Elzette Rousseau
Biographic Data
| ID | 3801732 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elzette Rousseau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elzette |
| FAMILY NAME | Rousseau |
| SIGNATURE | ROUSSEAU É |
| AFFILIATIONS | Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6487-6736 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“You could hear their breathing slow down”: Insights on a video-based psychosocial support intervention to increase HIV treatment uptake and improve psychosocial well-being among men living with HIV i…
High rates of AIDS-related mortality and HIV incidence persist due to delayed antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake and retention. We qualitatively assessed the feasibility and acceptability of "From Now On" (FNO) - a short video-based psychosocial support intervention to increase ART uptake and improve psychosocial well-being among men newly diagnosed with HIV in South Africa. In-depth interviews were conducted with men who were shown FNO during p…
“Dream PrEP delivery package”: Co-creating innovative PrEP delivery with pregnant or parenting young women in South Africa
We conducted a participatory workshop with pregnant or parenting young women to co-create innovative PrEP delivery strategies informed by their lived experiences. Nine pregnant or parenting young women (n = 6 aged 18-24; n = 3 aged 25-28) were recruited from the FastPrEP study, an implementation project in South Africa. Participants ranked barriers to PrEP access and use, with early clinic closures listed as the biggest challenge, followed by com…
Oral PrEP use among pregnant or parenting young women in South Africa: Evidence from a large community-based implementation study
Young women who are pregnant/parenting face elevated risk of early PrEP discontinuation. Differentiated, life-stage and youth-responsive interventions, such as counselling, partner involvement, and integration with maternal and child health, or sexual and reproductive health services, are critical to improving PrEP persistence among this priority population. This population should be prioritised in the rollout of long-acting PrEP formulations, wh…
FastPrEP: A protocol to evaluate uptake, coverage, and effectiveness of a youth-focused, decentralised and differentiated district-wide HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis program
Adolescents and young people (AYP) are at increased risk of HIV acquisition and onward transmission in South Africa. The benefits of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are well established, however, epidemic impact depends on access, effective use and scale-up. FastPrEP is an implementation science project that aims to scale up oral and novel PrEP modalities through differentiated service delivery to improve uptake and optimal use of PrEP in ke…
PrEPared to choose: The protocol for an implementation study of the delivery of cabotegravir long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV prevention product option within a real wo…
This is a phase 3B clinical trial registered with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (20230904). Ethical approval was granted by the Human Research Ethics Committee (Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, 567/2023). It is registered with the South African National Clinical Trial Registry (DOH-27-012024-5189, 26 January 2024) and ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06807736, retrospectively registered on 4 February 2025)
Empowering Women’s PrEP Choices: Qualitative Insights into Long-Acting PrEP Preferences and Decision-Making during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding in South Africa and Botswana
Pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBW) are at heightened risk of HIV acquisition. We aimed to explore PBW's preferences of various long-acting PrEP modalities. In-depth interviews were conducted with PBW at three sites: Cape Town, East London (South Africa), and Gaborone (Botswana). We conducted thematic analysis, guided by the Health Belief Model, to examine participants' HIV risk perception during pregnancy and breastfeeding, their perceived in…
Preference for Service Delivery for Long-Acting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection Among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in South Africa and Botswana
HIV particularly affects women during pregnancy and postpartum, where they face a two-fold or more increased risk of HIV acquisition. We explored preferences for long-acting PrEP and multipurpose prevention technologies among pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBFW) without HIV. From April to December 2023, we conducted a discrete choice experiment at maternal healthcare clinics in Cape Town, East London (South Africa), and Gaborone (Botswana) inc…
Maladaptive Coping Strategies Mediate the Relationship Between Depression and Anxiety and Moderate-to-Heavy Alcohol Use in Young South Africans with HIV
The patient-provider relationship mediates the relationship between health literacy and resilience in young South Africans newly diagnosed with HIV
South African adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with HIV experience worse HIV-related clinical and psychological outcomes compared to older South Africans. Psychological resilience is protective against poorer outcomes, but little is known about disparities in psychological resilience among AYAs with HIV nor the mechanisms by which these differences arise. This study analyzed baseline data from a cohort of 100 AYA ages 18-24 years in Cape Town …
“Youth are experts in what they need”: Experiences and best practice in co-designing and implementing Fast-PrEP, a novel PrEP service for adolescents and youth in Cape Town, South Africa
Introduction: Defining the prevention needs, motivations, and gender dynamics influencing adolescent and young people's (AYP's) healthcare access is a key component to successful PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention) implementation. WHO encourages a strong people-cantered approach to healthcare delivery, and this is particularly emphasized for HIV services. Enhanced youth engagement is needed to ensure that interventions are tailored…
Food insecurity and unemployment as mediators of the relationship between the Covid-19 pandemic and psychological well-being in young South Africans with HIV
Food insecurity may have decreased amongst our sample of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings build on our understanding of how the psychological well-being of young people living with HIV was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and may lend support to interventions targeting food insecurity to improve psychological well-being in this population
Family Social Support Mediates the Relationship Between the Covid-19 Pandemic and Psychosocial well-being in a Cohort of Young South Africans Newly Diagnosed with HIV
“You are not alone”: A qualitative study to explore barriers to ART initiation and implications for a proposed community-based youth treatment club among young adults newly diagnosed with HIV in South…
In South Africa, despite universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) availability, 60% of persons living with HIV (PLWH) ages 15-24 are not on treatment. This qualitative study aimed to identify barriers to ART initiation and the implications for a proposed community-based Youth Treatment Club to improve ART initiation for young PLWH in limited-resource, high HIV-prevalence communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Recruiting participants at community t…
