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W. Delva

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h-index: 27
Works: 94
Citations: 1,827

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Brian G. Williams, Robin Wood, V. Dukay, W. Delva +5 more
201190 citations
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Association of HIV infection with distribution and viral load of HPV types in Kenya: a survey with 820 female sex workers
S. Luchters, D. V. Broeck, M. Chersich, A. Nel +6 more
2010BMC Infectious Diseases90 citations Open access
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HIV Treatment as Prevention: Principles of Good HIV Epidemiology Modelling for Public Health Decision-Making in All Modes of Prevention and Evaluation
W. Delva, David P. Wilson, L. Abu-Raddad, M. Gorgens +3 more
2012PLoS Medicine84 citations Open access
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Sexual behaviour and contraceptive use among youth in the Balkans
W. Delva, Françoise Wuillaume, S. Vansteelandt, P. Claeys +2 more
2007European journal of contraception & reproductive health care76 citations
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Evaluating audio computer assisted self-interviews in urban south African communities: evidence for good suitability and reduced social desirability bias of a cross-sectional survey on sexual behaviour
R. Beauclair, Fei Meng, Nele Deprez, M. Temmerman +3 more
2013BMC Medical Research Methodology71 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of a peer-led HIV prevention intervention in secondary schools in Rwanda: results from a non-randomized controlled trial
K. Michielsen, R. Beauclair, W. Delva, K. Roelens +2 more
2012BMC Public Health70 citations Open access
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HIV Treatment as Prevention: Optimising the Impact of Expanded HIV Treatment Programmes
W. Delva, J. Eaton, Fei Meng, C. Fraser +4 more
2012PLoS Medicine65 citations Open access
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Impact of early initiation versus national standard of care of antiretroviral therapy in Swaziland’s public sector health system: study protocol for a stepped-wedge randomized trial
F. Walsh, T. Bärnighausen, W. Delva, Y. Fleming +8 more
2017Trials63 citations Open access
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Reproductive health services for populations at high risk of HIV: Performance of a night clinic in Tete province, Mozambique
Y. Lafort, D. Geelhoed, Luisa Cumba, Mosse Lázaro Carla das Dores +3 more
2010BMC Health Services Research60 citations Open access
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Barriers to HIV and sexual and reproductive health care for female sex workers in Tete, Mozambique: results from a cross-sectional survey and focus group discussions
Y. Lafort, Faustino Lessitala, B. Candrinho, L. Greener +5 more
2016BMC Public Health52 citations Open access
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Quality and quantity of antenatal HIV counselling in a PMTCT programme in Mombasa, Kenya
W. Delva, L. Mutunga, A. Quaghebeur, M. Temmerman
2006AIDS Care51 citations
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Calibration of individual-based models to epidemiological data: A systematic review
C. Hazelbag, Jonathan Dushoff, Emanuel M. Dominic, Zinhle E Mthombothi +1 more
2019PLoS Comput. Biol.50 citations Open access
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Treatment as prevention: preparing the way
B. Williams, R. Wood, V. Dukay, W. Delva +6 more
2011Journal of the International AIDS Society48 citations Open access
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Gene polymorphisms of Toll-like and related recognition receptors in relation to the vaginal carriage of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae.
H. Verstraelen, R. Verhelst, L. Nuytinck, K. Roelens +8 more
2009Journal of Reproductive Immunology47 citations
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HIV prevention through sport: the case of the Mathare Youth Sport Association in Kenya
W. Delva, K. Michielsen, B. Meulders, Sandy Groeninck +4 more
2010AIDS Care46 citations Open access
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The HIV Epidemic in Southern Africa – Is an AIDS-Free Generation Possible?
W. Delva, Q. Abdool Karim
2014Current HIV/AIDS Reports42 citations Open access
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A Safe Motherhood project in Kenya: assessment of antenatal attendance, service provision and implications for PMTCT
W. Delva, E. Yard, S. Luchters, M. F. Chersich +3 more
2010Tropical medicine & international health42 citations Open access
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Where Do Female Sex Workers Seek HIV and Reproductive Health Care and What Motivates These Choices? A Survey in 4 Cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa
Y. Lafort, Ross Greener, Anuradha Roy, L. Greener +9 more
2016PLoS ONE39 citations Open access
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Psychological well-being and socio-economic hardship among AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children in Guinea
W. Delva, A. Vercoutere, C. Loua, Jonas Lamah +5 more
2009AIDS Care39 citations Open access
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Sexual and reproductive health services utilization by female sex workers is context-specific: results from a cross-sectional survey in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa
Y. Lafort, Ross Greener, Anuradha Roy, L. Greener +9 more
2017Reproductive Health36 citations Open access
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Age-disparate relationships and implications for STI transmission among young adults in Cape Town, South Africa
R. Beauclair, R. Kassanjee, M. Temmerman, A. Welte +1 more
2012European journal of contraception & reproductive health care35 citations
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The effect of sexually transmitted co-infections on HIV viral load amongst individuals on antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
D. Champredon, S. Bellan, W. Delva, S. Hunt +3 more
2015BMC Infectious Diseases34 citations Open access
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Drivers of vaccine decision-making in South Africa: A discrete choice experiment.
Frederik Verelst, R. Kessels, W. Delva, P. Beutels +1 more
2019Vaccine33 citations Open access
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Is Younger Really Safer? A Qualitative Study of Perceived Risks and Benefits of Age-Disparate Relationships among Women in Cape Town, South Africa
R. Beauclair, W. Delva
2013PLoS ONE32 citations Open access
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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in women attending antenatal care in Tete province, Mozambique.
