Browsing Research Publications by Author "Simbayi, Leickness"
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The Feasibility of implementing a sexual risk reduction intervention in routine clinical practice at an ARV clinic in Cape Town: a case study
Dewing, Sarah; Mathews, Catherine; Schaay, Nikki; Cloete, Allanise; Simbayi, Leickness; Chopra, Mickey (Springer, 2011)This case study with one lay adherence counsellor assessed the implementation of Options for Health, a sexual risk-reduction intervention based on Motivational Interviewing (MI), in an antiretroviral clinic in Cape ... -
From research to practice: Lay adherence counsellors' fidelity to an evidence-based intervention for promoting adherence to antiretroviral treatment in the Western Cape, South Africa
Dewing, Sarah; Mathews, Catherine; Cloete, Allanise; Schaay, Nikki; Shah, Madhvi; Simbayi, Leickness; Louw, Johann (Springer Verlag, 2013)In the Western Cape, lay counsellors are tasked with supporting antiretroviral (ARV) adherence in public healthcare clinics. Thirty-nine counsellors in 21 Cape Town clinics were trained in Options for Health (Options), an ... -
The HIV epidemic in South Africa: Key findings from 2017 national population-based survey
Zuma, Khangelani; Simbayi, Leickness; Igumbor, Ehimario (MDPI, 2022)South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV worldwide. South Africa has implemented five population-based HIV prevalence surveys since 2002 aimed at understanding the dynamics and the trends of the ... -
"It's important to take your medication everyday okay?" An evaluation of counselling by lay counsellors for ARV adherence support in the Western Cape, South Africa
Dewing, Sarah; Mathews, Catherine; Schaay, Nikki; Cloete, Allanise; Simbayi, Leickness; Louw, Johann (Springer, 2013)There is growing interest in standard care programmes for antiretroviral (ARV) adherence support. In South Africa, individual counselling following ARV initiation is a main strategy for supporting adherence in the public ... -
Randomized community-level HIV prevention intervention trial for men who drink in South African alcohol-serving venues
Kalichman, Seth C.; Simbayi, Leickness; Cain, Demetria; Carey, Kate B.; Carey, Michael P.; Eaton, Lisa; Harel, Ofer; Mehlomakulu, Vuyelwa; Mwaba, Kelvin (2013)South African alcohol-serving establishments (i.e., shebeens) offer unique opportunities to reduce HIV risks among men who drink. Purpose: To test an individual- and a social structural-level HIV prevention intervention ...