Vichea Ouk

Biographic Data

ID7903566
NAMEVichea Ouk
GIVEN NAMESVichea
FAMILY NAMEOuk
SIGNATUREOUK V
AFFILIATIONSNational Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD
ORCID0009-0006-5659-8402
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Social support and depressive symptoms among people living with HIV in Cambodia

    Zar-Tashiya B Khan, Zar-Tashiya Khan et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms, levels of social support, and their association among 4,089 clinically stable people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) across 20 clinics in Cambodia. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10), and social support was measured using the Berlin Social Support Scale (BSSS). Overall, 19.…

  • Traditional and psychosocial factors associated with non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV in Cambodia

    Beverly Wen Xin Wong, Pheak Chhoun et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    We examined traditional and psychosocial factors associated with self-reported diabetes, hypertension, raised cholesterol, and multimorbidity among 4,089 people living with HIV in Cambodia. Participants were recruited from 20 antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics across nine provinces and the capital city in 2021. Multiple logistic regression analyses assessed the associations between sociodemographic variables, HIV-related information, and psycho…

  • Access to and utilization of Covid-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) among people living with HIV (PLWH)

    Open AccessKennarey Seang, Florian Vogt et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Several COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests have been approved in Cambodia, but no evidence exists about the access to and utilization of these tests. This limits public health interventions to increase testing, especially among vulnerable populations such as people living with HIV (PLWH). We conducted a mixed method study among PLWH in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, between July and August 2022 to understand their current Ag-RDT access and utilizatio…

  • High PrEP acceptability and need for tailored implementation in Cambodian key populations

    Open AccessCamilla Oliveri, Rothmony Eang et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2024

    The HIV epidemics in Cambodia is concentrated in key populations (KPs). Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been officially approved in the country since 2019. However, its use may still be controversial after a PrEP clinical trial was interrupted in Cambodia after being deemed unethical in 2004. In this context, it was necessary to evaluate PrEP acceptability and administration preferences of KPs in Cambodia, with a view to increasing roll-out a…

  • Using Relational Community Engagement within the Digital Health Intervention (DHI) to Improve Access and Retention among People Living with HIV (PLWH)

    Open AccessKennarey Seang, Sovathana Ky et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    We examined the impact of COVID-19-associated restrictive measures on the HIV care system in Cambodia through a complexity lens and aimed to use the findings to integrate social and relational processes into the design and implementation of proposed solutions that could support program outcomes during these times. Through a mixed-method design, we generated data on the strength of connection and quality of relationships between stakeholders and h…