Kathryn Risher
Biographic Data
| ID | 8930603 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn Risher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn |
| FAMILY NAME | Risher |
| SIGNATURE | RISHER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Penn State University College of Medicine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
All-cause and cause-specific mortality trends among people with and without HIV in the Siaya health and demographic surveillance system, Kenya, 2011–2018
BACKGROUND: All-cause mortality among people with HIV (PWH) in sub-Saharan Africa declined after antiretroviral therapy's introduction, but data in rural settings on evolving causes of death as this population age remain limited. OBJECTIVES: To compare all-cause and cause-specific mortality trends among PWH and people without HIV (PWOH) in western Kenya using a prospective cohort study. METHODS: Data from the Siaya Health and Demographic Surveill…
Understanding social context in HIV and drug use via community-informed computational modeling
Introduction: Racial, ethnic, and sexual and gender minority populations are disproportionately impacted by HIV and other infectious diseases. A rigorous and holistic view of how individual and complex factors interact to produce health disparities among minority populations is urgently necessary. Methods: This project seeks to understand the social and contextual systems around the most marginalized HIV-impacted populations by investigating how …
Does marital status matter in an HIV hyperendemic country? Findings from the 2012 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey
South Africa has experienced declining marriage rates and the increasing practice of cohabitation without marriage. This study aims to improve the understanding of the relationship between marital status and HIV in South Africa, an HIV hyperendemic country, through an analysis of findings from the 2012 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey. The nationally representative population-based cross-sectional survey colle…
Antiretroviral Treatment and Sexual Risk Behavior in South Africa
Sexual stigma and discrimination as barriers to seeking appropriate healthcare among men who have sex with men in Swaziland
INTRODUCTION: Same-sex practices and orientation are both stigmatized and criminalized in many countries across sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to assess the relationship of fear of seeking healthcare and disclosure of same-sex practices among a sample of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Swaziland with demographic, socio-economic and behavioural determinants. METHODS: Three hundred and twenty-three men who reported having had anal sex with…
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Sexual stigma and discrimination as barriers to seeking appropriate healthcare among men who have sex with men in Swaziland
INTRODUCTION: Same-sex practices and orientation are both stigmatized and criminalized in many countries across sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to assess the relationship of fear of seeking healthcare and disclosure of same-sex practices among a sample of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Swaziland with demographic, socio-economic and behavioural determinants. METHODS: Three hundred and twenty-three men who reported having had anal sex with…
Antiretroviral Treatment and Sexual Risk Behavior in South Africa
Does marital status matter in an HIV hyperendemic country? Findings from the 2012 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey
South Africa has experienced declining marriage rates and the increasing practice of cohabitation without marriage. This study aims to improve the understanding of the relationship between marital status and HIV in South Africa, an HIV hyperendemic country, through an analysis of findings from the 2012 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey. The nationally representative population-based cross-sectional survey colle…
Understanding social context in HIV and drug use via community-informed computational modeling
Introduction: Racial, ethnic, and sexual and gender minority populations are disproportionately impacted by HIV and other infectious diseases. A rigorous and holistic view of how individual and complex factors interact to produce health disparities among minority populations is urgently necessary. Methods: This project seeks to understand the social and contextual systems around the most marginalized HIV-impacted populations by investigating how …
All-cause and cause-specific mortality trends among people with and without HIV in the Siaya health and demographic surveillance system, Kenya, 2011–2018
BACKGROUND: All-cause mortality among people with HIV (PWH) in sub-Saharan Africa declined after antiretroviral therapy's introduction, but data in rural settings on evolving causes of death as this population age remain limited. OBJECTIVES: To compare all-cause and cause-specific mortality trends among PWH and people without HIV (PWOH) in western Kenya using a prospective cohort study. METHODS: Data from the Siaya Health and Demographic Surveill…
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Condom (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (2 works)