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| James R HargreavesSummaryAffiliation: School of Public Health Country: South Africa Publications
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Socioeconomic status and risk of HIV infection in an urban population in KenyaJames R Hargreaves
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Trop Med Int Health 7:793-802. 2002..To examine the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), risk factors for HIV infection and HIV status in an urban population with high prevalence of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa...
Is social capital associated with HIV risk in rural South Africa?Paul M Pronyk
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Soc Sci Med 66:1999-2010. 2008..We suggest that not all social capital is protective or health promotive, and that getting the balance right is critical to informing HIV prevention efforts...- Characteristics of sexual partnerships, not just of individuals, are associated with condom use and recent HIV infection in rural South AfricaJames R Hargreaves
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
AIDS Care 21:1058-70. 2009..Established non-spousal sexual partnerships are an increasingly important context for HIV transmission in this setting... - Systematic review exploring time trends in the association between educational attainment and risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan AfricaJames R Hargreaves
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK
AIDS 22:403-14. 2008..To assess the evidence that the association between educational attainment and risk of HIV infection is changing over time in sub-Saharan Africa... - Changes over time in sexual behaviour among young people with different levels of educational attainment in TanzaniaJames R Hargreaves
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
J Int AIDS Soc 15:1-7. 2012..The behavioural dynamics underlying this phenomenon remain unclear, and a theory to guide interpretation of these trends and enable predictions of future patterns has not emerged... - Effect of a structural intervention for the prevention of intimate-partner violence and HIV in rural South Africa: a cluster randomised trialPaul M Pronyk
Rural AIDS and Development Action Research Programme, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Acornhoek, South Africa
Lancet 368:1973-83. 2006..The aim of the Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE) study was to assess a structural intervention that combined a microfinance programme with a gender and HIV training curriculum... 
The social determinants of tuberculosis: from evidence to actionJames R Hargreaves
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Am J Public Health 101:654-62. 2011..Interventions from outside the health sector-specifically, in social protection and urban planning-have the potential to strengthen tuberculosis control...- Explaining continued high HIV prevalence in South Africa: socioeconomic factors, HIV incidence and sexual behaviour change among a rural cohort, 2001-2004James R Hargreaves
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
AIDS 21:S39-48. 2007..To estimate HIV incidence and explore evidence for changing sexual behaviour over time among men and women belonging to different socioeconomic groups in rural South Africa... - Educational attainment and HIV-1 infection in developing countries: a systematic reviewJames R Hargreaves
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Trop Med Int Health 7:489-98. 2002..However, the pattern of new HIV infections may be changing towards a greater burden among less educated groups. In Thailand those with more schooling remain at lower risk of HIV infection... - A combined microfinance and training intervention can reduce HIV risk behaviour in young female participantsPaul M Pronyk
Rural AIDS and Development Action Research Program, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
AIDS 22:1659-65. 2008..To assess effects of a combined microfinance and training intervention on HIV risk behavior among young female participants in rural South Africa... - Microfinance programs and better health: prospects for sub-Saharan AfricaPaul M Pronyk
Rural AIDS and Development Action Research Programme, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
JAMA 298:1925-7. 2007 - Understanding the impact of a microfinance-based intervention on women's empowerment and the reduction of intimate partner violence in South AfricaJulia C Kim
Rural AIDS and Development Action Research Programme, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Acornhoek, South Africa
Am J Public Health 97:1794-802. 2007.... - Childhood mortality among former Mozambican refugees and their hosts in rural South AfricaJames R Hargreaves
Rural AIDS and Development Action Research Programme, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Int J Epidemiol 33:1271-8. 2004..We investigated differentials in mortality between children from former Mozambican refugee and host South African households in a rural sub-district in the north-east of South Africa...