-based national household survey by Mabaso, M, Makola, L, Naidoo, I, Mlangeni, L L, Jooste, S, Simbayi, L

“…In South Africa, persistence of the HIV epidemic and associated gender and racial disparities is a major concern after more than 20 years of democratic…”
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Disclosure of HIV status to sex partners and sexual risk behaviours among HIV-positive men and women, Cape Town, South Africa by Simbayi, L C, Kalichman, S C, Strebel, A, Cloete, A, Henda, N, Mqeketo, A

“…Background: The HIV epidemic continues to amplify in southern Africa and there is a growing need for HIV prevention interventions among people who have tested…”
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Traditional beliefs about the cause of AIDS and AIDS-related stigma in South Africa by Kalichman, S.C., Simbayi, L.

“…AIDS-related stigmas are pervasive in some segments of South African society and stigmas can impede efforts to promote voluntary counselling and testing and…”
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HIV risk perception and behavior among medically and traditionally circumcised males in South Africa by Zungu, N P, Simbayi, L C, Mabaso, M, Evans, M, Zuma, K, Ncitakalo, N, Sifunda, S

“…In South Africa, voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has recently been implemented as a strategy for reducing the risk of heterosexual HIV acquisition…”
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Heterosexual anal intercourse among community and clinical settings in Cape Town, South Africa by Kalichman, S C, Simbayi, L C, Cain, D, Jooste, S

“…Anal intercourse is an efficient mode of HIV transmission and may play a role in the heterosexual HIV epidemics of southern Africa. However, little information…”
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Trends in HIV testing and associated factors among men in South Africa: evidence from 2005, 2008 and 2012 national population-based household surveys by Makusha, T, Mabaso, M, Richter, L, Desmond, C, Jooste, S, Simbayi, L

“…Abstract Objectives In Sub-Saharan African countries, including South Africa, uptake of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among men remains a major…”
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Stigma and discrimination experiences of HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa by Cloete, A., Simbayi, L.C., Kalichman, S.C., Strebel, A., Henda, N.

“…Since the primary mode of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is heterosexual, research focusing on the sexual behaviour of men who have sex with men (MSM)…”
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Determinants of gender disparities in scaling up the first 90 towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets in South Africa: findings from the 2017 household-based national cross-sectional survey by Jooste, S, Mabaso, M, Taylor, M, North, A, Shean, Y L, Simbayi, L C

“…The first 90 of UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets to have 90% of the people living with HIV know their status is an important entry point to the HIV treatment cascade…”
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Sexual assault history and risks for sexually transmitted infections among women in an African township in Cape Town, South Africa by Kalichman, S. C., Simbayi, L. C.

“…Sexual violence is associated with women's risks for HIV infection. The current study investigated factors related to risks for sexually transmitted infections…”
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Pathways from witnessing community violence to mental health problems among South African adolescents by North, A., Vermaak, R., Kendall, A., Mackesy-Amiti, M.E., Simbayi, L., Kagee, A., Mthembu, J., Ward, C.L., Emerson, E., Donenberg, G., Naidoo, P.

“…Background. The intersection of violence exposure and mental health problems is a public health crisis for South African (SA) adolescents. Understanding the…”
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Intimate partner violence as a factor associated with risky sexual behaviours and alcohol misuse amongst men in South Africa by Mthembu, J. C., Khan, G., Mabaso, M. L. H., Simbayi, L. C.

“…Globally intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem that can be perpetrated by both males and females, although males are more likely to…”
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“It’s Important to Take Your Medication Everyday Okay?” An Evaluation of Counselling by Lay Counsellors for ARV Adherence Support in the Western Cape, South Africa by Dewing, S., Mathews, C., Schaay, N., Cloete, A., Louw, J., Simbayi, L.

“…There is growing interest in standard care programmes for antiretroviral (ARV) adherence support. In South Africa, individual counselling following ARV…”
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Prevalence of psychological distress and its association with socio-demographic and HIV-risk factors in South Africa: Findings of the 2012 HIV prevalence, incidence and behaviour survey by Mthembu, J C, Mabaso, M L H, Khan, G, Simbayi, L C

“…In South Africa, there are limited nationally representative data on the prevalence and factors associated with psychological distress. This study used a 2012…”
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Behaviour Change Counselling for ARV Adherence Support Within Primary Health Care Facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa by Dewing, S., Mathews, C., Schaay, N., Cloete, A., Louw, J., Simbayi, L.

“…Health care systems have been described as ideal settings for behaviour change counselling interventions. There is little research evaluating the feasibility…”
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Behavioural responses of South African youth to the HIV/AIDS epidemic: A nationwide survey by Simbayi, L. C., Chauveau, J., Shisana, O.

“…South Africa is reported to have the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world. The present study investigated the behavioural responses of…”
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Sexual assault, sexual risks and gender attitudes in a community sample of South African men by Kalichman, S. C., Simbayi, L. C., Cain, D., Cherry, C., Henda, N., Cloete, A.

“…Sexual assault against women and HIV infection are both prevalent and related social problems in South Africa. The current study examined hostile attitudes…”
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Associations of poverty, substance use, and HIV transmission risk behaviors in three South African communities by Kalichman, Seth C., Simbayi, Leickness C., Kagee, Ashraf, Toefy, Yoesrie, Jooste, Sean, Cain, Demetria, Cherry, Chauncey

“…The majority of the world's HIV infections occur in communities ravished by poverty. Although HIV/AIDS and poverty are inextricably linked, there are few…”
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Marital status and risk of HIV infection in South Africa by SHISANA, O, ZUNGU-DIRWAYI, N, TOEFY, Y, SIMBAYI, L. C, MALIK, S, ZUMA, K

“…Available evidence on the relationship between marital status and HIV is contradictory. The objective of this study was to determine HIV prevalence among…”
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