Publications - African Potential

The health effects and moral imperative of funding sex worker programmes
15/09/2024

Minja Milovanovica, Jenny Coetzee

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(24)00271-7/fulltext

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The impact of ethical implications intertwined with tuberculosis household contact investigation: a qualitative study
27/06/2024

Mlambo LM, Milovanovic M, Hanrahan CF, Motsomi KW, Morolo MT, Mohlamonyane MP, Albaugh NW, Ahmed K, Martinson NA, Dowdy DW, West NS

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.06.27.24309538v1.full

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Infectiousness model of expelled droplets exposed to ultraviolet germicidal irradiation coupled with evaporation
15/05/2024

Mbolahasina Ralijaona, Emmanuel Igumbor, Muaaz Bhamjee, Kennedy Otwombe, Firdaus Nabeemeeah, Minja Milovanovich, Neil Martinson, Pedro Mafa, Lerothodi Leeuw, Simon Connell

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045793024000744

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Variations in intravenous fluid management for paediatric hypernatraemia in South Africa: A survey of junior and senior South African paediatric doctors
30/11/2023

M Milovanovic, S Omar, S G Lala, Z Dangor

https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/sajch/article/view/1453

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Experiences of South African caregivers disclosing to their children living with HIV: Qualitative investigations
29/11/2023

Celeste Joyce, Candice Ramsammy, Lisa Galvin, Given Leshabane, Afaaf Liberty, Kennedy Otwombe, Janice Buckley, Minja Milovanovic, Avy Violari

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0277202

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Brief Report: Changing Characteristics Among In-Hospital HIV Deaths: An 11-Year Retrospective Review of a Regional Hospital in South Africa
01/11/2023

Lombardo, Alexandra R. MD, Materi, Joshua MD, Caturegli, Giorgio MD, Milovanovic, Minja MA, Martinson, Neil MD MPH, Calver, Alistair DCM, Nonyane, Bareng A.S. PhD MSc, Golub, Jonathan PhD MPH, Hoffmann, Christopher J. MD MPH MSc, Variava, Ebrahim DTM&H DCM

https://journals.lww.com/jaids/abstract/2023/11010/brief_report__changing_characteristics_among.1.aspx

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The population impact of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) vaccination on the incidence of HSV-2, HIV and genital ulcer disease in South Africa: a mathematical modelling study
23/04/2023

Jack Stonea, Katharine Jane Lookera, Romain Silhol, Katherine Mary Elizabeth Turner, Richard Hayes, Jenny Coetzee, Stefan Baral, Sheree Schwartz, Philippe Mayaud, Sami Gottlieb, Marie-Claude Boily, Peter Vickermana,

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(23)00095-6/fulltext

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Undiagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Adults Dying at Home in a High-TB-Burden Setting, Before and During Pandemic COVID-19: An Autopsy Study
12/04/2023

Nadia Sabet, Tanvier Omar, Minja Milovanovic, Tebogo Magajane, Modiehi Mosala, Tumelo Moloantoa, Nalukenge Kato-Kalule, Lenise Varela Semedo, Floris Swanepoel, Carole Wallis, Pattamukkil Abraham, Limakatso Lebina, Ebrahim Variava, Neil Martinson

https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/77/3/453/7115369?login=false

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Impact and cost-effectiveness of the national scale-up of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in South Africa: a modelling analysis
20/02/2023

Jack Stone, Rutendo Bothma, Gabriela B. Gomez, Robyn Eakle, Christinah Mukandavire, Hasina Subedar, Hannah Fraser, Marie-Claude Boily, Sheree Schwartz, Jenny Coetzee, Kennedy Otwombe, Minja Milovanovic, Stefan Baral, Leigh F. Johnson, Willem Daniel Francois Venter, Helen Rees, Peter Vickerman

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.26063

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HIV incidence estimation among female sex workers in South Africa: a multiple methods analysis of cross-sectional survey data
15/11/2022

Reshma Kassanjee, Alex Welte, Kennedy Otwombe, Maya Jaffer, Minja Milovanovic, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Adrian J Puren, Naomi Hill, Venice Mbowane, Kristin Dunkle, Glenda Gray, Fareed Abdullah, Rachel Jewkes, Jenny Coetzee

