Sheree Schwartz

Biographic Data

ID	5992533
NAME	Sheree Schwartz
GIVEN NAMES	Sheree
FAMILY NAME	Schwartz
SIGNATURE	SCHWARTZ S
AFFILIATIONS	Johns Hopkins University
ORCID	0000-0001-6090-2880
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	29
TOTAL CITATIONS	2
AUTHOR COUNT	29
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	1

Barriers to Same-Day Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Implementation in Federally Funded HIV Clinics Within High-Burden Areas of the U.S
Open AccessA Zamantakis, Wilson Gomez et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026
It would have been easier for me to give up if I were alone”
Open AccessAmelia Rock, Marie Shoen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026
Findings suggest both pathways of potential ICM effectiveness and impact and sustainability shortfalls, calling for larger-scale evaluation and complementary structural approaches, such as those bolstering FSW social cohesion and tackling socio-economic barriers
HIV provider perspectives on opioid use disorder care integration into outpatient HIV care in Baltimore, Maryland
Sharon M Kelly, Annice Brown et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025
Despite the high prevalence of opioid use disorders (OUD) among people with HIV (PWH), treatment among PWH remains low. Integrating OUD care into HIV care may improve OUD outcomes; however, adoption is limited due to multilevel barriers. RESTORE is a low-threshold substance use disorder (SUD) care program integrated into an outpatient HIV-care clinic that provides training and ongoing support for SUD care adoption by HIV providers. This mixed-met…
Mpox stigma during the 2022 outbreak among men who have sex with men in the United States
Open AccessTom Carpino, Kaitlyn Atkins et al.ARTICLEStigma and Health2025
Mpox emerged on the global scale in 2022 and predominately affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). Stigma related to mpox is a potential harm for individuals experiencing multiple levels of marginalization who may already be discriminated against in family, healthcare, and other social domains. To understand perceived mpox stigma among cisgender GBMSM in the United States (US), we conducted a study within the American…
It makes all the sense in the world”
Open AccessAnnice Brown, Sharon M Kelly et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2025
ART coverage and viral suppression among female sex workers living with HIV in eThekwini, South Africa
Open AccessCarly A Comins, Stefan D Baral et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
In South Africa >60% of female sex workers (FSW) are living with HIV, the majority of whom are not virally suppressed. Identifying multi-level determinants of viral suppression is central to developing implementation strategies to promote retention in HIV care and viral suppression among FSW with unmet treatment needs. Adult cisgender FSW living with HIV for ≥6 months, conducting sex work as their primary source of income, and residing in Durban …
Developmental Trajectories of Transactional Sex and Age-Disparate Relationships During Adolescence
Open AccessNivedita L Bhushan, Katherine B Rucinski et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024
A decade of PrEP
Simmona M Coelho, Joseph G Rosen et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2024
After nearly a decade of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) rollout in sub-Saharan Africa, there has been limited study of PrEP messaging in news media. We selected twenty South African newspapers with the highest circulation volumes to retrieve articles published in 2012–2021 mentioning PrEP (N = 249). Using inductive content analysis, we developed a structured codebook to characterise PrEP-related content and sentiments, as well as their evolu…
Implementing a peer-supported, integrated strategy for substance use disorder care in an outpatient infectious disease clinic is associated with improved patient outcomes
Open AccessOluwaseun Falade‐Nwulia, Tracy Agee et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2023
Home-based delivery of HIV self-tests by adolescent girls and young women to male sexual partners in Johannesburg, South Africa
Angela Tembo, Lillian Mutunga et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021
There is limited information about the best strategy for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) to negotiate HIV testing with their male partners. HIV self-testing as a strategy has the potential to overcome barriers to traditional HIV testing among men. We conducted formative feasibility research on secondary distribution of HIV self-tests by HIV negative AGYW to their male partners in northern Johannesburg, South Africa. A total of 8 focus gro…
Trajectories of fertility intentions among women living with HIV in South Africa
Katherine B Rucinski, Kimberly A Powers et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021
Fertility intentions are thought to be dynamic among women of reproductive age, yet few studies have assessed fertility intentions over time among women with HIV. We examine temporal patterns of fertility intentions in women with HIV to assess the extent to which fertility intentions - and the corresponding need for safer conception and judicious antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen selection - vary over time. 850 non-pregnant HIV-positive women …
Intimate partner violence polyvictimisation and HIV among coupled women in Zambia
Open AccessLaura K Beres, Katherine G Merrill et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2020
Women in sub-Saharan Africa are disproportionately at risk for the dual epidemics of intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV. Little is known about how specific violence profiles affect women's HIV risk, limiting effective intervention. We analysed couples' data from the Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013-2014 to evaluate relationships among IPV, male partner HIV status and women's HIV status. We considered the individual and combined effe…
