Mac Phail, Catherine L.

Overview

Dr Catherine MacPhail's research examines the health of adolescents in both South Africa and Australia. Her particular interest is in the social determinants of health - focusing specifically on the impacts of gender, poverty and education.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2015	A cluster randomized-controlled trial of a community mobilization intervention to change gender norms and reduce HIV risk in rural South Africa: study design and intervention Published in BMC Public Health
2018	Cash transfers for HIV prevention: What do young women spend it on? Mixed methods findings from HPTN 068 Published in BMC Public Health
2013	Cognitive mapping: Using local knowledge for planning health research Published in BMC Medical Research Methodology
2017	Community mobilization for HIV testing uptake: Results from a community randomized trial of a theory-based intervention in rural South Africa Published in JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2016	Development, validation, and performance of a scale to measure community mobilization Published in Social Science and Medicine
2017	Knowledge and attitudes to sexual health and STI testing for students at an Australian regional university: a cross-sectional study Published in Journal of the Australia and New Zealand Student Services Association
2018	Social determinants in the sexual health of adolescent Aboriginal Australians: a systematic review Published in Health and Social Care in the Community

Research Areas

Geographic Focus

Illawarra Shoalhaven region Geographic Region
South Africa Country
Sub-Saharan Africa Continent

Available for Collaborative Projects

Head Of

Postgraduate Public Health UOW 2017 -

Member Of

Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Affiliated Researcher 2013 -
MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) Affiliated Researcher 2010 -
Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Senior Researcher 2003 -

