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List of works by Helen Ward

"They made me feel comfortable": a comparison of methods to measure patient experience in a sexual health clinic

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A Hybrid Architecture (CO-CONNECT) to Facilitate Rapid Discovery and Access to Data Across the United Kingdom in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development Study

scientific article published in 2022

A pathway to chlamydia control: updated ECDC guidance

scientific article published on 14 March 2016

A prospective social and molecular investigation of gonococcal transmission

scientific article published on November 2000

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in adolescents living with HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Antibody prevalence for SARS-CoV-2 following the peak of the pandemic in England: REACT2 study in 100,000 adults

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Assessing the severity of the novel influenza A/H1N1 pandemic.

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Behavioral convergence: implications for mathematical models of sexually transmitted infection transmission

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Brief intervention for alcohol misuse in people attending sexual health clinics: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

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Changes in chlamydia control activities in Europe between 2007 and 2012: a cross-national survey

scientific article published on 24 October 2015

Characteristics of LGV repeaters: analysis of LGV surveillance data

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Circular labor migration and HIV in India: exploring heterogeneity in bridge populations connecting areas of high and low HIV infection prevalence

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Clinical predictors of rectal lymphogranuloma venereum infection: results from a multicentre case-control study in the U.K.

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Complex routes into HIV care for migrant workers: a qualitative study from north India

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Congenital syphilis in the United Kingdom

scientific article published on February 2006

Contribution of sexually transmitted infections to the sexual transmission of HIV.

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Could we, should we? Yes

scientific article published on September 10, 2011

Declining prevalence of STI in the London sex industry, 1985 to 2002.

scientific article published on October 2004

Developing a conceptual framework of seroadaptive behaviors in HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men.

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Diagnosing chlamydia and managing proctitis in men who have sex with men: current UK practice

scientific article published on 12 December 2007

Diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum from biopsy samples

scientific article published on October 2006

Direct transmission: introducing a new feature in STI.

scientific article published on October 2007

Effect on normal vaginal flora of three intravaginal microbicidal agents potentially active against human immunodeficiency virus type 1.

scientific article published in May 1998

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of traditional and new partner notification technologies for curable sexually transmitted infections: observational study, systematic reviews and mathematical modelling.

scientific article published on January 2014

Epidemics of syphilis in the Russian Federation: trends, origins, and priorities for control

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Ethnic variation in cancer patients' ratings of information provision, communication and overall care

scientific article published on 07 February 2016

Ethnic variations in upper gastrointestinal hospitalizations and deaths: the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study.

scientific article published on 9 October 2015

Exploring research participation among cancer patients: analysis of a national survey and an in-depth interview study

scientific article published on 4 September 2015

Factors associated with HIV seroconversion in gay men in England at the start of the 21st century

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Genetic techniques and surveillance of tuberculosis

scientific article published in The Lancet

Genital chlamydia prevalence in Europe and non-European high income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Geographical and demographic clustering of gonorrhoea in London

scientific article published on 16 August 2007

Global health learning outcomes for medical students in the UK.

scientific article published on 19 October 2011

Globalisation, the sex industry, and health

scientific article published on October 2006

HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and risk behaviours in male sex workers in London over a 10 year period

scientific article published on 17 August 2006

Handing over the reins

Health issues associated with increasing use of "crack" cocaine among female sex workers in London

scientific article published on August 2000

Health seeking behaviour and the control of sexually transmitted disease.

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Hepatitis B vaccination for male sex workers: the experience of a specialist GUM service

scientific article published on February 2006

Heterogeneity in risk of pelvic inflammatory diseases after chlamydia infection: a population-based study in Manitoba, Canada.

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Hospital indicators of poor sexual health

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How Many HIV infections may be averted by targeting primary infection in men who have sex with men? Quantification of changes in transmission-risk behavior, using an individual-based model

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How robust are the natural history parameters used in chlamydia transmission dynamic models? A systematic review

scientific article published on 30 January 2014

How safe is safer sex? High levels of HSV-1 and HSV-2 in female sex workers in London

scientific article published on 29 March 2006

How would a decision to leave the European Union affect medical research and health in the United Kingdom?

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INterpreting the Processes of the UMPIRE Trial (INPUT): protocol for a qualitative process evaluation study of a fixed-dose combination (FDC) strategy to improve adherence to cardiovascular medications.

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Identification of individuals with gonorrhoea within sexual networks: a population-based study

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Impact of bacterial vaginosis on detection of chlamydial infection

scientific article published in March 2004

Implementation of HIV testing is patchy in the UK

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Increasing SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in England at the start of the second wave: REACT-2 Round 4 cross-sectional study in 160,000 adults

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Inequalities in the care experiences of patients with cancer: analysis of data from the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2011-2012.

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Is HIV out of control in the UK? An example of analysing patterns of HIV spreading using incidence-to-prevalence ratios

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Long-term health impacts of COVID-19 among 242,712 adults in England

scientific article published in 2023

Low levels of HIV test coverage in clinical settings in the U.K.: a systematic review of adherence to 2008 guidelines

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Lymphogranuloma venereum diagnoses among men who have sex with men in the U.K.: interpreting a cross-sectional study using an epidemic phase-specific framework

scientific article published on 12 July 2013

Lymphogranuloma venereum in men who have sex in men: are we missing a reservoir of infection?

scientific article published in August 2013

Lymphogranuloma venereum in the United kingdom

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Lymphogranuloma venereum: here to stay?

