Match Research Unit Publications

Publications 2024
Misreporting contraceptive use and the association of peak study progestin levels with weight and BMI among women randomized to the progestin-only injectable contraceptives DMPA-IM and NET-EN
  • Avenant, C., Bick, A. J., Skosana, S. B., Dlamini, S., Balakrishna, Y., Moliki, J. M., Singata-Madliki, M., Hofmeyr, G. J., Smit, J., Beksinska, M., Beesham, I., Seocharan, I., Batting, J., Chen, P. L., Storbeck, K. H., Africander, D., & Hapgood, J. P. (2023). Misreporting contraceptive use and the association of peak study progestin levels with weight and BMI among women randomized to the progestin-only injectable contraceptives DMPA-IM and NET-EN. PloS one18(12), e0295959.
It’s a 50/50 Thing You Know”: Exploring the Multileveled Intersections of Gender and Power Within the Relationships of Young South African Men and Women

Closson, K., Zharima, C., Kuchena, M., Dietrich, J. J., Gadermann, A., Zulu, B., Ogilvie, G., Beksinska, M.  & Kaida, A. (2024). “It’s a 50/50 Thing You Know”: Exploring the Multileveled Intersections of Gender and Power Within the Relationships of Young South African Men and Women. The Journal of Sex Research61(1), 144-159.

Publications 2023
Adherence to daily, oral TDF/FTC PrEP during periconception among HIV-exposed South African women
  • Hurwitz, K. E., Isehunwa, O. O., Hendrickson, K. R., Jaggernath, M., Kriel, Y., Smith, P. M., Mathenjwa, M., Bennett, K., Psaros, C., Baeten, J. M., Bangsberg, D. R., Haberer, J. E., Smit, J. A., & Matthews, L. T. (2023). Adherence to daily, oral TDF/FTC PrEP during periconception among HIV-exposed South African women. Frontiers in reproductive health5, 1263422.
Examining gender and sexual orientation differences in physical intimate partner violence experienced and perpetrated by youth living in eThekwini district South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

Closson, K., Zulu, B., Jesson, J., Dietrich, J. J., Pakhomova, T., Basham, C. A., Beksinska, M. & Kaida, A. (2023). Examining gender and sexual orientation differences in physical intimate partner violence experienced and perpetrated by youth living in eThekwini district South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections among South African women initiating injectable and long-acting contraceptives. Plos one, 18(11), e0294285
  • Harryparsad, R., Meyer, B., Taku, O., Serrano, M., Chen, P. L., Gao, X., Williamson, A. L., Mehou-Loko, C., d'Hellencourt, F. L., Smit, J., Strauss, J., Nanda, K., Ahmed, K., Beksinska, M., Buck, G., Morrison, C., Deese, J., & Masson, L. (2023). Prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections among South African women initiating injectable and long-acting contraceptives. Plos one18(11), e0294285.
Relationship impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions on young women and men in Durban and Soweto, South Africa
  • Closson, K., Zharima, C., Kuchena, T. M., Dietrich, J. J., Ogilvie, G., Raj, A., Beksinska, M. & Kaida, A. (2023). Relationship impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions on young women and men in Durban and Soweto, South Africa. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 1-13.
The Methodological Approach to a Process Evaluation of a Community and Provider-Driven Social Accountability Intervention to Increase Contraceptive Uptake and Use

Milford, C., Cordero, J., Nai, D., Shamba, D., Fuseini, K., Boydell, V., Tarimo, A., McMullen, H., & Steyn, P., On behalf of the CaPSAI Project Team. (2023). The Methodological Approach to a Process Evaluation of a Community and Provider-Driven Social Accountability Intervention to Increase Contraceptive Uptake and Use. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231169890 

A continuum of individual-level factors that influence modern contraceptive uptake and use: perspectives from community members and healthcare providers in Durban, South Africa

Kriel, Y., Milford, C., Cordero, J. P., Suleman, F., Steyn, P. S., & Smit, J. A. (2023). A continuum of individual-level factors that influence modern contraceptive uptake and use: perspectives from community members and healthcare providers in Durban, South Africa. Contraception and Reproductive Medicine8(1), 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40834-023-00247-7

Female condom color and scent preference in Durban, South Africa

Beksinska, M., Smit, J., Mona, A., Maphumulo, V., Mphili, N., Manzini-Matebula, N., & Chidarikire, T. (2023). Female condom color and scent preference in Durban, South Africa. Contraception: X5, 100095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conx.2023.100095

Cultural considerations and beliefs surrounding preterm birth in Kenya and South Africa.

Milford, C., Smith, E., Ngure, K., Thuo, N., Newmann, S., Lazarus, N., Beksinska, M., Mugo, N., Rand, L. (2023). Cultural considerations and beliefs surrounding preterm birth in Kenya and South Africa. BMC Reproductive Health, 20:87. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01633-9

High risk injection drug use and uptake of HIV prevention and treatment services among people who inject drugs in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Zanoni, B., Milford, C., Sithole, K., Mosery, N., Wilson, M., Bosman, S., Smit, J. (2023). High risk injection drug use and uptake of HIV prevention and treatment services among people who inject drugs in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLOS ONE. 18(5): e0281030. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281030

 

Post-trial access to and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis in Durban, South Africa

Beesham, I., Milford, C., Smit, J., Joseph Davey, D.L., Baeten, J.M, Heffron, R., Beksinska, M., Mansoor, L.E. (2023). Post-trial access to and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis in Durban, South Africa. BMC Public Health23(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16139-z

Functional performance of the Wondaleaf condom: A crossover, noninferiority, randomized clinical trial.

Beksinska, M., Mphili, N., & Smit, J. (2023). Functional performance of the Wondaleaf condom: A crossover, noninferiority, randomized clinical trial. International journal of STD & AIDS34(2), 114–121. https://doi.org/10.1177/09564624221139899

Key stakeholders’ perspectives on providing oral pre-exposure prophylaxis as HIV-prevention standard of care in clinical trials in South Africa
  • Beesham, I., Milford, C., Joseph Davey, D. L., Smit, J., Mansoor, L. E., & Beksinska, M. (2023). Key stakeholders’ perspectives on providing oral pre-exposure prophylaxis as HIV-prevention standard of care in clinical trials in South Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research22(1), 18-26. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085906.2023.2169177
Is long-acting reversible contraceptive method use associated with HIV testing frequency in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Lusaka, Zambia?
  • Beksinska, M., Cartwright, A. F., Smit, J., Kasaro, M., Tang, J. H., Fawzy, M., Maphumulo, V., Chinyama, M., Chabu, E., & Callahan, R. (2023). Is long-acting reversible contraceptive method use associated with HIV testing frequency in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Lusaka, Zambia? Findings from the CUBE study. Contraception: X5, 100089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conx.2023.100089
Contraceptive Continuation and Experiences Obtaining Implant and IUD Removal Among Women Randomized to Use Injectable Contraception, Levonorgestrel Implant, and Copper IUD in South Africa and Zambia
  • Cartwright, A.F., Callahan, R.L., Beksinska, M., Kasaro, M.P., Tang, J.H., Milford, C., Wong, C., Velarde, M., Maphumulo, V., Fawzy, M., Chinyama, M., Chabu, E., Mudenda, M. and Smit, J. (2023), Contraceptive Continuation and Experiences Obtaining Implant and IUD Removal Among Women Randomized to Use Injectable Contraception, Levonorgestrel Implant, and Copper IUD in South Africa and Zambia. Studies in Family Planning, 54: 379-401. https://doi.org/10.1111/sifp.12222
Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health self-care among women, healthcare providers, and other key informants: a mixed-methods study in South Africa and Zambia
  • Cartwright, A. F., Velarde, M., Beksinska, M., Smit, J., Kasaro, M., Tang, J., Milford, C., Maphumulo, V., Chinyama, M., Chabu, E., Mudenda, M., Wong, C., Fawzy, M., and Callahan, R. (2023). Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health self-care among women, healthcare providers, and other key informants: a mixed-methods study in South Africa and Zambia. BMC Reproductive Health20(1), 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01596-x
Access to public sector family planning services and modern contraceptive methods in South Africa
  • Kriel, Y., Milford, C., Cordero, J., Suleman, F., Steyn, P., Smit, J. (2023). Access to public sector family planning services and modern contraceptive methods in South Africa: A qualitative evaluation from community and health care provider perspectives. PLOS ONE, 18(3), e0282996. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282996
Intimate partner violence victimization during pregnancy increases risk of postpartum depression among urban adolescent mothers in South Africa
  • Gebrekristos, L. T., Groves, A. K., McNaughton Reyes, L., Moodley, D., Beksinska, M., Maman, S. (2023) Intimate partner violence victimization during pregnancy increases risk of postpartum depression among urban adolescent mothers in South Africa. BMC Reproductive Health, 20(1), 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01605-z
“I am scared, I do not want to lie”:Exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on engagement in care, perceived health, relationship dynamics, and parenting among postpartum women with HIV in South Africa
  • Stanton, A.M., Blyler, A.P., Mosery, N., Goodman, G.R., Vanderkruik, R., Sithole, K., Bedoya, C.A., Smit, J. and Psaros, C. (2023). “I am scared, I do not want to lie”:Exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on engagement in care, perceived health, relationship dynamics, and parenting among postpartum women with HIV in South Africa. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 23(223). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05520-w
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s contraceptive use: a mixed-methods study in South Africa and Zambia
  • Callahan, R.L., Cartwright, A.F., Beksinska, M., Kasaro, M., Tang, J.H., Milford, C., Wong, C., Verlade, M., Maphumulo, V., Fawzy, M., Chinyama, M., Chabu, E., Mudenda, M., Smit, J. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s contraceptive use: a mixed-methods study in South Africa and Zambia [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Gates Open Research,7: 61 (https://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.14590.1)
Publications 2022
Intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate accentuates bone loss associated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-containing antiretroviral therapy initiation in young women living with HIV (the BONE CARE study): a prospective cohort study in Uganda.

