Fortunate Machingura
Biographic Data
| ID | 6456602 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fortunate Machingura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fortunate |
| FAMILY NAME | Machingura |
| SIGNATURE | MACHINGURA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4623-8180 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Values and preferences of female sex workers in Zimbabwe for long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis and the dapivirine vaginal ring
INTRODUCTION: Female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of HIV acquisition. Here we explore the values and preferences of Zimbabwean FSW for long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). METHODS: We employed mixed methods; focus group discussions (FGD) (n=15), a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) survey (n=4444) from 22 sites across Zimbabwe and a nested discrete choice experiment (DCE) (n=435) conducted in 4/22 sites in 2021.…
Coping with extreme heat in primary maternity care
Highlights: •Health workers deliver maternity care in conditions of extreme, escalating heat. •First empirical qualitative study in Africa to examine how staff navigate extreme heat in maternity wards. •First qualitative ethnography globally to apply Adaptive Thermal Comfort Theory to clinical labour. •Heat adaptation emerges as a collective, resource-dependent, institutional and material process. •Protecting frontline staff from extreme heat is …
Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum under heat strain
Extreme heat, intensified by climate change, is an escalating global health threat linked to preterm birth, stillbirth, hypertensive disorders, and low birth weight. Yet little is known about how pregnant and postpartum women in low-resource settings experience and adapt to heat as a lived condition. In sub-Saharan Africa, where livelihoods depend on outdoor labour and health systems remain fragile, women's thermal vulnerability is compounded by …
HIV Prevalence, Virological Suppression, and Consistent Condom Use Among Social Venue-Going Men in Zimbabwe
Men attending social venues face barriers to accessing HIV prevention and care services. These venues-such as bars, guesthouses, nightclubs, and transport hubs-facilitate new sexual partnerships but lack cohesive social networks, making it challenging to design and implement effective HIV prevention strategies. Men who attend social venues are more likely to pay for sex, potentially increasing their risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV. However,…
Comparing the test performance of dried-blood-spot and plasma HIV recent infection testing samples in a nationally scaled sex worker programme in Zimbabwe
Recency testing can provide strategic insights as to whether a person newly diagnosed with HIV recently acquired their infection or not. To understand potential biases associated with HIV recency testing, we explored the extent sample type influences whether a person is assigned as being recent. Implementing a laboratory-based Recent Infection Testing Algorithm (RITA) across the Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research (CeSHHAR) key populat…
Exploring the contribution of self-help groups to sexual and reproductive health and HIV outcomes for female sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa
Self-help groups (SHGs) have been effective in improving the health and wellbeing of women generally but there is little evidence on whether and how they improve HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes among female sex workers (FSWs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This scoping review attempted to address this gap by identifying and analysing literature on SHGs for FSWs in sub-Saharan Africa. The review followed the 5-step fram…
Condomless sexual encounters among female sex workers included in a longitudinal coital diary study in Zimbabwe
Condomless sex was common and varied based on FSW age, partner type, experiencing violence during sex, and KP programme contact. These findings emphasize the need for continued condom promotion, counseling, violence mitigation, and training in condom negotiation skills especially given the heightened risk of HIV transmission among FSWs
Disaster Resilience Integrated Framework for Transformation (DRIFT)
Disaster Resilience Integrated Framework for Transformation (DRIFT)
Comparing the test performance of dried-blood-spot and plasma HIV recent infection testing samples in a nationally scaled sex worker programme in Zimbabwe
Recency testing can provide strategic insights as to whether a person newly diagnosed with HIV recently acquired their infection or not. To understand potential biases associated with HIV recency testing, we explored the extent sample type influences whether a person is assigned as being recent. Implementing a laboratory-based Recent Infection Testing Algorithm (RITA) across the Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research (CeSHHAR) key populat…
Exploring the contribution of self-help groups to sexual and reproductive health and HIV outcomes for female sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa
Self-help groups (SHGs) have been effective in improving the health and wellbeing of women generally but there is little evidence on whether and how they improve HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes among female sex workers (FSWs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This scoping review attempted to address this gap by identifying and analysing literature on SHGs for FSWs in sub-Saharan Africa. The review followed the 5-step fram…
Condomless sexual encounters among female sex workers included in a longitudinal coital diary study in Zimbabwe
Condomless sex was common and varied based on FSW age, partner type, experiencing violence during sex, and KP programme contact. These findings emphasize the need for continued condom promotion, counseling, violence mitigation, and training in condom negotiation skills especially given the heightened risk of HIV transmission among FSWs
Values and preferences of female sex workers in Zimbabwe for long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis and the dapivirine vaginal ring
INTRODUCTION: Female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of HIV acquisition. Here we explore the values and preferences of Zimbabwean FSW for long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). METHODS: We employed mixed methods; focus group discussions (FGD) (n=15), a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) survey (n=4444) from 22 sites across Zimbabwe and a nested discrete choice experiment (DCE) (n=435) conducted in 4/22 sites in 2021.…
Coping with extreme heat in primary maternity care
Highlights: •Health workers deliver maternity care in conditions of extreme, escalating heat. •First empirical qualitative study in Africa to examine how staff navigate extreme heat in maternity wards. •First qualitative ethnography globally to apply Adaptive Thermal Comfort Theory to clinical labour. •Heat adaptation emerges as a collective, resource-dependent, institutional and material process. •Protecting frontline staff from extreme heat is …
Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum under heat strain
Extreme heat, intensified by climate change, is an escalating global health threat linked to preterm birth, stillbirth, hypertensive disorders, and low birth weight. Yet little is known about how pregnant and postpartum women in low-resource settings experience and adapt to heat as a lived condition. In sub-Saharan Africa, where livelihoods depend on outdoor labour and health systems remain fragile, women's thermal vulnerability is compounded by …
HIV Prevalence, Virological Suppression, and Consistent Condom Use Among Social Venue-Going Men in Zimbabwe
Men attending social venues face barriers to accessing HIV prevention and care services. These venues-such as bars, guesthouses, nightclubs, and transport hubs-facilitate new sexual partnerships but lack cohesive social networks, making it challenging to design and implement effective HIV prevention strategies. Men who attend social venues are more likely to pay for sex, potentially increasing their risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV. However,…
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 works) · Sex work and related issues (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (2 works) · Coping (psychology) (2 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)