Sarah Jane Steele
Biographic Data
| ID | 7732936 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Jane Steele |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah Jane |
| FAMILY NAME | Steele |
| SIGNATURE | STEELE S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Health & Medical Publishing Group |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4872-1395 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Task shifting of point-of-care testing to lay health workers in rural primary health facilities in Nsanje, Malawi
Background Point-of-care testing (POCT) can reduce diagnostic gaps, but because it frequently falls to overstretched frontline healthcare workers (HCW), its real-world effectiveness is diminished. Despite World Health Organization recommendations for task sharing (TS) with lay health workers (LHW), it remains underutilized.Objective To explore whether task-shifted POCT by LHWs can improve uptake compared to standard HCW-led care.Methods A retrosp…
HIV Self-testing Among Previously Diagnosed HIV-Positive People in Khayelitsha, South Africa
In South Africa, where an estimated 34% of nearly 7-million HIV-positive people were not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2019, innovative strategies to diagnose and link people to care are needed. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is one such strategy. However, there is concern that access to HIVST might result in re-testing among people on ART, with a risk of false negative results and disengagement from care. Between November 2017 and December 2018, …
Delivering PrEP to Young Women in a Low-Income Setting in South Africa
Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a key tool in addressing high HIV incidence among young women, and breaking the cycle of transmission. From 2017 to 2020, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) offered PrEP, in conjunction with contraception and risk-reduction counselling, to women aged 18-25, in a government-run clinic in Khayelitsha, a low income high HIV prevalence area in South Africa. Drawing on clinical, quantitative, and qualitative i…
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Delivering PrEP to Young Women in a Low-Income Setting in South Africa
Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a key tool in addressing high HIV incidence among young women, and breaking the cycle of transmission. From 2017 to 2020, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) offered PrEP, in conjunction with contraception and risk-reduction counselling, to women aged 18-25, in a government-run clinic in Khayelitsha, a low income high HIV prevalence area in South Africa. Drawing on clinical, quantitative, and qualitative i…
HIV Self-testing Among Previously Diagnosed HIV-Positive People in Khayelitsha, South Africa
In South Africa, where an estimated 34% of nearly 7-million HIV-positive people were not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2019, innovative strategies to diagnose and link people to care are needed. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is one such strategy. However, there is concern that access to HIVST might result in re-testing among people on ART, with a risk of false negative results and disengagement from care. Between November 2017 and December 2018, …
Task shifting of point-of-care testing to lay health workers in rural primary health facilities in Nsanje, Malawi
Background Point-of-care testing (POCT) can reduce diagnostic gaps, but because it frequently falls to overstretched frontline healthcare workers (HCW), its real-world effectiveness is diminished. Despite World Health Organization recommendations for task sharing (TS) with lay health workers (LHW), it remains underutilized.Objective To explore whether task-shifted POCT by LHWs can improve uptake compared to standard HCW-led care.Methods A retrosp…
Health psychology (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control (1 work) · Disengagement theory (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work)