Sarah T Roberts
Biographic Data
| ID | 5186956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah T Roberts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah T |
| FAMILY NAME | Roberts |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTS S T |
| AFFILIATIONS | RTI International |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3318-9781 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators to the Uptake and Adherence of Injectable PrEP Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Relationship Power, Partner Risk Characteristics, and Recent Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in a High HIV Incidence Setting in Kenya
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa face intersecting risks of HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV). Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) expands HIV prevention options, its use is often constrained by imbalanced relationship power and male partner behaviors. We used baseline data from the Tu’Washindi na PrEP cluster randomized trial to describe PrEP use, relationship dynamics and identify attributes associated wi…
The Implementation and Costs To Deliver a youth-friendly multi-component Program Addressing Stigma, HIV, and Linkage To Care for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Lusaka, Zambia
Feasibility and Acceptability of the Novel Tu’Washindi Intervention to Increase PrEP Use among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Siaya County, Kenya
The Tu'Washindi intervention addressed intimate partner violence (IPV) and relationship dynamics to increase PrEP use among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Siaya County, Kenya. We evaluated feasibility and acceptability in a cluster-randomized trial in six DREAMS Safe Spaces. The multilevel intervention, delivered over 6 months, included three components delivered by DREAMS staff with support from the study team: an 8-session structure…
Correlates of Adherence to Oral and Vaginal Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (Agyw) Participating in the MTN-034/Reach Trial
Adolescent Girls and Young Women’s Experiences with Disclosing Oral PrEP or Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Use
Effective use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been low among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Eastern and Southern Africa, partly due to stigma and opposition from key influencers. Understanding AGYW's experiences of disclosure of different PrEP modalities to key influencers may inform strategies to motivate uptake and adherence. We analyzed qualitative in-depth interviews and focus group discussions data from 119 participan…
I didn’t support PrEP because I didn’t know what it was ”
The HIV infection rate is higher among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Africa than men in the same age range. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can be used by women discreetly; however, for most AGYW, male partner approval is desired. We explored PrEP use in the context of relationship violence and power dynamics through focus group discussions and support club sessions with AGYW, in-depth interviews and male sensitisation sessions with …
Examining Associations Between Mental Health, IPV Exposure, HIV Risk Behaviors, and PrEP Use in South African Women
Intimate Partner Violence and Engagement in the HIV Care Continuum among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Assessing Engagement of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) in HIV Research
Engagement of adolescents and young adults (AYA) in HIV research is increasing in many settings. We organized a crowdsourcing open call to solicit examples of how AYA have been engaged in HIV research in Africa and to develop an engagement typology. We formed a steering committee, promoted the open call, organized judging and recognized finalists. We used a multi-methods approach to identify emerging themes and measure engagement. We received 95 …
Integrating Adolescent Mental Health into HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs
Adolescent mental health (AMH) is a critical driver of HIV outcomes, but is often overlooked in HIV research and programming. The implementation science Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework informed development of a questionnaire that was sent to a global alliance of adolescent HIV researchers, providers, and implementors working in sub-Saharan Africa with the aim to (1) describe current AMH outcomes incorporated…
Integrating Gender-Based Violence Screening and Support into the Research Clinic Setting
HIV and gender-based violence (GBV) are syndemic in sub-Saharan Africa and provision of support for participants who disclose GBV constitutes part of comprehensive care. Consequently, a process was undertaken to develop, implement, and evaluate standard operating procedures (SOPs) in MTN-025/HOPE, a study of the dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention. The SOP was developed using needs assessment surveys in addition to World Health Organizatio…
Integration of a Relationship-focused Counseling Intervention with Delivery of the Dapivirine Ring for HIV Prevention to Women in Johannesburg
Expanding the debate about content moderation
Content moderation has exploded as a policy, advocacy, and public concern. But these debates still tend to be driven by high-profile incidents and to focus on the largest, US based platforms. In order to contribute to informed policymaking, scholarship in this area needs to recognise that moderation is an expansive socio-technical phenomenon, which functions in many contexts and takes many forms. Expanding the discussion also changes how we asses…
