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List of works by Helen Weiss

"For us here, we remind ourselves": strategies and barriers to ART access and adherence among older Ugandans

scientific article published on 31 January 2019

"If You Are Not Circumcised, I Cannot Say Yes": The Role of Women in Promoting the Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Tanzania

scientific article published on 24 September 2015

100 years of observation on British radiologists: mortality from cancer and other causes 1897-1997

scientific article published on 01 June 2001

A Sport-Based Intervention to Increase Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Among Adolescent Male Students: Results From the MCUTS 2 Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

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A lay-counsellor delivered brief psychological treatment for men with comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder and depression in primary care: Secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 11 August 2021

A multi-country cross-sectional study to assess predictors of daily versus on-demand oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in youth from South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe

scientific article published in August 2022

A primary care level algorithm for identifying HIV-infected adolescents in populations at high risk through mother-to-child transmission.

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A qualitative study of participant adherence in a randomized controlled trial of herpes suppressive therapy for HIV prevention in Tanzania

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Absorbable versus silk sutures for surgical treatment of trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial

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Accelerated biological ageing in HIV-infected individuals in South Africa: a case-control study

scientific article published on September 2013

Active trachoma is associated with increased conjunctival expression of IL17A and profibrotic cytokines

scientific article published on 12 September 2011

Addressing the challenges and relational aspects of index-linked HIV testing for children and adolescents: insights from the B-GAP study in Zimbabwe

scientific article published on 04 November 2020

Adverse birth outcomes in United Republic of Tanzania--impact and prevention of maternal risk factors

scientific article published on January 2007

Alcohol Misuse and Illicit Drug Use Among Occupational Groups at High Risk of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Alcohol consumption and high risk sexual behaviour among female sex workers in Uganda

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Alcohol use, mycoplasma genitalium, and other STIs associated With HIV incidence among women at high risk in Kampala, Uganda

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An overview of the global epidemiology of HIV/AIDS.

scientific article published on March 2001

Application of an HIV Prevention Cascade to Identify Gaps in Increasing Coverage of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services in 42 Rural Zambian Communities

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Aspirin use and p53 expression in colorectal cancer

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and protection from colorectal cancer: a review of the epidemiological evidence.

scientific article published on January 1996

Assessing Bias in Population Size Estimates Among Hidden Populations When Using the Service Multiplier Method Combined With Respondent-Driven Sampling Surveys: Survey Study

scientific article published on 02 March 2020

Assessing the effectiveness of a comprehensive menstrual health intervention program in Ugandan schools (MENISCUS): process evaluation of a pilot intervention study

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

Assessment of candidate ocular biomarkers of ageing in a South African adult population: relationship with chronological age and systemic biomarkers

scientific article published on 20 May 2013

Association between Mycoplasma genitalium infection and HIV acquisition among female sex workers in Uganda: evidence from a nested case-control study

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Association of antiretroviral therapy with high-risk human papillomavirus, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and invasive cervical cancer in women living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 26 October 2017

Associations of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes with high-grade cervical neoplasia (CIN2+) in a cohort of women living with HIV in Burkina Faso and South Africa

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Associations of human gene EPB41L3 DNA methylation and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in women living with HIV-1 in Africa

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A multicomponent secondary school health promotion intervention and adolescent health: An extension of the SEHER cluster randomised controlled trial in Bihar, India

scientific article published on 11 February 2020

Bacterial infection in scarring trachoma

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Bacterial vaginosis among women at high risk for HIV in Uganda: high rate of recurrent diagnosis despite treatment

scientific article published on 7 August 2015

Bacterial vaginosis in female facility workers in north-western Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors

scientific article published on 26 May 2009

Bad blood? Survey of public's views on unlinked anonymous testing of blood for HIV and other diseases

scientific article published on January 2000

Biological and behavioural impact of an adolescent sexual health intervention in Tanzania: a community-randomized trial

scientific article published on September 2007

CD4+ cell count recovery following initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy in older childhood and adolescence