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Depression and Incident HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in HIV Prevention Trials Network 068: Targets for Prevention and Mediating Factors Published In American Journal of Epidemiology
2020	Longitudinal Trajectories of Physical Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescent Girls in Rural South Africa: Findings From HPTN 068 Published In Journal of Adolescent Health
2020	The Mediating Role of Partner Selection in the Association Between Transactional Sex and HIV Incidence Among Young Women Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2019	Assessing risk for HIV infection among adolescent girls in South Africa: an evaluation of the VOICE risk score (HPTN 068) Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2019	Characteristics Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission Networks Involving Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Trials Network 068 Study Published In Sexually Transmitted Diseases
2019	Friendships Among Young South African Women, Sexual Behaviours and Connections to Sexual Partners (HPTN 068) Published In AIDS and Behavior
2019	Multilevel Gender-Equitable Norms and Risk of HIV and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Acquisition Among Young South African Women: A Longitudinal Analysis of the HIV Prevention Trials Network 068 Cohort Published In Journal of Adolescent Health
2019	Multilevel Measures of Education and Pathways to Incident Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa Published In Journal of Adolescent Health
2019	Prevalence and Associations, by Age Group, of IPV Among AGYW in Rural South Africa Published In Sage Open
2019	Process elements contributing to community mobilization for HIV risk reduction and gender equality in rural South Africa Published In PLoS One
2019	Self-Esteem as an Indicator of Transactional Sex Among Young Women in Rural South Africa (HPTN 068) Published In AIDS and Behavior
2019	Sexual partner types and incident HIV infection among rural South African adolescent girls and young women enrolled in HPTN 068: a latent class analysis Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2019	The Relationship Between School Dropout and Pregnancy Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: A HPTN 068 Analysis Published In Health Education and Behavior
2019	The association between perceived household educational support and HIV risk in young women in a rural South African community (HPTN 068): A cross sectional study Published In PLoS One
2019	The effects of a cash transfer intervention on sexual partnerships and HIV in the HPTN 068 study in South Africa Published In Culture, Health and Sexuality
2018	Antiretroviral Drug Use and HIV Drug Resistance Among Young Women in Rural South Africa: HPTN 068 Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2018	Cash Transfers, Young Women’s Economic Well-Being, and HIV Risk: Evidence from HPTN 068 Published In AIDS and Behavior
2018	Cash transfer interventions for sexual health: meanings and experiences of adolescent males and females in inner-city Johannesburg Published In BMC Public Health
2018	Cash transfers for HIV prevention: What do young women spend it on? Mixed methods findings from HPTN 068 Published In BMC Public Health
2018	Community collective efficacy is associated with reduced physical intimate partner violence (IPV) incidence in the rural province of Mpumalanga, South Africa: findings from HPTN 068 Published In Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
2018	Community mobilization to modify harmful gender norms and reduce HIV risk: results from a community cluster randomized trial in South Africa Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018	Conditional cash transfers and the reduction in partner violence for young women: an investigation of causal pathways using evidence from a randomized experiment in South Africa (HPTN 068) Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018	Context matters: Community social cohesion and health behaviors in two South African areas Published In Health and Place
2018	Does Partner Selection Mediate the Relationship Between School Attendance and HIV/Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: An Analysis of HIV Prevention Trials Network 068 Data Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2018	Evidence for sample selection effect and Hawthorne effect in behavioural HIV prevention trial among young women in a rural South African community Published In BMJ Open
2018	Executive function associated with sexual risk in young South African women: Findings from the HPTN 068 cohort Published In PLoS One
2018	Gender Norms, Gender Role Conflict/Stress and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Men in Mpumalanga, South Africa Published In AIDS and Behavior
2018	HIV-1 diversity among young women in rural South Africa: HPTN 068 Published In PLoS One
2018	Hope, the Household Environment, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Women in Rural South Africa (HPTN 068) Published In AIDS and Behavior
2018	Men’s perspectives on the impact of female-directed cash transfers on gender relations: Findings from the HPTN 068 qualitative study Published In PLoS One
2018	Natural control of HIV infection in young women in South Africa: HPTN 068 Published In HIV Clinical Trials
2018	Short communication: Dried blood spots stored at room temperature should not be used for hiv incidence testing Published In AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
2018	Social determinants in the sexual health of adolescent Aboriginal Australians: a systematic review Published In Health and Social Care in the Community
2018	Transactional sex and incident HIV infection in a cohort of young women from rural South Africa Published In AIDS
2018	Understanding men’s networks and perceptions of leadership to promote HIV testing and treatment in Agincourt, South Africa Published In Global Public Health
2018	Village community mobilization is associated with reduced HIV incidence in young South African women participating in the HPTN 068 study cohort Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018	‘It’s because I like things… it’s a status and he buys me airtime’: exploring the role of transactional sex in young women’s consumption patterns in rural South Africa (secondary findings from HPTN 068) Published In Reproductive Health
2017	Associations between friendship characteristics and HIV and HSV-2 status amongst young South African women in HPTN-068 Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2017	Community mobilization for HIV testing uptake: Results from a community randomized trial of a theory-based intervention in rural South Africa Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2017	Depression and Engagement in Care Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-Infected Adults in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In AIDS and Behavior
2017	Economic Resources and HIV Preventive Behaviors Among School-Enrolled Young Women in Rural South Africa (HPTN 068) Published In AIDS and Behavior
2017	Effect of schooling on age-disparate relationships and number of sexual partners among young women in rural South Africa enrolled in HPTN 068 Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2017	Gender, HIV Testing and Stigma: The Association of HIV Testing Behaviors and Community-Level and Individual-Level Stigma in Rural South Africa Differ for Men and Women Published In AIDS and Behavior
2017	Hope Matters: Developing and Validating a Measure of Future Expectations Among Young Women in a High HIV Prevalence Setting in Rural South Africa (HPTN 068) Published In AIDS and Behavior
