Jennifer Velloza, PhD, MPH | Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health

The Effectiveness of Adaptations for Online Remote Public Deliberation Across Three Continents: Mixed Methods Study.

Journal of participatory medicine

Marten C, Bampton E, Björling EA, Burn AM, Carey E, Fernandes B, Kalha J, Lindani S, Masomera H, Neelakantan L, Ranganathan S, Shah H, Sibisi R, Sieberts SK, Sumant S, Suver C, Thungana Y, Velloza J, Mensa-Kwao A, Collins PY, Fazel M, Ford T, Freeman M, Pathare S, Zingela Z, Doerr M

Combining HIV prevention Options with Mental health service delivery for Adolescent girls and young women (CHOMA): results of a pilot hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized trial in South Africa.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Velloza J, Ndimande-Khoza N, Mills L, Poovan N, Adler A, Sherwin EB, Mathew C, Sokhela Z, Verhey R, Chibanda D, Gandhi M, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S

"Measuring the gap": advances and practical considerations in assessment of adoption, penetration, and sustainment of HIV prevention services.

Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

Velloza J, Ortblad KF, Kemp CG

Correction: The Association between Use of Adherence Support Interventions and Adherence To HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis among Young South African and Zimbabwean Women in HPTN 082.

AIDS and behavior

Elbur AI, Donnell D, Hosek S, Dye BJ, Velloza J, Delany-Moretlwe S, Celum C

Stakeholder Perspectives on a Community-Based Peer-Led Biomedical HIV Prevention Intervention for Women Who Engage in Sex Work in Southwestern Uganda: Results from a Qualitative Study.

AIDS and behavior

Akatukwasa C, Velloza J, Korukiiko M, Aruho R, Balzer LB, Rooney JF, Kamya MR, Koss CA, Kabami J

Bridging community-engaged research and implementation science methods to advance public health practice.

Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz

Handley MA, Abascal Miguel L, Thompson LM, Velloza J

Motivations for Starting and Stopping PrEP: Experiences of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in the HPTN 082 Trial.

AIDS and behavior

Mills L, Ndimande-Khoza MN, Velloza J, Atujuna M, Chitukuta M, Hosek S, Chauke H, Musara P, Mangxilana N, Mutero P, Makhale LM, Tauya T, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S, HPTN 082 study team

Acceptability and Feasibility of Remote PrEP Visits for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa.

AIDS and behavior

Ndimande-Khoza MN, Velloza J, Chauke H, Mills L, Poovan N, Ndlovu N, Concepcion T, Hosek S, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S

The Association Between Use of Adherence Support Interventions and Adherence to HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Young South African and Zimbabwean Women in HPTN 082.

AIDS and behavior

Elbur AI, Donnell D, Hosek S, Dye B, Velloza J, Delany-Moretlwe S, Celum C

Preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis formulations and delivery among young African women: results of a discrete choice experiment.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Dlamini WW, Mirembe BG, Krows ML, Peacock S, Kotze PL, Selepe P, Smit J, Mandona N, Louw C, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Omollo VO, Zwane Z, Panchia R, Mwelase N, Senne M, Naidoo L, Chihana R, Delany-Moretlwe S, Gill K, MacDonald P, van Heerden A, Bosman S, Peters RPH, du Preez P, Ward A, Celum C, Heffron R, Velloza J, INSIGHT Study Team

Acceptability and feasibility of a urine-based tenofovir adherence assay for monitoring and providing feedback on PrEP adherence in Kenya.

AIDS care

Okello P, Velloza J, Ogello V, Owidi E, Mogere P, Gakuo S, Chakravarty D, Biwott C, Chatterjee P, Mugo N, Gandhi M, Ngure K

Adaptive HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence interventions for young women in Johannesburg, South Africa: a sequential multiple-assignment randomised trial.

The lancet. HIV

Velloza J, Poovan N, Meisner A, Ndlovu N, Ndimande-Khoza N, Grabow C, Zwane P, Mbele S, Molefe M, Donnell D, Baeten JM, Hosek S, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S

High recent PrEP adherence with point-of-care urine tenofovir testing and adherence counselling among young African women: results from the INSIGHT cohort.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Gati Mirembe B, Donnell D, Krows M, Zwane Z, Bukusi E, Panchia R, Louw C, Mwelase N, Selepe P, Senne M, Naidoo L, Chihana R, Kasaro M, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Kotze P, Gill K, MacDonald P, vanHeerden A, Bosman S, Jaggernath M, du Preez P, Ward A, Peters RPH, Delany-Moretlwe S, Peacock S, Johnson R, Caucutt J, Morrison S, Wang G, Gandhi M, Velloza J, Heffron R, Celum C, INSIGHT Study Team

A Review of Implementation Strategies to Enhance PrEP Delivery for People Experiencing Housing Insecurity: Advancing a Multifaceted High-Touch, Low-Barrier Approach.

Current HIV/AIDS reports

Velloza J, Mehtani NJ, Hickey MD, Imbert E, Appa A, Riley ED

Hoping to Adhere? Examining the Relationship Between Hope and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Willingness, Adherence, and Persistence Among Young Women in South Africa and Zimbabwe (HPTN 082).

