Publications

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What are Publications?

Publications are the published work of researchers. The below are the published results of Epicentre researchers & our partners who have gained new knowledge in their discipline through the use of scientific theories and methods.

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Our 2023 Publications

04 July 2023

Associations of Social Support with Sexual Practices, Health Behaviours, and Health Outcomes Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Evidence From a Longitudinal Study in KwaZulu‑Natal, South Africa

01 Feb 2023

A national household-based population seroprevalence survey of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in South Africa in 2020-2021

27 Jan 2023

Field evaluations of four SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests during SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant wave in South Africa

24 Jan 2023

Young people’s access to sexual and reproductive health prevention services in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online questionnaire

19 Jan 2023

Performance of Rapid Antigen Tests in Identifying Omicron Ba.4 and Ba.5 Infections in South Africa

Our 2022 Publications

01 November 2022

Performance Of Three SARS-CoV-2 Serology Assays In A Household Serosurvey In South Africa

03 August 2022

Clinical Evaluation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Rapid Antigen Tests During the Omicron Wave in South Africa

15 June 2022

Inroads for HIV prevention among men: findings from mixed methods research in the context of the DREAMS partnership in Southern Africa

15 June 2022

Effects of men’s lifetime adverse events experience on violence, HIV risk, and wellbeing: insights from three countries

22 April 2022

Association of HIV Intervention Uptake With HIV Prevalence in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

12 April 2022

“It is guiding us to protect ourselves”: a qualitative investigation into why young people engage with a mass-media HIV education campaign.

30 March 2022

Performance of three SARS-CoV-2 serology assays in a household serosurvey in South Africa

18 March 2022

The role of schooling and comprehensive sexuality education in reducing HIV and pregnancy among adolescents in South Africa.

02 March 2022

Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 After the Second Wave in South Africa in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected and Uninfected Persons: A Cross-Sectional Household Survey

04 February 2022

Determining HIV Risk for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Relationships with “Blessers” and Age Disparate Partners: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Four Districts in South Africa

01 February 2022

Intimate Partner Violence and the HIV Care and Treatment Cascade Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in DREAMS, South Africa

Our 2021 Publications

05 November 2021

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 after the Second Wave in South Africa in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Persons: A Cross-Sectional Household Survey, November 2020 – April 2021

18 October 2021

Effects of a multimedia campaign on HIV self-testing and PrEP outcomes among young people in South Africa: A mixed methods impact evaluation of ‘MTV Shuga Down South’

12 April 2021

Evaluating the Effect of Schooling and Comprehensive Sexuality Education on HIV Prevalence, Pregnancy and Risky Sexual Behaviour Amongst Adolescents in South Africa

12 April 2021

DREAMS Intervention Uptake and Its Association with HIV Related Outcomes Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: Findings from a Cross Sectional Household Study

12 March 2021

COVID-19 seroprevalence during the second wave of the pandemic in three districts of South Africa – preliminary findings

Our 2020 Publications

01 January 2020

Impact of HIV testing and treatment services on risky sexual behaviour in the uMgungundlovu District, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

01 January 2020

Trends in HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Incidence in a Hyperendemic Area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

31 January 2020

DREAMS Protocol: Evaluating HIV prevention programmes targeting young women and girls in South Africa

01 January 2020

Factors associated with HIV in younger and older adult men in South Africa: findings from a cross-sectional survey

16 January 2020

Evaluating DREAMS HIV prevention interventions targeting adolescent girls and young women in high HIV prevalence districts in South Africa

01 February 2020

E-Book HIPSS Combined HIV Incidence Surveillance Study 2014 to 2017

20 March 2020

Summary Report: Evaluating the DREAMS programme in South Africa

22 April 2020

Creating HIV risk profiles for men in South Africa: a latent class approach using cross-sectional survey data

15 June 2020

Population Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in a high HIV burden district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Implications for HIV epidemic control

08 September 2020

Non-partner sexual violence experience and toilet type amongst young (18–24) women in South Africa: A population-based cross-sectional analysis

01 December 2020

Factors associated with HIV in younger and older adult men in South Africa: findings from a cross-sectional survey

24 December 2020

Poor rates of linkage to HIV care and uptake of treatment after home-based HIV testing among newly diagnosed 15-to-49 year-old men and women in a high HIV prevalence setting in South Africa

30 December 2020

Depression symptoms, HIV testing, linkage to ART, and viral suppression among women in a high HIV burden district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A cross-sectional household study

Our 2019 Publications

01 January 2019

‘MTV shuga’: mass media communication, HSV2 and sexual health in adolescent girls and young women in rural South Africa.

27 January 2019

Age-disparate partnerships and incident HIV infection in adolescent girls and young women in rural South Africa: an HPTN 068 analysis.

01 February 2019

The impact of home-based HIV testing services on 90-90-90 targets,SA

01 February 2019

Moderate-to-High Levels of Pretreatment HIV Drug Resistance, SA

08 February 2019

Age-disparate partnerships and HSV-2 among adolescent girls and young women, SA

09 March 2019

Coital frequency and condom use in age-disparate partnerships

11 June 2019

Evaluation of the DREAMS Programme Initial Findings

12 June 2019

Age disparate relationships & their associated HIV prevalence for AGYW

12 June 2019

DREAMS Evaluation 2018 Cross sectional survey Technical information

12 June 2019

The Dreams Evaluation 2018 Cross sectional survey Presentation

12 June 2019

DREAMS Evaluation 2018: AGYW Lessons we learnt from men

09 July 2019

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus: Findings from a population-based household survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

30 September 2019

Recently formed age-disparate partnerships are associated with elevated HIV-incidence among young women in South Africa

Our 2018 Publications

01 June 2018

HIV Risk Among Young Women in Age-Disparate Partnerships, SA

15 July 2018

Community-based HIV Prevalence in SA : Results of a Cross-sectional Household Survey

01 June 2018

HIPSS an HIV Incidence Surveillance Survey baseline findings 2015

11 December 2018

Coital frequency and condom use in age-disparate partnerships involving women aged 15 to 24: evidence from a cross-sectional study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Our 2017 Publications

18 April 2017

Misdiagnosis of HIV infection during a South African community-based survey

01 November 2017

Progress of UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets in SA with high HIV burden district, in the HIPSS study, SA

04 January 2017

Transmission networks and risk of HIV infection in South Africa

Our 2015 Publications

01 December 2015

Rationale and design of a longitudinal study to monitor HIV prevalence and incidence , SA

21 August 2015

Strengthening HIV surveillance in the antiretroviral therapy era

Our 2005 Publications

01 July 2005

HIV Prevalence Study and Costing Analysis undertaken for the development of an HIV/AIDS Workplace Strategy for Buffalo City Municipality

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