Kiweewa Matovu, F., Kiwanuka, N., Nabwana, M., Scholes, D., Musoke, P., Glenn Fowler, M., Beksinska, M. E., Pettifor, J. M., Brown, T. T., & BONE CARE Study Team (2022). Intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate accentuates bone loss associated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-containing antiretroviral therapy initiation in young women living with HIV (the BONE CARE study): a prospective cohort study in Uganda. The Lancet Global health, 10(5), e694–e704. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00080-8

Demonstration and Acceptability of a Safer Conception Intervention for Men With HIV in South Africa: Pilot Cohort Study.

Matthews, L. T., Psaros, C., Mathenjwa, M., Mosery, N., Greener, L. R., Khidir, H., Hovey, J.R., Pratt, M.C., Harrison, A., Bennett, K., Bangsberg, D.R., Smit, J.A., & Safren, S. A. (2022). Demonstration and Acceptability of a Safer Conception Intervention for Men With HIV in South Africa: Pilot Cohort Study. JMIR Formative Research6(5), e34262. doi: 10.2196/34262

Brief Report: Quantifiable Plasma Tenofovir Among South African Women Using Daily Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis During the ECHO Trial.

Beesham, I., Mansoor, L. E., Joseph Davey, D. L., Palanee-Phillips, T., Smit, J., Ahmed, K., Selepe, P., Louw, C., Singata-Madliki, M., Kotze, P., Heffron, R., Parikh, U. M., Wiesner, L., Rees, H., Baeten, J. M., & Beksinska, M. (2022). Brief Report: Quantifiable Plasma Tenofovir Among South African Women Using Daily Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis During the ECHO Trial. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)91(1), 26–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000003023

"It's a 50/50 Thing You Know": Exploring the Multileveled Intersections of Gender and Power Within the Relationships of Young South African Men and Women. Journal of sex research, 1–16. Advance online publication.

Closson, K., Zharima, C., Kuchena, M., Dietrich, J. J., Gadermann, A., Zulu, B., Ogilvie, G., Beksinska, M., & Kaida, A. (2022). "It's a 50/50 Thing You Know": Exploring the Multileveled Intersections of Gender and Power Within the Relationships of Young South African Men and Women. Journal of sex research, 1–16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2129561

Influences on PrEP Uptake and Adherence Among South African Women During Periconception and Pregnancy

Wyatt, M. A., Pisarski, E. E., Kriel, Y., Smith, P. M., Mathenjwa, M., Jaggernath, M., Smit, J. A., Matthews, L. T., & Ware, N. C. (2022). Influences on PrEP Uptake and Adherence Among South African Women During Periconception and Pregnancy: A Qualitative Analysis. AIDS and behavior, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03757-8

Toward an intravaginal device to detect risk of preterm labor: a user-centered design approach in Sub-Saharan Africa
  1. Smith, E., Milford, C., Ngure, K., Newmann, S., Thuo, N., Berios, S., Beksinska, M., Mugo, N., Rand, L. (2022). Toward an intravaginal device to detect risk of preterm labor: a user-centered design approach in Sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Reproductive Health, 19:171. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01478-8
Sexual and reproductive health and rights knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of adolescent learners from three South African townships
  1. Pleaner, M., Milford, C., Kutywayo A., Naidoo, N., Mullick, S. (2022).Sexual and reproductive health and rights knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of adolescent learners from three South African townships: qualitative findings from the Girls Achieve Power (GAP Year) Trial Gates Open Research, 6:60 (https://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.13588.1)
Genital Inflammatory Status and the Innate Immune Response to Contraceptive Initiation. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
  1. Radzey, N., Harryparsad, R., Meyer, B., Chen, P.L., Gao, X., Morrison, C., Taku, O., Williamson, A., Mehou-Loko, C., Lefebvre d'Hellencourt, F., Buck, G., Smit, J., Strauss, J., Nanda, K., Ahmed, K., Beksinska, M., Serrano, M., Bailey, V., Masson, L., Deese, J. (2022). Genital Inflammatory Status and the Innate Immune Response to Contraceptive Initiation. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1111/aji.13542
High HIV incidence among young women in South Africa: Data from a large prospective study
  1. Palanee-Phillips, T., Rees, H. V., Heller, K. B., Ahmed, K., Batting, J., Beesham, I., Heffron, R., Justman, J., Makkan, H., Mastro, T.D., Morrison, S.A., Mugo, N., Nair, G., Kiarie, J., Philip, N.M., Pleaner, M., Reddy, K., Selepe, P., Steyn, P.S., Scoville, C.W., Smit, J., Thomas, K.K., Donnell, D., Baeten, J.M.; ECHO Trial Consortium (2022). High HIV incidence among young women in South Africa: Data from a large prospective study. PloS one17(6), e0269317. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269317
Incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among African women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: a nested randomized trial

Mugo, N. R., Stalter, R. M., Heffron, R., Rees, H., Scoville, C. W., Morrison, C., Kourtis, A. P., Bukusi, E., Beksinka, M., Philip, N. M., Beesham, I., Deese, J., Edward, V., Donnell, D., Baeten, J. M., & Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) Trial Consortium (2021). Incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among African women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: a nested randomized trial. Clinical infectious diseases: an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, ciab1027. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab1027

Optimizing PMTCT Adherence by Treating Depression in Perinatal Women with HIV in South Africa: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
  1. Psaros, C., Stanton, A. M., Raggio, G. A., Mosery, N., Goodman, G. R., Briggs, E. S., Williams, M., Bangsberg, D., Smit, J., & Safren, S. A. (2022). Optimizing PMTCT Adherence by Treating Depression in Perinatal Women with HIV in South Africa: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. International journal of behavioral medicine, 10.1007/s12529-022-10071-z. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-022-10071-z
What are we learning about HIV testing in informal settlements in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa? Results from a randomized controlled trial.

Psaki, S., Pulerwitz, J., Zieman, B., Hewett, P. C., & Beksinska, M. (2021). What are we learning about HIV testing in informal settlements in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa? Results from a randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE 17(3): e0257033. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0257033

Daily Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Continuation Among Women from Durban, South Africa, Who Initiated PrEP as Standard of Care for HIV Prevention in a Clinical Trial

Beesham, I., Joseph Davey, D. L., Beksinska, M., Bosman, S., Smit, J., & Mansoor, L. E. (2022). Daily Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Continuation Among Women from Durban, South Africa, Who Initiated PrEP as Standard of Care for HIV Prevention in a Clinical Trial. AIDS and behavior, 10.1007/s10461-022-03592-x. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03592-x

Contraceptive method preference and reasons for contraceptive discontinuation among women randomized to intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device or a levonorgestrel implant: Findings from Durban, South Africa.

Beesham, I., Bosman, S., Beksinska, M., Scoville, C. W., Smit, J., & Nanda, K. (2021). Contraceptive method preference and reasons for contraceptive discontinuation among women randomized to intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device or a levonorgestrel implant: Findings from Durban, South Africa. Contraception. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2021.11.002

Exploring the Use of Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Women from Durban, South Africa as Part of the HIV Prevention Package in a Clinical Trial

Beesham, I., Heffron, R., Evans, S., Baeten, J. M., Smit, J., Beksinska, M., & Mansoor, L. E. (2021). Exploring the Use of Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Women from Durban, South Africa as Part of the HIV Prevention Package in a Clinical Trial. AIDS and Behavior25(4), 1112-1119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-03072-0

Color, Scent and Size: Exploring Women's Preferences Around Design Characteristics of Drug-Releasing Vaginal Rings.
  1. Zhao, X., Milford, C., Smit, J., Zulu, B., Boyd, P., Malcolm, R. K., & Beksinska, M. (2022). Color, Scent and Size: Exploring Women's Preferences Around Design Characteristics of Drug-Releasing Vaginal Rings. AIDS and behavior, 1–15. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03596-7
Publications 2021
Reports 2021
HIV Incidence Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women in the FACTS-001 Trial: Implications for HIV Prevention, Especially PrEP Use

Rees, H., Chersich, M. F., Munthali, R. J., Brumskine, W., Palanee-Phillips, T., Nkala, B., Ahmed, K., Sebe, M., Mabude, Z., Nchabeleng, M., Bekker, L. G., Kotze, P., Mogodiri, T., Naidoo, I., Panchia, R., Myer, L., Lombard, C., Doncel, G. F., Gray, G., & Delany-Moretlwe, S. (2021). HIV Incidence Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women in the FACTS-001 Trial: Implications for HIV Prevention, Especially PrEP Use. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes88(4), 376-383

Quality of care in public sector family planning services: A qualitative evaluation from community and health care provider perspectives

Kriel, Y., Milford, C., Cordero, J., Suleman, F., Steyn, P., Smit, J. (2021). Quality of care in public sector family planning services: A qualitative evaluation from community and health care provider perspectives. BMC Health Services Research.