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(22)00201-6/fulltext

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Intersections of Sex Work, Mental Ill-Health, IPV and Other Violence Experienced by Female Sex Workers: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Community-Centric National Study in South Africa
15/11/2022

by Rachel Jewkes ,Minja Milovanovic ,Kennedy Otwombe ,Esnat Chirwa ,Khuthadzo Hlongwane ,Naomi Hill ,Venice Mbowane ,Mokgadi Matuludi, Kathryn Hopkins, Glenda Gray and Jenny Coetzee

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11971

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Prevalence of tobacco smoking and cannabis use in young men in South Africa
01/11/2022

Sabet N. L., Milovanovic M., Hlongwane K., Golub J., Abraham P., Lebina L., Otwombe K., Martinson

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/ijtld/2022/00000026/00000011/art00015#expand/collapse

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Understanding Drivers of Female Sex Workers’ Experiences of External/Enacted and Internalised Stigma: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Community-Centric National Study in South Africa
05/08/2022

Rachel Jewkes, Minja Milovanovic, Kennedy Otwombe, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Naomi Hill, Venice Mbowane, Glenda Gray & Jenny Coetzee

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2022.2160014

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Sex work and young women: a cross sectional study to understand the overlap of age and sex work as a central tenet to epidemic control in South Africa
21/03/2022

Minja Milovanovic, Rachel Jewkes, Mokgadi Matuludi, Kristin Dunkle, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Lieve Vanleeuw, Nevilene Slingers, Maya Jaffer, Venice Mbowane, Fareed Abdullah, Kennedy Otwombe, Glenda Gray, Jenny Coetzee

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540121.2022.2057908

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The HIV Cascade of Care and Service Utilisation at Sex Work Programmes Among Female Sex Workers in South Africa
05/03/2022

Maya Jaffer, Nicola Christofides, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Kennedy Otwombe, Minja Milovanovic, Kathryn L. Hopkins, Mokgadi Matuludi, Venice Mbowane, Fareed Abdullah, Glenda Gray, Rachel Jewkes, Jenny Coetzee

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-022-03616-6

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Key risk factors for substance use among female sex workers in Soweto and Klerksdorp, South Africa: A cross-sectional study
21/01/2022

Ellis Jaewon Yeo, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Kennedy Otwombe, Kathryn L. Hopkins, Ebrahim Variava, Neil Martinson, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Jenny Coetzee, Minja Milovanovic

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0261855

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Tuberculosis patients at the human-animal interface: Potential zooanthroponotic and zoonotic transmission
15/12/2021

Maureen Moyo, Limakatso Lebina, Minja Milovanovic, Peter MacPherson, Anita Michel, Neil Martinson

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771421001099?via%3Dihub

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Sexual IPV and non-partner rape of female sex workers: Findings of a cross-sectional community-centric national study in South Africa
15/12/2021

Rachel Jewkes, Kennedy Otwombe, Kristin Dunkle, Minja Milovanovic, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Maya Jaffer, Mokgadi Matuludi, Venice Mbowane, Kathryn L. Hopkins, Naomi Hill, Glenda Gray, Jenny Coetzee

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666560321000128

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Community-led cross-sectional study of social and employment circumstances, HIV and associated factors amongst female sex workers in South Africa: study protocol
02/08/2021

Minja Milovanovic, Rachel Jewkes, Kennedy Otwombe, Maya Jaffer, Kathryn Hopkins, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Mokgadi Matuludi, Venice Mbowane, Glenda Gray, Kristin Dunkle, Gillian Hunt, Alex Welte, Reshma Kassanjee, Nevilene Slingers, Lieve Vanleeuw, Adrian Puren, Anthony Kinghorn, Neil Martinson, Fareed Abdullah, Jenny Coetzee

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/16549716.2021.1953243

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The comorbidity of HIV, hypertension and diabetes: a qualitative study exploring the challenges faced by healthcare providers and patients in selected urban and rural health facilities where the ICDM model is implemented in South Africa
03/07/2021

Motlatso Godongwana, Nicole De Wet-Billings, Minja Milovanovic

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-021-06670-3

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Comparing rates of mycobacterial clearance in sputum smear-negative and smear-positive adults living with HIV
22/04/2021