2017	Informed consent in a vulnerable population group: supporting individuals aging with intellectual disability to participate in developing their own health and support programs Published In Australian Health Review
2017	Knowledge and attitudes to sexual health and STI testing for students at an Australian regional university: a cross-sectional study Published In Journal of the Australia and New Zealand Student Services Association
2017	Men’s perceptions of treatment as prevention in South Africa: Implications for engagement in HIV care and treatment Published In AIDS Education and Prevention: an interdisciplinary journal
2017	The effect of school attendance and school dropout on incident HIV and HSV-2 among young women in rural South Africa enrolled in HPTN 068 Published In AIDS
2017	Using surrogate vaccines to assess feasibility and acceptability of future HIV vaccine trials in men: A randomised trial in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa Published In BMC Public Health
2017	Young women's perceptions of transactional sex and sexual agency: A qualitative study in the context of rural South Africa Published In BMC Public Health
2016	Characteristics of age-discordant partnerships associated with HIV risk among young South African women (HPTN 068) Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2016	Development, validation, and performance of a scale to measure community mobilization Published In Social Science and Medicine
2016	HPTN 068: A randomized control trial of a conditional cash transfer to reduce HIV infection in young women in South Africa - study design and baseline results Published In AIDS and Behavior
2016	Measuring Men's Gender Norms and Gender Role Conflict/Stress in a High HIV-Prevalence South African Setting Published In AIDS and Behavior
2016	Process guidelines for establishing Intercoder Reliability in qualitative studies Published In Qualitative Research
2016	Testing a counselling intervention in antenatal care for women experiencing partner violence: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In BMC Health Services Research
2016	The effect of a conditional cash transfer on HIV incidence in young women in rural South Africa (HPTN 068): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial Published In The Lancet Global Health
2016	Transactional sex among young women in rural South Africa: prevalence, mediators and association with HIV infection Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2015	A cluster randomized-controlled trial of a community mobilization intervention to change gender norms and reduce HIV risk in rural South Africa: study design and intervention Published In BMC Public Health
2015	Desire, belonging and absence in rural places Published In Rural Society: the journal of research into rural and regional social issues in Australia
2015	HPTN 062: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring the Effect of a Motivational-Interviewing Intervention on Sexual Behavior among Individuals with Acute HIV Infection in Lilongwe, Malawi Published In PLoS One
2015	Sexual partnership patterns among South African adolescent girls enrolled in STI preventions trial network 068: Measurement challenges and implications for HIV/STI transmission Published In Sexually Transmitted Diseases
2015	Sticks and stones: How words and language impact upon social inclusion Published In Journal of Social Inclusion
2015	Technology, normalisation and male sex work Published In Culture, Health and Sexuality
2014	Bidirectional links between HIV and intimate partner violence in pregnancy: Implications for prevention of mother-to-child transmission Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2014	Concerns about partner infidelity are a barrier to adoption of HIV-prevention strategies among young South African couples Published In Culture, Health and Sexuality
2014	Feasibility and acceptability of Project Connect: A couples-based HIV-risk reduction intervention among young couples in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In AIDS Care: psychological and socio-medical aspects of AIDS-HIV
2014	Validity of the patient health questionnaire-9 to screen for depression in a high-HIV burden primary healthcare clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In Journal of Affective Disorders
2013	Acceptability and feasibility of cash transfers for HIV prevention among adolescent South African women Published In AIDS and Behavior
2013	Cognitive mapping: Using local knowledge for planning health research Published In BMC Medical Research Methodology
2013	Conceptualizing Community Mobilization for HIV Prevention: Implications for HIV Prevention Programming in the African Context Published In PLoS One
2013	How much demand for new HIV prevention technologies can we really expect? Results from a discrete choice experiment in South Africa Published In PLoS One
2013	Using HPV vaccination for promotion of an adolescent package of care: Opportunity and perspectives Published In BMC Public Health
2012	'If I buy the Kellogg's then he should [buy] the milk': Young women's perspectives on relationship dynamics, gender power and HIV risk in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In Culture, Health and Sexuality
2012	'It's not about money, it's about my health': Determinants of participation and adherence among women in an HIV-HSV2 prevention trial in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In Patient Preference and Adherence
2012	Bang and bust: almost everything you wanted to know about sex and the mining boom (but were afraid to ask) Published In Preview (CSIRO)
2012	Can money prevent the spread of HIV? A review of cash payments for HIV prevention Published In AIDS and Behavior
2012	Factors associated with substance use among orphaned and non-orphaned youth in South Africa Published In Journal of Adolescence
2012	Perceptions of sexual risk compensation following posttrial HIV vaccine uptake among young South Africans Published In Qualitative Health Research
2011	A tale of two countries: Rethinking sexual risk for HIV among young people in South Africa and the United States Published In Journal of Adolescent Health
2011	Continued high risk sexual behavior following diagnosis with acute HIV infection in South Africa and Malawi: Implications for prevention Published In AIDS and Behavior
2011	Feasibility and acceptability of sexual abstinence for interruption of HIV transmission among individuals with acute HIV infection - Formative data from CHAVI 011 Published In Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
2010	Factors associated with HIV testing among public sector clinic attendees in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In AIDS and Behavior
2010	Future HIV vaccine acceptability among young adults in South Africa Published In Health Education and Behavior
2010	HIV-positive kidney transplants for HIV-positive individuals: Attitudes and concerns of South African patients and health care workers Published In SAMJ South African Medical Journal
2009	Early coital debut and associated HIV risk factors among young women and men in South Africa Published In International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
2008	Keep them in school: the importance of education as a protective factor against HIV infection among young South African women Published In International Journal of Epidemiology
2007	Contraception use and pregnancy among 15-24 year old South African women: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey Published In BMC Medicine

