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Helen A. Weiss is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work covers several key topics, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Menstrual Health and Disorders
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Janet Seeley, Victoria Simms, Rashida A. Ferrand, Chido Dziva Chikwari, and Vikram Patel. Helen A. Weiss has contributed extensively to various scientific journals and conferences, with notable publication venues including BMJ Open, UNC Libraries, PLOS Global Public Health, Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, and Trials.

Selected recent papers by Helen A. Weiss include:

  • Effect of a differentiated service delivery model on virological failure in adolescents with HIV in Zimbabwe (Zvandiri): a cluster-randomised controlled trial, 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • Remote data collection for public health research in a COVID-19 era: ethical implications, challenges and opportunities, 2020, Health Policy and Planning
  • Exploring Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of PrEP Uptake among Young People in Uganda, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, 2021, Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Effectiveness of a brief lay counsellor-delivered, problem-solving intervention for adolescent mental health problems in urban, low-income schools in India: a randomised controlled trial, 2020, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • Menstrual health intervention and school attendance in Uganda (MENISCUS-2): a pilot intervention study, 2020, BMJ Open

Best Publications

  • Herpes simplex virus 2 infection increases HIV acquisition in men and women: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

    Esther E Freeman;Helen A Weiss;Judith R Glynn;Pamela L Cross

  • Male circumcision and risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Helen A. Weiss;Maria A. Quigley;Richard J. Hayes

  • Effectiveness of an intervention led by lay health counsellors for depressive and anxiety disorders in primary care in Goa, India (MANAS): a cluster randomised controlled trial.

    Vikram Patel;Helen A Weiss;Neerja Chowdhary;Smita Naik

  • Male circumcision and risk of syphilis, chancroid, and genital herpes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    H A Weiss;S L Thomas;S K Munabi;R J Hayes

  • Complications of circumcision in male neonates, infants and children: a systematic review

    Helen A Weiss;Natasha Larke;Daniel Halperin;Inon Schenker

  • The Healthy Activity Program (HAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for severe depression, in primary care in India: a randomised controlled trial

    Vikram Patel;Benedict Weobong;Helen A Weiss;Arpita Anand

  • Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in the developing world.

    Helen Weiss

  • Effect of a Primary Care-Based Psychological Intervention on Symptoms of Common Mental Disorders in Zimbabwe: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Dixon Chibanda;Helen A. Weiss;Ruth Verhey;Victoria Simms

  • Reduction of HIV-1 RNA levels with therapy to suppress herpes simplex virus.

    Nicolas Nagot;Abdoulaye Ouédraogo;Vincent Foulongne;Issouf Konaté

  • Effect of Herpes Simplex Suppression on Incidence of HIV among Women in Tanzania

    Deborah Watson-Jones;Helen A. Weiss;Mary Rusizoka;John Changalucha

  • Detecting common mental disorders in primary care in India: a comparison of five screening questionnaires.

    V. Patel;R. Araya;N. Chowdhary;M. King

  • 100 years of observation on British radiologists: mortality from cancer and other causes 1897-1997.

    A Berrington;S C Darby;H A Weiss;R Doll

  • Gender Disadvantage and Reproductive Health Risk Factors for Common Mental Disorders in Women: A Community Survey in India

    Vikram Patel;Betty R. Kirkwood;Sulochana Pednekar;Bernadette Pereira

  • Syphilis in Pregnancy in Tanzania. I. Impact of Maternal Syphilis on Outcome of Pregnancy

    Deborah Watson-Jones;Deborah Watson-Jones;John Changalucha;Balthazar Gumodoka;Helen Weiss

  • Effectiveness of a community-based intervention for people with schizophrenia and their caregivers in India (COPSI): a randomised controlled trial

    Sudipto Chatterjee;Smita Naik;Sujit John;Hamid Dabholkar

  • Biological and behavioural impact of an adolescent sexual health intervention in Tanzania: a community-randomized trial.

    David A. Ross;John Changalucha;Angela I. N. Obasi;Jim Todd

  • Development and Validation of a Smartphone-Based Visual Acuity Test (Peek Acuity) for Clinical Practice and Community-Based Fieldwork

    Andrew Bastawrous;Hillary K. Rono;Iain A. T. Livingstone;Helen A. Weiss

  • The epidemiology of HSV-2 infection and its association with HIV infection in four urban African populations

    HA Weiss;A Buve;NJ Robinson;E Van Dyck

  • Multicentre study on factors determining differences in rate of spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: methods and prevalence of HIV infection.

    A Buvé;M Caraël;RJ Hayes;B Auvert

  • Male circumcision for HIV prevention: from evidence to action?

    Helen A Weiss;Daniel Halperin;Robert C Bailey;Richard J Hayes

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Hayes
Richard J. Hayes London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Vikram Patel
Vikram Patel Harvard University
David Mabey
David Mabey London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Heiner Grosskurth
Heiner Grosskurth University of London
Laith J. Abu-Raddad
Laith J. Abu-Raddad Cornell University
Robin L. Bailey
Robin L. Bailey London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Janet Seeley
Janet Seeley London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Ricardo Araya
Ricardo Araya King's College London
Betty R. Kirkwood
Betty R. Kirkwood London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Jim Todd
Jim Todd London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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