H A Weiss

Biographic Data

ID6171284
NAMEH A Weiss
GIVEN NAMESH A
FAMILY NAMEWeiss
SIGNATUREWEISS H A
AFFILIATIONSb Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology , London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , London , UK
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX1

  • Effects of Maternal Suicidal Ideation on Child Cognitive Development

    Open AccessHelen Mebrahtu, Lorraine Sherr et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020

    This study aimed to assess the association between suicidal ideation among mothers living with HIV in Zimbabwe and the cognitive development of their children. Participants were mother-child dyads recruited from two rural districts in Zimbabwe. Data were collected at baseline and 12 months follow-up. Suicidal ideation was assessed using item-10 from the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale. Mixed-effects linear regression was used to assess the a…

  • Factors Associated with HIV-Testing and Acceptance of an Offer of Home-Based Testing by Men in Rural Zambia

    Open AccessB Hensen, James Lewis et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014

  • OP35 Sexual Risk Behaviour Among Young People in Rural Tanzania

    Aoife M Doyle, John Changalucha et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2013Cited by: 1

    Background Being in full-time education is associated with lower risk of HIV and other STIs. We describe sexual partnership histories reported by youth in rural Tanzania, and investigate the association between current attendance at post-primary education, and sexual behaviour and antibody responses to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) infection. Methods In 2007/8, sexual partnership histories were collected through a face-to-face questionnaire…

  • Psychiatric disorders and psychosocial correlates of high HIV risk sexual behaviour in war-affected Eastern Uganda

    Eugene Kinyanda, Helen A Wei et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2012

    This article sets out to investigate the psychiatric and psychosocial risk factors for high risk sexual behaviour in a war-affected population in Eastern Uganda. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in four sub-counties in two districts in Eastern Uganda where 1560 randomly selected respondents (15 years and above) were interviewed. The primary outcome was a derived variable "high risk sexual behaviour" defined as reporting at least one of ei…

  • Detecting common mental disorders in primary care in India

    Open AccessVikram Patel, Ricardo Araya et al.ARTICLEPsychological Medicine2008

    Background Screening of patients for common mental disorders (CMDs) is needed in primary-care management programmes. This study aimed to compare the screening properties of five widely used questionnaires. Method Adult attenders in five primary-care settings in India were recruited through systematic sampling. Four questionnaires were administered, in pairs, in random order to participants: the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ, 12 items); the Pr…

  • The acceptability of male circumcision as an HIV intervention among a rural Zulu population, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Beth Scott, B E Scott et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2005

    Epidemiological and biological studies provide compelling evidence for the protective effect of male circumcision against the acquisition of HIV. Three randomized controlled trials are currently underway to assess the impact of male circumcision as an HIV intervention in traditionally non-circumcising areas with high levels of heterosexually-transmitted infection. This study explores the acceptability of male circumcision among the rural Zulu aro…