Vivian Black

Dados Biográficos

ID4275469
NOMEVivian Black
PRENOMESVivian
SOBRENOMEBlack
ASSINATURABLACK V
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of the Witwatersrand
ORCID0000-0003-2274-8581
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS13
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR13
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2009
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2021
ÍNDICE H1

  • Trajectories of fertility intentions among women living with HIV in South Africa

    Katherine B Rucinski, Kimberly A Powers et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021

    Fertility intentions are thought to be dynamic among women of reproductive age, yet few studies have assessed fertility intentions over time among women with HIV. We examine temporal patterns of fertility intentions in women with HIV to assess the extent to which fertility intentions - and the corresponding need for safer conception and judicious antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen selection - vary over time. 850 non-pregnant HIV-positive women …

  • Demand-Side Causes and Covariates of Late Antenatal Care Access in Cape Town, South Africa

    Open AccessAnja Smith, Ronelle Burger et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2019

  • Fertility Intentions and Clinical Care Attendance Among Women Living with HIV in South Africa

    Open AccessKatherine B Rucinski, Sheree Schwartz et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019

  • Effectiveness of an SMS-based maternal mHealth intervention to improve clinical outcomes of HIV-positive pregnant women

    Jesse Coleman, Kate C Bohlin et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017

    We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the effectiveness of an mHealth messaging intervention aiming to improve maternal health and HIV outcomes. Maternal health SMSs were sent to 235 HIV-infected pregnant women twice per week in pregnancy and continued until the infant's first birthday. The messages were timed to the stage of the pregnancy/infant age and covered maternal health and HIV-support information. Outcomes, measured as antena…

  • Reticence in disclosure of HIV infection and reasons for bereavement

    N Woollett, Vivian Black et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2017

    Survival rates of perinatally infected HIV-positive adolescents (PIA) are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a gap in understanding how disclosure and bereavement have an impact on PIA beliefs and understanding of their HIV infection and its management. In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 purposively selected adolescents aged 13-19 years from 5 public health clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa. Data were analysed using NVivo 10 u…

  • Attendance at antenatal clinics in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa and its associations with birth outcomes

    Open AccessSiphamandla Gumede, Vivian Black et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    Inner-city Johannesburg has an almost 5% lower ANC attendance rate than national levels. Attendance is particularly concerning in the primary care clinic that serves a predominantly migrant population. Adolescents had especially low rates, perhaps owing to stigma when seeking care. Interventions to raise ANC attendance, especially among adolescents, may help improve birth outcomes and HIV testing rates, bringing the country closer to achieving ma…

  • ‘They can’t report abuse, they can’t move out. They are at the mercy of these men’

    Courtenay Sprague, Abigail M Hatcher et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2016

    This qualitative study captured South African female health provider perspectives of intimate partner violence in female patients, gender norms and consequences for patients' health. Findings indicated female patients' health behaviours were predicated on sociocultural norms of submission to men's authority and economic dependence on their partners. Respondents described how men's preferences and health decision-making in clinics affected their p…

  • “I get hungry all the time”

    Open AccessF Scorgie, Duane Blaauw et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2015

    BACKGROUND: For pregnancy to result in a healthy mother and infant, women require adequate nutrition and to be able to access antenatal care, both of which require finances. While most women working in the formal sector in South Africa obtain some form of maternity leave, unemployed women receive no such support. Additional interventions in the form of expanded social assistance to vulnerable pregnant women are needed. To help inform such an appr…

  • HIV testing in the critical care setting

    Catherine Martin, M Masote et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    As antiretroviral treatment has led to decreased morbidity, HIV testing policy has increasingly shifted towards routine, provider-initiated approaches. Yet, few studies have examined the acceptability of provider-initiated HIV testing in the intensive, or critical care setting, where knowledge of HIV status is likely to impact on clinical management but explicit consent for testing is difficult to obtain. We conducted qualitative research in an u…

  • When nurses are also patients

    Open AccessCourtenay Sprague, N Woollett et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2015

    While violence against women is a recognised global health problem, women's agency in marginalised settings is poorly understood, particularly in relation to health systems. We explored agency as a practical and theoretical construct through qualitative research among 20 nurses with direct or indirect experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Johannesburg. Interviews conducted from August 2013 to March 2014 generated rich descriptions fro…

  • They Told Me to Come Back”

    Open AccessIjeoma Solarin, Vivian BlackARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2012

    To assess women's experience of public antenatal care (ANC) services and reasons for late antenatal care attendance in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa. This cross-sectional study was conducted at three public labour wards in Johannesburg. Interviews were conducted with 208 women who had a live-birth in October 2009. Women were interviewed in the labour wards post-delivery about their ANC experience. Gestational age at first clinic visit was…

  • High Pregnancy Intentions and Missed Opportunities for Patient–Provider Communication About Fertility in a South African Cohort of HIV-Positive Women on Antiretroviral Therapy

    Open AccessSheree Schwartz, Sachin H Mehta et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2011

  • Why State Policies That Undermine Hiv Lay Counsellors Constitute Retrogressive Measures That Violate The Right Of Access To Health Care For Pregnant Women And Infants

    Stu Woolman, Courtenay Sprague et al.ARTICLESouth African Journal on Human…2009Citada por: 1

    The authors make two distinct, but related, arguments. First, their empirical studies - conducted in three antenatal clinics in inner-city Johannesburg - demonstrate a strong correlation between (1) the government's failure to provide adequate remuneration to and secure employment of lay counsellors for the provision of HIV counseling and treatment and (2) the failure of many women and children to receive timely medical interventions. The data sh…