Publications | Research impact

Browse a collection of academic publications and research papers, contributed to by personnel from the Unit.

Whole-school approaches to promoting adolescent health and well-being: lessons from a multilevel HIV-prevention intervention through DREAMS in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Chimbindi, N; Mthiyane, N; Birdthistle, I; Zuma, T; Sherr, L; McGrath, N; Mdluli, S; Harling, G; FLOYD, S; SEELEY, J; Shahmanesh, M;

2021

JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, (2021).24,

How 'place' matters for addressing the HIV epidemic: evidence from the HPTN 071 (PopART) cluster-randomised controlled trial in Zambia and South Africa.

BOND, V; Hoddinott, G; Viljoen, L; Ngwenya, F; Simuyaba, M; Chiti, B; Ndubani, R; Makola, N; Donnell, D; SCHAAP, A; FLOYD, S; HARGREAVES, J; Shanaube, K; Fidler, S; Bock, P; AYLES, H; HAYES, R; Simwinga, M; SEELEY, J; HPTN071 (PopART) study team,;

2021

Trials, (2021).22 1 10.1186/s13063-021-05198-5.

Exploring Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of PrEP Uptake among Young People in Uganda, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.

Muhumuza, R; SSEMATA, AS; Kakande, A; Ahmed, N; Atujuna, M; Nomvuyo, M; Bekker, L-G; Dietrich, JJ; Tshabalala, G; Hornschuh, S; Maluadzi, M; Chibanda-Stranix, L; Nematadzira, T; WEISS, HA; NASH, S; Fox, J; SEELEY, J;

2021

Archives of Sexual Behavior, (2021).50 4 10.1007/s10508-020-01880-y.

Infection-exposure in infancy is associated with reduced allergy-related disease in later childhood in a Ugandan cohort.

Lubyayi, L; MPAIRWE, H; NKURUNUNGI, G; Lule, SA; Nalwoga, A; WEBB, EL; Levin, J; ELLIOTT, AM;

2021

eLife, (2021).10, 10.7554/eLife.66022.

Impact of BCG revaccination on the response to unrelated vaccines in a Ugandan adolescent birth cohort: randomised controlled trial protocol C for the 'POPulation differences in VACcine responses' (POPVAC) programme.

ZIRIMENYA, L; NKURUNUNGI, G; Nassuuna, J; NATUKUNDA, A; Mutebe, A; Oduru, G; Kabami, G; Akurut, H; Onen, C; Namutebi, M; Serubanja, J; Nakazibwe, E; Akello, F; Tumusiime, J; Sewankambo, M; Kiwanuka, S; Kiwudhu, F; Kizindo, R; Kizza, M; WAJJA, A; COSE, S; Muwanga, M; WEBB, E; ELLIOTT, AM; POPVAC trial team,;

2021

BMJ open, (2021).11 2 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040430.

No Evidence Known Viruses Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy. An Explorative Metagenomic Case-Control Study.

Roach, M; Cantu, A; Vieri, MK; COTTEN, M; Kellam, P; PHAN, M; Hoek, LV D; Mandro, M; Tepage, F; Mambandu, G; Musinya, G; Laudisoit, A; Colebunders, R; Edwards, R; Mokili, JL;

2021

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), (2021).10 7 10.3390/pathogens10070787.

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus T cell responses in HIV seronegative individuals from rural Uganda.

Nalwoga, A; Roshan, R; Moore, K; Marshall, V; Miley, W; Labo, N; Nakibuule, M; COSE, S; Rochford, R; NEWTON, R; Whitby, D;

2021

Nature communications, (2021).12 1 10.1038/s41467-021-27623-8.

'MTV Shuga': Mass media communication in adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: Can it increase awareness and demand for HIV and sexual health technologies.

Chimbindi, N; Loha, E; Zuma, T; Dreyer, J; Birdthistle, I; FLOYD, S; Kyegombe, N; Cawood, C; BAISLEY, K; SEELEY, J; Shahmanesh, M;

2021

JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, (2021).24,

Lived experiences of frontline healthcare providers offering maternal and newborn services amidst the novel corona virus disease 19 pandemic in Uganda: A qualitative study.

Kayiga, H; Genevive, DA; Amuge, PM; SSEMATA, AS; Nanzira, RS; Nakimuli, A;

2021

PloS One, (2021).16 12 10.1371/journal.pone.0259835.

Unique protein features of SARS-CoV-2 relative to other Sarbecoviruses.

COTTEN, M; Robertson, D; PHAN, MV T;

2021

bioRxiv (2021). 10.1101/2021.04.06.438675.