Chapter

Year	Title
2016	HIV Prevention for Adolescent Women in Africa: Structural Driver Interventions Published In Children and Young People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
2015	Telecommunications impacts on the structure and organization of the male sex industry Published In (Sub)Urban Sexscapes: Geographies and Regulation of the Sex Industry
2015	Using Focus Group Discussion to investigate Perceptions of Sexual Risk Compensation following Posttrial HIV Vaccine Uptake Among Young South Africans Published In Nursing Research using Data Analysis: qualitative designs and methods in nursing
2014	Fairytales, Folklore and Femininity: Making Sense of the (Un)Sexed Female Body across Time and Space Published In Exploring Bodies in Time and Space

Other Research Activities

UOW Health & Society Seed grant: Needs assessment for Illawarra Women’s Health Centre Co-Chief Investogator 2017
UNE Seed grant: Examining the sexual health of Aboriginal adolescents Chief Investigator 2014 - 2016
UNE Partnerships Post Doctoral/Early Career Researcher Award: Formative research to understand the lived experience of people over 50 years of age living with HIV in South Africa Chief Investigator 2013 - 2014
NIH/NIMH RO1: Effects of Cash Transfer and Community Mobilization in Young South African Women Co-Investigator 2009 - 2014
NIH/NIAID University of North Carolina AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (UNC ACTU): – HPTN 068 - Effects of cash transfer for the prevention of HIV in young South African women Co-Investigator (subcontract) 2007 - 2014
Raith Foundation: Research to support access to an HPV vaccine for adolescents, in South Africa Investigator 2009 - 2013
NIH/NIMH R21: Constructing Measures for Social, Structural HIV Intervention Research Investigator 2010 - 2012
NIH/NICHD R21: A Culturally Appropriate Intervention for Young Couples in South Africa Co-Chief Investigator 2008 - 2011
South African Department of Health: A Comprehensive Approach to HIV Care: Positive Prevention Chief Investigator 2007 - 2010
Duke University/NIAID: CHAVI 011 - Formative Research to Enhance Recruitment, Retention, Prevention Counselling, and Partner Notification for individuals with Acute HIV Infection Co-Chief Investigator 2007 - 2009
CHIPTS: Evaluation of Post-Trial HIV vaccine acceptability among South African youth Co-Investigator 2006

Potential Supervision Topics

Sexual and Reproductive Health
Gender Violence
Gender Norms
HIV/AIDS
Community Mobilization
Social Grants
Adolescent Health
Social Determinants of Health
Health in Migrant Populations

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Nutrition and oral health education in preschool years
Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)	Practicing Psychologists Constructions of non-White people: Implications for Cultural Competence and the Therapeutic Alliance	Lawson, Tinashe
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Parental Attitudes to Toothpaste Use in Children, and Investigation of Factors Involved in the Selection of Fluoridated and Non-Fluoridated Toothpaste	Smith, Barry
Doctor of Philosophy	A Complex and Multidimensional Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Challenge: Understanding the Menstrual Health and Menstrual Hygiene Care of Young Homeless Women	Grozdanovski, Laura
Doctor of Philosophy	Oral Health self-management Practice among people living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) seeking care In dental hospitals of Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Abbas, Tanveer
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Parents Attitudes towards Preventing Cervical Cancer through Human Papillomavirus Vaccination	Wijayanti, Kurnia
Doctor of Philosophy	Food cultures and urban food strategies- South Korean case study	Park, Soo Jin
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Deaf Consumers and Mental Health Service Delivery	Rozsa-Brown, Dalia
Master of Philosophy -SOC	Meeting the Psycho-Social Needs of Patients and Families in an Acute Hospital: Evaluating Social Work Intervention During End of Llife Care	McIlveen, Joanna
Doctor of Philosophy	Exploring Social Determinants of Health among Australians during COVID-19	Lord, Heidi
Doctor of Philosophy	Innovative control solutions for Respirable Crystalline Silica to protect workers against exposure to silica	Ackah, Frederick Anlimah
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Barriers and enablers of Domestic Violence Routine Screening in New South Wales mental health services	Abetu, Dereje