Edith E. Machowski, Matebogo Letutu, Limakatso Lebina, Ziyaad Waja, Reginah Msandiwa, Minja Milovanovic, Bhavna G. Gordhan, Kennedy Otwombe, Sven O. Friedrich, Richard Chaisson, Andreas H. Diacon, Bavesh Kana, Neil Martinson

https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-021-06133-4

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Whose role is it anyways: Knowledge generation within the scope of sex work
31/03/2021

Jenny Coetzee, Venice Mbowane, Fikile Mlambo, Patricia Ndlovu, Bontle Rasego & Minja Milovanovic

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2022.2063921#abstract

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Post-trial perceptions of a symptom-based TB screening intervention in South Africa: implementation insights and future directions for TB preventive healthcare services
08/02/2021

Nicole Salazar-Austin, Minja Milovanovic, Nora S. West, Molefi Tladi, Grace Link Barnes, Ebrahim Variava, Neil Martinson, Richard E. Chaisson, Deanna Kerrigan

https://bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-021-00544-z

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Estimating the contribution of key populations towards HIV transmission in South Africa
02/02/2021

Jack Stone, Christinah Mukandavire, Marie-Claude Boily, Hannah Fraser, Sharmistha Mishra, Sheree Schwartz, Amrita Rao, Katharine J Looker, Matthew Quaife, Fern Terris-Prestholt, Alexander Marr, Tim Lane, Jenny Coetzee, Glenda Gray, Kennedy Otwombe, Minja Milovanovic, Harry Hausler, Katherine Young, Mfezi Mcingana, Manezi Ncedani, Adrian Puren, Gillian Hunt, Zamakayise Kose, Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, Stefan Baral, Peter Vickerman

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.25650

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Yield of Facility-based Targeted Universal Testing for Tuberculosis With Xpert and Mycobacterial Culture in High-Risk Groups Attending Primary Care Facilities in South Africa
05/01/2021

Rebecca H Berhanu, Limakatso Lebina, Bareng A S Nonyane, Minja Milovanovic, Anthony Kinghorn, Lucy Connell, Sipho Nyathi, Katherine Young, Harry Hausler, Pren Naidoo, Zameer Brey, Kate Shearer, Leisha Genade, Neil A Martinson

https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/76/9/1594/6969441

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Choice architecture-based prescribing tool for TB preventive therapy: a pilot study in South Africa
21/09/2020

G. Caturegli, J. Materi, A. Lombardo, M. Milovanovic, N. Yende, E. Variava, J. E. Golub, N. A. Martinson, C. J. Hoffmann

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/pha/2020/00000010/00000003/art00010

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Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among household contacts of index cases in two South African provinces: Analysis of baseline data from a cluster-randomised trial
17/03/2020

Peter MacPherson, Limakatso Lebina, Kegaugetswe Motsomi, Zama Bosch, Minja Milovanovic, Andrew Ratsela, Sanjay Lala, Ebrahim Variava, Jonathan E. Golub, Emily L. Webb, Neil A. Martinson

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0230376

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HIV research in South Africa: Advancing life
15/11/2019

G. Gray, T. Doherty, L. Mohapi, J. Coetzee, K. L. Hopkins, M. Malahleha, E. Lazarus, J. Dietrich, V. Pillay-van Wyk, F. Laher

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337809929_HIV_research_in_South_Africa_Advancing_life/fulltext/5deb0e13a6fdcc28370c31cb/HIV-research-in-South-Africa-Advancing-life.pdf

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Intensified household contact tracing, prevention and treatment support versus enhanced standard of care for contacts of tuberculosis cases in South Africa: study protocol for a household cluster-randomised trial
12/10/2019

Peter MacPherson, Emily L. Webb, Ebrahim Variava, Sanjay G. Lala, Minja Milovanovic, Andrew Ratsela, Limakatso Lebina, Anthony Kinghorn, Neil A. Martinson

https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-019-4502-5

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Evaluating the cost of adult voluntary medical male circumcision in a mixed (surgical and PrePex) site compared to a hypothetical PrePex-only site in South Africa
19/08/2019

