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| Charlotte H WattsSummaryAffiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Country: UK Publications
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Induced abortion, pregnancy loss and intimate partner violence in Tanzania: a population based studyHeidi Stöckl
Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 12:12. 2012....- One stop crisis centres: A policy analysis of the Malaysian response to intimate partner violenceManuela Colombini
Department of Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Health Res Policy Syst 9:25. 2011..abstract:.. 
Modelling the impact and cost-effectiveness of the HIV intervention programme amongst commercial sex workers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaIsaac C H Fung
MSc Control of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
BMC Public Health 7:195. 2007..Two surveys were performed among CSWs in 1999 and 2003. This study estimates the cost-effectiveness of the Jyoti Sangh HIV prevention programme...
Remodelling core group theory: the role of sustaining populations in HIV transmissionCharlotte Watts
Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15 17 Tavistock Place, London, UK
Sex Transm Infect 86:iii85-92. 2010..These findings are used to explore gaps in core group theory...
Violence against women: global scope and magnitudeCharlotte Watts
Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Lancet 359:1232-7. 2002..Because of the sensitivity of the subject, violence is almost universally under-reported. Nevertheless, the prevalence of such violence suggests that globally, millions of women are experiencing violence or living with its consequences...- Reproductive health services and intimate partner violence: shaping a pragmatic response in Sub-Saharan AfricaCharlotte Watts
Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Int Fam Plan Perspect 30:207-13. 2004 - Sexual violence and conflict in Africa: prevalence and potential impact on HIV incidenceCharlotte H Watts
Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15 17 Tavistock Place, London, UK
Sex Transm Infect 86:iii93-99. 2010..This paper uses published evidence on sexual violence in Africa and modelling to explore when SV may increase individual HIV risk and community HIV incidence... - Can social capital be intentionally generated? a randomized trial from rural South AfricaPaul M Pronyk
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Soc Sci Med 67:1559-70. 2008..This is among the first experimental trials suggesting that social capital can be exogenously strengthened. The implications for community interventions in public health are further explored... - Could the CARE-SHAKTI intervention for injecting drug users be maintaining the low HIV prevalence in Dhaka, Bangladesh?Anna M Foss
HIV Tools Research Group, Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine LSHTM, UK
Addiction 102:114-25. 2007.... - What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violenceTanya Abramsky
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1H 9SH, UK
BMC Public Health 11:109. 2011.... - Modelling the interactions between herpes simplex virus type 2 and HIV: implications for the HIV epidemic in southern IndiaAnna M Foss
Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15 17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, UK
Sex Transm Infect 87:22-7. 2011.... - 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... - The costs of treating curable sexually transmitted infections in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic reviewFern Terris-Prestholt
HIVTools Research Group, Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London, United Kingdom
Sex Transm Dis 33:S153-66. 2006..Calls for increased investment in sexually transmitted infection (STI) treatment across the developing world have been made to address the high disease burden and the association with HIV transmission... - The relationship of trauma to mental disorders among trafficked and sexually exploited girls and womenMazeda Hossain
Gender, Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Am J Public Health 100:2442-9. 2010..We explored the association between traumatic events and mental health among girls and women trafficked for sexual exploitation... - 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... - The cost-effectiveness of consistent and early intervention of harm reduction for injecting drug users in BangladeshLorna Guinness
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Addiction 105:319-28. 2010.... - Process evaluation of the Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE) in rural South AfricaJames Hargreaves
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Health Educ Res 25:27-40. 2010..A linked model involving a MFI and a non-academic partner agency may be more sustainable and is being tried. Feasible models for delivering microfinance and health promotion require further investigation... - Trafficking in persons: a health concern?Cathy Zimmerman
Department of Public Health and Policy, Gender, Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Cien Saude Colet 14:1029-35. 2009.... - Health-sector responses to intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income settings: a review of current models, challenges and opportunitiesManuela Colombini