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Medical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand, School of Geography 2000 - 2004
University of the Witwatersrand, School of Geography 1995 - 1997
B.A. in Geography & English, University of the Witwatersrand 1991 - 1993

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0614-0157 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2015	A cluster randomized-controlled trial of a community mobilization intervention to change gender norms and reduce HIV risk in rural South Africa: study design and intervention Published in BMC Public Health
2018	Cash transfers for HIV prevention: What do young women spend it on? Mixed methods findings from HPTN 068 Published in BMC Public Health
2013	Cognitive mapping: Using local knowledge for planning health research Published in BMC Medical Research Methodology
2017	Community mobilization for HIV testing uptake: Results from a community randomized trial of a theory-based intervention in rural South Africa Published in JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2016	Development, validation, and performance of a scale to measure community mobilization Published in Social Science and Medicine
2017	Knowledge and attitudes to sexual health and STI testing for students at an Australian regional university: a cross-sectional study Published in Journal of the Australia and New Zealand Student Services Association
2018	Social determinants in the sexual health of adolescent Aboriginal Australians: a systematic review Published in Health and Social Care in the Community

Research Areas

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Depression and Incident HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in HIV Prevention Trials Network 068: Targets for Prevention and Mediating Factors Published In American Journal of Epidemiology
2020	Longitudinal Trajectories of Physical Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescent Girls in Rural South Africa: Findings From HPTN 068 Published In Journal of Adolescent Health
2020	The Mediating Role of Partner Selection in the Association Between Transactional Sex and HIV Incidence Among Young Women Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2019	Assessing risk for HIV infection among adolescent girls in South Africa: an evaluation of the VOICE risk score (HPTN 068) Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2019	Characteristics Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission Networks Involving Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Trials Network 068 Study Published In Sexually Transmitted Diseases
2019	Friendships Among Young South African Women, Sexual Behaviours and Connections to Sexual Partners (HPTN 068) Published In AIDS and Behavior
2019	Multilevel Gender-Equitable Norms and Risk of HIV and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Acquisition Among Young South African Women: A Longitudinal Analysis of the HIV Prevention Trials Network 068 Cohort Published In Journal of Adolescent Health
2019	Multilevel Measures of Education and Pathways to Incident Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa Published In Journal of Adolescent Health
2019	Prevalence and Associations, by Age Group, of IPV Among AGYW in Rural South Africa Published In Sage Open
2019	Process elements contributing to community mobilization for HIV risk reduction and gender equality in rural South Africa Published In PLoS One
2019	Self-Esteem as an Indicator of Transactional Sex Among Young Women in Rural South Africa (HPTN 068) Published In AIDS and Behavior
2019	Sexual partner types and incident HIV infection among rural South African adolescent girls and young women enrolled in HPTN 068: a latent class analysis Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2019	The Relationship Between School Dropout and Pregnancy Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: A HPTN 068 Analysis Published In Health Education and Behavior
2019	The association between perceived household educational support and HIV risk in young women in a rural South African community (HPTN 068): A cross sectional study Published In PLoS One
2019	The effects of a cash transfer intervention on sexual partnerships and HIV in the HPTN 068 study in South Africa Published In Culture, Health and Sexuality
2018	Antiretroviral Drug Use and HIV Drug Resistance Among Young Women in Rural South Africa: HPTN 068 Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2018	Cash Transfers, Young Women’s Economic Well-Being, and HIV Risk: Evidence from HPTN 068 Published In AIDS and Behavior
2018	Cash transfer interventions for sexual health: meanings and experiences of adolescent males and females in inner-city Johannesburg Published In BMC Public Health
2018	Cash transfers for HIV prevention: What do young women spend it on? Mixed methods findings from HPTN 068 Published In BMC Public Health
2018	Community collective efficacy is associated with reduced physical intimate partner violence (IPV) incidence in the rural province of Mpumalanga, South Africa: findings from HPTN 068 Published In Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
2018	Community mobilization to modify harmful gender norms and reduce HIV risk: results from a community cluster randomized trial in South Africa Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018	Conditional cash transfers and the reduction in partner violence for young women: an investigation of causal pathways using evidence from a randomized experiment in South Africa (HPTN 068) Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018	Context matters: Community social cohesion and health behaviors in two South African areas Published In Health and Place
