List of works - Victoria Simms

'My dreams are shuttered down and it hurts lots'-a qualitative study of palliative care needs and their management by HIV outpatient services in Kenya and Uganda

scientific article

A decade later, how much of Rwanda's musculoskeletal impairment is caused by the war in 1994 and by related violence?

scientific article

A mixed-methods evaluation of complementary therapy services in palliative care: yoga and dance therapy

scientific article published on 31 August 2011

A national survey of musculoskeletal impairment in Rwanda: prevalence, causes and service implications

scientific article

A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a nurse-led palliative care intervention for HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy: recruitment, refusal, randomisation and missing data

scientific article

Acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs for sexually transmitted infection testing among youth in a community-based setting in Zimbabwe ⬇️

scientific article published on 24 March 2023

Association between self-reported adherence and HIV viral load suppression among older children and adolescents

scientific article

Availability of essential drugs for managing HIV-related pain and symptoms within 120 PEPFAR-funded health facilities in East Africa: a cross-sectional survey with onsite verification

scientific article published on 24 July 2013

Can palliative care integrated within HIV outpatient settings improve pain and symptom control in a low-income country? A prospective, longitudinal, controlled intervention evaluation

scientific article published on 31 October 2012

Chronic Morbidity Among Older Children and Adolescents at Diagnosis of HIV Infection

scientific article published on 11 May 2016

Clinical presentation, biochemical, and haematological parameters and their association with outcome in patients with Ebola virus disease: an observational cohort study

scientific article

Community burden of undiagnosed HIV infection among adolescents in Zimbabwe following primary healthcare-based provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling: A cross-sectional survey.

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Conducting experimental research in marginalised populations: clinical and methodological implications from a mixed-methods randomised controlled trial in Kenya

scientific article published on 26 February 2016

Cryptococcal meningitis screening and community-based early adherence support in people with advanced HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania and Zambia: an open-label, randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 10 March 2015

Effect of a Primary Care-Based Psychological Intervention on Symptoms of Common Mental Disorders in Zimbabwe: A Randomized Clinical Trial

scientific article published on December 2016

Effect of antiretroviral therapy on longitudinal lung function trends in older children and adolescents with HIV-infection

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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Task-Shifted Intervention to Enhance Adherence to HIV Medication and Improve Depression in People Living with HIV in Zimbabwe, a Low Income Country in Sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 6 January 2017

Household pit latrines as a potential source of the fly Musca sorbens--a one year longitudinal study from The Gambia

scientific article published in July 2005

How to analyze palliative care outcome data for patients in Sub-Saharan Africa: an international, multicenter, factor analytic examination of the APCA African POS.

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If you had less than a year to live, would you want to know? A seven-country European population survey of public preferences for disclosure of poor prognosis.

scientific article published on 18 March 2013

Integrating public health research trials into health systems in Africa: individual or cluster randomisation?

scientific article published on 22 November 2013

Integration of palliative care throughout HIV disease ⬇️

scientific article published on June 11, 2012

Methodological Issues to Consider When Collecting Data to Estimate Poverty Impact in Economic Evaluations in Low-income and Middle-income Countries

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Multi-centred mixed-methods PEPFAR HIV care & support public health evaluation: study protocol

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Multidimensional patient-reported problems within two weeks of HIV diagnosis in East Africa: a multicentre observational study

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Multidimensional problems among advanced cancer patients in Cuba: awareness of diagnosis is associated with better patient status

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Musculoskeletal impairment of traumatic etiology in Rwanda: prevalence, causes, and service implications

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Musculoskeletal impairment survey in Rwanda: design of survey tool, survey methodology, and results of the pilot study (a cross sectional survey)

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Nurse-led palliative care for HIV-positive patients taking antiretroviral therapy in Kenya: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 15 June 2015

Poverty and musculoskeletal impairment in Rwanda

scientific article published on 21 April 2008

Prevalence of epilepsy in Rwanda: a national cross-sectional survey

scholarly article by Victoria Simms et al published August 2008 in Tropical Medicine and International Health

Quality HIV Care to the End of life

scientific article published in February 2011

Quality of life and wellbeing among HIV outpatients in East Africa: a multicentre observational study

scientific article

Sustainability and acceptability of latrine provision in The Gambia

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The HIV basic care package: where is it available and who receives it? Findings from a mixed methods evaluation in Kenya and Uganda

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The costs of providing antiretroviral therapy services to HIV-infected individuals presenting with advanced HIV disease at public health centres in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Findings from a randomised trial evaluating different health care strategies

scientific article published on 24 February 2017

The effect of community-based support for caregivers on the risk of virological failure in children and adolescents with HIV in Harare, Zimbabwe (ZENITH): an open-label, randomised controlled trial

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The impact of community-based integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health services for youth on population-level HIV viral load and sexually transmitted infections in Zimbabwe: protocol for the CHIEDZA cluster-randomised trial

scientific article published in 2022

The orthopaedic needs of children in Rwanda: results from a national survey and orthopaedic service implications

scientific article published on December 2009

The presence of CD4 counts for the management of HIV patients in East Africa: a multicentred study

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The prevalence of blinding trachoma in northern states of Sudan

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Trained lay health workers reduce common mental disorder symptoms of adults with suicidal ideation in Zimbabwe: a cohort study.

scientific article published on 8 February 2018

Treatment outcomes in palliative care: the TOPCare study. A mixed methods phase III randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a nurse-led palliative care intervention for HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy

scientific article

What palliative care-related problems do patients experience at HIV diagnosis? A systematic review of the evidence

scientific article published on 26 May 2011

List of works by Victoria Simms

'My dreams are shuttered down and it hurts lots'-a qualitative study of palliative care needs and their management by HIV outpatient services in Kenya and Uganda

A decade later, how much of Rwanda's musculoskeletal impairment is caused by the war in 1994 and by related violence?

