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Kaye Wellings is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies

Wellings has several recent publications in prominent journals, including:

  • "Trends in sexual activity and demand for and use of modern contraceptive methods in 74 countries: a retrospective analysis of nationally representative surveys," 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • "Adolescent Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy in Britain and the U.S.: A Multidecade Comparison," 2020, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • "Pathways to help-seeking for sexual difficulties in older adults: qualitative findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)," 2020, Age and Ageing
  • "Improving experience of medical abortion at home in a changing therapeutic, technological and regulatory landscape: a realist review," 2022, BMJ Open
  • "Latent class analysis of sexual health markers among men and women participating in a British probability sample survey," 2020, BMC Public Health

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), BMJ Open, BMC Public Health, and The Journal of Sex Research.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wellings include Melissa Palmer, Rebecca French, Rachel Scott, Rebecca Meiksin, and Maria Lewandowska.

Best Publications

  • Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective.

    Kaye Wellings;Martine Collumbien;Emma Slaymaker;Susheela Singh

  • Sexual behaviour in Britain: partnerships, practices, and HIV risk behaviours

    Anne M Johnson;Catherine H Mercer;Bob Erens;Andrew J Copas

  • Sexual behaviour in Britain: The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

    K Wellings;J Field;AM Johnson;J Wadsworth

  • Sexual behaviour in Britain: early heterosexual experience.

    Kaye Wellings;Kiran Nanchahal;Wendy Macdowall;Sally McManus

  • Changes in sexual attitudes and lifestyles in Britain through the life course and over time: findings from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal).

    Catherine H Mercer;Clare Tanton;Philip Prah;Bob Erens;Bob Erens

  • Sexual function in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

    Kirstin R Mitchell;Catherine H Mercer;George B Ploubidis;Kyle G Jones

  • The prevalence of unplanned pregnancy and associated factors in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

    Kaye Wellings;Kyle G Jones;Catherine H Mercer;Clare Tanton

  • Sexual function problems and help seeking behaviour in Britain: national probability sample survey

    Catherine H Mercer;Kevin A Fenton;Anne M Johnson;Kaye Wellings

  • Sexual behaviour in Britain: reported sexually transmitted infections and prevalent genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection

    Kevin A Fenton;Christos Korovessis;Anne M Johnson;Angela McCadden

  • Prevalence of infertility and help seeking among 15 000 women and men

    J. Datta;M.j. Palmer;C. Tanton;L.j. Gibson

  • Prevalence, risk factors, and uptake of interventions for sexually transmitted infections in Britain: findings from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)

    Pam Sonnenberg;Soazig Clifton;Simon Beddows;Nigel Field

  • Conceptualisation, development, and evaluation of a measure of unplanned pregnancy

    G Barrett;S C Smith;K Wellings

  • Life course epidemiology: recognising the importance of adolescence

    Russell M Viner;David Ross;Rebecca Hardy;Diana Kuh

  • What is a ‘planned’ pregnancy? empirical data from a British study

    Geraldine Barrett;Kaye Wellings

  • Sexual lifestyles and HIV risk.

    Anne M. Johnson;Jane Wadsworth;Kaye Wellings;Sally Bradshaw

  • Sexuality and obesity, a gender perspective: results from French national random probability survey of sexual behaviours

    Nathalie Bajos;Kaye Wellings;Caroline Laborde;Caroline Laborde;Caroline Laborde;Caroline Moreau;Caroline Moreau;Caroline Moreau

  • Prevalence of Masturbation and Associated Factors in a British National Probability Survey

    Makeda Gerressu;Catherine H. Mercer;Cynthia A. Graham;Kaye Wellings

  • Discomfort, discord and discontinuity as data: Using focus groups to research sensitive topics

    Kaye Wellings;Patrick Branigan;Kirstin Mitchell

  • Amenorrhea associated with contraception—an international study on acceptability

    A.F. Glasier;K.B. Smith;Z.M. van der Spuy;P.C. Ho

  • Sexuality education in Europe: an overview of current policies

    Rachael Parker;Kaye Wellings;Jeffrey V. Lazarus

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine H Mercer
Catherine H Mercer University College London
Kevin A. Fenton
Kevin A. Fenton Public Health England
Chris Bonell
Chris Bonell London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Sally McManus
Sally McManus City, University of London
Graham Hart
Graham Hart University College London
Karen Devries
Karen Devries London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Phil Edwards
Phil Edwards London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Paul Wilkinson
Paul Wilkinson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Cynthia A. Graham
Cynthia A. Graham University of Southampton
George B. Ploubidis
George B. Ploubidis University College London

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