2018	Does Partner Selection Mediate the Relationship Between School Attendance and HIV/Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: An Analysis of HIV Prevention Trials Network 068 Data Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2018	Evidence for sample selection effect and Hawthorne effect in behavioural HIV prevention trial among young women in a rural South African community Published In BMJ Open
2018	Executive function associated with sexual risk in young South African women: Findings from the HPTN 068 cohort Published In PLoS One
2018	Gender Norms, Gender Role Conflict/Stress and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Men in Mpumalanga, South Africa Published In AIDS and Behavior
2018	HIV-1 diversity among young women in rural South Africa: HPTN 068 Published In PLoS One
2018	Hope, the Household Environment, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Women in Rural South Africa (HPTN 068) Published In AIDS and Behavior
2018	Men’s perspectives on the impact of female-directed cash transfers on gender relations: Findings from the HPTN 068 qualitative study Published In PLoS One
2018	Natural control of HIV infection in young women in South Africa: HPTN 068 Published In HIV Clinical Trials
2018	Short communication: Dried blood spots stored at room temperature should not be used for hiv incidence testing Published In AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
2018	Social determinants in the sexual health of adolescent Aboriginal Australians: a systematic review Published In Health and Social Care in the Community
2018	Transactional sex and incident HIV infection in a cohort of young women from rural South Africa Published In AIDS
2018	Understanding men’s networks and perceptions of leadership to promote HIV testing and treatment in Agincourt, South Africa Published In Global Public Health
2018	Village community mobilization is associated with reduced HIV incidence in young South African women participating in the HPTN 068 study cohort Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018	‘It’s because I like things… it’s a status and he buys me airtime’: exploring the role of transactional sex in young women’s consumption patterns in rural South Africa (secondary findings from HPTN 068) Published In Reproductive Health
2017	Associations between friendship characteristics and HIV and HSV-2 status amongst young South African women in HPTN-068 Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2017	Community mobilization for HIV testing uptake: Results from a community randomized trial of a theory-based intervention in rural South Africa Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2017	Depression and Engagement in Care Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-Infected Adults in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In AIDS and Behavior
2017	Economic Resources and HIV Preventive Behaviors Among School-Enrolled Young Women in Rural South Africa (HPTN 068) Published In AIDS and Behavior
2017	Effect of schooling on age-disparate relationships and number of sexual partners among young women in rural South Africa enrolled in HPTN 068 Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2017	Gender, HIV Testing and Stigma: The Association of HIV Testing Behaviors and Community-Level and Individual-Level Stigma in Rural South Africa Differ for Men and Women Published In AIDS and Behavior
2017	Hope Matters: Developing and Validating a Measure of Future Expectations Among Young Women in a High HIV Prevalence Setting in Rural South Africa (HPTN 068) Published In AIDS and Behavior
2017	Informed consent in a vulnerable population group: supporting individuals aging with intellectual disability to participate in developing their own health and support programs Published In Australian Health Review
2017	Knowledge and attitudes to sexual health and STI testing for students at an Australian regional university: a cross-sectional study Published In Journal of the Australia and New Zealand Student Services Association
2017	Men’s perceptions of treatment as prevention in South Africa: Implications for engagement in HIV care and treatment Published In AIDS Education and Prevention: an interdisciplinary journal
2017	The effect of school attendance and school dropout on incident HIV and HSV-2 among young women in rural South Africa enrolled in HPTN 068 Published In AIDS
2017	Using surrogate vaccines to assess feasibility and acceptability of future HIV vaccine trials in men: A randomised trial in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa Published In BMC Public Health
2017	Young women's perceptions of transactional sex and sexual agency: A qualitative study in the context of rural South Africa Published In BMC Public Health
2016	Characteristics of age-discordant partnerships associated with HIV risk among young South African women (HPTN 068) Published In JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2016	Development, validation, and performance of a scale to measure community mobilization Published In Social Science and Medicine
2016	HPTN 068: A randomized control trial of a conditional cash transfer to reduce HIV infection in young women in South Africa - study design and baseline results Published In AIDS and Behavior
2016	Measuring Men's Gender Norms and Gender Role Conflict/Stress in a High HIV-Prevalence South African Setting Published In AIDS and Behavior
2016	Process guidelines for establishing Intercoder Reliability in qualitative studies Published In Qualitative Research