Community and health provider perspectives in the quality of family planning and contraceptive services in Kabwe District, Zambia

Nkole, T., Silumbe, A., Munakampe, M., Cordero, J., Milford, C., Zulu, J., Steyn, P. (2021). Community and health provider perspectives in the quality of family planning and contraceptive services in Kabwe District, Zambia. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 29 (1), 1985945, DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2021.198594

The use of objective adherence measures targeting four placebo microbicide delivery forms in the Quatro Clinical Crossover Study

Jacot, T. A., Adedipe, O. E., Godbout, S., Peele, A. G., Schwartz, J. L., Ju, S., Cunningham, T., Montgomery, E., van der Straten, A., Beksinska, M., Mgodi, N., Smit, , Thurman, A.R., Clark, M.R., & Doncel, G. F. (2021). The use of objective adherence measures targeting four placebo microbicide delivery forms in the Quatro Clinical Crossover Study. Clinical and Translational Discovery1(1), e13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctd2.13

ART initiation among women newly diagnosed with HIV in a contraceptive trial in sub-Saharan Africa

Beesham, I., Issema, R., Palanee-Phillips, T., Onono, M., Evans, S., Beksinska, M., Ahmed, K., Kasaro, M., Batting, J., Deese, J., Dlamini, L., Yankurije, B., Thomas, K.K., Heffron, R. & on behalf of the ECHO Trial Consortium. (2021). ART initiation among women newly diagnosed with HIV in a contraceptive trial in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS care, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2021.1944601

High cellphone use associated with greater risk of depression among young women aged 15–24 years in Soweto and Durban, South Africa

Dietrich, J. J., Otwombe, K., Pakhomova, T. E., Horvath, K. J., Hornschuh, S., Hlongwane, K., Closson, K, Mulaudzi, M., Horvath, K., Smith, P., Beksinska, M., Gray, G., Brockman, M., Smit, J., Kaida, A, on behalf of the AYAZAZI team. (2021). High cellphone use associated with greater risk of depression among young women aged 15–24 years in Soweto and Durban, South Africa. Global Health Action, 14(1), 1936792. https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2021.1936792

Incorporating oral PrEP into standard prevention services for South African women: a nested interrupted time-series study

Donnell, D., Beesham, I., Welch, J., Heffron, R., Pleaner, M., Kidoguchu, L., Palanee-Phillips, T., Ahmed, K., Baron, D., Bukusi, E., Louw, C., Mastro, T., Smit, J., Batting, J., Malahleha, M., Bailey, V., Beksinska, M., Baeten, J. for the ECHO Trial Consortium. (2021). Incorporating oral PrEP into standard prevention services for South African women: a nested interrupted time-series study. Lancet HIV. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00048-5

Weight change among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: Findings from a randomised, multicentre, open-label trial.

Beksinska, M., Issema, R., Beesham, I., Lalbahadur, L., Thomas, K., Morrison, C., Hofmyer, J., Steyn, P., Mugo, N., Palanee-Philips, T., Ahmed, K., Nair, G., Baeten, J., Smit, J. (2021). Weight change among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: Findings from a randomised, multicentre, open-label trial. Lancet Clinical Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100800

Inclusive HIV prevention in South Africa: Reaching foreign migrant adolescent girls

Temin, M., Milford, C., Beksinska, M., van Zyl, D., Cockburn, J. (2021) Inclusive HIV prevention in South Africa: Reaching foreign migrant adolescent girls. Frontiers in Reproductive Health. 3:629246. https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2021.629246

“I did not plan…that is what hurts”: Pregnancy-related intentions and contraceptive use among pregnant young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Coleman, J.N., Milford, C., Mosery, N., Choi, K.W., Rambally Greener, L., Matthews, L.T., Harrison, A., Bangsberg, D.R., Safren, S.A, Smit, J.A., & Psaros, C. (2021). “I did not plan…that is what hurts”: Pregnancy-related intentions and contraceptive use among pregnant young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.African Journal of AIDS Research, 20: 2. 149-157, https://doi.org/10.2989/16085906.2021.1914693

Acceptability of an intervention to promote viral suppression and serostatus disclosure for Men Living with HIV in South Africa: Qualitative findings, AIDS and Behaviour

Mathenjwa, M., Khidir, H., Milford, C., Mosery, N., Greener, L., Pratt, M.C., O’Neil, K., Harrison, A., Bangsberg, D., Safren, S.A., Smit, J.A., Psaros, C., Matthews, L.T. (2021). Acceptability of an intervention to promote viral suppression and serostatus disclosure for Men Living with HIV in South Africa: Qualitative findings, AIDS and Behaviour. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03278-w

Fertility desires of people living with HIV: does the implementation of a sexual and reproductive health and HIV integration model change healthcare providers’ attitudes and clients’ desires?

Milford, C., Beksinska, M., Greener, R., Pienaar, J., Greener, L. R., Mabude, Z., & Smit, J. (2021). Fertility desires of people living with HIV: does the implementation of a sexual and reproductive health and HIV integration model change healthcare providers’ attitudes and clients’ desires?. BMC health services research21(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06487-0

Gender and power dynamics of social relationships shape willingness to participate in biomedical HIV prevention research among South African adolescents and young adults

Closson, K., Lee, L., Dietrich, J.J., Beksinska, M., Hornschuh, S., Smith, P., Smit, J.A., Ndung’u, T., Brockman, M., Gray, G., Kaida, A. (2021) Gender and power dynamics of social relationships shape willingness to participate in biomedical HIV prevention research among South African adolescents and young adults. Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 3, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2021.639391

Recent Advances and New Challenges in Cisgender Women’s Gynaecologic and Obstetric Health in the Context of HIV

Deese, J., Heffron, R., Jaspan, H., Masson, L., Smit, J. A., & Sibeko, S. (2021). Recent Advances and New Challenges in Cisgender Women’s Gynaecologic and Obstetric Health in the Context of HIV. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 64(3), 475–490. DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000627.

How is Clinical Trial Reimbursement Money Spent? South African Trial Participants' Reported Reimbursement Spending Patterns and Perceptions of Appropriate Reimbursement Amounts

Milford, C., Cavanagh, T., Ralfe, Y., Maphumulo, V., Beksinska, M., & Smit, J. (2021). How is Clinical Trial Reimbursement Money Spent? South African Trial Participants' Reported Reimbursement Spending Patterns and Perceptions of Appropriate Reimbursement Amounts. AIDS and behavior, 10.1007/s10461-021-03418-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03418-2

“It really proves to us that we are still valuable”:  Qualitative research to inform a safer conception intervention for men living with HIV in South Africa
  • Matthews, L.T., Greener, L., Psaros, C., Harrison, A., Mosery, F.N., Mathenjwa, M., Khidir, K., O’Neil, K., Pillay, L., Milford, C., Safren, S.A., Bangsberg, D.R., Smit, J.A. (2021).“It really proves to us that we are still valuable”:  Qualitative research to inform a safer conception intervention for men living with HIV in South Africa. PloS One, 16 (3), e0240990. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240990
Food insecurity and depression: a cross‐sectional study of a multi‐site urban youth cohort in Durban and Soweto, South Africa

Jesson, J., Janan Dietrich, J., Beksinska, M., Closson, K., Nduna, M., Smit, J., Brockman, M., Ndung’u, T., Gray, G., Kaida, A. (2021). Food insecurity and depression: a cross‐sectional study of a multi‐site urban youth cohort in Durban and Soweto, South Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health,  https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13572

Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Anxiety Are Associated With Higher Perceived Stress Among Both Young Men and Women in Soweto and Durban, South Africa
  • Pakhomova, T. E., Dietrich, J. J., Closson, K., Smit, J., Hornschuh, S., Smith, P., Beksinska, M., Ndung’u, T., Brockman, M., Gray, G., & Kaida, A. on behalf of the AYAZAZI research team. (2021). Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Anxiety Are Associated With Higher Perceived Stress Among Both Young Men and Women in Soweto and Durban, South Africa. Frontiers in Reproductive Health3, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2021.638116
Bone Mineral Density in Antiretroviral Therapy‐Naïve HIV‐1–Infected Young Adult ‐Women Using Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate or Nonhormonal Contraceptives in Uganda

Matovu, F.K., Nabwana, M., Kiwanuka, N., Scholes, D., Isingel, E., Nolan, M.L., Fowler, M.G., Musoke, P., Pettifor, J.M., Brown, T.T., Beksinska, M.E. for the BONE CARE Study Team. (2021), Bone Mineral Density in Antiretroviral Therapy‐Naïve HIV‐1–Infected Young Adult ‐Women Using Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate or Nonhormonal Contraceptives in Uganda. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Plus, 5: e10446. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10446

Women’s contraceptive choice following the use of Implanon NXT: Findings from a study in Durban, South Africa
  • Beesham, I., Smit, J., Bosman, S., Milford, C., Panday, M., Beksinska, M. (2021) Women’s contraceptive choice following the use of Implanon NXT: Findings from a study in Durban, South Africa. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 25 (1), 41. https://ajrh.info/index.php/ajrh/article/view/2601
Overcoming Ethical Challenges to Engaging Men Who Have Sex with Women in HIV Research
  • Zaidi, H. A., Mathenjwa, M., Mosery, N., O'Neil, K., Chitneni, P., Psaros, C., Khidir, H., Safren, S. A., Bangsberg, D. R., Sayeed, S. A., Smit, J. A., & Matthews, L. T. (2021). Overcoming Ethical Challenges to Engaging Men Who Have Sex with Women in HIV Research. AIDS and behavior, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33582889/
Exploring the Use of Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Women from Durban, South Africa as Part of the HIV Prevention Package in a Clinical Trial.

Beesham, I., Heffron, R., Evans, S., Baeten, J.M., Smit, J., Beksinska, M., Mansoor, L.E. (2021). Exploring the Use of Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Women from Durban, South Africa as Part of the HIV Prevention Package in a Clinical Trial. AIDS and Behaviour. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33106996/

Publications 2020
Gender, power, and health: Measuring and assessing sexual relationship power equity among young sub-Saharan African women and men, a systematic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.