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England
Bull World Health Organ 86:635-42. 2008.... - Model projections on the required coverage of syringe distribution to prevent HIV epidemics among injecting drug usersPeter Vickerman
HIVTools Research Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 42:355-61. 2006..Although syringe distribution is effective in preventing HIV transmission among injecting drug users (IDUs), there is little evidence on the required coverage to substantially reduce HIV transmission... - The importance of context: model projections on how microbicide impact could be affected by the underlying epidemiologic and behavioral situation in 2 African settingsPeter Vickerman
Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Sex Transm Dis 33:397-405. 2006..The objective of this study was to explore how a microbicide's HIV impact is affected by behavioral and epidemiologic factors in 2 African settings: Cotonou, Benin, and Hillbrow, South Africa... - Using modeling to explore the degree to which a microbicide's sexually transmitted infection efficacy may contribute to the HIV effectiveness measured in phase 3 microbicide trialsPeter Vickerman
Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 48:460-7. 2008..This may increase a microbicide's impact on HIV in phase 3 trials. Modeling is used to estimate the degree to which a microbicide's STI efficacy contributes to the HIV effectiveness of a phase 3 microbicide trial... - Apples and oranges? Interpreting success in HIV prevention trialsLori L Heise
Social and Mathematical Epidemiology Group, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, WC1H 9SH London, UK
Contraception 83:10-5. 2011.... - The cost-effectiveness of expanding harm reduction activities for injecting drug users in Odessa, UkrainePeter Vickerman
HIVTools Research Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
Sex Transm Dis 33:S89-102. 2006.... - Risks and responsibilities: guidelines for interviewing trafficked womenCathy Zimmerman
Health Policy Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Lancet 363:565. 2004 - 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... - The health of trafficked women: a survey of women entering posttrafficking services in EuropeCathy Zimmerman
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health and Policy, Keppel St, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Am J Public Health 98:55-9. 2008..Newly identified trafficked women require immediate attention to address posttrauma symptoms and adequate recovery time before making decisions about participating in prosecutorial or immigration proceedings or returning home... - The cost-effectiveness of HIV preventive measures among injecting drug users in Svetlogorsk, BelarusLilani Kumaranayake
HIVTools Research Group, Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Addiction 99:1565-76. 2004..Economic evaluation methods were adapted to consider the effect of an 8-month financing gap that negatively impacted on project implementation... - Are targeted HIV prevention activities cost-effective in high prevalence settings? Results from a sexually transmitted infection treatment project for sex workers in Johannesburg, South AfricaPeter Vickerman
HIVTools Research Group, Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Sex Transm Dis 33:S122-32. 2006.... - Shifts in condom use following microbicide introduction: should we be concerned?Anna M Foss
Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
AIDS 17:1227-37. 2003.... - Dynamic modeling of herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) transmission: issues in structural uncertaintyAnna M Foss
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
Bull Math Biol 71:720-49. 2009..The analysis highlights the issue of structural uncertainty and the value of reducing complexity... - Addressing the structural drivers of HIV/AIDS: a luxury or necessity for programmes?Janet Seeley
School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK MRC UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
J Int AIDS Soc 15:1-4. 2012.... - Detection of gonococcal infection : pros and cons of a rapid testPeter Vickerman
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Mol Diagn 9:175-9. 2005..Their optimal use in these settings requires the development of simpler and cheaper rapid tests... - 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... - 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... - Public health. Violence against womenClaudia Garcia-Moreno
Department of Gender, Women and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Science 310:1282-3. 2005 - Living the reality of forced sex work: perspectives from young migrant women sex workers in northern VietnamRosanne Rushing
Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
J Midwifery Womens Health 50:e41-4. 2005..Health education programs focusing on peer education and support are essential for protecting and empowering these young women. In addition, policies and programs must work toward effective strategies to protect young migrant women... - Health services for survivors of gender-based violence in northern Uganda: a qualitative studyMirkka Henttonen
Finnish HIV Foundation AIDS Council, Helsinki, Finland
Reprod Health Matters 16:122-31. 2008....