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“You are not alone”: A qualitative study to explore barriers to ART initiation and implications for a proposed community-based youth treatment club among young adults newly diagnosed with HIV in South…
In South Africa, despite universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) availability, 60% of persons living with HIV (PLWH) ages 15-24 are not on treatment. This qualitative study aimed to identify barriers to ART initiation and the implications for a proposed community-based Youth Treatment Club to improve ART initiation for young PLWH in limited-resource, high HIV-prevalence communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Recruiting participants at community t…
“Youth are experts in what they need”: Experiences and best practice in co-designing and implementing Fast-PrEP, a novel PrEP service for adolescents and youth in Cape Town, South Africa
Introduction: Defining the prevention needs, motivations, and gender dynamics influencing adolescent and young people's (AYP's) healthcare access is a key component to successful PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention) implementation. WHO encourages a strong people-cantered approach to healthcare delivery, and this is particularly emphasized for HIV services. Enhanced youth engagement is needed to ensure that interventions are tailored…
Food insecurity and unemployment as mediators of the relationship between the Covid-19 pandemic and psychological well-being in young South Africans with HIV
Food insecurity may have decreased amongst our sample of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings build on our understanding of how the psychological well-being of young people living with HIV was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and may lend support to interventions targeting food insecurity to improve psychological well-being in this population
Family Social Support Mediates the Relationship Between the Covid-19 Pandemic and Psychosocial well-being in a Cohort of Young South Africans Newly Diagnosed with HIV
FastPrEP: A protocol to evaluate uptake, coverage, and effectiveness of a youth-focused, decentralised and differentiated district-wide HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis program
Adolescents and young people (AYP) are at increased risk of HIV acquisition and onward transmission in South Africa. The benefits of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are well established, however, epidemic impact depends on access, effective use and scale-up. FastPrEP is an implementation science project that aims to scale up oral and novel PrEP modalities through differentiated service delivery to improve uptake and optimal use of PrEP in ke…
PrEPared to choose: The protocol for an implementation study of the delivery of cabotegravir long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV prevention product option within a real wo…
This is a phase 3B clinical trial registered with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (20230904). Ethical approval was granted by the Human Research Ethics Committee (Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, 567/2023). It is registered with the South African National Clinical Trial Registry (DOH-27-012024-5189, 26 January 2024) and ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06807736, retrospectively registered on 4 February 2025)
Empowering Women’s PrEP Choices: Qualitative Insights into Long-Acting PrEP Preferences and Decision-Making during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding in South Africa and Botswana
Pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBW) are at heightened risk of HIV acquisition. We aimed to explore PBW's preferences of various long-acting PrEP modalities. In-depth interviews were conducted with PBW at three sites: Cape Town, East London (South Africa), and Gaborone (Botswana). We conducted thematic analysis, guided by the Health Belief Model, to examine participants' HIV risk perception during pregnancy and breastfeeding, their perceived in…
Preference for Service Delivery for Long-Acting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection Among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in South Africa and Botswana
HIV particularly affects women during pregnancy and postpartum, where they face a two-fold or more increased risk of HIV acquisition. We explored preferences for long-acting PrEP and multipurpose prevention technologies among pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBFW) without HIV. From April to December 2023, we conducted a discrete choice experiment at maternal healthcare clinics in Cape Town, East London (South Africa), and Gaborone (Botswana) inc…
Maladaptive Coping Strategies Mediate the Relationship Between Depression and Anxiety and Moderate-to-Heavy Alcohol Use in Young South Africans with HIV
The patient-provider relationship mediates the relationship between health literacy and resilience in young South Africans newly diagnosed with HIV
South African adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with HIV experience worse HIV-related clinical and psychological outcomes compared to older South Africans. Psychological resilience is protective against poorer outcomes, but little is known about disparities in psychological resilience among AYAs with HIV nor the mechanisms by which these differences arise. This study analyzed baseline data from a cohort of 100 AYA ages 18-24 years in Cape Town …
“You could hear their breathing slow down”: Insights on a video-based psychosocial support intervention to increase HIV treatment uptake and improve psychosocial well-being among men living with HIV i…
High rates of AIDS-related mortality and HIV incidence persist due to delayed antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake and retention. We qualitatively assessed the feasibility and acceptability of "From Now On" (FNO) - a short video-based psychosocial support intervention to increase ART uptake and improve psychosocial well-being among men newly diagnosed with HIV in South Africa. In-depth interviews were conducted with men who were shown FNO during p…
“Dream PrEP delivery package”: Co-creating innovative PrEP delivery with pregnant or parenting young women in South Africa
We conducted a participatory workshop with pregnant or parenting young women to co-create innovative PrEP delivery strategies informed by their lived experiences. Nine pregnant or parenting young women (n = 6 aged 18-24; n = 3 aged 25-28) were recruited from the FastPrEP study, an implementation project in South Africa. Participants ranked barriers to PrEP access and use, with early clinic closures listed as the biggest challenge, followed by com…
Oral PrEP use among pregnant or parenting young women in South Africa: Evidence from a large community-based implementation study
Young women who are pregnant/parenting face elevated risk of early PrEP discontinuation. Differentiated, life-stage and youth-responsive interventions, such as counselling, partner involvement, and integration with maternal and child health, or sexual and reproductive health services, are critical to improving PrEP persistence among this priority population. This population should be prioritised in the rollout of long-acting PrEP formulations, wh…
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (11 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Public health (7 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Biostatistics (4 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (4 works) · Nursing (4 works)