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Cervicovaginal HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type 2 shedding during genital ulcer disease episodes

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Cervicovaginal HIV-1 shedding in women taking antiretroviral therapy in Burkina Faso: a longitudinal study

scientific article published on February 2014

Challenges in measurement of linkage following HIV self-testing: examples from the STAR Project

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Chronic fatigue in developing countries: population based survey of women in India

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Chronic lung disease in children and adolescents with HIV: a case-control study

scientific article published on 27 January 2020

Circumcision among adolescent boys in rural northwestern Tanzania

scientific article published on 28 June 2008

Circumcision among men who have sex with men in London, United Kingdom: an unlikely strategy for HIV prevention

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Circumcision among men who have sex with men in Scotland: limited potential for HIV prevention ⬇️

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Clinical Presentation of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Kenya

scientific article published on 17 September 2015

Clinical Validation of a Smartphone-Based Adapter for Optic Disc Imaging in Kenya

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Clinical and epidemiological performance of WHO Ebola case definitions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 25 June 2020

Clinical characteristics associated with Mycoplasma genitalium infection among women at high risk of HIV and other STI in Uganda

scientific article published on June 2012

Combined HIV Adolescent Prevention Study (CHAPS): comparison of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis regimens for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa-study protocol for a mixed-methods study including a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 30 October 2020

Commercial sex and the spread of HIV in four cities in sub-Saharan Africa

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Common genital complaints in women: the contribution of psychosocial and infectious factors in a population-based cohort study in Goa, India

scientific article published on 22 September 2006

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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Community-based Rehabilitation Intervention for people with Schizophrenia in Ethiopia (RISE): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

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Community-based rehabilitation intervention for people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia (RISE): a 12 month mixed methods pilot study

scientific article published on 03 August 2018

Comparing Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) with Timeline Follow Back (TLFB), DSM-5 and Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) for the assessment of alcohol misuse among young people in Ugandan fishing communities

scientific article published on 11 November 2019

Comparison of INNO-LiPA HPV Genotyping v2 with PCR product subcloning and sequencing for identification of genital human papillomavirus genotypes in African women.

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Comparison of focus HerpesSelect and Kalon HSV-2 gG2 ELISA serological assays to detect herpes simplex virus type 2 antibodies in a South African population

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Comparison of index-linked HIV testing for children and adolescents in health facility and community settings in Zimbabwe: findings from the interventional B-GAP study

scientific article published on 13 November 2020

Comparison of self-reported alcohol use with the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol among young people in northern Tanzania

scientific article published on October 2015

Complications of circumcision in male neonates, infants and children: a systematic review

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Concepts of madness in diverse settings: a qualitative study from the INTREPID project

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Concurrency and other sexual partnership patterns reported in a survey of young people in rural Northern Tanzania

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Condom use among female sex workers in Uganda

scientific article published on 7 December 2012

Condom use and its association with HIV/sexually transmitted diseases in four urban communities of sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on August 2001

Conjunctival transcriptome in scarring trachoma

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Context of Violence in Adolescence Cohort (CoVAC) study: protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal study in Uganda

scientific article published on 13 January 2020

Contribution of population factors to estimation of human immunodeficiency virus prevalence trends: a cohort study in rural Uganda, 1989-2007.

scientific article published on 14 October 2011

Corneal endothelial cells provide evidence of accelerated cellular senescence associated with HIV infection: a case-control study

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Correction: Post-Operative Recurrent Trachomatous Trichiasis Is Associated with Increased Conjunctival Expression of S100A7 (Psoriasin)

Correlates of HIV-1 genital shedding in Tanzanian women

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Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of a Demand Creation Intervention to Increase Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Tanzania: Spending More to Spend Less.

scientific article published in July 2018

Counselling for Alcohol Problems (CAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for harmful drinking in men, in primary care in India: a randomised controlled trial

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Delay along the care-seeking journey of patients with ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya

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Delay in motor development of twins in Africa: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published in August 2003

Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression through peers: an individually randomised controlled trial in India

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression through volunteer peers: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Pakistan

