Helen Struthers

Dados Biográficos

ID1259191
NOMEHelen Struthers
PRENOMESHelen
SOBRENOMEStruthers
ASSINATURASTRUTHERS H
AFILIAÇÕESAnova Health Institute
ORCID0000-0001-7468-3148
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS36
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES16
TOTAL COMO AUTOR36
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2006
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H2

  • The treatment gap and the HIV care continuum for cisgender men who have sex with men in three South African cities

    Open AccessDanielle Giovenco, Tonderai Mabuto et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Background The HIV continuum of care for men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa remains inadequately characterised, hindering the tracking of progress towards ending the HIV epidemic. We estimated HIV prevalence and care continuum indicators for MSM in three South African cities. Methods and findings MSM were recruited via respondent-driven sampling (RDS) methods in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Mahikeng. Eligibility criteria included age…

  • Safe Places Like These are Rare”

    Open AccessJoseph Daniels, Jesse B Fletcher et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

  • Correlates of viral suppression among sexual minority men and transgender women living with HIV in Mpumalanga, South Africa

    Open AccessAkua O Gyamerah, Alexander Marr et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Sexual minority men (SMM) and transgender women in South Africa engage in HIV care at lower rates than other persons living with HIV and may experience population-specific barriers to HIV treatment and viral suppression (VS). As part of a pilot trial of an SMM-tailored peer navigation (PN) intervention in Ehlanzeni district, South Africa, we assessed factors associated with ART use and VS among SMM at trial enrolment. A total of 103 HIV-positive …

  • Developing the Speaking Out and Allying Relationships Intervention on Videoconference for HIV-Positive GBMSM in Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Open AccessJill Daniels, Remco P H Peters et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Men s Health2023

    In South Africa, HIV prevalence for gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men (GBMSM) is as high as 49.5%, yet only 25.7% are taking treatment, resulting in transmission risk between partners and the need for dyadic interventions for men in relationships. Through our preliminary research, we identified the evidence-based intervention Healthy Relationships (HR)—an HIV risk assessment and status disclosure intervention for those in relationships…

  • Exploring healthcare workers’ experiences of managing patients returning to HIV care in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Open AccessMelanie A Bisnauth, Natasha Davies et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2022

    BACKGROUND: Retention of patients in HIV care is a critical barrier to reaching the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals in South Africa. In January 2019, Anova Health Institute launched a campaign to encourage patients who had interrupted antiretroviral therapy to return to care. The Welcome Back campaign included training of health care workers and implementation of Médecins Sans Frontiers Welcome Services principles. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to e…

  • Supporting retention in HIV care through a holistic, patient-centred approach

    Open AccessCathrine Chinyandura, Anele Jiyane et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2022

    Holistic approaches such as case management have a strong potential to improve retention in care and adherence to ART. HIV is a complex disease which impacts different facets of an individual's life, hence requires holistic care to address all facets. Health systems need to transition towards holistic care to ensure that some patients do not slip through the cracks, improve patient outcomes and efficiency

  • My Tablets are on Top of the Fridge’

    Open AccessJill Daniels, Joseph Daniels et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019

  • Rural school experiences of South African gay and transgender youth

    Jill Daniels, Helen Struthers et al.ARTICLEJournal of LGBT Youth2019Citada por: 6Referências: 8

    Low educational attainment, often a lack of a high school diploma or matriculation degree, has been linked to negative health outcomes and lower quality of life for sexual and gender minorities globally. However, optimism and resiliency have been demonstrated to provide buffering effects on school dropout. We conducted a study in a South African rural setting to understand the school experiences of gay men, drag queens, and transgender women in M…

  • Gender identity and HIV risk among men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa

    Geoffrey Jobson, Alan Tucker et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2018

    Gender identity plays a potentially important role contributing to HIV risk among MSM in South Africa. Where studies have included a focus on gender identity, MSM reporting gender non-conformity have been found to have a higher risk of being HIV positive than other MSM. This article examines HIV risk among gender non-conforming MSM in a sample of 316 MSM in Cape Town, South Africa. Reporting gender non-conformity was associated with higher HIV pr…

  • “Booze is the main factor that got me where I am today”

    Jill Daniels, Joseph Daniels et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2018

    Excessive alcohol consumption has been shown to increase HIV risk for men who have sex with men (MSM) and compromise HIV prevention behaviors. However, there is limited contextual understanding of alcohol use for MSM in rural sub-Saharan African settings, which can inform and direct HIV interventions. Applying an adaptation of PhotoVoice, we worked with 35 HIV-positive MSM who created photo-essays about alcohol and HIV in Mpumalanga. A semi-struc…

  • Exploring dual disclosures for men who have sex with men in Mpumalanga, South Africa

    Jill Daniels, Tim Lane et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2018

    We explored to whom rural men who have sex with men (MSM) disclose their sexual identity and HIV status in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Participants were recruited using a modified snowball sampling method in order to complete a questionnaire. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were conducted. There were 47 participants of whom 22 self-reported as HIV-positive. Most participants disclosed their sexuality and HIV status to immediate family …

  • Fidelity of HIV programme implementation by community health workers in rural Mopani district, South Africa