2016	Testing a counselling intervention in antenatal care for women experiencing partner violence: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In BMC Health Services Research
2016	The effect of a conditional cash transfer on HIV incidence in young women in rural South Africa (HPTN 068): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial Published In The Lancet Global Health
2016	Transactional sex among young women in rural South Africa: prevalence, mediators and association with HIV infection Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2015	A cluster randomized-controlled trial of a community mobilization intervention to change gender norms and reduce HIV risk in rural South Africa: study design and intervention Published In BMC Public Health
2015	Desire, belonging and absence in rural places Published In Rural Society: the journal of research into rural and regional social issues in Australia
2015	HPTN 062: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring the Effect of a Motivational-Interviewing Intervention on Sexual Behavior among Individuals with Acute HIV Infection in Lilongwe, Malawi Published In PLoS One
2015	Sexual partnership patterns among South African adolescent girls enrolled in STI preventions trial network 068: Measurement challenges and implications for HIV/STI transmission Published In Sexually Transmitted Diseases
2015	Sticks and stones: How words and language impact upon social inclusion Published In Journal of Social Inclusion
2015	Technology, normalisation and male sex work Published In Culture, Health and Sexuality
2014	Bidirectional links between HIV and intimate partner violence in pregnancy: Implications for prevention of mother-to-child transmission Published In Journal of the International AIDS Society
2014	Concerns about partner infidelity are a barrier to adoption of HIV-prevention strategies among young South African couples Published In Culture, Health and Sexuality
2014	Feasibility and acceptability of Project Connect: A couples-based HIV-risk reduction intervention among young couples in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In AIDS Care: psychological and socio-medical aspects of AIDS-HIV
2014	Validity of the patient health questionnaire-9 to screen for depression in a high-HIV burden primary healthcare clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In Journal of Affective Disorders
2013	Acceptability and feasibility of cash transfers for HIV prevention among adolescent South African women Published In AIDS and Behavior
2013	Cognitive mapping: Using local knowledge for planning health research Published In BMC Medical Research Methodology
2013	Conceptualizing Community Mobilization for HIV Prevention: Implications for HIV Prevention Programming in the African Context Published In PLoS One
2013	How much demand for new HIV prevention technologies can we really expect? Results from a discrete choice experiment in South Africa Published In PLoS One
2013	Using HPV vaccination for promotion of an adolescent package of care: Opportunity and perspectives Published In BMC Public Health
2012	'If I buy the Kellogg's then he should [buy] the milk': Young women's perspectives on relationship dynamics, gender power and HIV risk in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In Culture, Health and Sexuality
2012	'It's not about money, it's about my health': Determinants of participation and adherence among women in an HIV-HSV2 prevention trial in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In Patient Preference and Adherence
2012	Bang and bust: almost everything you wanted to know about sex and the mining boom (but were afraid to ask) Published In Preview (CSIRO)
2012	Can money prevent the spread of HIV? A review of cash payments for HIV prevention Published In AIDS and Behavior
2012	Factors associated with substance use among orphaned and non-orphaned youth in South Africa Published In Journal of Adolescence
2012	Perceptions of sexual risk compensation following posttrial HIV vaccine uptake among young South Africans Published In Qualitative Health Research
2011	A tale of two countries: Rethinking sexual risk for HIV among young people in South Africa and the United States Published In Journal of Adolescent Health
2011	Continued high risk sexual behavior following diagnosis with acute HIV infection in South Africa and Malawi: Implications for prevention Published In AIDS and Behavior
2011	Feasibility and acceptability of sexual abstinence for interruption of HIV transmission among individuals with acute HIV infection - Formative data from CHAVI 011 Published In Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
2010	Factors associated with HIV testing among public sector clinic attendees in Johannesburg, South Africa Published In AIDS and Behavior
2010	Future HIV vaccine acceptability among young adults in South Africa Published In Health Education and Behavior
2010	HIV-positive kidney transplants for HIV-positive individuals: Attitudes and concerns of South African patients and health care workers Published In SAMJ South African Medical Journal
2009	Early coital debut and associated HIV risk factors among young women and men in South Africa Published In International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
2008	Keep them in school: the importance of education as a protective factor against HIV infection among young South African women Published In International Journal of Epidemiology
2007	Contraception use and pregnancy among 15-24 year old South African women: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey Published In BMC Medicine