Closson, K., Ndungu, J., Beksinska, M., Oglivie, G., Dietrich, J.J., Gadermann, A., Gibbs, A., Nduna, M., Smit, J., Gray, G., Kaida, A. (2020). Gender, power, and health: Measuring and assessing sexual relationship power equity among young sub-Saharan African women and men, a systematic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33353490/

Sexually transmitted infections among women randomised to depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device or a levonorgestrel implant

Deese, J., Philip, N., Lind, M., Ahmed, K., Batting, J., Beksinska, M., Edward, V. A., Louw, C. E., Onono, M., Palanee-Phillips, T., Smit, J. A., Baeten, J. M., Donnell, D., Mastro, T. D., Mugo, N. R., Nanda, K., Rees, H., & Morrison, C. (2020). Sexually transmitted infections among women randomised to depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device or a levonorgestrel implant. Sexually transmitted infections, sextrans-2020-054590. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054590

Acceptability of the menstrual cup among students in further education institutions in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Beksinska, M., Nkosi, P., Zulu, B., & Smit, J. (2020). Acceptability of the menstrual cup among students in further education institutions in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/13625187.2020.1815005

Lessons from the evaluation of the South African National Female Condom Program

Beksinska, M., Nkosi, P., Mabude, Z., Mantell, J.E.., Zulu, B., Milford, C., Smit, J. (2020). Lessons from the evaluation of the South African National Female Condom Program. PLOS ONE,15(8):e0236984.

Partner notification and treatment outcomes among South African adolescents and young adults diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection via laboratory-based screening

Chitneni, P., Beksinska, M., Dietrich, J. J., Jaggernath, M., Closson, K., Smith, P., Lewis, D. A., Matthews, L. T., Smit, J., Ndung'u, T., Brockman, M., Gray, G., Kaida, A., & AYAZAZI Research Team (2020). Partner notification and treatment outcomes among South African adolescents and young adults diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection via laboratory-based screening. International journal of STD & AIDS, 31(7), 627–636.

Comparison of pregnancy incidence among African women in a randomized trial of intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-IM), a copper intrauterine device (IUDs) or a levonorgestrel (LNG) implant for contraception.

Onono, M., Nanda, K., Heller, K. B., Taylor, D., Yacobson, I., Heffron, R., Kasaro, M. P., Louw, C. E., Nhlabasti, Z., Palanee-Phillips, T., Smit, J., Wakhungu, I., Gichangi, P. B., Mugo, N. R., Morrison, C., Baeten, J. M., & Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) Trial Consortium (2020). Comparison of pregnancy incidence among African women in a randomized trial of intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-IM), a copper intrauterine device (IUDs) or a levonorgestrel (LNG) implant for contraception. Contraception: X, 2, 100026.

Trajectories of initiation for the heroin-based drug whoonga - qualitative evidence from South Africa

Tyree, G. A., Mosery, N., Closson, E. F., Mabude, Z., du Toit, C., Bangsberg, D. R., Safren, S. A., Mayer, K. H., Smit, J. A., Mimiaga, M. J., & Grelotti, D. J. (2020). Trajectories of initiation for the heroin-based drug whoonga - qualitative evidence from South Africa. The International journal on drug policy, 82, 102799.

Pubic hair grooming practices in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Prevalence, side effects and association with sexually transmitted infections. International Journal of STD and AIDS.

Beksinska, M., Lulie, B., Beesham, I., Smit, J. (2020). Pubic hair grooming practices in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Prevalence, side effects and association with sexually transmitted infections. International Journal of STD and AIDS.

Preferences and Acceptability of Vaginal Delivery Forms for HIV Prevention Among Women, Male Partners and Key Informants in South Africa and Zimbabwe: Qualitative Findings.

Musara, P., Milford, C., Shapley-Quinn, M.K., Weinrib, R., Mutero, P., Odoom, E., Mgodi, N.M., Hanif, H., Clark, M.R., Smit, J., Chirenje, Z.M., van der Straten, A., Montgomery, E.T. (2020). Preferences and Acceptability of Vaginal Delivery Forms for HIV Prevention Among Women, Male Partners and Key Informants in South Africa and Zimbabwe: Qualitative Findings. AIDS and Behavior, 1-15. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32588257/

Facilitating community participation in family planning and contraceptives service provision and uptake: community and healthcare provider perspectives.

Silumbwe, A., Nkole, T., Munakampe, M., Cordero, J., Milford, C., Zulu, J., Steyn, P. (2020). Facilitating community participation in family planning and contraceptives service provision and uptake: community and healthcare provider perspectives. Reproductive Health, 17, 119.

Age-specific risk scores do not improve HIV-1 prediction among women in South Africa

Peebles, K., Palanee-Phillips, T., Balkus, J.E., Beesham, I., Makkan, H., Deese, J., Smit, J., Heffron, R., Morrison, C.S., Philip, N.M., Malahleha, M., Kasaro, M., Naidoo, Y.,  Nielson, T., Reddy, K., Kotze, P., Ahmed, K., Rees, H., Baeten, J., Barnabas, R. for the ECHO trial Consortium. (2020). Age-specific risk scores do not improve HIV-1 prediction among women in South Africa. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

Breastfeeding practices among mothers living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Remmert, J.E., Mosery, N., Goodman, G., Bangsberg, D.R., Safren, S.A., Smit, J.A., Psaros, C. (2019). Breastfeeding practices among mothers living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: an observational study. Maternal and Child Health Journal. (In press) doi: 10.1007/s10995-019-02848-8.

Sexual Relationship Power and Periconception HIV-Risk Behavior Among HIV-Infected Men in Serodifferent Relationships.

Khidir, H., Mosery, N., Greener, R., Milford, C., Bennett, K., Kaida, A., Psaros, C., Safren, S., Bangsberg, D., Smit, J., Matthews, L. (2019). Sexual Relationship Power and Periconception HIV-Risk Behavior Among HIV-Infected Men in Serodifferent Relationships. AIDS and Behaviour. .https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s10461-019-02536-2?author_access_token=RJwZodF2wZmYO1rrP2Fw0_e4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY6T4zi6Am0l1RozU7aTH3eozg1W6U2QR2Q0e6IAGhqGTF89lv_X-ifhFqHOmcaWX6w3VrUN_fJ1d3wmHr4ZjZrLEnrL9tOldN4m18z4VDxj8g%3D%3D

Efficacy is Not Everything: Eliciting Women's Preferences for a Vaginal HIV Prevention Product Using a Discrete-Choice Experiment.

Browne, E.N., Montgomery, E.T., Mansfield, C., Boeri, M., Mange, B., Beksinska, M., Schwartz, J.L., Clark, M.R., Doncel, G.F., Smit, J., Chirenje, Z.M., van der Straten, A. (2020). Efficacy is Not Everything: Eliciting Women's Preferences for a Vaginal HIV Prevention Product Using a Discrete-Choice Experiment. AIDS and Behaviour, 24(5):1443-1451. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02715-1.

A HPV and cervical cancer risk perception and vaccine acceptability among adolescent girls and young women in Durban, South Africa

Russell, V., Ogilvie, G., Beksinska, M.,  Nyirenda, M.,  Mitchell-Foster, S.,  Harder, H.B., Wood, T., Dietrich, J.,  Smit J,  Brockman M,  Gray G, Kaida  A HPV and cervical cancer risk perception and vaccine acceptability among adolescent girls and young women in Durban, South Africa. SAMJ June 2020.

Lubrication and vaginal sex: Lubricant use in general population women and women at risk of HIV?

Milford, C., Beksinska, M., Smit, J., Deperthes, B. (2020). Lubrication and vaginal sex: Lubricant use in general population women and women at risk of HIV? Archives of Sexual Behaviour,1-14,  DOI 10.1007/s10508-020-01673-3 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-020-01673-3

Integrating oral PrEP delivery among African women in a large HIV endpoint-driven clinical trial.

Beesham, I., Welch, J.D., Heffron, R., Pleaner, M., Kidoguchi, L., Palanee-Phillips, T., Ahmed, K., Baron, D., Bukusi, E.A., Louw, C., Mastro, T.D., Smit, J., Batting, J.R., Malahleha, M., Bailey, V.C., Beksinska, M., Donnell, D., Baeten, J.M. On Behalf Of The Echo Trial Consortium. (2020). Integrating oral PrEP delivery among African women in a large HIV endpoint-driven clinical trial. JIAS

Perceived male partner attitudes toward the female condom predict female university students’ use of the female condom

Mantell, J.E., Exner, T.M., Bai, D., Leu, C-S., Beksinska, M., Mabude, Z., Hoffman, S., Smit, J.A. (2020). Perceived male partner attitudes toward the female condom predict female university students’ use of the female condom. International Journal of STD and AIDS.