    Open AccessNireshni Naidoo, Jean Railton et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    This study demonstrates promising HIV programme implementation fidelity by CHWs in rural South Africa. Programme coverage and frequency should be improved whilst maintaining the good levels of duration and content. Resource investment, strengthening of operational structure, and research to identify other facilitators of programme implementation are warranted to improve programme effectiveness and impact

  • Delivering HIV services in partnership

    Open AccessGeoffrey A Jobson, Geoffrey Jobson et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2017

    BACKGROUND: The involvement of Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) in delivering health services in low and middle income countries (LMICs) depends on effective collaborative working at scales from the local to the international, and a single GHI is effectively constructed of multiple collaborations. Research is needed focusing on how collaboration functions in GHIs at the level of health service management. Here, collaboration between local impleme…

  • Sexual transactions between long distance truck drivers and female sex workers in South Africa

    Open AccessNosipho Faith Makhakhe, Tim Lane et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2017

    BACKGROUND: Female sex workers (FSWs) and long distance truck drivers (LDTDs) are considered key populations at high risk for HIV transmission due to high prevalence. The intersection of these mobile populations presents unique challenges in the fight against HIV and the movement towards reducing new infections. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of sex trade along a particular transport route. Sexual transactions and …

  • HIV risk and prevention among men who have sex with men in rural South Africa

    Kabelo Maleke, Nosipho Faith Makhakhe et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2017

    Rural South African men who have sex with men (MSM) are likely to be underserved in terms of access to relevant healthcare and HIV prevention services. While research in urban and peri-urban MSM populations has identified a range of factors affecting HIV risk in South African MSM, very little research is available that examines HIV risk and prevention in rural MSM populations. This exploratory study begins to address this lack by assessing percep…

  • Modelling the Unaids 90-90-90 treatment cascade for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in South Africa

    Open AccessA Scheibe, Michael Grasso et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2017

  • Sexual behaviour of women in rural South Africa

    Open AccessJan Henk Dubbink, Lisette van der Eem et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    This study provides insight into women's sexual behaviour in a rural South African region. There are important differences in sexual behaviour by age group and ethnicity and HIV status; these should be taken into account when designing tailor-made prevention packages

  • Anti-retroviral Therapy Based HIV Prevention Among a Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Cape Town, South Africa

    Open AccessJ M Hugo, Ronald D Stall et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016

  • Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs regarding Post Exposure Prophylaxis among South African Men who have Sex with Men

    Open AccessJ M Hugo, Ron Stall et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016

  • The church and paediatric HIV care in rural South Africa

    Wilma A J Norder, Remco P H Peters et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    Religion has substantial - positive and negative - influence on South Africa's HIV context. This qualitative study explored possibilities for positive church engagement in paediatric HIV care in a rural district in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Opinions, attitudes and experiences of various stakeholders including religious leaders, healthcare workers and people infected/affected with/by HIV were investigated through participant observation, sem…

  • How do community-based HIV prevention programmes for men who have sex with men ‘travel’? Lessons from the Ukwazana / Zwakalani journey in South Africa

    Alan Tucker, Andrew Tucker et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2015

    Research reveals how homophobia and stigma link closely to HIV among men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper considers the varying impact of homophobic stigma on HIV prevention programmes among men who have sex with men in South Africa. It explores how a community-based HIV prevention programme based in the peri-urban townships of Cape Town was 'translated' to peri-urban Johannesburg. Drawing on interviews with volunteers and …

  • Homophobic stigma, depression, self-efficacy and unprotected anal intercourse for peri-urban township men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa

    Alan Tucker, Andrew Tucker et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2014

    While research now highlights that men who have sex with men (MSM) in places such as South Africa are at particular risk of HIV infection, left relatively unexplored are potential relationships between one of the most pressing social issues affecting peri-urban MSM - namely homophobic stigma - and sexual risk-taking behaviour. Drawing on research from the Ukwazana baseline study of 316 township MSM in Cape Town we examine how homophobic stigma re…

  • Addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of young adolescents living with HIV in South Africa

    Open AccessM Vujović, Helen Struthers et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Citada por: 1Referências: 21

  • Minority Stress in the Lives of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Cape Town, South Africa

    Ayesha Mcadams-Mahmoud, Rob Stephenson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Homosexuality2014Citada por: 8Referências: 39

    The mental health outcomes of men who have sex with men (MSM) living in sub-Saharan Africa are understudied, despite evidence that discrimination and stigma are widespread. This article examines the occurrence and mental health effects of minority stress in a sample of diverse South African MSM. Twenty-two MSM living in Cape Town took part in exploratory qualitative in-depth interviews and completed mental health questionnaires. Results indicate …

  • An exploration into the role of depression and self-efficacy on township men who have sex with men's ability to engage in safer sexual practices

    Alan Tucker, Andrew Tucker et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013

    Men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa remain at particular risk of HIV infection. The Ukwazana baseline survey is the first to explore this risk in relation to psychological factors associated with unprotected anal intercourse (UAI). A cohort of 316 MSM from township peri-urban Cape Town took part in the survey. The survey found that 55.2% had engaged in UAI over the preceding 6 months. Depression was significantly associated with UAI. …