A mixed-methods evaluation of complementary therapy services in palliative care: yoga and dance therapy

A national survey of musculoskeletal impairment in Rwanda: prevalence, causes and service implications

A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a nurse-led palliative care intervention for HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy: recruitment, refusal, randomisation and missing data

Acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs for sexually transmitted infection testing among youth in a community-based setting in Zimbabwe ⬇️

Association between self-reported adherence and HIV viral load suppression among older children and adolescents

Availability of essential drugs for managing HIV-related pain and symptoms within 120 PEPFAR-funded health facilities in East Africa: a cross-sectional survey with onsite verification

Can palliative care integrated within HIV outpatient settings improve pain and symptom control in a low-income country? A prospective, longitudinal, controlled intervention evaluation

Chronic Morbidity Among Older Children and Adolescents at Diagnosis of HIV Infection

Clinical presentation, biochemical, and haematological parameters and their association with outcome in patients with Ebola virus disease: an observational cohort study

Community burden of undiagnosed HIV infection among adolescents in Zimbabwe following primary healthcare-based provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling: A cross-sectional survey.

Conducting experimental research in marginalised populations: clinical and methodological implications from a mixed-methods randomised controlled trial in Kenya

Cryptococcal meningitis screening and community-based early adherence support in people with advanced HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania and Zambia: an open-label, randomised controlled trial

Effect of a Primary Care-Based Psychological Intervention on Symptoms of Common Mental Disorders in Zimbabwe: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Effect of antiretroviral therapy on longitudinal lung function trends in older children and adolescents with HIV-infection

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Task-Shifted Intervention to Enhance Adherence to HIV Medication and Improve Depression in People Living with HIV in Zimbabwe, a Low Income Country in Sub-Saharan Africa

Household pit latrines as a potential source of the fly Musca sorbens--a one year longitudinal study from The Gambia

How to analyze palliative care outcome data for patients in Sub-Saharan Africa: an international, multicenter, factor analytic examination of the APCA African POS.

If you had less than a year to live, would you want to know? A seven-country European population survey of public preferences for disclosure of poor prognosis.

Integrating public health research trials into health systems in Africa: individual or cluster randomisation?

Integration of palliative care throughout HIV disease ⬇️

Methodological Issues to Consider When Collecting Data to Estimate Poverty Impact in Economic Evaluations in Low-income and Middle-income Countries

Multi-centred mixed-methods PEPFAR HIV care & support public health evaluation: study protocol

Multidimensional patient-reported problems within two weeks of HIV diagnosis in East Africa: a multicentre observational study

Multidimensional problems among advanced cancer patients in Cuba: awareness of diagnosis is associated with better patient status

Musculoskeletal impairment of traumatic etiology in Rwanda: prevalence, causes, and service implications

Musculoskeletal impairment survey in Rwanda: design of survey tool, survey methodology, and results of the pilot study (a cross sectional survey)

Nurse-led palliative care for HIV-positive patients taking antiretroviral therapy in Kenya: a randomised controlled trial

Poverty and musculoskeletal impairment in Rwanda

Prevalence of epilepsy in Rwanda: a national cross-sectional survey

Quality HIV Care to the End of life

Quality of life and wellbeing among HIV outpatients in East Africa: a multicentre observational study

Sustainability and acceptability of latrine provision in The Gambia

The HIV basic care package: where is it available and who receives it? Findings from a mixed methods evaluation in Kenya and Uganda

The costs of providing antiretroviral therapy services to HIV-infected individuals presenting with advanced HIV disease at public health centres in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Findings from a randomised trial evaluating different health care strategies

The effect of community-based support for caregivers on the risk of virological failure in children and adolescents with HIV in Harare, Zimbabwe (ZENITH): an open-label, randomised controlled trial

The impact of community-based integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health services for youth on population-level HIV viral load and sexually transmitted infections in Zimbabwe: protocol for the CHIEDZA cluster-randomised trial

The orthopaedic needs of children in Rwanda: results from a national survey and orthopaedic service implications

The presence of CD4 counts for the management of HIV patients in East Africa: a multicentred study

The prevalence of blinding trachoma in northern states of Sudan

Trained lay health workers reduce common mental disorder symptoms of adults with suicidal ideation in Zimbabwe: a cohort study.

Treatment outcomes in palliative care: the TOPCare study. A mixed methods phase III randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a nurse-led palliative care intervention for HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy

What palliative care-related problems do patients experience at HIV diagnosis? A systematic review of the evidence