Performance and acceptability of the Male Condom when Used With and Without a Silicone Elastomer Placebo Vaginal Ring – A Randomized, Crossover Trial

Nel, A., Malherbe, M., van Niekerk, N., Beksinska, M., Greener, R., Smit, J., Frezieres, R., Walsh, T. (2020). Performance and acceptability of the Male Condom when Used With and Without a Silicone Elastomer Placebo Vaginal Ring – A Randomized, Crossover Trial. JAIDS

Effects of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, copper intrauterine devices, and levonorgestrel implants on early HIV disease progression
Morrison, C.S.G., Hofmeyr, J., Thomas, K.,  Rees, H., Philip, N., Palanee-Phillips, T., Nanda, K., Nair, G., Onono, M., Mastro, T.D., Lind, M., Heffron, R., Edward, V., Deese, J., Beksinska, M.Beesham, I.,  Stringer, J.S.A., Ahmed, K. for the ECHO Trial Team. (2020). Effects of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, copper intrauterine devices, and levonorgestrel implants on early HIV disease progression. AIDS Research and Human Retrovirus.
Protocol for a prospective evaluation of postpartum engagement in HIV care among women living with HIV in South Africa

Psaros, C., Stanton, A., Bedoya, C.A., Mosery, N., Evans, S., Matthews, L., Haberer, J., Vangel, M., Safren, S.A., Smit, J. (2020). Protocol for a prospective evaluation of postpartum engagement in HIV care among women living with HIV in South Africa. BMJ Open. 10:e035465. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035465

PMTCT adherence in pregnant South African women: the role of depression, social support, stigma and structural barriers to care.

Psaros, C., Smit, J.A., Mosery, N., Bennett, K., Coleman, J.N., Bangsberg, D.R., Safren, S.A. PMTCT adherence in pregnant South African women: the role of depression, social support, stigma and structural barriers to care. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2020

Male and female condoms: Their key role in pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention

Beksinska, M., Wong, R., Smit, J. Male and female condoms: Their key role in pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention. Best Practice & Research: Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2019 Dec 14. pii: S1521-6934(19)30177-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2019.12.001.

Ever and repeat HIV testing rates among men and women in eThekwini District, South Africa

Milford, C., Beksinska, M., Mabude, Z., Smit, J., (2019) Ever and repeat HIV testing rates among men and women in eThekwini District, South Africa: Findings from a reproductive health services integration project. South African Medical Journal.

Publications 2019
Mapping a syndemic of psychosocial risks during pregnancy using network analysis

Choi K, Smit J, Coleman JN, Mosery N, Bangsberg DR, Safren SA, Psaros C, Mapping a syndemic of psychosocial risks during pregnancy using network analysis, Int J Behav Med, 2019. In presshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30805768

Book Chapter:- Global Maternal and Child Health. Chapter 17. Sexual and Reproductive Health

Pillay L, Beksinska M, Morroni C, Smit J, Book Chapter:- Global Maternal and Child Health. Chapter 17.  Sexual and Reproductive Health, UCL in press 2018

Reasons for requesting removal of the hormonal implant, Implanon NXT at an urban reproductive health clinic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Beesham, I., Smit, J., Beksinska, M., Panday, M., Makatini, V., Evans, S. (2019). Reasons for requesting removal of the hormonal implant, Implanon NXT at an urban reproductive health clinic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Medical Journal (SAMJ) 109(10):750-755. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i10.12

Implementation of an HIV SRH service integration model: South African providers’ reports. Cogent Medicine

Milford, C., Beksinska, M., Rambally-Greener, L., Mabude, Z., Smit, J. (2019). Implementation of an HIV SRH service integration model: South African providers’ reports. Cogent Medicine, 6 (1): 1592740.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2331205X.2019.1592740

End-user preference for and choice of four vaginally-delivered HIV prevention methods among young women in Southern Africa: The Quatro Study

Montgomery, E.T., Beksinska, M., Mgodi, N., Schwartz, J., Weinrib, R., Browne, E.N., Mphili, N., Musara, P., Jaggernath, M., Ju, S., Smit, J.,  Chirenje, M.Z., Doncel, G.F., van der Straten, A. (2019). End-user preference for and choice of four vaginally-delivered HIV prevention methods among young women in Southern Africa: The Quatro Study. Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS).
ID:  JIAS-2018-08-0425 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31069957

A Pilot Study Evaluating the Functionality of the Panty Condom

Beksinska, M., Greener, R., Smit, J., Mphilli, N., Maphumulo, B. (2019). A Pilot Study Evaluating the Functionality of the Panty Condom. International Journal of STD & AIDS.  2019 Oct;30(11):1080-1086. doi: 10.1177/0956462419845543. Epub 2019 Sep 19. No abstract available.

Male partner influence on family planning and contraceptive use: Perspectives from community members and healthcare providers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Kriel Y, Milford C, Cordero J, Suleman F, Beksinska M, Steyn P, Smit J.Male partner influence on family planning and contraceptive use:  Perspectives from community members and healthcare providers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Reproductive Health, 16:89

https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-019-0749-y

Modifiers of tenofovir diphosphate and lamivudine triphosphate concentrations in the female genital tract of Uganda women: Implications for TDF/3TC in pre-exposure prophylaxis

Nicol MR, Eneh P, Nakalega R, Kaiser T, Kabwigu S, Isingel E, Kiwanuka N, Beksinska M, Sykes C, Fowler MG, TT, Staley C, Matovu FK.

Modifiers of tenofovir diphosphate and lamivudine triphosphate concentrations in the female genital tract of Uganda women: Implications for TDF/3TC in pre-exposure prophylaxis. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 May 25 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31131846

HIV incidence among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: a randomised, multicentre, open-label trial

ECHO trial team .HIV incidence among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: a randomised, multicentre, open-label trial. The Lancet Open

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31204114

Offering choice in female condoms: The South African experience. International journal of STD and AIDS

Beksinska MZulu BNkosi PMabude ZSmit J.Offering choice in female condoms: The South African experience. International journal of STD and AIDS

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31284839

Functional performance study of an adapted design of the woman's condom: a crossover, noninferiority, randomized clinical trial
Beksinska M, Greener R, Mphilli, Smit J, Kilbourne Brook M, Coffey P.Functional performance study of an adapted design of the woman's condom: a crossover, noninferiority, randomized clinical trial. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2019 Jun;24(3):233-239. doi: 10.1080/13625187.2019.
Protocol for a longitudinal study to evaluate the use of tenofovir-based PrEP for safer conception and pregnancy among women in South Africa

Matthews, L.T., Jaggernath, M., Kriel, Y., Smith, P.M., O’Neil, K., Haberer, J.E., Hendrix, C., Baeten, J., Ware, N.C., Wirth, K., Psaros, C., Bangsberg, D., Smit, J. (2019). Protocol for a longitudinal study to evaluate the use of tenofovir-based PrEP for safer conception and pregnancy among women in South Africa. BMJ Open, 9: e027227. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027227

Sexual Relationship Power and Periconception HIV-Risk Behavior Among HIV-Infected Men in Serodifferent Relationships. AIDS and Behaviour

Khidir ,H., Mosery, N., Greener, R., Milford, C., Bennett, K., Kaida, A., Psaros, C., Safren, S., Bangsberg, D., Smit, J., Matthews, L. (2019). Sexual Relationship Power and Periconception HIV-Risk Behavior Among HIV-Infected Men in Serodifferent Relationships. AIDS and Behaviour. .https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s10461-019-02536-2?author_access_token=RJwZodF2wZmYO1rrP2Fw0_e4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY6T4zi6Am0l1RozU7aTH3eozg1W6U2QR2Q0e6IAGhqGTF89lv_X-ifhFqHOmcaWX6w3VrUN_fJ1d3wmHr4ZjZrLEnrL9tOldN4m18z4VDxj8g%3D%3D

Perspectives from Young South African and Zimbabwean Women on Attributes of Four (Placebo) Vaginal Microbicide Delivery Forms
Weinrib, R., Browne, E.N., Shapley‑Quinn, M.K., van der Straten, A., Beksinska, M., Mgodi, N., Musara, P., Mphili, N., Schwartz, J.L, Ju, S., Hanif, H., Montgomery, E.T. (2019). Perspectives from Young South African and Zimbabwean Women on Attributes of Four (Placebo) Vaginal Microbicide Delivery Forms. AIDS and Behaviour.

https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s10461-019-025768?author_access_token=oAd5fGBOVWcBrP2qvsMSG_e4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY6f_jUt1E8UFR4xF-jEFFPBwR0Wsv0-9Laztk7EAK7cfrxKmPUJpW0JVa7zewQ791vAlxs13B6M7Me85U1NpZVQIeGDguv8Z-GBmu9B6qjOlw%3D%3D

Acceptability and Performance of a Nonwoven Device for Vaginal Drug Delivery among Women and their Male Partners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Hart, C., Joanis, C., Hartmann, M., Milford, C., Smit, J., Beksinska, M., Rambally-Greener, L., Pienaar, J., Mabude, Z., Butterworth, G.A.M., Sokal, D., Jenkins, D. (2019). Acceptability and Performance of a Nonwoven Device for Vaginal Drug Delivery among Women and their Male Partners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 24 (5), DOI:10.1080/13625187.2019.1656188

https://doi.org/10.1080/13625187.2019.1656188

Exploring the dynamics of a community dialogue process to encourage community participation in family planning/contraceptive programmes

Crankshaw, T., Kriel, Y., Milford, C., Cordero, J., Mosery, N., Steyn, P., Smit, J. (2019). “As we have gathered with a common problem, so we seek a solution”Exploring the dynamics of a community dialogue process to encourage community participation in family planning/contraceptive programmes. BMC Health Services Research.

Measuring sexual relationship power equity among young women and young men South Africa: Implications for gender-transformative programming

Closson, K., Dietrich, J.J., Beksinska, M., Gibbs, A., Hornschuh, S., Smith, T., Smit, J., Gray, G., Ndung’u, T., Brockman, M., Kaida, A. (2019). Measuring sexual relationship power equity among young women and young men South Africa: Implications for gender-transformative programming. PLoS One. Sep; 25;14(9):e0221554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221554. eCollection 2019.

