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Carl Lombard is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa and has a substantial research output primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on HIV/AIDS and related health issues. Their work encompasses several subfields including General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics such as HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV-related health complications and treatments, as well as intersections of HIV with drug use and sexual risk. Additional areas of focus include Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Child Abuse and Trauma, and broader HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses.

Recent published papers include:

  • Comparing dedicated and designated approaches to integrating task-shared psychological interventions into chronic disease care in South Africa: a three-arm, cluster randomised, multicentre, open-label trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • The prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its association with HIV status among pregnant women in South Africa, a national antenatal survey, 2019, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Associations Between Patterns of Alcohol Use and Viral Load Suppression Amongst Women Living with HIV in South Africa, 2021, AIDS and Behavior
  • Recent HIV infection among pregnant women in the 2017 antenatal sentinel cross-sectional survey, South Africa: Assay-based incidence measurement, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Parenting, mental health and economic pathways to prevention of violence against children in South Africa, 2020, Social Science & Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their body of work include Mireille Cheyip, Naeemah Abrahams, Shibe Mhlongo, Nasheeta Peer, and Rachel Jewkes.

The venues where their work is often published feature prominently in public health and biomedical sciences, including PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports, AIDS and Behavior, Journal of Affective Disorders, and European Journal of Psychotraumatology.

Best Publications

  • Sperm morphologic features as a prognostic factor in in vitro fertilization.

    Thinus F. Kruger;Roelof Menkveld;Frik S.H. Stander;Carl J. Lombard

  • β-Carotene–rich orange-fleshed sweet potato improves the vitamin A status of primary school children assessed with the modified-relative-dose-response test

    Paul J van Jaarsveld;Mieke Faber;Sherry A Tanumihardjo;Penelope Nestel

  • Associations among adolescent risk behaviours and self-esteem in six domains.

    Lauren G. Wild;A. J. Flisher;Arvinkumar Bhana;Carl Lombard

  • A fivefold reduction in the incidence of recurrent ankle sprains in soccer players using the Sport-Stirrup orthosis.

    Iqbal Surve;Martin P. Schwellnus;Tim Noakes;Carl Lombard

  • Bullying, violence, and risk behavior in South African school students

    Holan Liang;Alan J. Flisher;Carl J. Lombard

  • A Refined Symptom-Based Approach to Diagnose Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children

    Ben J Marais;Robert P Gie;Anneke C Hesseling;H Simon Schaaf

  • Randomised controlled trial of self-supervised and directly observed treatment of tuberculosis

    Merrick Zwarenstein;Jan H Schoeman;Caesar Vundule;Carl J Lombard

  • Task shifting of antiretroviral treatment from doctors to primary-care nurses in South Africa (STRETCH): a pragmatic, parallel, cluster-randomised trial.

    Lara Fairall;Max O Bachmann;Carl Lombard;Venessa Timmerman

  • Hemodynamic effects of ephedrine, phenylephrine, and the coadministration of phenylephrine with oxytocin during spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean delivery.

    Robert A. Dyer;Anthony R. Reed;Dominique van Dyk;Michelle J. Arcache

  • Predictive value of normal sperm morphology: a structured literature review

    K Coetzee;TF Kruge;CJ Lombard

  • Semen parameters, including WHO and strict criteria morphology, in a fertile and subfertile population: an effort towards standardization of in-vivo thresholds

    Roelof Menkveld;Wai Yee Wong;Carl J. Lombard;Alex M.M. Wetzels

  • Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF) : a cluster-randomised trial

    Thorkild Tylleskär;Debra Jackson;Nicolas Meda;Ingunn Marie S Engebretsen

  • Effect of isoniazid prophylaxis on mortality and incidence of tuberculosis in children with HIV: randomised controlled trial.

    Heather J Zar;Mark F Cotton;Stanzi Strauss;Janine Karpakis

  • Predictive value of normal sperm morphology in intrauterine insemination (IUI): a structured literature review

    J. Van Waart;T. F. Kruger;C. J. Lombard;W. Ombelet

  • Effect on mortality of point-of-care, urine-based lipoarabinomannan testing to guide tuberculosis treatment initiation in HIV-positive hospital inpatients: a pragmatic, parallel-group, multicountry, open-label, randomised controlled trial

    Jonny G Peter;Lynn S Zijenah;Duncan Chanda;Duncan Chanda;Petra Clowes;Petra Clowes

  • Suicidal ideation and attempts in adolescents: associations with depression and six domains of self-esteem

    Lauren G. Wild;Alan J. Flisher;Carl Lombard

  • Mortality of Women From Intimate Partner Violence in South Africa: A National Epidemiological Study

    Naeemah Abrahams;Rachel Jewkes;Lorna J. Martin;Shanaaz Mathews

  • Emotional Intelligence Scores Predict Team Sports Performance in a National Cricket Competition

    David Crombie;Carl Lombard;Tim Noakes

  • Rising Diabetes Prevalence among Urban-Dwelling Black South Africans

    Nasheeta Peer;Krisela Steyn;Carl Lombard;Estelle V. Lambert

  • Psychological distress among women suffering from couple infertility in South Africa: a quantitative assessment

    Silks J. Dyer;Naeema Abrahams;N.E. Mokoena;C.J. Lombard

Frequent Co-Authors

Debra Jackson
Debra Jackson University of Sydney
Naomi S. Levitt
Naomi S. Levitt University of Cape Town
Alan J. Flisher
Alan J. Flisher University of Cape Town
Merrick Zwarenstein
Merrick Zwarenstein University of Western Ontario
Rachel Jewkes
Rachel Jewkes South African Medical Research Council
Tanya Doherty
Tanya Doherty South African Medical Research Council
Catherine Mathews
Catherine Mathews South African Medical Research Council
Eric D. Bateman
Eric D. Bateman University of Cape Town
Naeemah Abrahams
Naeemah Abrahams South African Medical Research Council
Nulda Beyers
Nulda Beyers Stellenbosch University

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