Shehani Perera
Biographic Data
| ID | 4219648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shehani Perera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shehani |
| FAMILY NAME | Perera |
| SIGNATURE | PERERA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0165-7998 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“Getting involved”
South Africa has the world's highest HIV burden. Assisted partner notification (APN) has been shown to improve HIV testing uptake and case finding, yet little is known about its implementation in contexts where gender inequalities, stigma and complex relationship dynamics shape disclosure. This qualitative study explored implementation experiences of APN services among healthcare providers and patients in Cape Town. Between March 2021 and Februar…
Supporting pregnant and mothering adolescents in their schooling
Critical Reflections on Conducting Qualitative Health Research During Covid-19
COVID-19 ushered in public health guidelines restricting face-to-face contact and movement, and encouraging social distancing, all of which had implications for conducting field-based research during the pandemic. For qualitative researchers, this meant adapting conventional face-to-face methods and resorting to virtual variations of the same in adherence to stipulated COVID-19 health protocols. Virtual qualitative research introduced new concern…
Complexity and evidence in health sector decision-making
To better understand and plan health systems featuring multiple levels and complex causal elements, there have been increasing attempts to incorporate tools arising from complexity science to inform decisions. The utilization of new planning approaches can have important implications for the types of evidence that inform health policymaking and the mechanisms through which they do so. This paper presents an empirical analysis of the application o…
“An Unchanging God in a Changing World”
The Money, It’s OK but It’s not OK”
Critical Reflections on Conducting Qualitative Health Research During Covid-19
COVID-19 ushered in public health guidelines restricting face-to-face contact and movement, and encouraging social distancing, all of which had implications for conducting field-based research during the pandemic. For qualitative researchers, this meant adapting conventional face-to-face methods and resorting to virtual variations of the same in adherence to stipulated COVID-19 health protocols. Virtual qualitative research introduced new concern…
“An Unchanging God in a Changing World”
The Money, It’s OK but It’s not OK”
Complexity and evidence in health sector decision-making
To better understand and plan health systems featuring multiple levels and complex causal elements, there have been increasing attempts to incorporate tools arising from complexity science to inform decisions. The utilization of new planning approaches can have important implications for the types of evidence that inform health policymaking and the mechanisms through which they do so. This paper presents an empirical analysis of the application o…
Critical Reflections on Conducting Qualitative Health Research During Covid-19
COVID-19 ushered in public health guidelines restricting face-to-face contact and movement, and encouraging social distancing, all of which had implications for conducting field-based research during the pandemic. For qualitative researchers, this meant adapting conventional face-to-face methods and resorting to virtual variations of the same in adherence to stipulated COVID-19 health protocols. Virtual qualitative research introduced new concern…
Supporting pregnant and mothering adolescents in their schooling
“Getting involved”
South Africa has the world's highest HIV burden. Assisted partner notification (APN) has been shown to improve HIV testing uptake and case finding, yet little is known about its implementation in contexts where gender inequalities, stigma and complex relationship dynamics shape disclosure. This qualitative study explored implementation experiences of APN services among healthcare providers and patients in Cape Town. Between March 2021 and Februar…
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (2 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 works) · Public health (2 works)