Tamsin K Phillips
Biographic Data
| ID | 7727000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tamsin K Phillips |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tamsin K |
| FAMILY NAME | Phillips |
| SIGNATURE | PHILLIPS T K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4554-2922 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Interest in long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) among adults living with HIV newly starting or restarting ART in Cape Town, South Africa
Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI ART) has proven effective in maintaining viral suppression among people living with HIV but recommendations to switch to LAI ART are limited to individuals stable and virologically suppressed on oral ART. Understanding LAI perceptions among diverse populations living with HIV is essential. In a cross-sectional survey at two peri-urban clinics in Cape Town, adults starting or restarting treatment …
Routine Electronic Mother-Infant Data (ReminD)
Data to Care (D2C) strategies- using routine data to identify and re-engage people living with HIV who are not in care- have shown promise in high-income settings but remain underexplored in lower-resource and vertical HIV transmission prevention (VTP) contexts. In this prospective, single-arm, proof-of-concept study, we used facility-linked public sector electronic medical records (Provincial Health Data Centre [PHDC] data) to identify, validate…
Peripartum mobility and maternal/child separation among women living with HIV in South Africa
This prospective cohort study investigated the mobility patterns of 200 pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in South Africa. Participants were enrolled during their third trimester from routine antenatal care near Cape Town, South Africa, and followed for six months postpartum. Quantitative data were collected at enrollment and follow-up. Mobility (self-reported) was common among the participants, despite the brief study period and the …
Why do Integrated Maternal HIV and Infant Healthcare Services work? A Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial in South Africa
In a randomised trial, we found that integrated maternal HIV and infant health services through the end of breastfeeding were significantly associated with the primary outcome of engagement in HIV care and viral suppression at 12 months postpartum, compared to the standard of care. Here, we quantitatively explore potential psychosocial modifiers and mediators of this association. Our findings suggest that the intervention was significantly more e…
Alcohol use and intimate partner violence in HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa
In settings with a high burden of HIV, pregnant women often experience a cluster of risk factors, including alcohol use and intimate partner violence (IPV). These interrelated risks are poorly understood among pregnant women at risk of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. We aim to determine cross-sectional associations between pregnant women's alcohol use and victimization due to IPV in the HIV-Unexposed-Uninfected Mother-Infant Cohort Study in Cape Town,…
Impact of adverse childhood experiences on women’s psychosocial and HIV-related outcomes and early child development in their offspring
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may have a critical influence on adult outcomes and subsequent offspring development, but few data have explored the effects of ACEs in low-resource settings where the burdens of childhood adversity and HIV are high. Among mothers living with HIV in Cape Town, we examined the effects of ACEs on maternal psychosocial and HIV-related outcomes, as well as early child development in their offspring aged 36-60 mont…
“You must leave but I didn’t want to leave”
Postpartum HIV care retention rates are well below retention rates of the general adult population. The Maternal-Child Health Antiretroviral Therapy (MCH-ART) trial tested the benefit of integrating postpartum maternal ART and pediatric care through the end of breastfeeding compared to the standard of care of immediate postpartum referral of mother and infant to separate services. After the trial, twenty-one participants completed in-depth interv…
Postpartum obesity and weight gain among human immunodeficiency virus‐infected and human immunodeficiency virus‐uninfected women in South Africa
In South Africa, up to 40% of pregnant women are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and 30-45% are obese. However, little is known about the dual burden of HIV and obesity in the postpartum period. In a cohort of HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected pregnant women initiating antiretroviral therapy in Cape Town, South Africa, we examined maternal anthropometry (weight and body mass index [BMI]) from 6 weeks through 12 months postpartum. Us…
This is My Life We are Talking About”
Smartphone usage and preferences among postpartum HIV-positive women in South Africa
In South Africa, HIV-positive women receiving antiretroviral therapy often are lost to care postpartum; strategies to support long-term engagement are needed. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are emerging as a possible solution for supporting long-term engagement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV care continuum. In order to explore acceptability and feasibility of mobile health (mHealth) interventions in this c…
Acceptability of Interventions to Improve Engagement in HIV Care Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women at Two Urban Clinics in South Africa
Determinants of suboptimal adherence and elevated HIV viral load in pregnant women already on antiretroviral therapy when entering antenatal care in Cape Town, South Africa
Across sub-Saharan Africa, prevention of mother-to-child transmission services are encountering increasing numbers of women already established on antiretroviral therapy (ART) when entering antenatal care. However, there are few data examining ART adherence and HIV viral load in this group. We used multivariable logistic regression models to examine self-reported suboptimal adherence (defined as missed ART doses on ≥2 days during the preceding 30…
HIV-status disclosure and depression in the context of unintended pregnancy among South African women
Depressive symptoms are common among pregnant women living with HIV, and an unintended pregnancy may heighten vulnerability. HIV-status disclosure is thought to improve psychological well-being, but few quantitative studies have explored the relationships among disclosure, pregnancy intention and depression. Using multivariable linear regression models, we examined the impact of disclosure on depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Sc…
Experiences of HIV-positive postpartum women and health workers involved with community-based antiretroviral therapy adherence clubs in Cape Town, South Africa
Number NCT02417675 clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT02417675 (retrospective reg.)
