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Ms Yoshiko Sakuma

Research Fellow

United Kingdom

I am a trained physiotherapist with experience in both the UK and Japan, currently working as a Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Reproductive Health. My special interest lies in participatory and community-engaged approaches to sexual and reproductive health among people with disabilities.

 

My works primarily entail methodologies that include designathons, crowdsourcing, and semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Currently, my research focuses on identifying barriers and facilitators related to abortion, HPV vaccination, and cervical cancer screening, particularly in the UK and Japan.

Affiliations

Department of Public Health, Environments and Society
Faculty of Public Health and Policy

Teaching

LSHTM

  • Tutoring/MSc project supervision - MSc Public Health, MSc Reproductive & Sexual Health Research
  • 1804 Sexual Health - Seminar Lead 

 

Others

  • Adjunct lecturer - International University of Health and Welfare
  • Invited Talks - Japanese Physical Therapy Association,  UK Clinical Research Collaboration, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

Research

Disability, Rehabilitation, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Participatory research 

Research Area
Healthcare for adults with disabilities
Rehabilitation medicine
Health services research
Sexual health
Reproductive health
Disease and Health Conditions
Disability
Sexually transmitted infections
Non-communicable diseases
Country
United Kingdom
Japan
Region
East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)
Euro area

Selected Publications

Association between frailty and low sexual function among sexually active older adults living with HIV in China: a multi-centre cross-sectional study in China.
Wang, B; Peng, X; Lu, Y; Fu, L; Li, X; Lu, Z; Tian, T; Zhang, W; Xiao, X; Ouyang, L; Wang, Y; Yu, M; Wu, G; SAKUMA, Y; Cai, Y; Wu, D; Tang, W; TUCKER, JD; Zou, H;
2025
AIDS care
PrEP-eligible behaviours and condom use among sexually active older adults in China: Findings from the sexual well-being (SWELL) study.
Peng, X; Wang, B; Lu, Y; Li, X; Li, Y; Ouyang, L; Wu, G; Cai, Y; Yu, M; Liu, J; SAKUMA, Y; Conyers, H; Meng, X; Tang, W; TUCKER, JD; Wu, D; Zou, H;
2025
Public health
Community-engaged strategies to improve sexual health services for adults aged 45 and above in the United Kingdom: a qualitative data analysis.
Nunez, M; SAKUMA, Y; Conyers, H; Day, S; Terris-Prestholt, F; Ong, JJ; Pan, SW; SHAKESPEARE, T; TUCKER, JD; KPOKIRI, EE; WU, D;
2024
Sexual health
Sexual health in an aging world: a global call to action for more resilient services for older and disabled adults.
Randazzo, S; Day, S; Kritzer, I; Zou, H; Conyers, H; SAKUMA, Y; WU, D; KPOKIRI, EE; Gonsalves, L; TUCKER, JD;
2024
Sexual health
Preferences for sexual health services among middle-aged and older adults in the UK: a discrete choice experiment.
SAKUMA, Y; Tieosapjaroen, W; Wu, D; Conyers, H; SHAKESPEARE, T; Guigayoma, J; Terris-Prestholt, F; Pan, SW; TUCKER, JD; Ong, J; KPOKIRI, E;
2024
Sexually transmitted infections
Shining a spotlight on the inclusion of disabled participants in clinical trials: a mixed methods study.
SAKUMA, Y; Miller, ML E; Babalis, DS; Baker, A; Reddi, M; Anjum, A; Bruton, J; Jones, KN; Mulla, UZ; Taddese, H;
2024
Trials
Shining a spotlight on the inclusion of disabled participants in clinical trials: a mixed methods study
SAKUMA, Y; Miller, M; Babalis, D; Williams, A; Reddi, M; Anjum, A; Bruton, J; Jones, K; Mulla, Z; Taddese, H;
2023
Research Square
Charting the course of biomedical STI prevention - can it be hastened?
Lee, SS; SAKUMA, Y; TUCKER, JD;
2023
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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