Glenda E Gray

Biographic Data

ID	2528799
NAME	Glenda E Gray
GIVEN NAMES	Glenda E
FAMILY NAME	Gray
SIGNATURE	GRAY G E
AFFILIATIONS	Idia B. Thurston is with the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. Janan Dietrich, Kennedy N. Otwombe, Busiswe Nkala, and Glenda E. Gray are with the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. Laura M. Bogart is with Boston Children’s Hospital and the Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Kathleen J. Sikkema is with the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC.
VERIFIED	No
TOTAL WORKS	18
TOTAL CITATIONS	90
WORKS AS AUTHOR	18
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2024
H-INDEX	2

Safety, effectiveness and immunogenicity of heterologous mRNA-1273 boost after prime with Ad26.COV2.S among healthcare workers in South Africa
Open AccessNigel Garrett, Tarylee Reddy et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
Limited studies have been conducted on the safety and effectiveness of heterologous COVID-19 vaccine boosting in lower income settings, especially those with high-HIV prevalence., The Sisonke Heterologous mRNA-1273 boost after prime with Ad26.COV2.S (SHERPA) trial evaluated a mRNA-1273 boost after Ad26.COV2.S priming in South Africa. SHERPA was a single-arm, open-label, phase 3 study nested in the Sisonke implementation trial of 500000 healthcare…
Risk Factors Associated with HIV Acquisition in Males Participating in HIV Vaccine Efficacy Trials in South Africa
Open AccessMookho Malahleha, Fatima Laher et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023
In South Africa, HIV acquisition risk has been studied less in people assigned male at birth. We studied the associations between risk behaviors, clinical features and HIV incidence amongst males in two South African HIV preventive vaccine efficacy trials. We used Cox proportional hazards models to test for associations between demographics, sexual behaviors, clinical variables and HIV acquisition among males followed in the HVTN 503 (n = 219) an…
Health system response to preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV policy changes in Zambia
Open AccessJonathan Mwanza, Mary Kawonga et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2022
BACKGROUND: Zambia is focusing on attaining HIV epidemic control by 2021, including eliminating Mother to Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV. However, there is little evidence to understand frontline healthcare workers' experience with the policy changes and the readiness of different health system elements to contribute to this goal. OBJECTIVE: To understand frontline healthcare workers' experience of preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTC…
Examining the Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors with Knowledge of HIV-Positive Status and Antiretroviral Therapy Exposure Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Living with HIV in South Africa
Open AccessJanan Dietrich, Kim Jonas et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022
High cellphone use associated with greater risk of depression among young women aged 15–24 years in Soweto and Durban, South Africa
Open AccessJanan Dietrich, Kennedy Otwombe et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2021
BACKGROUND: The ubiquity of cellular phone (cellphone) use in young people's daily lives has emerged as a priority area of concern for youth mental health. OBJECTIVE: This study measured the prevalence of depression and its association with high cellphone use among youth in Soweto and Durban, South Africa. METHODS: We analysed cross-sectional, baseline survey data among youth aged 16-24 who participated in a dual-site cohort study, 'AYAZAZI', con…
Willingness to use HIV prevention methods among vaccine efficacy trial participants in Soweto, South Africa
Open AccessFatima Laher, Taibat Salami et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020
The participants' candour about barriers to condom and daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use, and expressed preferences for long-lasting, discreet, lifestyle-friendly methods reveal a gap in the biomedical prevention market aiming to reduce sexually acquired HIV in South Africa. Product developers should consider long-acting injectable formulations, such as vaccines, passive antibodies and chemoprophylaxis, for HIV prevention technologie…
Trajectories of HIV-related internalized stigma and disclosure concerns among art initiators and noninitiators in South Africa
Open AccessBrian T Chan, Brendan Maughan-Brown et al.ARTICLEStigma and Health2019
Among ART-eligible South African PLHIV entering into HIV care, internalized stigma modestly declined over time but disclosure concerns persisted. PLHIV who initiated ART were more likely to have persistent disclosure concerns over time as compared with those who did not start ART
Mobile Phone Questionnaires for Sexual Risk Data Collection Among Young Women in Soweto, South Africa
Open Accessfor the HVTN study team, Janan Dietrich et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018
Psychosocial correlates of alcohol and other substance use among low-income adolescents in peri-urban Johannesburg, South Africa
Open AccessJessica F Magidson, Janan Dietrich et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2017Cited by: 2References: 26
Alcohol and other drug use is prevalent among peri-urban, South African adolescents. We identified correlates of alcohol and other drug use by gender among adolescents (age = 16-18 years; N = 822) in peri-urban Johannesburg. Interviewer-administered surveys assessed sexual activity, alcohol and other drug use, and relevant psychosocial factors. In separate logistic regression models of alcohol and other drug use stratified by gender, violence exp…
Health-seeking behaviours by gender among adolescents in Soweto, South Africa
Open AccessKennedy Otwombe, Janan Dietrich et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2015
BACKGROUND: Adolescents are an important age-group for preventing disease and supporting health yet little is known about their health-seeking behaviours. OBJECTIVE: We describe socio-demographic characteristics and health-seeking behaviours of adolescents in Soweto, South Africa, in order to broaden our understanding of their health needs. DESIGN: The Botsha Bophelo Adolescent Health Study was an interviewer-administered cross-sectional survey o…
Exposure to and experiences of violence among adolescents in lower socio-economic groups in Johannesburg, South Africa
Open AccessKennedy Otwombe, Kennedy N Otwombe et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015
In low socio-economic areas in Johannesburg, Black, White and Coloured adolescents experience a high burden of violence. Interventions to mitigate the effects of violence are urgently required
Understanding Treatment Refusal Among Adults Presenting for HIV-Testing in Soweto, South Africa
Open AccessIngrid T Katz, Janan Dietrich et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014
Correlates of Sexual Risk Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual South African Youths
Idia B Thurston, Janan Dietrich et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2014References: 31
We explored psychosocial correlates of sexual risk among heterosexual and sexual minority youths (SMYs) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Young people 16 to 18 years old (n = 822) were administered surveys assessing demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors, mental health, and parent–child communication. Adjusted multivariate regressions examining correlates of sexual risk revealed that SMYs had more sexual partners than heterosexual youths (B =…
Sexual Risk Behaviors Among HIV-Infected South African Men and Women with Their Partners in a Primary Care Program
Open AccessKartik K Venkatesh, Guy de Bruyn et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2011
Influence of Culture on Contraceptive Utilization Among HIV-Positive Women in Brazil, Kenya, and South Africa
Open AccessCatherine S Todd, Mark A Stibich et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010
Preferences for Characteristics of Antiretroviral Therapy Provision in Johannesburg, South Africa
Open AccessMarjorie Opuni, David Bishai et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2009
Gender-based violence, relationship power, and risk of HIV infection in women attending antenatal clinics in South Africa
Open AccessKristin Dunkle, Kristin L Dunkle et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2004
Transactional sex among women in Soweto, South Africa
Open AccessKristin Dunkle, Kristin L Dunkle et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2004Cited by: 88References: 37