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Design of epidemiological studies measuring genital and plasma HIV-1 outcomes: lessons from a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 28 January 2009

Detecting common mental disorders in primary care in India: a comparison of five screening questionnaires

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Determinants of differential HIV incidence among women in three southern African locations

scientific article published on September 2011

Development and Validation of a Smartphone-Based Visual Acuity Test (Peek Acuity) for Clinical Practice and Community-Based Fieldwork

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Diagnosing ocular surface squamous neoplasia in East Africa: case-control study of clinical and in vivo confocal microscopy assessment

scientific article published on 08 December 2013

Diet During Adolescence and Risk of Breast Cancer Among Young Women ⬇️

scientific article published on February 4, 1998

Dietary relationships with early onset (under age 45) breast cancer in a case-control study in the United States: influence of chemotherapy treatment

scientific article published on September 1, 1997

Differing spectrum of HIV-associated ophthalmic disease among patients starting antiretroviral therapy in India and South Africa

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Distribution of HIV-1 and HSV-2 epidemics in Chad revealing HSV-2 hot-spot in regions of high-risk HIV spread.

scientific article published on January 2011

Economic evaluation of a task-shifting intervention for common mental disorders in India

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Economic incentives for HIV testing by adolescents in Zimbabwe: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

Effect of Chlamydia diagnosis on heterosexual relationships

scientific article published on 06 August 2013

Effect of HIV-1 and antiretroviral therapy on herpes simplex virus type 2: a prospective study in African women

scientific article published on 2 July 2008

Effect of HSV-2 on population-level trends in HIV incidence in Uganda between 1990 and 2007.

scientific article published on October 2013

Effect of Once-Weekly Azithromycin vs Placebo in Children With HIV-Associated Chronic Lung Disease: The BREATHE Randomized Clinical Trial

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

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 a differentiated service delivery model on virological failure in adolescents with HIV in Zimbabwe (Zvandiri): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Effect of genital herpes on cervicovaginal HIV shedding in women co-infected with HIV AND HSV-2 in Tanzania

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Effect of herpes simplex suppression on incidence of HIV among women in Tanzania

scientific article published on 12 March 2008

Effectiveness of a brief lay counsellor-delivered, problem-solving intervention for adolescent mental health problems in urban, low-income schools in India: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 22 June 2020

Effectiveness of a community-based intervention for people with schizophrenia and their caregivers in India (COPSI): a randomised controlled trial

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Effectiveness of a peer-led adolescent mental health intervention on HIV virological suppression and mental health in Zimbabwe: protocol of a cluster-randomised trial

scientific article published on 28 August 2020

Effectiveness of an intervention led by lay health counsellors for depressive and anxiety disorders in primary care in Goa, India (MANAS): a cluster randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 13 December 2010

Effectiveness of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression delivered through peers: Pooled analysis of two randomized controlled trials in India and Pakistan

scientific article published on 23 November 2019

Effects of Maternal Suicidal Ideation on Child Cognitive Development: A Longitudinal Analysis

scientific article published on 29 January 2020

Effects of parenting classes and economic strengthening for caregivers on the cognition of HIV-exposed infants: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial in rural Zimbabwe

scientific article published on 11 September 2019

Epidemiology of Alcohol Misuse and Illicit Drug Use Among Young People Aged 15-24 Years in Fishing Communities in Uganda

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Epidemiology of Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, and herpes simplex virus type 2 among female sex workers in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review and meta-analytics

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in the developing world

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Epidemiology of high-risk human papillomavirus and cervical lesions in African women living with HIV/AIDS: effect of anti-retroviral therapy

scientific article published on 14 October 2016

Epidemiology of ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Africa

scientific article published in December 2013

Epidemiology. Understanding HIV epidemic trends in Africa

scientific article published on February 2006

Epilation for minor trachomatous trichiasis: four-year results of a randomised controlled trial

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Epilation for trachomatous trichiasis and the risk of corneal opacification

scientific article published on 05 October 2011

Episodic therapy for genital herpes in sub-saharan Africa: a pooled analysis from three randomized controlled trials