Mental health in South African adolescents living with HIV
Nora S West, Sheree Schwartz et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
We examined the prevalence of mental health conditions, social support, and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis with adolescents (ages 9-19) attending a primary care clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa. We analyzed the results of four self-report tools: Children's Depression Inventory-Short, Revised Manifest Anxiety Scale, Child Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist, and a modif…
Evaluating the vertical HIV transmission risks among South African female sex workers; have we forgotten PMTCT in their HIV programming
Open AccessJean Olivier Twahirwa Rwema, Stefan D Baral et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019
These findings show significant gaps in engagement in the PMTCT cascades for FSW, evidenced by sub-optimal uptake of HIV prevention and treatment in the peri/post-natal periods and insufficient prevention of unintended pregnancies among FSW living with HIV. These gaps result in elevated risks for vertical transmission among FSW and the need for PMTCT services within FSW programs
Integrating safer conception services into primary care
Open AccessMariya C Patwa, Jean Bassett et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019
A safer conception counseling guide would facilitate consultations. While many providers felt that the services belonged in family planning, lack of HIV management skills, men and women trying to conceive within family planning may pose barriers
Predictors of early childhood HIV testing among children of sex workers living with HIV in Cameroon
Open AccessAmrita Rao, Sheree Schwartz et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019
Vertical transmission of HIV remains a challenge in Cameroon, and HIV testing among children of FSW living with HIV was very low. ANC attendance and promotion of the mother's health were associated with increased child HIV testing. For women at high risk of HIV and for whom engagement in the health system is low, strategies to promote and ensure ANC attendance are essential for their health and the health of their children
Fertility Intentions and Clinical Care Attendance Among Women Living with HIV in South Africa
Open AccessKatherine B Rucinski, Sheree Schwartz et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Leveraging Geospatial Approaches to Characterize the HIV Prevention and Treatment Needs of Out-of-School Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Ethiopia
Open AccessY Wang, Carly A Comins et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) remain underserved and at risk for HIV acquisition in Ethiopia. However, there is significant risk heterogeneity among AGYW with limited consensus on optimal strategies of identifying vulnerable AGYW. This study assessed the utility of venue-based sampling approaches to identify AGYW at increased risk for HIV infection. Venue mapping and time-location-sampling (TLS) methods were used to recruit AGYW from th…
Characterizing Multi-level Determinants of HIV Prevalence Among Female Sex Workers in Maseru and Maputsoe, Lesotho
Open AccessMitra Moazzami, Sosthenes Ketende et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Patients’ Satisfaction with HIV Care Providers in Public Health Facilities in Lusaka
Open AccessNjekwa Mukamba, Obvious Nchimunya Chilyabanyama et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Prognosis among those who are HIV infected has improved but long-term retention is challenging. Health systems may benefit from routinely measuring patient satisfaction which is a potential driver of engagement in HIV care, but it is not often measured in Africa, and Zambia in particular. This study aims to internally validate a patient satisfaction tool, assess satisfaction among patients previously lost-to-follow up (LTFU) from HIV care in Lusa…
Perceptions of Community and Clinic-Based Adherence Clubs for Patients Stable on Antiretroviral Treatment
Open AccessMutsa Mudavanhu, Nora S West et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Female Sex Workers’ Experiences Selling Sex during Pregnancy and Post‐Delivery in South Africa
Open AccessLauren Parmley, Amrita Rao et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning2019References: 43
Nearly 75 percent of female sex workers (FSWs) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa are mothers, many of whom engage in sex work during pregnancy or after delivery. We conducted in‐depth interviews with 22 postpartum and 8 pregnant FSWs in Port Elizabeth. Interview guides were used to probe women's experiences, challenges, and concerns about selling sex during pregnancy and post‐delivery in a high‐HIV‐prevalence context. Interviews were transcribed, t…
Characterizing the Patterns of HIV Disclosure to Clients Among South African Female Sex Workers in Port Elizabeth
Open AccessCassia Wells, Sheree Schwartz et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018
“I don't know if this is right … but this is what I'm offering”
Nora S West, Nora West et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016
The 2011 guidelines for safer conception for HIV-affected individuals and couples were adopted by the South African Department of Health in December 2012. We assessed implementation gaps and facilitators and barriers to delivering safer conception services through examining patient and healthcare provider (HCP) experiences. At Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre, a primary care clinic in Johannesburg, we conducted in-depth interviews (IDIs) with …
The immediate effect of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act on stigma, discrimination, and engagement on HIV prevention and treatment services in men who have sex with men in Nigeria
Open AccessSheree R Schwartz, Sheree Schwartz et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet HIV2015