Melissa Wallace

Biographic Data

ID6243156
NAMEMelissa Wallace
GIVEN NAMESMelissa
FAMILY NAMEWallace
SIGNATUREWALLACE M
AFFILIATIONSDesmond Tutu HIV Foundation
ORCID0000-0001-7007-1910
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Oral PrEP use among pregnant or parenting young women in South Africa

    Open AccessJenny Chen‐Charles, Jenny Chen-Charles et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    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

    Open AccessElzette Rousseau, Dvora Joseph Davey et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    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…

  • It’s already in your body and it’s preventing”

    Open AccessLauren Fynn, Katherine Gill et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    ClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT02404038 ). Registered March 31, 2015-Registered

  • Experiences with HPTN 067/Adapt Study-Provided Open-Label PrEP Among Women in Cape Town

    Open AccessK Rivet Amico, Melissa Wallace et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016

    Placebo-controlled trials of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) have reported challenges with study-product uptake and use, with the greatest challenges reported in studies with young women in sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted a qualitative sub-study to explore experiences with open-label PrEP among young women in Cape Town, South Africa participating in HTPN 067/Alternative Dosing to Augment Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Pill Taking (ADAPT). HPTN 067/ADA…

  • I’m Positive, But I’m Negative

    Open AccessClinton L Rautenbach, Graham Lindegger et al.ARTICLEJournal of Empirical Research on…2015Cited by: 2References: 7

    HIV vaccine trials (HVTs) are ethically complex, and sound informed consent processes should facilitate optimal decision-making for participants. This study aimed to explore representations of critical HVT-related concepts to enhance the consent process. Four focus group discussions were conducted with participants from key constituencies at a South African HVT site. Thematic analysis was employed to identify representations of key HVT-related co…

  • Improving HIV testing amongst adolescents through an integrated Youth Centre rewards program

    Open AccessSamantha Black, Melissa Wallace et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Cited by: 1References: 35

  • Preliminary results from Hlanganani (Coming Together)

    Open AccessKate Snyder, Kate E Snyder et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Cited by: 2References: 24