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Errors in meta-analysis by Van Howe

scientific article published in March 2009

Estimating the public health impact of the effect of herpes simplex virus suppressive therapy on plasma HIV-1 viral load

scientific article published on May 2009

Ethanol Concentration of Traditional Alcoholic Beverages in Northern Tanzania.

scientific article published on May 2017

Etiology of genital ulcer disease and association with HIV infection in Malawi

scientific article published on December 2013

Evaluating a multi-component, community-based program to improve adherence and retention in care among adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 20 October 2017

Evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of health facility-based and community-based index-linked HIV testing strategies for children: protocol for the B-GAP study in Zimbabwe

scientific article published on 09 July 2019

Evaluating the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention on early childhood development in paediatric HIV care and treatment programmes: a randomised controlled trial

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Evaluation of a community-based rehabilitation model for chronic schizophrenia in rural India

scientific article published in January 2003

Exclusion of enrolled participants in randomised controlled trials: what to do with ineligible participants?

scientific article published on 02 December 2020

Experiences of stigma and discrimination faced by family caregivers of people with schizophrenia in India

scientific article published on February 2017

Experiences of stigma and discrimination of people with schizophrenia in India

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Extraspousal partnerships in a community in rural Uganda with high HIV prevalence: a cross-sectional population-based study using linked spousal data

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Factors associated with HIV-testing and acceptance of an offer of home-based testing by men in rural Zambia

scientific article published on March 2015

Factors associated with early sexual debut in Slovenia: results of a general population survey.

scientific article published on December 2006

Feasibility of conducting HIV combination prevention interventions in fishing communities in Uganda: A pilot cluster randomised trial

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Feasibility, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of a brief, lay counsellor-delivered psychological treatment for men with alcohol dependence in primary care: an exploratory randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 11 May 2019

Fertility problems and breast cancer risk in young women: a case-control study in the United States

scientific article published on 01 May 1998

Foreskin length in uncircumcised men is associated with subpreputial wetness

scientific article published on December 2008

Frailty in HIV-infected adults in South Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on January 2013

Frequency and correlates of anxiety and mood disorders among TB- and HIV-infected Zambians

scientific article published on 14 May 2013

Frequency of HIV-testing and factors associated with multiple lifetime HIV-testing among a rural population of Zambian men.

scientific article published on 24 September 2015

Gender disadvantage and reproductive health risk factors for common mental disorders in women: a community survey in India

scientific article published on April 2006

Genetic regulation of immune responses to vaccines in early life

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Genital human papillomavirus genotypes in northwestern Tanzania.

scientific article published in September 2003

Genital shedding of herpes simplex virus-2 DNA and HIV-1 RNA and proviral DNA in HIV-1- and herpes simplex virus-2-coinfected African women

scientific article published in June 2003

Glaucoma Features in an East African Population: A 6-Year Cohort Study of Older Adults in Nakuru, Kenya.

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

HCV prevalence can predict HIV epidemic potential among people who inject drugs: mathematical modeling analysis

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HIV among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review and data synthesis

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HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Cohort of Women Involved in High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Kampala, Uganda

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HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in a cohort of women involved in high-risk sexual behavior in Kampala, Uganda.

scientific article published on April 2011

HIV epidemiology among female sex workers and their clients in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions

scientific article published on 24 June 2019

HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa: mathematical modelling analysis

scientific article published in March 2018

HIV incidence among women at high risk of HIV infection attending a dedicated clinic in Kampala, Uganda: 2008-2017

scientific article published on 19 January 2019

HIV-1 subtypes and the HIV epidemics in four cities in sub-Saharan Africa

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HIV-1 transmission within marriage in rural Uganda: a longitudinal study

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HSV-2 as a biomarker of HIV epidemic potential in female sex workers: meta-analysis, global epidemiology and implications

scientific article published on 09 November 2020

Have the explosive HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa been driven by higher community viral load?

scientific article published on March 2013

Have the explosive HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa been driven by higher community viral load?

