Search Results - "Simbayi, Leickness C."
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The Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework: a global, crosscutting framework to inform research, intervention development, and policy on health-related stigmas
Published in BMC medicine (15-02-2019)“…Stigma is a well-documented barrier to health seeking behavior, engagement in care and adherence to treatment across a range of health conditions globally. In…”
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Alcohol use and sexual risks for HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review of empirical findings
Published in Prevention science (01-06-2007)“…Alcohol consumption is associated with risks for sexually transmitted infections (STI), including HIV/AIDS. In this paper, we systematically review the…”
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Socio-demographic and behavioural profile of women in polygamous relationships in South Africa: a retrospective analysis of the 2002 population-based household survey data
Published in BMC women's health (02-08-2018)“…The prevalence and effect of polygamous relationships may have serious reproductive and /or health consequences for women. In South Africa, unlike in other…”
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Geographical variation in HIV testing in South Africa: Evidence from the 2017 national household HIV survey
Published in Southern African journal of HIV medicine (2021)“…Identification of the geographical areas with low uptake of HIV testing could assist in spatial targeting of interventions to improve the uptake of HIV…”
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Seroprevalence survey of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody and associated factors in South Africa: Findings of the 2020–2021 population-based household survey
Published in PLOS global public health (25-09-2023)“…Population-based serological testing is important to understand the epidemiology and estimate the true cumulative incidence of severe acute respiratory…”
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Multiple Recent Sexual Partnerships and Alcohol Use Among Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic Patients, Cape Town, South Africa
Published in Sexually transmitted diseases (01-01-2011)“…Background: Multiple recent sex partners promote the rapid spread of sexually transmitted infections (STI), including human immunodeficiency virus. Alcohol use…”
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Heterosexual anal intercourse and HIV infection risks in the context of alcohol serving venues, Cape Town, South Africa
Published in BMC public health (14-10-2011)“…The most efficient sexual behavior for HIV transmission is unprotected receptive anal intercourse. However, it is unclear what role heterosexual unprotected…”
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Condom negotiation, HIV testing, and HIV risks among women from alcohol serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa
Published in PloS one (02-10-2012)“…Women in South Africa are at particularly high-risk for HIV infection and are dependent on their male partners' use of condoms for sexual risk reduction…”
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Does perceived life stress mediate the association between HIV status and alcohol use? Evidence from adults living in Cape Town, South Africa
Published in AIDS care (01-08-2013)“…South Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV in the world. Because living with HIV is stressful and because alcohol consumption is often used to cope with…”
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Internalized stigma, discrimination, and depression among men and women living with HIV/AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa
Published in Social science & medicine (1982) (01-05-2007)“…AIDS stigmas interfere with HIV prevention, diagnosis, and treatment and can become internalized by people living with HIV/AIDS. However, the effects of…”
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Measuring AIDS stigmas in people living with HIV/AIDS: the Internalized AIDS-Related Stigma Scale
Published in AIDS care (01-01-2009)“…AIDS stigmas create significant barriers to HIV prevention, testing, and care and can become internalized by people living with HIV/AIDS. We developed a…”
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Global HIV efforts need to focus on key populations in LMICs
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (18-12-2021)“…[...]the COVID-19 pandemic, HIV had preoccupied the minds of the global health community for almost four decades. Some LMICs had nearly achieved the UNAIDS…”
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The role of alcohol use in antiretroviral adherence among individuals living with HIV in South Africa: Event-level findings from a daily diary study
Published in Drug and alcohol dependence (01-10-2016)“…Highlights • All alcohol variables were associated with missed antiretrovirals at the event-level. • The largest effect was at a low-moderate level compared to…”
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New insights into HIV epidemic in South Africa: key findings from the National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey, 2012
Published in African journal of AIDS research : AJAR (25-03-2016)“…This article presents key findings from the 2012 HIV prevalence, incidence and behaviour survey conducted in South Africa and explores trends in the HIV…”
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HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partners Among Sexually Active People Living with HIV in South Africa: Results from the 2012 National Population-Based Household Survey
Published in AIDS and behavior (2017)“…This paper explores the prevalence and correlates of HIV seropositive status disclosure to sexual partners by people living with HIV (PLHIV) in South Africa…”
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Alcohol Expectancies and Inhibition Conflict as Moderators of the Alcohol–Unprotected Sex Relationship: Event-Level Findings from a Daily Diary Study Among Individuals Living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
Published in AIDS and behavior (01-01-2016)“…Literature from sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere supports a global association between alcohol and HIV risk. However, more rigorous studies using multiple…”
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Randomized Trial of a Community-based Alcohol-related HIV Risk-reduction Intervention for Men and Women in Cape Town South Africa
Published in Annals of behavioral medicine (01-12-2008)“…Background HIV is devastating southern Africa and alcohol use is closely related to HIV transmission risks. Purpose The current study tested the efficacy of a…”
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Randomized clinical trial of brief risk reduction counseling for sexually transmitted infection clinic patients in Cape Town, South Africa
Published in American journal of public health (1971) (01-09-2011)“…We examined the effects of a brief counseling intervention designed to reduce HIV risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among patients…”
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Development of a brief scale to measure AIDS-related stigma in South Africa
Published in AIDS and behavior (01-06-2005)“…Although there has been progress in AIDS stigma research, there are no multi-item AIDS stigma scales that have been shown reliable and valid in Africa. The…”
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HIV/AIDS Risk Reduction Counseling for Alcohol Using Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic Patients in Cape Town, South Africa
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (15-04-2007)“…BACKGROUND:HIV is ravaging southern Africa, and HIV transmission risk behaviors are facilitated by alcohol use in sexual contexts. There are no known…”
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