Elites tecnológicas, meritocracia e mitos pós raciais no Vale do Silício
Entre as modernas elites tecnológicas digitais, os mitos da meritocracia e da façanha intelectual são usados como marcadores de raça e gênero por uma supremacia branca masculina que consolida recursos de forma desproporcional em relação a pessoas não brancas, principalmente negros, latinos e indígenas. Os investimentos em mitos meritocráticos suprimem os questionamentos de racismo e discriminação, mesmo quando os produtos das elites digitais são …
Behind the Screen
Technological Elites, the Meritocracy, and Postracial Myths in Silicon Valley
Among modern digital technology elites, myths of meritocracy and intellectual prowess are used as racial and gender markers of white male supremacy that disproportionately consolidate resources away from people of color, particularly African Americans, Latino/as and Native Americans.Investments in meritocratic myths suppress interrogations of racism and discrimination even as the products of digital elites are infused with racial, class, and gend…
Impact of Male Partner Involvement on Women’s Adherence to the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring During a Phase III HIV Prevention Trial
Behind the Screen
Young Women’s Ratings of Three Placebo Multipurpose Prevention Technologies for HIV and Pregnancy Prevention in a Randomized, Cross-Over Study in Kenya and South Africa
End-user input is critical to inform development of multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) products that prevent HIV and pregnancy. The TRIO Study, conducted in Kenya and South Africa, enrolled 277 HIV-negative women aged 18-30 in a randomized cross-over study to use each placebo MPT (daily oral tablets, monthly injections, and monthly vaginal ring) for one month. At the end of each month, participants rated how much they liked using the produc…
Patterns of Gender-Based Violence and Associations with Mental Health and HIV Risk Behavior Among Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya
Digital detritus
The late 2016 case of the Facebook content moderation controversy over the infamous Vietnam-era photo, “The Terror of War,” is examined in this paper for both its specifics, as well as a mechanism to engage in a larger discussion of the politics and economics of the content moderation of user-generated content. In the context of mainstream commercial social media platforms, obfuscation and secrecy work together to form an operating logic of opaci…
Preferences for Daily or Intermittent Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Regimens and Ability to Anticipate Sex Among HIV Uninfected Members of Kenyan HIV Serodiscordant Couples
Effects of Partnership Change on Microbicide Gel Adherence in a Clinical Trial (HPTN 035)
Introduction
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Youth blood pressure levels in Samoa in 1979 and 1991–93
Blood pressure (BP) levels were studied in 524 youth ages 4–19.9 years who reside in Samoa. The data were collected in two separate cross‐sectional samples taken in 1979 (n = 292) and in 1991–93 (n = 232). BP was compared between these two study samples to evaluate the temporal change in BP among youth in response to the processes of economic modernization in Samoa, and specifically on how temporal increases in body size influenced BP levels. Pro…
Introduction
Effects of Partnership Change on Microbicide Gel Adherence in a Clinical Trial (HPTN 035)
Preferences for Daily or Intermittent Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Regimens and Ability to Anticipate Sex Among HIV Uninfected Members of Kenyan HIV Serodiscordant Couples
Young Women’s Ratings of Three Placebo Multipurpose Prevention Technologies for HIV and Pregnancy Prevention in a Randomized, Cross-Over Study in Kenya and South Africa
End-user input is critical to inform development of multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) products that prevent HIV and pregnancy. The TRIO Study, conducted in Kenya and South Africa, enrolled 277 HIV-negative women aged 18-30 in a randomized cross-over study to use each placebo MPT (daily oral tablets, monthly injections, and monthly vaginal ring) for one month. At the end of each month, participants rated how much they liked using the produc…
Patterns of Gender-Based Violence and Associations with Mental Health and HIV Risk Behavior Among Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya
Digital detritus
The late 2016 case of the Facebook content moderation controversy over the infamous Vietnam-era photo, “The Terror of War,” is examined in this paper for both its specifics, as well as a mechanism to engage in a larger discussion of the politics and economics of the content moderation of user-generated content. In the context of mainstream commercial social media platforms, obfuscation and secrecy work together to form an operating logic of opaci…
Behind the Screen
Technological Elites, the Meritocracy, and Postracial Myths in Silicon Valley
Among modern digital technology elites, myths of meritocracy and intellectual prowess are used as racial and gender markers of white male supremacy that disproportionately consolidate resources away from people of color, particularly African Americans, Latino/as and Native Americans.Investments in meritocratic myths suppress interrogations of racism and discrimination even as the products of digital elites are infused with racial, class, and gend…
Impact of Male Partner Involvement on Women’s Adherence to the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring During a Phase III HIV Prevention Trial
