Hannah Hogan Leslie

Biographic Data

ID6168770
NAMEHannah Hogan Leslie
GIVEN NAMESHannah Hogan
FAMILY NAMELeslie
SIGNATURELESLIE H H
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, San Francisco
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS36
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT0
EDITOR COUNT36
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • HIV self-testing preferences among adolescent girls and young women (Agyw) in urban settings in Uganda

    Open AccessLaban Muteebwa, Patience A Muwanguzi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a crucial innovation for improving testing coverage, particularly among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who are inadequately reached by standard provider-assisted HIV testing approaches. Understanding their preferences for HIVST services is essential for designing models that optimize uptake. We assessed the HIVST preferences among AGYW at a higher risk of acquiring HIV living in urban Uganda. We enrolled AGYW …

  • Applying human-centered design to adapt a multifaceted implementation strategy for integrating HIV and NCD services in Lusaka, Zambia

    Open AccessT F L Matenga, Michael E Herce et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    There has been limited research reporting approaches used in the adaptation of implementation strategies for integrating HIV and NCD services that involve healthcare providers in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings. This paper describes how human-centered design (HCD) was used to 1) adapt a multifaceted implementation strategy for integrating HIV and NCD services through end-user engagement and 2) share insights from the specific sugge…

  • Feasibility and acceptability of task sharing collection of HIV viral load dried blood spot samples with community lay cadres

    Open AccessMargaret L Prust, Justin C Graves et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Viral load (VL) testing is a critical tool for clinical management of HIV, yet healthcare worker (HCW) shortages remain a key barrier to VL sample collection. This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of VL dried blood spot (DBS) sample collection by community lay cadres (CLCs) compared to collection by trained HCWs. We implemented a cross-sectional diagnostic validation study across 10 purposefully selected public health facilities i…

  • Repeatability of RRate measurements in children during triage in two Ugandan hospitals

    Open AccessAhmad Asdo, Alishah Mawji et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children globally. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) pneumonia diagnosis relies on accurate assessment of respiratory rate, which can be unreliable when completed by nurses with less-advanced training. To inform more accurate measurements, we investigate the repeatability of the RRate app used by nurses in Ugandan district hospitals. This secondary analysis included 3,679 children aged 0–5 year…

  • Effect of antenatal care on birth outcomes in the Gambia

    Open AccessSantosh Kumar, Alasana Suso et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    The prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) remains disproportionately high in sub-Saharan Africa. LBW is a significant risk factor for infant mortality and is associated with long-term physical and cognitive impairments. While antenatal care (ANC) has the potential to improve birth outcomes, there is limited causal evidence on its impact in sub-Saharan settings. This study estimates the causal effects of ANC on birth weight and LBW in The Gambia us…

  • Record linkage without patient identifiers

    Open AccessKhumbo Shumba, Joep Bor et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Linkage between health databases typically requires patient identifiers such as names and personal identification numbers. We developed and validated a record linkage strategy to combine administrative health databases without identifiers for South Africa’s public sector HIV program. We linked CD4 counts and HIV viral loads from South Africa’s TIER.Net with the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) database for patients receiving care between…

  • Mixed methods pilot evaluation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV care providers in Uganda

    Open AccessKatelyn M Sileo, Rhoda K Wanyenze et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    In sub-Saharan Africa, gender norms shape women’s and men’s barriers to HIV care engagement, and influence providers’ behaviors. Interventions are needed to build providers’ capacity for delivering gender-sensitive HIV care. We pilot tested a gender-sensitivity training for HIV care providers and staff in Uganda. Using a quasi-experimental controlled trial (2022–23), we assessed a 4-session intervention, developed by the study team, focused on: g…

  • “Now that I took TPT, it’s affecting my ART adherence, viral load, even my wellbeing in the community”. Exploring acceptability and experience of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment among adolescents li…

    Open AccessJoni Lariat, Rufaro Mbundure et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) is increasingly offered to people living with HIV in high-burden settings, including adolescents and young people (AYPLHIV). Evidence demonstrates that AYPLHIVs’ HIV treatment engagement is improved by the provision of tailored support. How to effectively adapt this support to accommodate multimorbidity care, such as TPT alongside ART, warrants attention to deliver sustained optimal outcomes. We conducted q…