Chapter

Year	Title
2016	HIV Prevention for Adolescent Women in Africa: Structural Driver Interventions Published In Children and Young People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
2015	Telecommunications impacts on the structure and organization of the male sex industry Published In (Sub)Urban Sexscapes: Geographies and Regulation of the Sex Industry
2015	Using Focus Group Discussion to investigate Perceptions of Sexual Risk Compensation following Posttrial HIV Vaccine Uptake Among Young South Africans Published In Nursing Research using Data Analysis: qualitative designs and methods in nursing
2014	Fairytales, Folklore and Femininity: Making Sense of the (Un)Sexed Female Body across Time and Space Published In Exploring Bodies in Time and Space

Other Research Activities

UOW Health & Society Seed grant: Needs assessment for Illawarra Women’s Health Centre Co-Chief Investogator 2017
UNE Seed grant: Examining the sexual health of Aboriginal adolescents Chief Investigator 2014 - 2016
UNE Partnerships Post Doctoral/Early Career Researcher Award: Formative research to understand the lived experience of people over 50 years of age living with HIV in South Africa Chief Investigator 2013 - 2014
NIH/NIMH RO1: Effects of Cash Transfer and Community Mobilization in Young South African Women Co-Investigator 2009 - 2014
NIH/NIAID University of North Carolina AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (UNC ACTU): – HPTN 068 - Effects of cash transfer for the prevention of HIV in young South African women Co-Investigator (subcontract) 2007 - 2014
Raith Foundation: Research to support access to an HPV vaccine for adolescents, in South Africa Investigator 2009 - 2013
NIH/NIMH R21: Constructing Measures for Social, Structural HIV Intervention Research Investigator 2010 - 2012
NIH/NICHD R21: A Culturally Appropriate Intervention for Young Couples in South Africa Co-Chief Investigator 2008 - 2011
South African Department of Health: A Comprehensive Approach to HIV Care: Positive Prevention Chief Investigator 2007 - 2010
Duke University/NIAID: CHAVI 011 - Formative Research to Enhance Recruitment, Retention, Prevention Counselling, and Partner Notification for individuals with Acute HIV Infection Co-Chief Investigator 2007 - 2009
CHIPTS: Evaluation of Post-Trial HIV vaccine acceptability among South African youth Co-Investigator 2006

Potential Supervision Topics

Sexual and Reproductive Health
Gender Violence
Gender Norms
HIV/AIDS
Community Mobilization
Social Grants
Adolescent Health
Social Determinants of Health
Health in Migrant Populations

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Nutrition and oral health education in preschool years
Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)	Practicing Psychologists Constructions of non-White people: Implications for Cultural Competence and the Therapeutic Alliance	Lawson, Tinashe
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Parental Attitudes to Toothpaste Use in Children, and Investigation of Factors Involved in the Selection of Fluoridated and Non-Fluoridated Toothpaste	Smith, Barry
Doctor of Philosophy	A Complex and Multidimensional Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Challenge: Understanding the Menstrual Health and Menstrual Hygiene Care of Young Homeless Women	Grozdanovski, Laura
Doctor of Philosophy	Oral Health self-management Practice among people living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) seeking care In dental hospitals of Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Abbas, Tanveer
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Parents Attitudes towards Preventing Cervical Cancer through Human Papillomavirus Vaccination	Wijayanti, Kurnia
Doctor of Philosophy	Food cultures and urban food strategies- South Korean case study	Park, Soo Jin
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Deaf Consumers and Mental Health Service Delivery	Rozsa-Brown, Dalia
Master of Philosophy -SOC	Meeting the Psycho-Social Needs of Patients and Families in an Acute Hospital: Evaluating Social Work Intervention During End of Llife Care	McIlveen, Joanna
Doctor of Philosophy	Exploring Social Determinants of Health among Australians during COVID-19	Lord, Heidi
Doctor of Philosophy	Innovative control solutions for Respirable Crystalline Silica to protect workers against exposure to silica	Ackah, Frederick Anlimah
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Barriers and enablers of Domestic Violence Routine Screening in New South Wales mental health services	Abetu, Dereje

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Medical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand, School of Geography 2000 - 2004
University of the Witwatersrand, School of Geography 1995 - 1997
B.A. in Geography & English, University of the Witwatersrand 1991 - 1993

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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0614-0157 (confirmed)

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