Community and provider perspectives on addressing unmet need for contraception: Key findings from a formative phase research in Kenya, South Africa and Zambia (2015-2016)

Cordero, J.P., Steyn, P., Gichangi, P., Kriel, Y., Milford, C., Munakampe, M., Njau, I., Nkole, T., Silumbwe, A., Smit, J., Kiarie, J. (2019). Community and provider perspectives on addressing unmet need for contraception: Key findings from a formative phase research in Kenya, South Africa and Zambia (2015-2016). African Journal of Reproductive Health.

“As we have gathered with a common problem, so we seek a solution”:  Exploring the dynamics of a community dialogue process to encourage community participation in family planning/contraceptive programmes

Crankshaw, T., Kriel, Y., Milford, C., Cordero, J., Mosery, N., Steyn, P., Smit, J. (2019). “As we have gathered with a common problem, so we seek a solution”:  Exploring the dynamics of a community dialogue process to encourage community participation in family planning/contraceptive programmes. BMC Health Services Research, 19, 710. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4490-6

Efficacy is Not Everything: Eliciting Women's Preferences for a Vaginal HIV Prevention Product Using a Discrete-Choice Experiment

Browne, E.N., Montgomery, E.T., Mansfield, C., Boeri, M., Mange, B., Beksinska, M., Schwartz, J.L., Clark, M.R., Doncel, G.F., Smit, J., Chirenje, Z.M., van der Straten, A. (2019). Efficacy is Not Everything: Eliciting Women's Preferences for a Vaginal HIV Prevention Product Using a Discrete-Choice Experiment. AIDS and Behaviour. Nov 6, doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02715-1.

Male and female condoms: Their key role in pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention - ACCEPTED

Beksinska, M., Wong, R., Smit, J. Male and female condoms: Their key role in pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention. Best Practice & Research: Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. - ACCEPTED

Publications 2018
Prevalence and factors associated with recent intimate partner violence and relationships between disability and depression in post-partum women in one clinic in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa.

Gibbs A, Carpenter B, Crankshaw T, Hanass-Hancock J, Smit J, Tomlinson M, Butler LMPrevalence and factors associated with recent intimate partner violence and relationships between disability and depression in post-partum women in one clinic in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa. July 2017, PLoS One, 12(7):e0181236

Lessons learnt from the introduction of the contraceptive implant in South Africa.

Pleaner M, Morroni C, Smit J, Lince-Deroche N, Chersich MF, Mullick S, Pillay D, Makua M, Rees H, Lessons learnt from the introduction of the contraceptive implant in South Africa, November 2017, SAMJ 107(11):933-938 Doi.:  10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i11.12805

A high burden of asymptomatic genital tract infections undermines the syndromic management approach among adolescents and young adults in South Africa: Implications for HIV prevention efforts

Angela Kaida, Janan J. Dietrich, Fatima Laher, Mags Beksinska, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Megan Bardsley, Patricia Smith, Laura Cotton, Pooja Chitneni, Kalysha Closson, David Lewis, Thumbi Ndung'u, Mark Brockman, Glenda Gray, A high burden of asymptomatic genital tract infections undermines the syndromic management approach among adolescents and young adults in South Africa: Implications for HIV prevention efforts, Accepted  Aug 2018. 

Provider understandings of and , attitudes towards integration: Implementing an HIV and sexual and reproductive health service integration model, South Africa

Milford C, Rambally Greener L, Beksinska M, Greener R, Mabude Z, Smit J, Provider understandings of and , attitudes towards integration: Implementing an HIV and sexual and reproductive health service integration model, South Africa, African Journal of AIDS Research, 2018, 17:2, 183-192,

It Was Not My Aim to Sleep There”: The Impact of Timing and Location of Sex on Adherence to Coitally‑Dependent HIV Pre‑exposure Prophylaxis, AIDS and Behaviour.

Scorgie F, Stadler J, Baron D, Ju S, Ikaneng T, Mabude Z, Makgopa S, Malefo MA, Manenzhe KN, Mazibuko T, Ntjana H, Nkala B, Palanee-Phillips T, Gray G, Rees H, Delany-Moretlwe S, “It Was Not My Aim to Sleep There”: The Impact of Timing and Location of Sex on Adherence to CoitallyDependent HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis, AIDS and Behaviour.  E-pub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2195-1

Community and health systems barriers and enablers to family planning and contraceptive services provision and use in Kabwe District, Zambia

Silumbwe A, Nkole T, Munakampe M, Cordero JP, Zulu JM, Milford C, Kriel Y, Steyn P, Community and health systems barriers and enablers to family planning and contraceptive services provision and use in Kabwe District, Zambia, BMC Public Health, 2018; 18:390

Effect of a ‘diagonal’ intervention on uptake of HIV and reproductive health services by female sex workers in three sub-Saharan African cities

Lafort Y, Greener L, Lessitala F, Chabeda S, Greener RBeksinska M, Gichangi P, Griffin S, Smit JA, Chersich M, Delva W.  Effect of a ‘diagonal’ intervention on uptake of HIV and reproductive health services by female sex workers in three sub-Saharan African cities.  Trop Med Int Health.  E-pub:  May 2018.  Doi:  10.1111/tmi.13072

Healthcare providers’ understandings of HIV serodiscordance in South Africa and Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa

Greener, R., Milford, C., Bajunirwe, F., Mosery, F.N., Ng, C.K., Rifkin, R., Kastner, J., Pillay, L., Kaida, A., Bangsberg, D.R., Smit, J.A., Matthews, L.T. (2018). Healthcare providers’ understandings of HIV serodiscordance in South Africa and Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research, online publication, MayDOI: 10.2989/16085906.2018.1462217

“This baby came up and then he said, “I give up!”: The interplay between unintended pregnancy, sexual partnership dynamics and social support and the impact on women’s well-being in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Lewinsohn R, Crankshaw T, Tomlinson M, Gibbs A, Bulter L, Smit J.  “This baby came up and then he said, “I give up!”:  The interplay between unintended pregnancy, sexual partnership dynamics and social support and the impact on women’s well-being in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.  Midwifery, 2018:  In press.

Bone mineral density in midlife long-term users of hormonal contraception in South Africa: relationship with obesity and menopausal status

Beksinska ME, Kleinschmidt I, Smit JA.  Bone mineral density in midlife long-term users of hormonal contraception in South Africa: relationship with obesity and menopausal statusJournal: Women's Midlife Health, 2018 in press, DOI: 10.1186/s40695-018-0035-0

Sexual Self-Efficacy and Gender: A Review of Condom Use and Sexual Negotiation Among Young Men and Women in Sub-Saharan Africa

Closson K, Dietrich JJ, Lachowsky NJ, Nkala B, Palmer A, Cui Z, Beksinska M, Smit JA, Hogg RS, Gray G, Miller CL, Kaida A. Sexual Self-Efficacy and Gender: A Review of Condom Use and Sexual Negotiation Among Young Men and Woman in Sub-Saharan Africa. J Sex Res. 2018 Feb 21:1-18. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1421607. [Epub ahead of print]

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A randomized crossover study evaluating the use and acceptability of the SILCS diaphragm compared to vaginal applicators for vaginal gel delivery

Bekinska MGreener R, Smit JMaphumulo B, Mphili N, Kilbourne-Brook M, Coffey PS.  A randomized crossover study evaluating the use and acceptability of the SILCS diaphragm compared to vaginal applicators for vaginal gel delivery.  AIDS Behav. 2018; 22(1): 127-132. Doi: 10.1007/s10461-017-1913-4

HIV prevention among young women in South Africa: Understanding multiple layers of risk

Psaros C, Milford CSmit JA, Greener L, Mosery N, Matthews LT, Harrison A, Gordon J, Mimiaga M, Bangsberg DR, Safren SA. HIV prevention among young women in South Africa: Understanding multiple layers of risk. First Online:  Nov 2017, Archives of Sexual Behavior E-pub ahead of print. Doi.:  10.1007/s10508-017-1056-8

Publications 2017
Developing a safer conception intervention for men living with HIV in South Africa

Developing a safer conception intervention for men living with HIV in South Africa. Hazar Khidir; Christina Psaros; Letitia Greener; Kasey O'Neil; Mxolisi Mathenjwa; F.N. Mosery; Lizzie Moore; Abigail Harrison; David R. Bangsberg; Jennifer A. Smit; Steven A. Safren; Lynn

  1. Matthews. AIDS Behav (2017). doi:10.1007/s10461-017-1719-4
Sexual and reproductive health services utilization by female sex workers is context-specific

Sexual and reproductive health services utilization by female sex workers is context-specific: results from a cross-sectional survey in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. Lafort Y, Greener R, Roy A, Greener L, Ombidi W, Lessitala F, Skordis-Worrall J, Beksinska M, Gichangi P, Reza-Paul S, Smit JA, Chersich M, Delva W. Reproductive Health. 2017; 14: 13. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0277-6

Sexual and reproductive health risk behaviours among South African university students: results from a representative campus-wide survey.

Hoffman S, Levasseur M, Mantell JE, Beksinska M, Mabude Z, Ngoloyi C, Kelvin EA, Exner T, Leu C, Pillay L, Smit JA. Sexual and reproductive health risk behaviours among South African university students:  results from a representative campus-wide survey.  African Journal of AIDS Research 2017; 16(1): 1-10.

Teamwork in qualitative research: Descriptions of a multi-country team approach

Mlford C, Kriel Y, Njau I, Nkole T, Gichangi P, Cordero J, Smit J, Steyn P and the Uptake project team.  Teamwork in qualitative research:  Descriptions of a multi-country team approach.  International Journal of Qualitative Methods2017; 16:1-10.