J. Luján, W. A. de Oñate, W. Delva, P. Claeys +4 more
2008South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde29 citations
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HIV prevention and care‐seeking behaviour among female sex workers in four cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa
Y. Lafort, Ross Greener, Anuradha Roy, L. Greener +9 more
2016Tropical medicine & international health27 citations Open access
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Implementation of single-dose nevirapine for prevention of MTCT of HIV--lessons from Cape Town.
W. Delva, B. Draper, M. Temmerman
2006South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde27 citations
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Connecting the dots: network data and models in HIV epidemiology
W. Delva, G. Leventhal, S. Helleringer
2016AIDS (London)26 citations Open access
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Age differences between sexual partners, behavioural and demographic correlates, and HIV infection on Likoma Island, Malawi
R. Beauclair, S. Helleringer, N. Hens, W. Delva
2016Scientific Reports25 citations Open access
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Partner age differences and associated sexual risk behaviours among adolescent girls and young women in a cash transfer programme for schooling in Malawi
R. Beauclair, J. Dushoff, W. Delva
2018BMC Public Health24 citations Open access
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Coital frequency and condom use in monogamous and concurrent sexual relationships in Cape Town, South Africa
W. Delva, Fei Meng, R. Beauclair, Nele Deprez +3 more
2013Journal of the International AIDS Society24 citations Open access
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HIV Testing and Sexually Transmitted Infection Care among Sexually Active Youth in the Balkans
W. Delva, F. Wuillaume, S. Vansteelandt, P. Claeys +3 more
2008AIDS Patients Care and STDs24 citations Open access
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Effect of a ‘diagonal’ intervention on uptake of HIV and reproductive health services by female sex workers in three sub‐Saharan African cities
Y. Lafort, L. Greener, Faustino Lessitala, S. Chabeda +7 more
2018Tropical medicine & international health23 citations Open access
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Early access to antiretroviral therapy versus standard of care among HIV‐positive participants in Eswatini in the public health sector: the MaxART stepped‐wedge randomized controlled trial
Shaukat Khan, D. Spiegelman, F. Walsh, Sikhatele Mazibuko +14 more
2020Journal of the International AIDS Society22 citations Open access
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Community v. non-community assault among adults in Khayelitsha, Western Cape, South Africa: a case count and comparison of injury severity.
S. Forgus, W. Delva, C. Hauptfleisch, S. Govender +1 more
2014South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde22 citations Open access
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A General HIV Incidence Inference Scheme Based on Likelihood of Individual Level Data and a Population Renewal Equation
G. Mahiane, R. Ouifki, Hilmarié Brand, W. Delva +1 more
2012PLoS ONE22 citations Open access
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Sex Work during the 2010 FIFA World Cup: Results from a Three-Wave Cross-Sectional Survey
W. Delva, M. Richter, P. de Koker, M. Chersich +1 more
2011PLoS ONE21 citations Open access
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It’s the network, stupid: a population’s sexual network connectivity determines its STI prevalence
C. Kenyon, W. Delva
2018F1000Research18 citations Open access
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Age-disparity, sexual connectedness and HIV infection in disadvantaged communities around Cape Town, South Africa: a study protocol
W. Delva, R. Beauclair, A. Welte, S. Vansteelandt +5 more
2011BMC Public Health17 citations Open access
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SimpactCyan 1.0: An Open-source Simulator for Individual-Based Models in HIV Epidemiology with R and Python Interfaces
J. Liesenborgs, Diana M. Hendrickx, Elise J. Kuylen, D. Niyukuri +2 more
2018Scientific Reports12 citations Open access
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Barriers to VCT despite 13 years of community-based awareness campaigns in a peri-urban township in northern Limpopo.
P. de Koker, P. Lefèvre, F. Matthys, P. Van der Stuyft +1 more
2010South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde12 citations Open access
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Thinking ahead--the rising tide of AIDS orphans.
W. Delva, A. Vercoutere, I. Dehaene, S. Willems +2 more
2005South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde11 citations
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Beyond Risk Compensation: Clusters of Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Users in Sexual Networks Can Modify the Impact of ART on HIV Incidence
W. Delva, S. Helleringer
2016PLoS ONE10 citations Open access
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Are HIV and reproductive health services adapted to the needs of female sex workers? Results of a policy and situational analysis in Tete, Mozambique
Y. Lafort, Osvaldo Jocitala, B. Candrinho, L. Greener +4 more
2016BMC Health Services Research10 citations Open access
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Concurrent partnerships in Cape Town, South Africa: race and sex differences in prevalence and duration of overlap
R. Beauclair, N. Hens, W. Delva
2015Journal of the International AIDS Society10 citations Open access
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Using spatial analysis of select priority HIV / AIDS prevention and mitigation strategies.
Foreit Kg, G. Yanqiu, C. Ronsmans, A. Lin +30 more
200110 citations Open access
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Differential sexual network connectivity offers a parsimonious explanation for population-level variations in the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis: a data-driven, model-supported hypothesis
C. Kenyon, W. Delva, R. Brotman
2019BMC Women's Health9 citations Open access
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The role of age-mixing patterns in HIV transmission dynamics: Novel hypotheses from a field study in Cape Town, South Africa.
R. Beauclair, N. Hens, W. Delva
2018Epidemics9 citations Open access
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Mortality under early access to antiretroviral therapy vs. Eswatini’s national standard of care: the MaxART clustered randomized stepped‐wedge trial
A. Chao, D. Spiegelman, S. Khan, F. Walsh +14 more
2020HIV Medicine8 citations Open access
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Impact of a “Diagonal” Intervention on Uptake of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services by Female Sex Workers in Mozambique: A Mixed-Methods Implementation Study
Y. Lafort, Faustino Lessitala, Malica Sofia Ismael de Melo, S. Griffin +2 more
2018Frontiers in Public Health8 citations Open access
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