  • Do global health networks facilitate innovation, learning and sharing? A qualitative analysis of the Quality-of-Care Network in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda

    Open AccessKondwani Mwandira, Seblewengel Lemma et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    The Quality-of-Care Network (QCN), launched by WHO and partners, links global and national actors across several countries to improve maternal and newborn health. We conducted a prospective qualitative study to examine how QCN in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda facilitated learning, sharing, and innovation within and between network countries. We conducted 227 key informant interviews with QCN actors at global, national, and facility leve…

  • Community-led strategies for communicable disease prevention and management in low- and middle- income countries

    Open AccessPitchaya Indravudh, Kathleen McGee et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Control of infectious diseases is a global health priority and a target of the 2015-2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Community participation is fundamental to advancing primary health care and meeting SDGs. We conducted a mixed-methods systematic literature review of quantitative and qualitative evidence to understand the health, social, and economic impact of community-led strategies for communicable disease prevention and management i…

  • Leaving no one behind? Addressing inequitable HIV outcomes by attending to diversity

    Open AccessJoni Lariat, Webster Mavhu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Leaving nobody behind in the fight to end the HIV epidemic as a public health threat depends on addressing inequities in optimal HIV outcomes. Consistently overlooked in research, policy and programming are young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and intersex (LGBTQI+) people who are living with HIV. This study engaged young LGBTQI+ people in Zimbabwe to better understand their experiences of living with HIV and the support t…

  • Uptake of multi-level HIV interventions and HIV-related behaviours among young people in rural South Africa

    Open AccessNondumiso Mthiyane, M Shahmanesh et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Combination HIV prevention packages have reduced HIV incidence and improved HIV-related outcomes among young people. However, there is limited data on how package components interact to promote HIV-related prevention behaviours. We described the uptake of HIV prevention interventions supported by Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Motivated and Safe (DREAMS) Partnership and assessed the association between uptake and HIV-related behavio…

  • A qualitative analysis of community health worker perspectives on the implementation of the preconception and pregnancy phases of the Bukhali randomised controlled trial

    Open AccessLarske M Soepnel, Shane A Norri et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Community health workers (CHWs) play an important role in health systems in low- and middle-income countries, including South Africa. Bukhali is a CHW-delivered intervention as part of a randomised controlled trial, to improve the health trajectories of young women in Soweto, South Africa. This study aimed to qualitatively explore factors influencing implementation of the preconception and pregnancy phases of Bukhali , from the perspective of the…

  • Health system barriers to hypertension care in Peru

    Open AccessKendra N Williams, Janeth Tenorio-Mucha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Traditional patient- and provider-level hypertension interventions have proven insufficient to halt hypertension as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Systems-level interventions are required to address factors challenging hypertension control across a social ecological framework, an under-studied topic particularly salient in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Peru. To inform such interventions, we sought to ide…

  • Changes in reasons for visits to primary care after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessKaren Tu, María C Lapadula et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Background The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped healthcare delivery worldwide. Objective To explore potential changes in the reasons for visits and modality of care in primary care settings through the Int ernational Conso r tium of P rimary Care B i g D ata Researchers (INTRePID). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional, retrospective study from 2018–2021. We examined visit volume, modality, and reasons for visits to primary care in Argentina, Aust…

  • Treatment preferences among people at risk of developing tuberculosis

    Open AccessWala Kamchedzera, Matthew Quaife et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Diagnosing and treating people with bacteriologically-negative but radiologically-apparent tuberculosis (TB) may contribute to more effective TB care and reduce transmission. However, optimal treatment approaches for this group are unknown. It is important to understand peoples’ preferences of treatment options for effective programmatic implementation of people-centred treatment approaches. We designed and implemented a discrete choice experimen…

  • Historical visit attendance as predictor of treatment interruption in South African HIV patients

