AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Bekker

Publications (42)

Psychometric properties of mental health screening tools in South African adolescent girls and young women.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Rodriguez Violeta J VJ Emerson Erin E Atujuna Millicent M Ngcuka Anelisiwe A Jaworski Erin E Macdonald Pippa P Bekker Linda-Gail LG Donenberg Geri G

Family Social Support Mediates the Relationship Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychosocial well-being in a Cohort of Young South Africans Newly Diagnosed with HIV.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Bondarchuk Connor P CP Lemon Tiffany T Medina-Marino Andrew A Rousseau Elzette E Sindelo Siyaxolisa S Sibanda Nkosiyapha N Bekker Linda-Gail LG Butler Lisa M LM Earnshaw Valerie A VA Katz Ingrid T IT

Exploring the relationship between established HIV risk factors and depressive symptoms amongst young women without HIV in two sites in South Africa.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Gumbi Zanenhlanhla Z Mehou-Loko Celia C Masson Lindi L Mdladla Makhosazana M Maphumulo Nokuthula N Passmore Jo-Ann JA Mbeje Sanele S Bekker Linda Gail LG Potloane Disebo D Jaspan Heather H

Integration of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services for pregnant and breastfeeding women in eight primary care clinics: results of an implementation science study.

Journal: BMC global and public health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Nelson Aurelie A Bheemraj Kalisha K Dean Sarah Schoetz SS de Voux Alex A Hlatshwayo Lerato L Mvududu Rufaro R Berkowitz Natacha N Neumuller Caroline C Jacobs Shahida S Fourie Stephanie S

Type 1 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) Incidence, Adherence, and Drug Resistance in Individuals Taking Daily Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate for HIV-1 Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: Pooled Analysis From 72 Global Studies.

Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Landovitz Raphael J RJ Tao Li L Yang Juan J de Boer Melanie M Carter Christoph C Das Moupali M Baeten Jared M JM Liu Albert A Hoover Karen W KW Celum Connie C

Neutralizing antibody correlate of protection against severe-critical COVID-19 in the ENSEMBLE single-dose Ad26.COV2.S vaccine efficacy trial.

Journal: Nature communications

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Carpp Lindsay N LN Hyrien Ollivier O Fong Youyi Y Benkeser David D Roels Sanne S Stieh Daniel J DJ Van Dromme Ilse I Van Roey Griet A GA Kenny Avi A Huang Ying Y

Initiation and continued use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa (PrEP-PP): a demonstration cohort study.

Journal: The lancet. HIV

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Joseph Davey Dvora Leah DL Mvududu Rufaro R Mashele Nyiko N Bheemraj Kalisha K Khadka Nehaa N Johnson Leigh F LF Dean Sarah Schoetz SS Gorbach Pamina P Bekker Linda-Gail LG Coates Thomas J TJ

Food insecurity and unemployment as mediators of the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and psychological well-being in young South Africans with HIV.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Bondarchuk Connor P CP Lemon Tiffany T Medina-Marino Andrew A Rousseau Elzette E Sindelo Siyaxolisa S Sibanda Nkosiypha N Butler Lisa M LM Bekker Linda-Gail LG Earnshaw Valerie A VA Katz Ingrid T IT

Food insecurity and unemployment as mediators of the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and psychological well-being in young South Africans with HIV.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Bondarchuk Connor P CP Lemon Tiffany T Medina-Marino Andrew A Rousseau Elzette E Sindelo Siyaxolisa S Sibanda Nkosiypha N Butler Lisa M LM Bekker Linda-Gail LG Earnshaw Valerie A VA Katz Ingrid T IT

Advancing feminist innovation in sport studies: A transdisciplinary dialogue on gender, health and wellbeing.

Journal: Frontiers in sports and active living

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Thorpe Holly H Bekker Sheree S Fullagar Simone S Mkumbuzi Nonhlanhla N Nimphius Sophia S Pape Madeleine M Sims Stacy T ST Travers A A

Mental health and sexual risk behaviours in a South African township: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Journal: Public health

Publication Year: 2006

Authors & Co-authors:  Smit J J Myer L L Middelkoop K K Seedat S S Wood R R Bekker L-G LG Stein D J DJ

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of a mental health battery in an African setting.

Journal: African health sciences

Publication Year: 2008

Authors & Co-authors:  Smit J J van den Berg C E CE Bekker L-G LG Seedat S S Stein D J DJ

Assessing priorities for combination HIV prevention research for men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Baral Stefan S Scheibe Andrew A Sullivan Patrick P Trapence Gift G Lambert Andrew A Bekker Linda-Gail LG Beyrer Chris C

Characteristics of Women Enrolled into a Randomized Clinical Trial of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV-1 Prevention.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Palanee-Phillips Thesla T Schwartz Katie K Brown Elizabeth R ER Govender Vaneshree V Mgodi Nyaradzo N Kiweewa Flavia Matovu FM Nair Gonasagrie G Mhlanga Felix F Siva Samantha S Bekker Linda-Gail LG

Use of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine for HIV-1 Prevention in Women.