Hae-Young Kim, Limakatso Lebina, Minja Milovanovic, Noah Taruberekera, David W. Dowdy, Neil A. Martinson

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3402/gha.v8.29116

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An observational study of safe and risky practices in funeral homes in South Africa
15/08/2019

A. Ringane, M. Milovanovic, F. Makete, T. Omar, N. Martinson, L. Lebina

https://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-95742019000800014

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Feasibility of community-based HIV self-screening in South Africa: a demonstration project
08/07/2019

Limakatso Lebina, Ntombexolo Seatlholo, Noah Taruberekera, Mopo Radebe, Anthony Kinghorn, Tessa Meyer, Miriam Mhazo, Kennedy Otwombe, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Ashley Ringane, Nthabiseng Koloane, Mbali Nkuta, Nkhensani Nkhwashu, Thato Farirai, Patience Kweza, Thato Chidarikire, Simukai Shamu, Tendesayi Kufa, Adrian Puren, Neil Martinson, Minja Milovanovic

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6615295/

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Readmission and death following hospitalization among people with HIV in South Africa
03/07/2019

J. Hoffmann , Minja Milovanovic, Cody Cichowitz, Anthony Kinghorn, Neil A. Martinson, Ebrahim Variava

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218902

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Mobile phone access and comfort: implications for HIV and tuberculosis care in India and South Africa
01/07/2019

S. N. Cox, J. L. Elf, R. Lokhande, Y. P. Ogale, L. DiAndreth, E. Dupuis, M. Milovanovic, N. Mpungose, V. Mave, N. Suryavanshi, A. Gupta, N. Martinson, J. E. Golub, J. S. Mathad

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/ijtld/2019/00000023/00000007/art00015

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Smoking among stigmatized populations in Serbia
25/04/2019

Biljana Kilibarda, Sladjana Baros, Kristie Foley, Minja Milovanovic, Viktor Mravcik

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14659891.2019.1604844

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Sex work and condom use in Soweto, South Africa: a call for community-based interventions with clients
22/02/2019

Susann Huschke, Jenny Coetzee

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2019.1568575

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Brief report: Challenges of conducting research within the funeral services sector in South Africa
21/01/2019

Minja Milovanovic, Ashley Ringane, Daphney Maphakula, Floyd Makete, Mbali Nkuta, Tanvier Omar, Neil Martinson, Limakatso Lebina

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07481187.2018.1561555

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Value stream mapping to characterize value and waste associated with accessing HIV care in South Africa
24/07/2018

Christopher J. Hoffmann, Minja Milovanovic, Anthony Kinghorn, Hae-Young Kim, Katlego Motlhaoleng, Neil A. Martinson, Ebrahim Variava

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0201032

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Depression and Post Traumatic Stress amongst female sex workers in Soweto, South Africa: A cross sectional, respondent driven sample
05/07/2018

Jenny Coetzee, Janice Buckley, Kennedy Otwombe, Minja Milovanovic, Glenda E. Gray, Rachel Jewkes

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6033380/

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PrePex circumcision surveillance: Adverse events and analgesia for device removal
26/03/2018

Limakatso Lebina, Minja Milovanovic, Kennedy Otwombe, Pattamukkil Abraham, Mmatsie Manentsa, Susan Nzenze, Neil Martinson

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0194271

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Perceptions of counsellors and youth-serving professionals about sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents in Soweto, South Africa
06/02/2018

Mamakiri Mulaudzi, Busisiwe Nkala Dlamini, Jenny Coetzee, Kathleen Sikkema, Glenda Gray, Janan Janine Dietrich

https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-018-0455-1

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E-cigarette use in Serbia: Prevalence, reasons for trying and perceptions
28/01/2018

Biljana Kilibarda, Srmena Krstev, Minja Milovanovic, K. Foley

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460318313303?via%3Dihub

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HIV-1 viraemia and drug resistance amongst female sex workers in Soweto, South Africa: A cross sectional study
15/12/2017

Jenny Coetzee, Gillian Hunt, Maya Jaffer, Kennedy Otwombe, Lesley Scott, Asiashu Bongwe, Johanna Ledwaba, Sephonono Molema, Rachel Jewkes, Glenda E. Gray