    Open AccessRachel T Esra, Jacques Carstens et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Retention of antiretroviral (ART) patients is a priority for achieving HIV epidemic control in South Africa. While machine-learning methods are being increasingly utilised to identify high risk populations for suboptimal HIV service utilisation, they are limited in terms of explaining relationships between predictors. To further understand these relationships, we implemented machine learning methods optimised for predictive power and traditional …

  • Surgical provider-reported reasons for utilization of the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist at a tertiary hospital in Ghana

    Open AccessEyram Cyril Bansah, Kekeli Kodjo Adanu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Despite the established positive benefits, LMICs’ adoption of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) is inadequate, with as little as 20% use. This study assessed the utilization and beliefs that drive the non-utilization of the WHO SSC among surgical providers at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra, Ghana. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 186 surgical providers at the KBTH in Ghana. Data collected included the category of pers…

  • Understanding the cervical cancer self-collection preferences of women living in urban and rural Rwanda

    Open AccessVarun Nair, Hallie Dau et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer among women in low- and middle-income countries. Women in Rwanda have high rates of cervical cancer due to limited access to effective screening methods. Research in other low-resource settings similar to Rwanda has shown that HPV-based self-collection is an effective cervical cancer screening method. This study aims to compare the preferences of Rwandan women in urban and rural settings toward self-co…

  • Comparing in-person, blended and virtual training interventions; a real-world evaluation of HIV capacity building programs in 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessElsie Kiguli-Malwadde, Maeve Forster et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    We sought to evaluate the impact of transitioning a multi-country HIV training program from in-person to online by comparing digital training approaches implemented during the pandemic with in-person approaches employed before COVID-19. We evaluated mean changes in pre-and post-course knowledge scores and self-reported confidence scores for learners who participated in (1) in-person workshops (between October 2019 and March 2020), (2) entirely as…

  • Assessing the cost-effectiveness of economic strengthening and parenting support for preventing violence against adolescents in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

    Open AccessWilliam E Rudgard, Sopuruchukwu Obiesie et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    There is limited evidence around the cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce violence against children in low- and middle-income countries. We used a decision-analytic model to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of three intervention scenarios for reducing adolescent emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. The intervention scenarios were: 1) Community grant outreach to link households to South Africa’s Child…

  • What influences slum residents’ choices of healthcare providers for common illnesses? Findings of a Discrete Choice Experiment in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Open AccessOa Fayehun, Jason Madan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Urban slum residents have access to a broad range of facilities of varying quality. The choices they make can significantly influence their health outcomes. Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) are a widely-used health economic methodology for understanding how individuals make trade-offs between attributes of goods or services when choosing between them. We carried out a DCE to understand these trade-offs for residents of an urban slum in Ibadan, …

  • Integrating the rights-based and capability approaches in the analysis of maternal healthcare utilization in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessSimona Simona, Nakena Likando et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The rights-based and capability approaches received increased attention relative to maternal health in the aftermath of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This may be in view of the sub-optimal progress gained in reducing maternal and child mortality, especially in developing countries. Despite the combined potential of these approaches, there are limited empirical studies testing their viability in aiding our understanding of maternal…

  • Adolescents and young adults are the most undiagnosed of HIV and virally unsuppressed in Eastern and Southern Africa

    Open AccessHelena Huerga, Jihane Ben Farhat et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Age and gender disparities within the HIV cascade of care are critical to focus interventions efficiently. We assessed gender-age groups at the highest probability of unfavorable outcomes in the HIV cascade in five HIV prevalent settings. We performed pooled data analyses from population-based surveys conducted in Kenya, South Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe between 2012 and 2016. Individuals aged 15–59 years were eligible. Participants were tested f…

  • Evaluation of the Nigeria national HIV rapid testing algorithm

    Open AccessNnaemeka C Iriemenam, Augustine Mpamugo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) diagnosis remains the gateway to HIV care and treatment. However, due to changes in HIV prevalence and testing coverage across different geopolitical zones, it is crucial to evaluate the national HIV testing algorithm as false positivity due to low prevalence could be detrimental to both the client and the service delivery. Therefore, we evaluated the performance of the national HIV rapid testing algorithm using…