Journal: The New England journal of medicine

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Baeten Jared M JM Palanee-Phillips Thesla T Brown Elizabeth R ER Schwartz Katie K Soto-Torres Lydia E LE Govender Vaneshree V Mgodi Nyaradzo M NM Matovu Kiweewa Flavia F Nair Gonasagrie G Mhlanga Felix F

MTN-017: A Rectal Phase 2 Extended Safety and Acceptability Study of Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel.

Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Cranston Ross D RD Lama Javier R JR Richardson Barbra A BA Carballo-Diéguez Alex A Kunjara Na Ayudhya Ratiya Pamela RP Liu Karen K Patterson Karen B KB Leu Cheng-Shiun CS Galaska Beth B Jacobson Cindy E CE

Acceptability and use of a dapivirine vaginal ring in a phase III trial.

Journal: AIDS (London, England)

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Montgomery Elizabeth T ET van der Straten Ariane A Chitukuta Miria M Reddy Krishnaveni K Woeber Kubashni K Atujuna Millicent M Bekker Linda-Gail LG Etima Juliane J Nakyanzi Teopista T Mayo Ashley J AJ

High levels of adherence to a rectal microbicide gel and to oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) achieved in MTN-017 among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Carballo-Diéguez Alex A Balán Ivan C IC Brown William W Giguere Rebecca R Dolezal Curtis C Leu Cheng-Shiun CS Marzinke Mark A MA Hendrix Craig W CW Piper Jeanna M JM Richardson Barbra A BA

Readiness for Antiretroviral Therapy: Implications for Linking HIV-Infected Individuals to Care and Treatment.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Maughan-Brown Brendan B Smith Philip P Kuo Caroline C Harrison Abigail A Lurie Mark N MN Bekker Linda-Gail LG Galárraga Omar O

Stumbling Blocks at the Clinic: Experiences of Seeking HIV Treatment and Care in South Africa.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Maughan-Brown Brendan B Kuo Caroline C Galárraga Omar O Smith Philip P Lurie Mark N MN Bekker Linda-Gail LG Harrison Abigail A

Daily and non-daily pre-exposure prophylaxis in African women (HPTN 067/ADAPT Cape Town Trial): a randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial.

Journal: The lancet. HIV

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Bekker Linda-Gail LG Roux Surita S Sebastien Elaine E Yola Ntando N Amico K Rivet KR Hughes James P JP Marzinke Mark A MA Hendrix Craig W CW Anderson Peter L PL Elharrar Vanessa V

Preference of Oral Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine Versus Rectal Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel Regimens for HIV Prevention Among Cisgender Men and Transgender Women Who Engage in Receptive Anal Intercourse with Men.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Carballo-Diéguez Alex A Giguere Rebecca R Dolezal Curtis C Leu Cheng-Shiun CS Balán Iván C IC Brown William W Rael Christine C Richardson Barbra A BA Piper Jeanna M JM Bekker Linda-Gail LG

Association of Adolescent- and Caregiver-Reported Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence with HIV Viral Load Among Perinatally-infected South African Adolescents.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Brittain Kirsty K Asafu-Agyei Nana Akua NA Hoare Jacqueline J Bekker Linda-Gail LG Rabie Helena H Nuttall James J Roux Paul P Stein Dan J DJ Zar Heather J HJ Myer Landon L

A Conditional Economic Incentive Fails to Improve Linkage to Care and Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among HIV-Positive Adults in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: AIDS patient care and STDs

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Maughan-Brown Brendan B Smith Philip P Kuo Caroline C Harrison Abigail A Lurie Mark N MN Bekker Linda-Gail LG Galárraga Omar O

Factors affecting linkage to HIV care and ART initiation following referral for ART by a mobile health clinic in South Africa: evidence from a multimethod study.

Journal: Journal of behavioral medicine

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Maughan-Brown Brendan B Harrison Abigail A Galárraga Omar O Kuo Caroline C Smith Philip P Bekker Linda-Gail LG Lurie Mark N MN

Fostering successful and sustainable collaborations to advance implementation science: the adolescent HIV prevention and treatment implementation science alliance.

Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Sturke Rachel R Vorkoper Susan S Bekker Linda-Gail LG Ameyan Wole W Luo Chewe C Allison Susannah S Walker Damilola D Kapogiannis Bill B Guay Laura L

Identifying Adolescent Girls and Young Women at High Risk for HIV Acquisition: A Risk Assessment Tool From the Girl Power-Malawi Study.