Patterns and Predictors of HIV-Status Disclosure Among Pregnant Women in South Africa
Social Support, Stigma and Antenatal Depression Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in South Africa
A Self-Reported Adherence Measure to Screen for Elevated HIV Viral Load in Pregnant and Postpartum Women on Antiretroviral Therapy
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Social Support, Stigma and Antenatal Depression Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in South Africa
A Self-Reported Adherence Measure to Screen for Elevated HIV Viral Load in Pregnant and Postpartum Women on Antiretroviral Therapy
Determinants of suboptimal adherence and elevated HIV viral load in pregnant women already on antiretroviral therapy when entering antenatal care in Cape Town, South Africa
Across sub-Saharan Africa, prevention of mother-to-child transmission services are encountering increasing numbers of women already established on antiretroviral therapy (ART) when entering antenatal care. However, there are few data examining ART adherence and HIV viral load in this group. We used multivariable logistic regression models to examine self-reported suboptimal adherence (defined as missed ART doses on ≥2 days during the preceding 30…
HIV-status disclosure and depression in the context of unintended pregnancy among South African women
Depressive symptoms are common among pregnant women living with HIV, and an unintended pregnancy may heighten vulnerability. HIV-status disclosure is thought to improve psychological well-being, but few quantitative studies have explored the relationships among disclosure, pregnancy intention and depression. Using multivariable linear regression models, we examined the impact of disclosure on depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Sc…
Experiences of HIV-positive postpartum women and health workers involved with community-based antiretroviral therapy adherence clubs in Cape Town, South Africa
Number NCT02417675 clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT02417675 (retrospective reg.)
Patterns and Predictors of HIV-Status Disclosure Among Pregnant Women in South Africa
Smartphone usage and preferences among postpartum HIV-positive women in South Africa
In South Africa, HIV-positive women receiving antiretroviral therapy often are lost to care postpartum; strategies to support long-term engagement are needed. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are emerging as a possible solution for supporting long-term engagement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV care continuum. In order to explore acceptability and feasibility of mobile health (mHealth) interventions in this c…
Acceptability of Interventions to Improve Engagement in HIV Care Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women at Two Urban Clinics in South Africa
“You must leave but I didn’t want to leave”
Postpartum HIV care retention rates are well below retention rates of the general adult population. The Maternal-Child Health Antiretroviral Therapy (MCH-ART) trial tested the benefit of integrating postpartum maternal ART and pediatric care through the end of breastfeeding compared to the standard of care of immediate postpartum referral of mother and infant to separate services. After the trial, twenty-one participants completed in-depth interv…
Postpartum obesity and weight gain among human immunodeficiency virus‐infected and human immunodeficiency virus‐uninfected women in South Africa
In South Africa, up to 40% of pregnant women are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and 30-45% are obese. However, little is known about the dual burden of HIV and obesity in the postpartum period. In a cohort of HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected pregnant women initiating antiretroviral therapy in Cape Town, South Africa, we examined maternal anthropometry (weight and body mass index [BMI]) from 6 weeks through 12 months postpartum. Us…
This is My Life We are Talking About”
Impact of adverse childhood experiences on women’s psychosocial and HIV-related outcomes and early child development in their offspring
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may have a critical influence on adult outcomes and subsequent offspring development, but few data have explored the effects of ACEs in low-resource settings where the burdens of childhood adversity and HIV are high. Among mothers living with HIV in Cape Town, we examined the effects of ACEs on maternal psychosocial and HIV-related outcomes, as well as early child development in their offspring aged 36-60 mont…
Alcohol use and intimate partner violence in HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa
In settings with a high burden of HIV, pregnant women often experience a cluster of risk factors, including alcohol use and intimate partner violence (IPV). These interrelated risks are poorly understood among pregnant women at risk of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. We aim to determine cross-sectional associations between pregnant women's alcohol use and victimization due to IPV in the HIV-Unexposed-Uninfected Mother-Infant Cohort Study in Cape Town,…
Why do Integrated Maternal HIV and Infant Healthcare Services work? A Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial in South Africa
In a randomised trial, we found that integrated maternal HIV and infant health services through the end of breastfeeding were significantly associated with the primary outcome of engagement in HIV care and viral suppression at 12 months postpartum, compared to the standard of care. Here, we quantitatively explore potential psychosocial modifiers and mediators of this association. Our findings suggest that the intervention was significantly more e…
Peripartum mobility and maternal/child separation among women living with HIV in South Africa
This prospective cohort study investigated the mobility patterns of 200 pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in South Africa. Participants were enrolled during their third trimester from routine antenatal care near Cape Town, South Africa, and followed for six months postpartum. Quantitative data were collected at enrollment and follow-up. Mobility (self-reported) was common among the participants, despite the brief study period and the …
Routine Electronic Mother-Infant Data (ReminD)
Data to Care (D2C) strategies- using routine data to identify and re-engage people living with HIV who are not in care- have shown promise in high-income settings but remain underexplored in lower-resource and vertical HIV transmission prevention (VTP) contexts. In this prospective, single-arm, proof-of-concept study, we used facility-linked public sector electronic medical records (Provincial Health Data Centre [PHDC] data) to identify, validate…
Interest in long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) among adults living with HIV newly starting or restarting ART in Cape Town, South Africa
Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI ART) has proven effective in maintaining viral suppression among people living with HIV but recommendations to switch to LAI ART are limited to individuals stable and virologically suppressed on oral ART. Understanding LAI perceptions among diverse populations living with HIV is essential. In a cross-sectional survey at two peri-urban clinics in Cape Town, adults starting or restarting treatment …
Medicine (16 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (13 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (12 works) · Pregnancy (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Family medicine (10 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Public health (9 works) · Population (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works)