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Hepatitis C virus and HIV infections among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa: a neglected public health burden?

scientific article published on 28 July 2015

Heritability of antibody isotype and subclass responses to Plasmodium falciparum antigens

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Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2 Cervicovaginal Shedding Among Women Living With HIV-1 and Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Burkina Faso: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study

scientific article published on 15 October 2015

Herpes simplex virus 2 infection increases HIV acquisition in men and women: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

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Herpes simplex virus type 2: a key role in HIV incidence

scientific article published in July 2009

High Levels of Persistent Problem Drinking in Women at High Risk for HIV in Kampala, Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study

scientific article published on 22 January 2016

High Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections, and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Among Indigenous Adolescents of the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Incidence Among Women at High-Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Attending a Dedicated Clinic in Kampala, Uganda: 2008-2017

scientific article published in June 2019

Human Papillomavirus Serology Among Women Living With HIV: Type-Specific Seroprevalence, Seroconversion, and Risk of Cervical Reinfection

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Human papillomavirus genotype distribution and cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among high-risk women with and without HIV-1 infection in Burkina Faso

scientific article published on 11 July 2006

INTREPID II: protocol for a multistudy programme of research on untreated psychosis in India, Nigeria and Trinidad

scientific article published on 21 June 2020

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Scarring Trachoma Indicates Infiltration by Natural Killer and Undefined CD45 Negative Cells

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Impact of Trichiasis Surgery on Quality of Life: A Longitudinal Study in Ethiopia

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Impact of aciclovir on ulcer healing, lesional, genital and plasma HIV-1 RNA among patients with genital ulcer disease in Malawi

scientific article published on 5 May 2010

Impact of acyclovir on genital and plasma HIV-1 RNA, genital herpes simplex virus type 2 DNA, and ulcer healing among HIV-1-infected African women with herpes ulcers: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

scientific article published on July 2009

Impact of suppressive herpes therapy on genital HIV-1 RNA among women taking antiretroviral therapy: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in November 2006

Impact of the MEMA kwa Vijana adolescent sexual and reproductive health interventions on use of health services by young people in rural Mwanza, Tanzania: results of a cluster randomized trial

scientific article published on 11 June 2010

Impact of trichiasis surgery on daily living: A longitudinal study in Ethiopia.

scientific article published on 22 August 2017

Implementation and Operational Research: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial of AccuCirc Device Versus Mogen Clamp for Early Infant Male Circumcision in Zimbabwe

scientific article published on August 2015

Improving adolescent health: an evidence-based call to action

scientific article published on 12 March 2019

Improving the outcomes of primary care attenders with common mental disorders in developing countries: a cluster randomized controlled trial of a collaborative stepped care intervention in Goa, India

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Improving the scalability of psychological treatments in developing countries: an evaluation of peer-led therapy quality assessment in Goa, India

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In vivo confocal microscopy and histopathology of the conjunctiva in trachomatous scarring and normal tissue: a systematic comparison

scientific article published on 06 August 2013

In vivo confocal microscopy and trachomatous conjunctival scarring: Predictors for clinical progression

scientific article published on 14 August 2020

In vivo confocal microscopy in scarring trachoma

scientific article published on 13 September 2011

In vivo confocal microscopy of trachoma in relation to normal tarsal conjunctiva.

scientific article published on 5 November 2010

Incidence and Persistence of Major Depressive Disorder Among People Living with HIV in Uganda

scientific article published on 8 October 2016

Incidence of Visually Impairing Cataracts Among Older Adults in Kenya

scientific article published on 05 June 2019

Inclusion of menstrual health in sexual and reproductive health and rights

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Increased condom use at sexual debut in the general population of Slovenia and association with subsequent condom use.