scientific article published in June 2009

Mapping HIV/STI behavioural surveillance in Europe

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Maximizing the impact of HIV prevention technologies in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Medical secretaries have a key role in helping patients navigate the NHS

scientific article published on February 13, 2013

Migration as a risk and a livelihood strategy: HIV across the life course of migrant families in India

scientific article published on 22 March 2016

Modern day influences on sexual behavior

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Nonoxynol-9 in lubricated condoms. Results of a study in female prostitutes

scientific article published on September 1996

One-to-one counselling for STI prevention: not so much whether as how

Online First in Sexually Transmitted Infections.

scientific article published in June 2006

P14 Pathways to HIV diagnosis and treatment among migrants and their partners in India

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P96 Characteristics and sexual health outcomes of sex workers seeking sexual health care in England

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Partner notification

Partner notification for gonorrhoea: a comparative study with a provincial and a metropolitan UK clinic

scientific article published on December 1998

Pelvic inflammatory disease risk following negative results from chlamydia nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) versus non-NAATs in Denmark: A retrospective cohort

scientific article published on 2 January 2018

Perceptions and behavioural responses of the general public during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey of UK Adults

scientific article published on 03 April 2020

Prevention indicators for evaluating the progress of national AIDS programmes

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Prevention strategies for sexually transmitted infections: importance of sexual network structure and epidemic phase

scientific article published on 27 March 2007

Process evaluation of the impact and acceptability of a polypill for prevention of cardiovascular disease.

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Prostitute women and public health

scientific article published on December 1988

Prostitution and risk of HIV: female prostitutes in London

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Prostitution and risk of HIV: male partners of female prostitutes

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Public health training in genitourinary medicine.

scientific article published on June 2006

Publication: a dialogue between authors and editors

Quantifying sexual exposure to HIV within an HIV-serodiscordant relationship: development of an algorithm

scientific article published on May 15, 2011

Recent infection testing algorithm (RITA) applied to new HIV diagnoses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2009 to 2011.

scientific article published on 16 January 2014

Recording HIV status on police computers

scientific article published on June 1992

Rectal chlamydia--a reservoir of undiagnosed infection in men who have sex with men.

scientific article published on 28 January 2009

Reductions in HIV transmission risk behaviour following diagnosis of primary HIV infection: a cohort of high-risk men who have sex with men.

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Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2: Detection by community viral surveillance

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Risk factors for rectal lymphogranuloma venereum in gay men: results of a multicentre case-control study in the U.K.

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Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease After Chlamydia Infection in a Prospective Cohort of Sex Workers

scientific article published on March 1, 2013

Risk pathways for gonorrhea acquisition in sex workers: can we distinguish confounding from an exposure effect using a priori hypotheses?

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Risky sexual behaviour in context: qualitative results from an investigation into risk factors for seroconversion among gay men who test for HIV.

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Safety Study of Nonoxynol-9 as a Vaginal Microbicide: Evidence of Adverse Effects

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Self-medication prevalence for sexually transmitted diseases: meta-analysis and meta-regression of population level determinants

scientific article published in February 2009

Sexual networks and the transmission of HIV in London

scientific article published on January 1998

Sexual partner networks in the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. An analysis of gonorrhea cases in Sheffield, UK.

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Still waiting: poor access to sexual health services in the UK.

scientific article published on February 2006

Stratified, precision or personalised medicine? Cancer services in the 'real world' of a London hospital.

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Study looks at perinatal health outcomes among nurses' offsprings

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Studying complex interactions among determinants of healthcare-seeking behaviours: self-medication for sexually transmitted infection symptoms in female sex workers

scientific article published on August 2010

Surveillance of an infectious syphilis outbreak in south London, UK: a comparison of reporting systems

scientific article published in March 2009

The BASHH Public Health Special Interest Group

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The association between Lymphogranuloma venereum and HIV among men who have sex with men: systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on March 18, 2011

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of brief advice for excessive alcohol consumption among people attending sexual health clinics: a randomised controlled trial.

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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of brief intervention for excessive alcohol consumption among people attending sexual health clinics: a randomised controlled trial (SHEAR).

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The clinical manifestations of anorectal infection with lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) versus non-LGV strains of Chlamydia trachomatis: a case-control study in homosexual men.

scientific article published on July 2007

The effects of cancer research participation on patient experience: a mixed-methods analysis

scientific article published on 10 June 2015

The effects of household wealth on HIV prevalence in Manicaland, Zimbabwe - a prospective household census and population-based open cohort study.

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The prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum infection in men who have sex with men: results of a multicentre case finding study.

scientific article published on 15 February 2009

The price of sex: condom use and the determinants of the price of sex among female sex workers in eastern Zimbabwe

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The reported impact of public involvement in biobanks: A scoping review

scientific article published on 06 May 2020

The safety of migrant and local sex workers: preparing for London 2012

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

The sexual health of female sex workers compared with other women in England: analysis of cross-sectional data from genitourinary medicine clinics

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The sexual health of male sex workers in England: analysis of cross-sectional data from genitourinary medicine clinics

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Translational epidemiology: developing and applying theoretical frameworks to improve the control of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.

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Twin peaks: The Omicron SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 and BA.2 epidemics in England

scientific article published on 24 May 2022

Update on lymphogranuloma venereum in the United Kingdom

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Using routine data to monitor inequalities in an acute trust: a retrospective study

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Vaccine uptake and SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence among 207,337 adults during May 2021 in England: REACT-2 study

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Validity and utility of screening tests for STIs.

scientific article published in October 2003

Vicious and virtuous circles in the dynamics of infectious disease and the provision of health care: gonorrhea in Britain as an example

scientific article published on 21 July 2005

What happens to women who sell sex? Report of a unique occupational cohort

scientific article published on 21 June 2006

Who pays for sex? An analysis of the increasing prevalence of female commercial sex contacts among men in Britain

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