Behind the Screen
Expanding the debate about content moderation
Content moderation has exploded as a policy, advocacy, and public concern. But these debates still tend to be driven by high-profile incidents and to focus on the largest, US based platforms. In order to contribute to informed policymaking, scholarship in this area needs to recognise that moderation is an expansive socio-technical phenomenon, which functions in many contexts and takes many forms. Expanding the discussion also changes how we asses…
Elites tecnológicas, meritocracia e mitos pós raciais no Vale do Silício
Entre as modernas elites tecnológicas digitais, os mitos da meritocracia e da façanha intelectual são usados como marcadores de raça e gênero por uma supremacia branca masculina que consolida recursos de forma desproporcional em relação a pessoas não brancas, principalmente negros, latinos e indígenas. Os investimentos em mitos meritocráticos suprimem os questionamentos de racismo e discriminação, mesmo quando os produtos das elites digitais são …
Integration of a Relationship-focused Counseling Intervention with Delivery of the Dapivirine Ring for HIV Prevention to Women in Johannesburg
I didn’t support PrEP because I didn’t know what it was ”
The HIV infection rate is higher among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Africa than men in the same age range. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can be used by women discreetly; however, for most AGYW, male partner approval is desired. We explored PrEP use in the context of relationship violence and power dynamics through focus group discussions and support club sessions with AGYW, in-depth interviews and male sensitisation sessions with …
Examining Associations Between Mental Health, IPV Exposure, HIV Risk Behaviors, and PrEP Use in South African Women
Intimate Partner Violence and Engagement in the HIV Care Continuum among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Assessing Engagement of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) in HIV Research
Engagement of adolescents and young adults (AYA) in HIV research is increasing in many settings. We organized a crowdsourcing open call to solicit examples of how AYA have been engaged in HIV research in Africa and to develop an engagement typology. We formed a steering committee, promoted the open call, organized judging and recognized finalists. We used a multi-methods approach to identify emerging themes and measure engagement. We received 95 …
Integrating Adolescent Mental Health into HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs
Adolescent mental health (AMH) is a critical driver of HIV outcomes, but is often overlooked in HIV research and programming. The implementation science Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework informed development of a questionnaire that was sent to a global alliance of adolescent HIV researchers, providers, and implementors working in sub-Saharan Africa with the aim to (1) describe current AMH outcomes incorporated…
Integrating Gender-Based Violence Screening and Support into the Research Clinic Setting
HIV and gender-based violence (GBV) are syndemic in sub-Saharan Africa and provision of support for participants who disclose GBV constitutes part of comprehensive care. Consequently, a process was undertaken to develop, implement, and evaluate standard operating procedures (SOPs) in MTN-025/HOPE, a study of the dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention. The SOP was developed using needs assessment surveys in addition to World Health Organizatio…
Adolescent Girls and Young Women’s Experiences with Disclosing Oral PrEP or Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Use
Effective use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been low among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Eastern and Southern Africa, partly due to stigma and opposition from key influencers. Understanding AGYW's experiences of disclosure of different PrEP modalities to key influencers may inform strategies to motivate uptake and adherence. We analyzed qualitative in-depth interviews and focus group discussions data from 119 participan…
Feasibility and Acceptability of the Novel Tu’Washindi Intervention to Increase PrEP Use among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Siaya County, Kenya
The Tu'Washindi intervention addressed intimate partner violence (IPV) and relationship dynamics to increase PrEP use among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Siaya County, Kenya. We evaluated feasibility and acceptability in a cluster-randomized trial in six DREAMS Safe Spaces. The multilevel intervention, delivered over 6 months, included three components delivered by DREAMS staff with support from the study team: an 8-session structure…
Correlates of Adherence to Oral and Vaginal Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (Agyw) Participating in the MTN-034/Reach Trial
The Implementation and Costs To Deliver a youth-friendly multi-component Program Addressing Stigma, HIV, and Linkage To Care for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Lusaka, Zambia
A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators to the Uptake and Adherence of Injectable PrEP Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Medicine (16 works) · Public health (16 works) · Health psychology (15 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (14 works) · Family medicine (14 works) · Nursing (13 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (12 works) · Environmental health (8 works)