Vanessa Apea

Datos Biográficos

ID7728656
NOMBREVanessa Apea
NOMBRESVanessa
APELLIDOApea
FIRMAAPEA V
AFILIACIONESBarts Health NHS Trust
ORCID0000-0002-0533-8292
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2016
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Outbreak distress’

    Open AccessRosalie Hayes, A TAIT SMITH et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2026

    In May 2022, a global outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) was declared an international public health emergency. During this time, healthcare workers scrambled to respond to the outbreak amidst a lack of resources, knowledge gaps and pressures related to COVID-19. This period posed a risk of heightened moral distress, defined as distress arising from a situation in which a healthcare worker knows the right thing to do but is externally…

  • International healthcare workers’ experiences and perceptions of the 2022 multi-country mpox outbreak

    Open AccessVanessa Apea, Boghuma K Titanji et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    In May 2022, the most widespread outbreak of sustained transmission of mpox outside of countries historically affected countries in Western and Central Africa occurred. We aimed to examine the personal and clinical experiences of international healthcare workers (HCWs) during this public health emergency. We conducted an international cross-sectional survey study between August and October 2022, examining the experiences and perceptions of HCWs c…

  • Balancing solidarity, normality and trust

    Open AccessSara Paparini, Rosalie Hayes et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2025

    Many new drug trials fail to recruit participants that are representative of the populations they are intended to serve, resulting in research gaps which contribute to health inequalities. In the United Kingdom, reasons for non-participation in HIV drug trials remain poorly understood. Accordingly, we present a thematic analysis of interview and survey data gathering the perspectives of individuals who chose to participate and those who chose not…

  • How does online postal self-sampling (OPSS) shape access to testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? A qualitative study of service users

    Open AccessTommer Spence, Alison Howarth et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Our findings constitute one of the largest qualitative studies to have explored OPSS and offer valuable insights to providers. OPSS shapes access to STI testing in a number of ways, including facilitating access in many circumstances, but users also want to retain access to clinic-based services, particularly for when they believe they need support beyond STI testing

  • Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022

    John P Thornhill, John Thornhill et al.ARTICLENew England Journal of Medicine2022

    BACKGROUND: Before April 2022, monkeypox virus infection in humans was seldom reported outside African regions where it is endemic. Currently, cases are occurring worldwide. Transmission, risk factors, clinical presentation, and outcomes of infection are poorly defined. METHODS: We formed an international collaborative group of clinicians who contributed to an international case series to describe the presentation, clinical course, and outcomes o…

  • Associations with sub-optimal clinic attendance and reasons for missed appointments among heterosexual women and men living with HIV in London

    Open AccessAlison Howarth, Vanessa Apea et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    Poor engagement in HIV care is associated with poorer health outcomes and increased mortality. Our survey examined experiential and circumstantial factors associated with clinic attendance among women (n = 250) and men (n = 106) in London with heterosexually-acquired HIV. While no associations were found for women, among men, sub-optimal attendance was associated with insecure immigration status (25.6% vs. 1.8%), unstable housing (32.6% vs. 10.2%…

  • The Context of Sexual Risk Behaviour Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Seeking PrEP, and the Impact of PrEP on Sexual Behaviour

    Open AccessMitzy Gafos, Robert Horne et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018

    There are still important gaps in our understanding of how people will incorporate PrEP into their existing HIV prevention strategies. In this paper, we explore how PrEP use impacted existing sexual risk behaviours and risk reduction strategies using qualitative data from the PROUD study. From February 2014 to January 2016, we conducted 41 in-depth interviews with gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) enrolled in the PROUD PrE…

  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent the acquisition of HIV-1 infection (PROUD)

    Open AccessSheena McCormack, D Dunn et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2016

    BACKGROUND: Randomised placebo-controlled trials have shown that daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir-emtricitabine reduces the risk of HIV infection. However, this benefit could be counteracted by risk compensation in users of PrEP. We did the PROUD study to assess this effect. METHODS: PROUD is an open-label randomised trial done at 13 sexual health clinics in England. We enrolled HIV-negative gay and other men who have sex…