Journal: Sexually transmitted diseases

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Rosenberg Nora E NE Kudowa Evaristar E Price Joan T JT Pettifor Audrey A Bekker Linda-Gail LG Hosseinipour Mina C MC Chagomerana Maganizo M

The Role of Families in Adolescent and Young Adults' PrEP Use.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Atujuna Millicent M Montgomery Elizabeth T ET Hartmann Miriam M Ndwayana Sheily S Browne Erica N EN Sindelo Siyaxolisa S Bekker Linda-Gail LG Minnis Alexandra M AM

Mental health outcomes of a pilot 2-arm randomized controlled trial of a HIV-prevention program for South African adolescent girls and young women and their female caregivers.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Donenberg Geri G Merrill Katherine G KG Atujuna Millicent M Emerson Erin E Bray Bethany B Bekker Linda Gail LG

Abacavir dosing in neonates from birth to 3 months of life: a population pharmacokinetic modelling and simulation study.

Journal: The lancet. HIV

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Bekker Adrie A Capparelli Edmund V EV Violari Avy A Cotton Mark F MF Cababasay Mae M Wang Jiajia J Mathiba Ruth R Wiesner Lubbe L Wiznia Andrew A Samson Pearl P

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress and associations with sexual behaviour and PrEP preferences among young people in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Journal: BMC infectious diseases

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Webb Emily L EL Dietrich Janan J JJ Ssemata Andrew S AS Nematadzira Teacler G TG Hornschuh Stefanie S Kakande Ayoub A Tshabalala Gugulethu G Muhumuza Richard R Mutonyi Gertrude G Atujuna Millicent M

Qualitative Identification of Intervention Preferences to Support Men's Engagement and Retention in TB Care in South Africa.

Journal: American journal of men's health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Medina-Marino Andrew A Bezuidenhout Dana D Ngcelwane Nondumiso N Cornell Morna M Wainberg Milton M Beyrer Chris C Bekker Linda-Gail LG Daniels Joseph J

The importance of assessing and addressing mental health barriers to PrEP use during pregnancy and postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa: state of the science and research priorities.

Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Stanton Amelia M AM O'Cleirigh Conall C Knight Lucia L Davey Dvora L Joseph DLJ Myer Landon L Joska John A JA Mayer Kenneth H KH Bekker Linda-Gail LG Psaros Christina C

"We Should Be Taught Self-Respect, Self-Confidence and Self-Love": Youth Perspectives of Adult Influences on Their Sexuality and Relationships Among South African Adolescents Living With HIV.

Journal: Frontiers in reproductive health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Bergam Scarlett S Kuo Caroline C Atujuna Millicent M Pellowski Jennifer A JA Mtukushe Bulelwa B Ndevu-Qwabe Nontembeko N Matiwane Mluleki M Rencken Camerin A CA Belsky Mikaela M Hoare Jacqueline J

Understanding Oral Prep Interest Among South African Adolescents: The Role of Perceived Parental Support and PrEP Stigma.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Giovenco Danielle D Pettifor Audrey A Bekker Linda-Gail LG Filiatreau Lindsey M LM Liu Tao T Akande Morayo M Gill Katherine K Atujuna Millicent M Stein Dan J DJ Kuo Caroline C

Associations between psychosocial wellbeing and experience of gender-based violence at community, household, and intimate-partner levels among a cross-sectional cohort of young people living with and without HIV during COVID-19 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Hartmann Miriam M Giovenco Danielle D Zeebari Zangin Z Itzikowitz Gina G Ekström Anna Mia AM Nielsen Anna A Pettifor Audrey A Bekker Linda-Gail LG Kågesten Anna E AE

How does post COVID differ from other post-viral conditions in childhood and adolescence (0-20 years old)? A systematic review.

Journal: EClinicalMedicine

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Minotti Chiara C McKenzie Carla C Dewandel Isabelle I Bekker Carien C Sturniolo Giulia G Doni Denis D Giaquinto Carlo C Van Der Zalm Marieke M MM Donà Daniele D

Defining adolescence: priorities from a global health perspective.

Journal: The Lancet. Child & adolescent health

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Kinghorn Anthony A Shanaube Kwame K Toska Elona E Cluver Lucie L Bekker Linda-Gail LG

Baseline host determinants of robust human HIV-1 vaccine-induced immune responses: A meta-analysis of 26 vaccine regimens.

Journal: EBioMedicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Huang Yunda Y Zhang Yuanyuan Y Seaton Kelly E KE De Rosa Stephen S Heptinstall Jack J Carpp Lindsay N LN Randhawa April Kaur AK McKinnon Lyle R LR McLaren Paul P Viegas Edna E

Construct Validity, Reliability, and Responsiveness of the 10-Item Well-being Instrument for Use in Economic Evaluation Studies.

Journal: Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Bom Voormolen Brouwer de Bekker-Grob van Exel