scientific article published in July 2005

Increased ocular lens density in HIV-infected individuals with low nadir CD4 counts in South Africa: evidence of accelerated aging

scientific article published on July 2013

Increasing voluntary medical male circumcision uptake among adult men in Tanzania

scientific article published on April 2017

Influence of genetic and environmental factors on the immunogenicity of Hib vaccine in Gambian twins

scientific article published on 02 May 2006

Influence of storage temperature on the stability of HIV-1 RNA and HSV-2 DNA in cervicovaginal secretions collected by vaginal washing

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Innate immune responses and modified extracellular matrix regulation characterize bacterial infection and cellular/connective tissue changes in scarring trachoma.

scientific article published on 28 October 2011

Intimate partner violence as seen in post-conflict eastern Uganda: prevalence, risk factors and mental health consequences

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

Is antenatal syphilis screening still cost effective in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on October 2003

Lack of evidence for the involvement of rectal and oral trichomonads in the aetiology of vaginal trichomoniasis in Ghana

scientific article published on 21 June 2006

Lay health worker led intervention for depressive and anxiety disorders in India: impact on clinical and disability outcomes over 12 months

scientific article published on December 2011

Long-Term Outcomes of the Good School Toolkit Primary School Violence Prevention Intervention Among Adolescents: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Quasi-Experimental Study

scientific article published on 07 December 2020

Long-term biological and behavioural impact of an adolescent sexual health intervention in Tanzania: follow-up survey of the community-based MEMA kwa Vijana Trial

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Long-term impact of acyclovir suppressive therapy on genital and plasma HIV RNA in Tanzanian women: a randomized controlled trial

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Longitudinal assessment of HIV-1 and HSV-2 shedding in the genital tract of West African women.

scientific article published in August 2005

Longitudinal effect following initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy on plasma and cervico-vaginal HIV-1 RNA among women in Burkina Faso

scientific article published on 30 November 2007

Low specificity of the Murex fourth-generation HIV enzyme immunoassay in Tanzanian adolescents

scientific article published on 22 October 2007

Male circumcision and HIV infection in four cities in sub-Saharan Africa

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Male circumcision and human papillomavirus infection in men: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Male circumcision and penile cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Male circumcision and risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Male circumcision and risk of HIV infection in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Male circumcision and risk of syphilis, chancroid, and genital herpes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Male circumcision as a measure to control HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases.

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Male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases

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Male circumcision for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: who, what and when?

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Male circumcision for HIV prevention: current research and programmatic issues

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Male circumcision for HIV prevention: from evidence to action?

scientific article published in March 2008

Male circumcision is an efficacious, lasting and cost-effective strategy for combating HIV in high-prevalence AIDS epidemics

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Male circumcision--an evidence-based preventive measure

scientific article published in June 2008

Measurement and predictors of adherence in a trial of HSV suppressive therapy in Tanzania

scientific article published on 7 August 2009

Menstrual health and school absenteeism among adolescent girls in Uganda (MENISCUS): a feasibility study

scientific article published on 3 January 2018

Menstrual health intervention and school attendance in Uganda (MENISCUS-2): a pilot intervention study

scientific article published on 04 February 2020

Menstrual product choice and uptake among young women in Zimbabwe: a pilot study

scientific article published on 23 November 2020

Mental health research capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa: the African Mental Health Research Initiative

scientific article published on 02 March 2020

Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in people living with HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published on September 2014

Missed Study Visits and Subsequent HIV Incidence Among Women in a Predominantly Sex Worker Cohort Attending a Dedicated Clinic Service in Kampala, Uganda

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Missed opportunities: poor linkage into ongoing care for HIV-positive pregnant women in Mwanza, Tanzania

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Modelling the interactions between herpes simplex virus type 2 and HIV: implications for the HIV epidemic in southern India

scientific article published on 8 November 2010

Molecular characterization of Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) from patients with AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Morbidity in HIV-1-infected individuals before and after the introduction of antiretroviral therapy: a longitudinal study of a population-based cohort in Uganda.

