Lorna Guinness
Biographic Data
| ID | 7581208 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorna Guinness |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorna |
| FAMILY NAME | Guinness |
| SIGNATURE | GUINNESS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Crack-cocaine use practices, harms and respiratory problems
The use of stimulants, such as crack-cocaine, is a global public health concern. Crack-cocaine use is increasing in the UK, but available data is focused on those who inject or also use opioids. To address this gap, characteristics of people using crack-cocaine in England, including respiratory problems among those who smoke, and variation in these by gender are described. Adults self-reporting crack-cocaine use in the past 28 days, recruited by …
The costs of scaling up HIV and syphilis testing in low- and middle-income countries
Around two-thirds of all new HIV infections and 90% of syphilis cases occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Testing is a key strategy for the prevention and treatment of HIV and syphilis. Decision-makers in LMICs face considerable uncertainties about the costs of scaling up HIV and syphilis testing. This paper synthesizes economic evidence on the costs of scaling up HIV and syphilis testing interventions in LMICs and evidence on how …
How to do (or not to do) … translation of national health accounts data to evidence for policy making in a low resourced setting
For more than a decade, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have promoted the international standardization of National Health Accounts (NHA) for reporting global statistics on public, private and donor health expenditure and improve the quality of evidence-based decision-making at country level. A 2010–2012 World Bank review of NHA activity in 50 countries foun…
Modelling the impact and cost-effectiveness of the HIV intervention programme amongst commercial sex workers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
This study demonstrated that targeted CSW interventions in India can be cost-effective, and highlights the importance of replicating this effort in other similar settings
Cost-effectiveness of HIV/Aids interventions in Africa
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Cost-effectiveness of HIV/Aids interventions in Africa
Modelling the impact and cost-effectiveness of the HIV intervention programme amongst commercial sex workers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
This study demonstrated that targeted CSW interventions in India can be cost-effective, and highlights the importance of replicating this effort in other similar settings
How to do (or not to do) … translation of national health accounts data to evidence for policy making in a low resourced setting
For more than a decade, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have promoted the international standardization of National Health Accounts (NHA) for reporting global statistics on public, private and donor health expenditure and improve the quality of evidence-based decision-making at country level. A 2010–2012 World Bank review of NHA activity in 50 countries foun…
The costs of scaling up HIV and syphilis testing in low- and middle-income countries
Around two-thirds of all new HIV infections and 90% of syphilis cases occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Testing is a key strategy for the prevention and treatment of HIV and syphilis. Decision-makers in LMICs face considerable uncertainties about the costs of scaling up HIV and syphilis testing. This paper synthesizes economic evidence on the costs of scaling up HIV and syphilis testing interventions in LMICs and evidence on how …
Crack-cocaine use practices, harms and respiratory problems
The use of stimulants, such as crack-cocaine, is a global public health concern. Crack-cocaine use is increasing in the UK, but available data is focused on those who inject or also use opioids. To address this gap, characteristics of people using crack-cocaine in England, including respiratory problems among those who smoke, and variation in these by gender are described. Adults self-reporting crack-cocaine use in the past 28 days, recruited by …
Biostatistics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Epidemiology (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Attendance (1 works) · Bridging (networking) (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Cannabis (1 works)