The Role of Relationship Dynamics and Gender Inequalities as Barriers to HIV-serostatus Disclosure: Qualitative Study among Women and Men Living with HIV in Durban, South Africa

Bhatia DS, Harrison AD, Kubeka M, Milford C, Kaida A, Bajunirwe F, Wilson IB, Psaros C, Safren SA, Bangsberg DR, Smit JA, Matthews LT.  The Role of Relationship Dynamics and Gender Inequalities as Barriers to HIV-serostatus Disclosure: Qualitative Study among Women and Men Living with HIV in Durban, South Africa. Frontiers in Public Health, section HIV and AIDS 2017 5:188.  Doi:10.3389/fpubh.2017.00188

Implementing a global health qualitative research study: experiences of a project coordinator in Uganda

Kastner J, Milford C, Akatukwasa C, Kembabazi A, Smit J.  Implementing a global health qualitative research study:  experiences of a project coordinator in Uganda.  East African Health Research Journal 2017; 1(2):113-122

Twenty years of the female condom programme in South Africa: past, present and future.

Beksinska M, Nkosi P, Mabude Z, Smit J, Zulu B, Phungula L, Greener R, Kubeka M, Milford C, Lazarus N, Jali Z, Mantell JE.  Twenty years of the female condom programme in South Africa:  past, present and future.  South African Health Review, 2017.  Chapter 14. In: Padarath A, Barron P, editors. South African Health Review 2017. Durban: Health Systems Trust; 2017. URL: http://www.hst.org.za/publications/south-african-health-review-2017.  Pg 147.

Publications 2016
A Randomized Crossover Trial of the Functional Performance, Safety and Acceptability of the Origami Internal Condom

A Randomized Crossover Trial of the Functional Performance, Safety and Acceptability of the Origami Internal Condom - Mags Beksinska, Lavanya Pillay, Ross Greener, Nonhlanhla Mphili, Jenni Smit. Click here to view report.

Client and provider knowledge and views on safer conception for people living with HIV (PLHIV)

Mindry, D., Milford, C., Greener, L., Greener, R. Maharaj, P., Letsoalo, T., Munthree, C., Crankshaw, T., Smit, J. Client and provider knowledge and views on safer conception for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare: 31 March 2016. Doi:   10.1016/j.srhc.2016.03.005.  View abstract

Healthcare providers knowledges, attitudes and practices towards medical male circumcision and their understandings of its partial efficacy in HIV prevention

Milford C, Rambally L, Mantell JE, Kelvin EA, Mosery NF, Smit JA. Healthcare providers’ knowledges, attitudes and practices towards medical male circumcision and their understandings of its partial efficacy in HIV prevention: Qualitative research in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2016. 53, 182–189. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.07.011 View abstract

"I always worry about what might happen ahead": Implementing safer conception services in the current environment of reproductive counselling for HIV-affected men and women in Uganda

Matthews L T, Bajunirwe F, Kastner J, Sanyu N, Akatukwasa C, Ng C, Rifkin R, Milford C, Moore L, Wilson I B, Smit J A, Bangsberg D and Kaida A. “I always worry about what might happen ahead”: Implementing safer conception services in the current environment of reproductive counselling for HIV-affected men and women in Uganda. BioMed Research International, 2016, Article ID 4195762, 9 pages, 2016. View article

Bone Health and HIV in Resource Limited settings

Matovu FK, Wattanachanya L, Beksinska M, Pettifor JM, Ruxrungtham K. Bone Health and HIV in Resource Limited settings: A Scoping Review. Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS. 2016; 11(3):306-25. doi: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000274. View abstract

Building Young Women's Knowledge and Skills in Female Condom Use: lessons Learned from a South African Intervention

Schuyler A, Masvawure T, Smit J, Beksinska M, Mabude Z, Ngoloyi C, Mantell J. Building Young Women’s Knowledge and Skills in Female Condom Use: lessons Learned from a South African Intervention. Health Education Research. 2016; 31(2): 260-272. doi:10.1093/her/cyw001 View abstract

Gender-Focused HIV and Pregnancy Prevention for School-Going Adolescents

Harrison A, Hoffman S, Mantell JE, Smit J, Cheng-Shiun L, Exner T, Stein Z. Gender-Focused HIV and Pregnancy Prevention for School-Going Adolescents: The Mpondombili Pilot Intervention in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services. 2016. 15 (1), 29-47. DOI:10.1080/15381501.2014.999183 View abstract

Placing contraception at the centre of the HIV prevention agenda

TL Crankshaw, JA Smit & ME Beksinska. (2016) Placing contraception at the centre of the HIV prevention agenda,
African Journal of AIDS Research, 15:2, 157-162, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2016.1204330
To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085906.2016.1204330

Choice in HIV testing: the acceptability and anticipated use of a self-administered at-home oral HIV test among South Africans

Choice in HIV testing: the acceptability and anticipated use of a self-administered at-home oral HIV test among South Africans" has been published on Taylor & Francis Online. It is available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2989/16085906.2016.1189442.

HIV prevention and care seeking behaviour among female sex workers in four cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa

HIV prevention and care seeking behaviour among female sex workers in four cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. Yves Lafort; Ross Greener; Anuradha Roy; Letitia Greener; Wilkister Ombidi; Faustino Lessitala; Jolene Skordis-Worrall; Mags Beksinska; Peter Gichangi; Sushena Reza-Paul; Jenni Smit; Matthew Chersich; Wim Delva.
E-pub July 2016, Tropical Medicine & International Health, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12761

Barriers to HIV and sexual and reproductive health care for female sex workers in Tete, Mozambique: results from a cross-sectional survey and focus group discussions

Barriers to HIV and sexual and reproductive health care for female sex workers in Tete, Mozambique: results from a cross-sectional survey and focus group discussions. Yves Lafort, Faustino Lessitala, Balthazar Candrinho, Letitia Greener, Ross Greener, Mags Beksinska, Jenni A. Smit, Matthew Chersich and Wim Delva, July 2016, BMC Public HealthBMC series – DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3305-5

Participatory approaches involving community and healthcare providers in Family Planning/Contraceptive information and service provision: a scoping review

Participatory approaches involving community and healthcare providers in Family Planning/Contraceptive information and service provision: a scoping review. Petrus S Steyn; Joanna Paula Cordero; Peter Gichangi; Jennifer A Smit; Theresa Nkole; James Kiarie; Marleen Temmerman, July 2016. Reproductive Health, 13:88 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0198-9

Are HIV and reproductive health services adapted to the needs of female sex workers?

Are HIV and reproductive health services adapted to the needs of female sex workers? Results of a policy and situational analysis in Tete, Mozambique. Lafort Y; Jocitala O; Candrinho B; Greener L; Beksinska M; Smit J A; Chersich M; Delva W. July 2016, BMC Health Services Research, 2016; 16:301. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1551-y.

Where do female sex workers seek HIV and sexual and reproductive health care and what motivates their choice?

Where do female sex workers seek HIV and sexual and reproductive health care and what motivates their choice? A survey in 4 cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. Yves Lafort, Ross Greener, Anuradha Roy, Letitia Greener, Wilkister Ombidi, Faustino Lessitala, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Mags Beksinska, Peter Gichangi, Sushena Reza-Paul, Jenni A. Smit, Matthew Chersich, Wim Delva. July 2016, PLoS One, 2016; 11(8). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160730

Publications 2015
Periconception HIV risk behavior among men and women reporting HIV-serodiscordant partners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Matthews LT, Smit JA, Moore L, Milford C, Greener R, Mosery FN, Ribaudo H, Bennett K, Crankshaw TL, Kaida A, Psaros C, Safren S, Bangsberg DR. Periconception HIV risk behavior among men and women reporting HIV-serodiscordant partners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Accepted AIDS and Behaviour.

Acceptability and Performance of the Menstrual Cup in South Africa

Beksinska M, Smit J, Greener R, Todd C, Tee ML, Mapumhulo B, Hoffman V. Acceptability and Performance of the Menstrual Cup in South Africa: A randomized Cross-over trial Comparing the Menstrual Cup to Tampons or Sanitary Pads. J Women’s Health 2015: 24 (2):151-158. DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2014.5021 ; Click here for abstract

The Female Condom Learning Curve: Patterns of Female Condom Failure Over 20 Uses

Beksinska M, Smit J, Greener R, Piaggio G, Joanis C. The Female Condom Learning Curve: Patterns of Female Condom Failure Over 20 Uses. Contraception 2015;91(1):85-90. DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.09.011 ; Click here for abstract

If I don't use a condom.. I would be stressed in my heart that Ive done something wrong

Matthews LT, Moore L, C Milford, R Greener, FN Mosery, Rifkin R, Psaros C, Safren S, Harrison A, Wilson IB, Bangsberg DR, Smit JA. “If I don’t use a condom … I would be stressed in my heart that I’ve done something wrong”: Inflexible prevention messages preclude safer conception counseling for HIV-infected men and women in South Africa. AIDS and Behaviour 2015 Feb 26. [Epub ahead of print]

Better Menstrual Management Options Needed in South Africa

Beksinska M, Smit J, Greener R, Maphumulo B, Mabude Z. Better Menstrual Management Options Needed in South Africa : what about The Menstrual Cup? S Afr Med J. 2015 April

An Emerging High-Risk Place Potentiating HIV Spread Among Young Adults in a Hyper-Endemic South African Setting

Mimiaga MJ, Closson EF, Safren SA, Mabude Z, Mosery N, Taylor SW, Perez-Brumer A, Matthews LT, Psaros C, Harrison A, Grelotti DJ, Bangsberg DR, Smit JA.Inkwari: An Emerging High-Risk Place Potentiating HIV Spread Among Young Adults in a Hyper-Endemic South African Setting. Arch Sex Behav. 2015 Feb;44(2):307-15. doi: 10.1007/s10508-014-0330-2 ; Click here for abstract

Adherence to HIV care After pregnancy Among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: falling off the Cliff of the Treatment cascade

Adherence to HIV care After pregnancy Among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: falling off the Cliff of the Treatment cascade.Psaros C, Remmert JE, Bangsberg D, Safren S, Smit J. Jan 2015,Current HIV/AIDS Reports ISSN 1548-3568 DOI 10.1007/s10461-015-1026-x

A Randomised Non-Inferiority Crossover Controlled Trial of the Functional Performance and safety of New Female Condoms: an evaluation of the Velvet, Cupid2 and FC2. Contraception

Beksinska M, Greener R, Kleinschmidt I, Pillay L, Maphumulo B, Smit J. A Randomised Non-Inferiority Crossover Controlled Trial of the Functional Performance and safety of New Female Condoms: an evaluation of the Velvet, Cupid2 and FC2. Contraception, (2015): 92(3). 261-267. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2015.05.008 Click here for abstract.