scientific article published on 27 April 2011

Mortality during 6 years of follow-up in relation to visual impairment and eye disease: results from a population-based cohort study of people aged 50 years and above in Nakuru, Kenya

scientific article published on 09 June 2019

Multicentre study on factors determining differences in rate of spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: methods and prevalence of HIV infection

scientific article published on August 2001

Mycoplasma genitalium is associated with increased genital HIV type 1 RNA in Zimbabwean women

scientific article published on 17 November 2014

Natural history of Mycoplasma genitalium infection in a cohort of female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda

scientific article published on May 2013

Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infection in HIV-1-infected women taking antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort study from Burkina Faso

scientific article (publication date: March 2014)

No selection of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor resistance associated mutations by acyclovir suppressive therapy in herpes simplex virus-2/HIV-1 dually infected persons

scientific article published on October 2010

Non-Chlamydial Bacterial Infection and Progression of Conjunctival Scarring in Trachoma.

scientific article published in May 2018

Non-consensual sex and association with incident HIV infection among women: a cohort study in rural Uganda, 1990-2008.

scientific article published on September 2013

Non-traditional lifestyles and prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents in Goa, India

scientific article published on January 2008

Ocular parameters of biological ageing in HIV-infected individuals in South Africa: relationship with chronological age and systemic biomarkers of ageing

scientific article published on 27 August 2013

Older HIV-infected individuals present late and have a higher mortality: Brighton, UK cohort study

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Oral doxycycline for the prevention of postoperative trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

scientific article published in May 2018

P3.387 Prevalence and Predictors of Rape Perpetration Among Male Secondary School Students in Peri-Urban Xhosa Communities in South Africa

Pathogenesis of progressive scarring trachoma in Ethiopia and Tanzania and its implications for disease control: two cohort studies

scientific article published on 13 May 2015

Patterns of herpes simplex virus shedding over 1 month and the impact of acyclovir and HIV in HSV-2-seropositive women in Tanzania

scientific article published on 8 June 2011

Performance of HerpeSelect and Kalon assays in detection of antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 2.

scientific article published on 2 April 2008

Performance of commercial herpes simplex virus type-2 antibody tests using serum samples from Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on February 2011

Performance of commercially available enzyme immunoassays for detection of antibodies against herpes simplex virus type 2 in African populations

scientific article published on July 2004

Performance of the BioPlex 2200 Multiplexing Immunoassay Platform for the Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Specific Antibodies in African Settings ⬇️

scientific article published on May 11, 2011

Persisting with prevention: the importance of adherence for HIV prevention

scientific article published on 11 July 2008

Pilot randomised controlled trial of a remotely delivered online intervention for adolescent mental health problems in India: lessons learned about low acceptability and feasibility during the COVID-19 pandemic

scientific article published in 2022

Population-level effect of HSV-2 therapy on the incidence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on October 2008

Population-level effect of potential HSV2 prophylactic vaccines on HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 09 December 2008

Post-operative recurrent trachomatous trichiasis is associated with increased conjunctival expression of S100A7 (psoriasin).

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Posterior lamellar versus bilamellar tarsal rotation surgery for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 13 January 2016

Postpartum maternal mental health is associated with cognitive development of HIV-exposed infants in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 30 May 2018

Predictors of Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery Outcome.

scientific article published on 21 April 2017

Predictors of outcome in patients with common mental disorders receiving a brief psychological treatment: an exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled trial from Goa, India.

scientific article published on September 2010

Predominant influence of environmental determinants on the persistence and avidity maturation of antibody responses to vaccines in infants

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Pregnancy and contraceptive use among women participating in an HIV prevention trial in Tanzania

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Prenatal and Perinatal Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Young Women ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 March 1997

Prevalence and correlates of Mycoplasma genitalium infection among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda

scientific article published on 18 November 2011

Prevalence and correlates of alcohol dependence disorder among TB and HIV infected patients in Zambia

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Prevalence and correlates of perpetration of violence among young people: a population-based survey from Goa, India

scientific article published on 18 August 2011

Prevalence and correlates of probable common mental disorders in a population with high prevalence of HIV in Zimbabwe

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Prevalence and risk factors of attempted suicide in adult war-affected population of eastern Uganda

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