2023
Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini
Brault M, Linnander E, Ginindza T, Mabuza K, Christie S, Canavan M, Jones A, Desai M. Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini. Global Health Action 2023, 16: 2243760. PMID: 37565704, PMCID: PMC10424588, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2243760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health record systemsYoung womenHealth service utilisationAdolescent girlsReproductive health service utilisationInterrupted time series analysisService utilisationHealth record systemsUtilisation dataMonthly visitsReproductive healthVisit trendsCOVID-19 lockdown periodRecord systemTwo-year periodCOVID-19 lockdownWomenSaharan AfricaSignificant changesCOVID-19 periodLockdown periodManzini regionGirlsEswatiniAGYW
2021
Girl Champ in eSwatini: A Strategic Marketing Campaign to Promote Demand for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Young Women
Brault MA, Christie S, Manchia A, Mabuza K, Dlamini M, Linnander EL. Girl Champ in eSwatini: A Strategic Marketing Campaign to Promote Demand for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Young Women. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 26: 853-863. PMID: 34463895, PMCID: PMC8840893, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03446-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV servicesYoung womenHealth service utilizationDemand creation interventionsReproductive health servicesMixed-methods evaluationService utilizationHealth servicesLongitudinal improvementAdolescent girlsReproductive servicesAGYWBehavior changeWomenLimited awarenessParticipant feedbackParticipant feedback surveysManzini regionMethods evaluationQualitative interviewsYouth behavior changeClinicFindingsEswatiniFeedback surveyCorrection to: Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis
Liu L, Christie S, Munsamy M, Roberts P, Pillay M, Shenoi SV, Desai MM, Linnander EL. Correction to: Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 549. PMID: 34088315, PMCID: PMC8178930, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06561-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis
Liu L, Christie S, Munsamy M, Roberts P, Pillay M, Shenoi SV, Desai MM, Linnander EL. Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 463. PMID: 34001123, PMCID: PMC8127180, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06450-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesDifferentiated service delivery modelsChronic conditionsChronic diseasesCentral Chronic Medicine DispensingLargest antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmeService delivery modelsManagement of HIVType of medicationAntiretroviral therapy programsHIV service deliveryChronic disease conditionsResource-limited settingsMedicine DispensingMixed-methods evaluationDelivery modelHealth districtHealth facilitiesNoncommunicable diseasesHIVPatientsPatient volumeTherapy programMedicationsDiseaseThe Evolution of Trust Within a Global Health Partnership With the Private Sector: An Inductive Framework
Christie S, Chahine T, Curry LA, Cherlin E, Linnander EL. The Evolution of Trust Within a Global Health Partnership With the Private Sector: An Inductive Framework. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2021, 0: 1140-1147. PMID: 33904694, PMCID: PMC9808177, DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic-private partnershipGlobal health partnershipsSustainable Development GoalsHealth partnershipsPrivate sectorQualitative dataSustainable developmentInductive frameworkPrivate sector partnersPublic health scholarsPublic sector entitiesStandard discussion guideAudio-recorded interviewsGlobal healthGlobal partnershipHealth scholarsDevelopment GoalsQualitative interviewersCoca-Cola CompanyStakeholder experiencesTangible outputsHealth systemKey stakeholdersBuilding trustPartnershipProject Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women
Brault MA, Christie S, Aquino S, Rendin A, Manchia A, Curry LA, Linnander EL. Project Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women. SAHARA-J Journal Of Social Aspects Of HIV/AIDS 2021, 18: 52-63. PMID: 33685358, PMCID: PMC7946024, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2021.1894224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrategic marketing approachMarketing approachStrategic marketing processCoca-Cola systemMarket research findingsLast mileQualitative market researchStrategic marketingMarketing processMultinational corporationsMarket researchEmpirical evidencePrivate sectorDemand creationSRH servicesCommunication strategiesEswatini MinistryDepth interviewsResearch findingsBrandsLow demandYoung womenLocal ownershipMale counterpartsAdolescent girls
2019
Levels of resilience and delivery of HIV care in response to urban violence and crime
Cooper D, Green G, Tembo D, Christie S. Levels of resilience and delivery of HIV care in response to urban violence and crime. Journal Of Advanced Nursing 2019, 75: 1723-1731. PMID: 30972850, DOI: 10.1111/jan.14022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban violenceEffects of crimeHIV care deliveryEndemic violenceDelivery of HIVInductive thematic analysisDepth interviewsViolenceCrimeLevel of resilienceThematic analysisCape TownSouth AfricaQualitative designCare deliveryKey conceptsResilienceLess researchOrganizational levelEco-systemHIV careContextMultiple levelsNursing staffGangsterism
2016
One in 4 HIV-Positive South Africans Awaiting ART Initiation Report Condomless Sex With a Serodiscordant Partner.
Shuper PA, Pillay S, MacDonald S, Christie S, Cornman DH, Fisher WA, Fisher JD. One in 4 HIV-Positive South Africans Awaiting ART Initiation Report Condomless Sex With a Serodiscordant Partner. Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999) 2016, 72: e77-9. PMID: 27046266, PMCID: PMC4911250, DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
HIV Prevention Counseling Intervention Delivered During Routine Clinical Care Reduces HIV Risk Behavior in HIV-Infected South Africans Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy
Fisher JD, Cornman DH, Shuper PA, Christie S, Pillay S, Macdonald S, Ngcobo N, Amico KR, Lalloo U, Friedland G, Fisher WA. HIV Prevention Counseling Intervention Delivered During Routine Clinical Care Reduces HIV Risk Behavior in HIV-Infected South Africans Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: 499-507. PMID: 25230288, PMCID: PMC4229426, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsAntiretroviral therapyClinical care sitesLay counsellorsRisk behaviorsCare sitesRoutine clinical careStandard of careClinical care settingsCounseling interventionHIV careViral suppressionPrimary outcomeHIV statusRoutine careCare counselingCare participantsEffective behavioral interventionsHIV epidemicHIV preventionIntervention participantsCare settingsClinical careBrief interventionInfection incidenceHIV transmission risk behavior 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 UG, Pillay S, van Loggerenberg F, Fisher JD. HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-positive patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS And Behavior 2014, 18: 1532-40. PMID: 24158486, PMCID: PMC4000573, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0647-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Information, motivation, and behavioral skills for early pre-ART engagement in HIV care among patients entering clinical care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Smith LR, Amico KR, Shuper PA, Christie S, Fisher WA, Cornman DH, Doshi M, MacDonald S, Pillay S, Fisher JD. Information, motivation, and behavioral skills for early pre-ART engagement in HIV care among patients entering clinical care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS Care 2013, 25: 1485-90. PMID: 23477286, PMCID: PMC4196878, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.775398.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Counsellor-delivered HIV risk reduction intervention addresses safer sex barriers of people living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Cornman DH, Christie S, Shepherd LM, MacDonald S, Amico KR, Smith LR, Shuper PA, Adelaja A, Mahlase G, Fröhlich JA, Pillay S, Lalloo UG, Fisher WA, Fisher JD. Counsellor-delivered HIV risk reduction intervention addresses safer sex barriers of people living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Psychology & Health 2011, 26: 1623-41. PMID: 21745150, DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.552180.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Sexual risk behaviour among HIV-positive individuals in clinical care in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Kiene SM, Christie S, Cornman DH, Fisher WA, Shuper PA, Pillay S, Friedland GH, Fisher JD. Sexual risk behaviour among HIV-positive individuals in clinical care in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS 2006, 20: 1781-1784. PMID: 16931945, DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000242827.05120.55.Peer-Reviewed Original Research