Inequity in costs of seeking sexual and reproductive health services in India and Kenya.

Haghparast-Bidgoli H, Pulkki-Brännström AM, Beksinska M, Rambally L, Greener R, Roy A, Reza-Paul S, Ombidi W, Gichangi P, Skordis-Worrall J. Inequity in costs of seeking sexual and reproductive health services in India and Kenya. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2015, 14:84. DOI: 10.1186/s12939-015-0216-5. Click here for abstract

Promoting Female Condom Use among Higher Education Female University Students in South Africa

Mantell JE, Smit J, Exner T, Mabude Z, Hoffman S, Beksinska M, Kelvin E, Ngoloyi C, Cheng SL, Stein Z. Promoting Female Condom Use among Higher Education Female University Students in South Africa: Results of a randomised behavioural trial. AIDS Behav. 2015 Jul;19(7):1129-40. doi: 10.1007/s10461-014-0860-6 View abstract

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Behaviors Associated With Female Condoms in Developing Countries: A Scoping Review. Open Access Journal of Contraception

Moore L, Beksinska M, Festin M, Gollub E. Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Behaviors Associated With Female Condoms in Developing Countries: A Scoping Review. Open Access Journal of Contraception 2015, 6: 125–142. View article

A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Potential Distribution Channels for the V Condom in South Africa

Smit J, Mosery N, Pillay L, Beksinska M, Rambally-Greener L, Milford C, Kilbourne-Brook M, Coffey P S. A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Potential Distribution Channels for the V Condom in South Africa. Int J Women’s Health Wellness, 2015. 1 (2): 1-8. View article.

Publications 2014
The importance of choice in the rollout of ARV-Based Prevention to User Groups in Kenya and South Africa

Mack N, Evens E, Tolley B, Brelsford K, Mackenzie C, Milford C, Smit J, Kimani J. The importance of choice in the rollout of ARV-Based Prevention to User Groups in Kenya and South Africa: A qualitative study. AIDS- Journal of the International AIDS Society 2014,17 (suppl 2):19157
Click here for abstract

Lost opportunities to reduce periconception HIV transmission

Matthews LT, Milford C, Kaida A, Ehrlich MJ, Ng C, Greener R, Mosery FN, Harrison A, Psaros C, Safren SA, Bajunirwe F, Wilson IB, Bangsberg DR, Smit JA.Lost opportunities to reduce periconception HIV transmission: safer conception counseling by South African providers addresses perinatal but not sexual HIV transmission. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Dec 1;67 Suppl 4:S210-7. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000374 ; Click here for abstract

The sexual and reproductive health needs of youth in South Africa – history in context

Beksinska M, Pillay L, Milford C, Smit J. The sexual and reproductive health needs of youth in South Africa – history in context. S Afr Med J. 2014 Aug 13;104(10):676-8. DOI: 10.7196/samj.8809 ; Click here for abstract

Promoting Female Condom Use among Higher Education Female University Students in South Africa

Mantell JE, Smit J, Exner T, Mabude Z, Hoffman S, Beksinska M, Kelvin E, Ngoloyi C, Cheng SL, Stein Z. Promoting Female Condom Use among Higher Education Female University Students in South Africa: Results of a Randomised Behavioural Trial. AIDS and Behaviour 2014 Aug 5.

It’s a different condom, let’s see how it works

MasvawureTB, Mantell J, Mabude Z, Ngoloyi C, Milford C, Beksinska M, Smit JA. It’s a different condom, let’s see how it works": Young men’s reactions to, and experiences of female condom use during an intervention trial in South Africa. J Sex Res. 2014;51(8):841-51. DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2013.814043 ; Click here for abstract

South African men and women with recent pregnancy rarely know partner’s HIV serostatus

Matthews LT, Moore L, Crankshaw TL, Milford C, Mosery FN, Greener R, Psaros C, Safren S, Bangsberg DR, Smit JA. South African men and women with recent pregnancy rarely know partner’s HIV serostatus: implications for serodiscordant couples interventions. BMC Public Health, 2014, 14:843 DOI:1186/1471-2458-14-843 ; Click here for abstract

Whoonga: potential recreational use of HIV antiretroviral medication in South Africa

Grelotti DJ, Closson EF, Smit JA, Mabude Z, Matthews LT, Safren SA, Bangsberg DR, Mimiaga MJ. Whoonga: potential recreational use of HIV antiretroviral medication in South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2014 Mar;18(3):511-8. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0575-0 ; Click here for abstract

We have to try and have this child before it is too late

Mindry DL, Crankshaw TL, Maharaj P, Munthree C, Lestsoalo T, Milford C, Greener RM, Rambally L, Carpenter S, Smit J. “We have to try and have this child before it is too late”: The social dimensions of reproductive decisions and safer conception services for PLHIV. AIDSCare. 2014
Click here for abstract

Systematic review of facility-based sexual and reproductive health services for female sex workers in Africa

Dhana A, Luchters S, Moore L, Lafort Y, Roy A, Scorgie F, Chersich M. Systematic review of facility-based sexual and reproductive health services for female sex workers in Africa. Globalization and Health 2014 Jun 10;10:46. DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-10-46 ;Click here for abstract

Community empowerment and involvement of female sex workers in targeted sexual and reproductive health interventions in Africa

Moore L, Chersich MF, Steen R, Reza-Paul S, Dhana A, Vuylsteke B, Lafort Y, Scorgie F.Community empowerment and involvement of female sex workers in targeted sexual and reproductive health interventions in Africa: a systematic review. Globalization and Health.
2014 Jun 10;10:47. DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-10-47 ; Click here for abstract

HIV Transmission Risk Behaviour among HIV-Positive Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Shuper PA, Kiene SM, Mahlase G, MacDonald S, Christie S, Cornman DH, Fisher WA, Greener R, Lalloo U, Pllay S, van Loggenberg F Fisher JD. HIV Transmission Risk Behaviour among HIV-Positive Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS and Behaviour August 2014, Volume 18, Issue 8, pp 1532-1540
DOI 10.1007/s10461-013-0647-1 ; Click here for abstract

Publications 2013
Performance and safety of the second-generation female condom versus the Woman’s, the VA worn-of-women, and the Cupid female condoms

Beksinska M, Piaggio G, Smit J, Wu J, Zhang Y, Pienaar J, Greener R, Zhou Y, Joanis C. Performance and safety of the second-generation female condom versus the Woman’s, the VA worn-of-women, and the Cupid female condoms: a randomised controlled non-inferiority crossover trial. Lancet Global Health 2013; Sept 1: e146–52 Click here for abstract

Hormonal contraceptive continuation and switching in South Africa

Smit JA, Beksinska M. Hormonal contraceptive continuation and switching in South Africa: Implications for evaluating the association of injectable hormonal contraceptive use and HIV. JAIDS. 2013.62(3):363-365. Click here for abstract

Medical male circumcision and HIV risk: perceptions of women in a higher learning institution in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Mantell JE, Smit JA, Saffitz JL, Milford C, Mosery N, Mabude Z, Tesfay N, Sibiya S, Rambally L, Masvawure TB, Kelvin EA, Stein ZA. Medical male circumcision and HIV risk: perceptions of women in a higher learning institution in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Sex Health. 2013 May;10(2):112-8. DOI: 10.1071/SH12067 ; Click here for abstract

“We are despised in the hospitals”

Scorgie F, Nakato D, Richter M, Maseko S, Nare P, Smit J, Harper E, Chersich MF. “We are despised in the hospitals”: Sex workers’ experiences of accessing health care in four African countries. Culture, Health and Sexuality. 2013 Apr;15(4):450-65. Click here for abstract

Using Scratch Card Technology for Random Allocation Concealment

Beksinska M, Joanis C, Smit J. Using Scratch Card Technology for Random Allocation Concealment. Clinical Trials, 2013;10:125-130. Click here for abstract

Reproductive decision-making and periconception practices among HIV-positive men and women attending HIV services in Durban, South Africa

Matthews LT, Crankshaw T, Giddy J, Kaida A, Smit JA, Ware NC, Bangsberg DR. Reproductive decision-making and periconception practices among HIV-positive men and women attending HIV services in Durban, South Africa. AIDS Behaviour. 2013 Feb;17(2):461-70. Click here for abstract

Human rights abuses and collective resilience among sex workers in four African countries

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