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0188606

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Easy, Faster, and Not Bloody: Providers’ Perceptions on PrePex™ in South Africa
02/12/2017

Minja Milovanovic, Noah Taruberekera, Karin Hatzold, Neil Martinson, Limakatso Lebina

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5067134/

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Cross-sectional study of female sex workers in Soweto, South Africa: Factors associated with HIV infection
05/10/2017

Jenny Coetzee, Rachel Jewkes, Glenda E. Gray

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184775

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Afri-Can Forum 2 : Johannesburg, South Africa.
12/07/2016

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27410689/

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Safety and Efficacy of the PrePex Male Circumcision Device: Results From Pilot Implementation Studies in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia
01/06/2016

Paul Feldblum, Neil Martinson, Bruce Bvulani, Noah Taruberekera, Mehebub Mahomed, Namwinga Chintu, Minja Milovanovic, Catherine Hart, Scott Billy, Edgar Necochea, Alick Samona, Miriam Mhazo, Debora Bossemeyer, Jaim Jou Lai, Limakatso Lebina, Tigistu A. Ashengo, Lucinda Macaringue, Valentine Veena, Karin Hatzold

https://journals.lww.com/jaids/fulltext/2016/06011/safety_and_efficacy_of_the_prepex_male.8.aspx

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Perceptions of the PrePex Device Among Men Who Received or Refused PrePex Circumcision and People Accompanying Them
01/06/2016

Minja Milovanovic, Noah Taruberekera, Neil Martinson, Limakatso Lebina

https://journals.lww.com/jaids/fulltext/2016/06011/perceptions_of_the_prepex_device_among_men_who.14.aspx

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Circumcision Programmes as a Platform for HIV Testing
28/01/2016

Limakatso Lebina, Minja Milovanovic, T. Essien, Neil Martinson

https://sciforschenonline.org/journals/hiv-aids/article-data/JHA-2-116/JHA-2-116.pdf

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Latent tuberculous infection in schoolchildren and contact tracing in Matlosana, North West Province, South Africa
01/11/2015

L. Lebina, P. M. Abraham, M. Milovanovic, K. Motlhaoleng, R. E. Chaisson, M. Rakgokong, J. Golub, E. Variava, N. A. Martinson

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/ijtld/2015/00000019/00000011/art00005

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Piloting PrePex for Adult and Adolescent Male Circumcision in South Africa – Pain Is an Issue
25/09/2015

Limakatso Lebina, Noah Taruberekera, Minja Milovanovic, Karin Hatzold, Miriam Mhazo, Cynthia Nhlapo, Nkeko Tshabangu, Mmatsie Manentsa, Victoria Kazangarare, Millicent Makola, Scott Billy, Neil Martinson

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0138755

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Exposure to and experiences of violence among adolescents in lower socio-economic groups in Johannesburg, South Africa
01/05/2015

Kennedy N. Otwombe, Janan Dietrich, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Jenny Coetzee, Kathryn L. Hopkins, Fatima Laher, Glenda E. Gray

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-015-1780-8

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Assessing cost and technical efficiency of HIV prevention interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: the ORPHEA study design and methods
29/11/2014

Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, Sandra G. Sosa-Rubí, Marjorie Opuni, Ada Kwan, Claire Chaumont, Jenny Coetzee, Jeanine Condo, Kumbutso Dzekedzeke, Omar Galárraga, Neil Martinson, Felix Masiye, Sabin Nsanzimana, Richard Wamai, Joseph Wang’ombe

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-014-0599-9#citeas

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Implementation of isoniazid preventive therapy for HIV-infected adults: Overstatement of district reports
01/08/2014

Neil A. Martinson, Katherine E. McLeod, Minja Milovanovic, Reginah Msandiwa

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264352151_Implementation_of_isoniazid_preventive_therapy_for_HIV-infected_adults_Overstatement_of_district_reports

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Predictors of Parent-Adolescent Communication in Post-apartheid South Africa: A Protective Factor in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
05/03/2014

Jenny Coetzee, Janan Dietrich, Kennedy Otwombe, Busi Nkala, Mamakiri Khunwane, Martin van der Watt, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Glenda E. Gray

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4048831/

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