AIDS and behavior

Gichane MW, Velloza J, Hosek S, Beauchamp G, Anderson P, Delany-Moretlwe S, Celum C, and the HPTN 082 Study Team

An Application of Evidence-Based Approaches to Engage Young People in the Design of a Global Mental Health Databank.

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy

Mensa-Kwao A, Neelakantan L, Velloza J, Bampton E, Ranganathan S, Sibisi R, Bowes J, Buonasorte L, Juma DO, Veluvali M, Doerr M, Ford TJ, Suver C, Marten C, MindKind Consortium, Collins PY

Using context-specific evidence to inform resource-stratified cancer guidelines: A call for a new approach.

Cancer

Buckle GC, DeBoer R, Xu MJ, Mrema A, Rubagumya F, Velloza J, Falade AS, Van Loon K

Acceptability of an automated directly observed therapy (DOT) application for PrEP adherence support among young men who have sex with men: a qualitative exploration.

AIDS care

Velloza J, Liu AY, Katz AWK, van der Straten A, Siegler AJ, Scott H, Wilde G, Lockard A, Christie RH, Buchbinder SP

Impact of a point-of-care urine tenofovir assay on adherence to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among women in Kenya: a randomised pilot trial.

The lancet. HIV

Gandhi M, Glidden DV, Chakravarty D, Wang G, Biwott C, Mogere P, Maina G, Njeru I, Kiptinness C, Okello P, Spinelli MA, Chatterjee P, Velloza J, Ogello V, Medina-Marino A, Okochi H, Mugo NR, Ngure K

Integrating a mental health intervention into PrEP services for South African young women: a human-centred implementation research approach to intervention development.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Velloza J, Ndimande-Khoza N, Mills L, Concepcion T, Gumede S, Chauke H, Verhey R, Chibanda D, Hosek S, Weiner BJ, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S

Engagement Along the PrEP Care Continuum Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

AIDS and behavior

Wang L, Hong C, Chen L, John SA, Simoni JM, Wong FY, Velloza J, Holloway IW

Cumulative exposure to depressive symptoms and all-cause mortality among adults living with HIV in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda.

AIDS (London, England)

Kemp CG, Pence BW, Velloza J, Concepcion T, Moitra M, Iroezindu M, Bahemana E, Kibuuka H, Semwogerere M, Owuoth J, Maswai J, Langat R, Esber AL, Dear NF, Parikh A, Crowell TA, Ake JA, Polyak CS, Collins PY, AFRICOS Study Group

Higher rates of mental health screening of adolescents recorded after provider training using simulated patients in a Kenyan HIV clinic: results of a pilot study.

Frontiers in public health

Concepcion T, Mogere P, Ngure K, Mwathi N, Njiru R, Kipkorir B, Kiptinness C, Maina G, Owidi E, Owens T, Kohler P, Wagenaar BH, Dorsey S, Collins PY, Velloza J

PrEP uptake and early persistence among adolescent girls and young women receiving services via community and hybrid community-clinic models in Namibia.

PloS one

Barnabee G, Billah I, Ndeikemona L, Silas L, Ensminger A, MacLachlan E, Korn AK, Mawire S, Fischer-Walker C, Ashipala L, Forster N, O'Malley G, Velloza J

Evidencing the Impact of Web-Based Coproduction With Youth on Mental Health Research: Qualitative Findings From the MindKind Study.

JMIR public health and surveillance

Fernandes B, Neelakantan L, Shah H, Sumant S, Collins PY, Velloza J, Bampton E, Ranganathan S, Sibisi R, Bashir T, Bowes J, David EL, Kaur H, Malik U, Shannon I, Gurumayum S, Burn AM, Sieberts SK, MindKind Consortium, Fazel M

Young people's data governance preferences for their mental health data: MindKind Study findings from India, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

PloS one

Sieberts SK, Marten C, Bampton E, Björling EA, Burn AM, Carey EG, Carlson S, Fernandes B, Kalha J, Lindani S, Masomera H, Neelakantan L, Pasquale L, Ranganathan S, Joy Scanlan E, Shah H, Sibisi R, Sumant S, Suver C, Thungana Y, Tummalacherla M, Velloza J, Collins PY, Fazel M, Ford T, Freeman M, Pathare S, Zingela Z, MindKind Consortium, Doerr M

Provider perspectives on service delivery modifications to maintain access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative results from a PrEP implementation project in Kenya.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Velloza J, Roche SD, Owidi EJ, Irungu EM, Dollah A, Kwach B, Thuo NB, Morton JF, Mugo N, Bukusi EA, O'Malley G, Ngure K, Baeten JM, Mugwanya KK, Partners Scale-Up Project Team

Advancing considerations of context in the evaluation and implementation of evidence-based biomedical HIV prevention interventions: a review of recent research.

Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

Velloza J, Roche S, Concepcion T, Ortblad KF

Perinatal Depressive Symptoms and Viral Non-suppression Among a Prospective Cohort of Pregnant Women Living with HIV in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

AIDS and behavior

Concepcion T, Velloza J, Kemp CG, Bhat A, Bennett IM, Rao D, Polyak CS, Ake JA, Esber A, Dear N, Maswai J, Owuoth J, Sing'oei V, Bahemana E, Iroezindu M, Kibuuka H, Collins PY

Alignment of PrEP adherence with periods of HIV risk among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Zimbabwe: a secondary analysis of the HPTN 082 randomised controlled trial.

The lancet. HIV

Velloza J, Donnell D, Hosek S, Anderson PL, Chirenje ZM, Mgodi N, Bekker LG, Marzinke MA, Delany-Moretlwe S, Celum C

Acceptability Assessment in HIV Prevention and Treatment Intervention and Service Delivery Research: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Analysis.

AIDS and behavior

Ortblad KF, Sekhon M, Wang L, Roth S, van der Straten A, Simoni JM, Velloza J

A novel "HIV salience and Perception" scale is associated with PrEP dispensing and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in Kampala, Uganda.

AIDS and behavior

Velloza J, Mujugira A, Muwonge T, Boyer J, Nampewo O, Badaru J, Ssebuliba T, Stalter RM, Stein G, Baeten JM, Celum C, Heffron R

Adaptive HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence interventions for young South African women: Study protocol for a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial.

PloS one

Velloza J, Poovan N, Ndlovu N, Khoza N, Morton JF, Omony J, Mkwanazi E, Grabow C, Donnell D, Munthali R, Baeten JM, Hosek S, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S

Disclosure and help-seeking behaviors related to sexual and physical violence in childhood and adolescence: Results from the Namibia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey.

Child abuse & neglect

Velloza J, Davies L, Ensminger A, Theofelus FM, Andjamba H, Kamuingona R, Nakuta J, Uiras W, Massetti G, Coomer R, Wolkon A, Forster N, O'Malley G

Cycles of Violence Among Young Women in Namibia: Exploring the Links Between Childhood Violence and Adult Intimate Partner Violence From the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey.

Journal of interpersonal violence

Velloza J, Davies LD, Ensminger AL, Theofelus FM, Andjamba H, Kamuingona R, Masseti G, Coomer R, Forster N, O'Malley G

Multi-level Interventions to Promote Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women: a Review of Recent Research.

Current HIV/AIDS reports

Irungu E, Khoza N, Velloza J

Assessing longitudinal patterns of depressive symptoms and the influence of symptom trajectories on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence among adolescent girls in the HPTN 082 randomized controlled trial.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Velloza J, Hosek S, Donnell D, Anderson PL, Chirenje M, Mgodi N, Bekker LG, Delany-Moretlwe S, Celum C, HPTN 082 study group

Intervening for HIV prevention and mental health: a review of global literature.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Collins PY, Velloza J, Concepcion T, Oseso L, Chwastiak L, Kemp CG, Simoni J, Wagenaar BH

Use of fertility awareness methods as a component of safer conception for women in HIV-serodifferent relationships in Kenya.

Reproductive health

Zia Y, Velloza J, Oluoch L, Momanyi R, Mbugua S, Njoroge J, Gakuo S, Mugo E, Thuo N, Kiptinness C, Njuguna N, Ngure K, R Mugo N, Heffron R

Interventions to improve daily medication use among adolescents and young adults: what can we learn for youth pre-exposure prophylaxis services?

AIDS (London, England)

Velloza J, Kapogiannis B, Bekker LG, Celum C, Hosek S, Delany-Moretlwe S, Baggaley R, Dalal S

Narrative sexual histories and perceptions of HIV risk among young women taking PrEP in southern Africa: Findings from a novel participatory method.

Social science & medicine (1982)

Scorgie F, Khoza N, Delany-Moretlwe S, Velloza J, Mangxilana N, Atujuna M, Chitukuta M, Matambanadzo KV, Hosek S, Makhale L, Celum C

Alignment of PrEP use and effective contraceptive use among East African women in HIV serodiscordant partnerships.

International journal of STD & AIDS

Ngure K, Velloza J, Patel RC, Mugo NR, Bukusi EA, Haberer JE, Odoyo J, Celum C, Baeten JM, Heffron R

The Effect of Depression on Adherence to HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among High-Risk South African Women in HPTN 067/ADAPT.

AIDS and behavior

Velloza J, Heffron R, Amico KR, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Hughes JP, Li M, Dye BJ, Celum C, Bekker LG, Grant RM, HPTN 067/ADAPT Study Team

Alcohol Use and Antiretroviral Therapy Non-Adherence Among Adults Living with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

AIDS and behavior

Velloza J, Kemp CG, Aunon FM, Ramaiya MK, Creegan E, Simoni JM

The influence of HIV-related stigma on PrEP disclosure and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in HPTN 082: a qualitative study.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Velloza J, Khoza N, Scorgie F, Chitukuta M, Mutero P, Mutiti K, Mangxilana N, Nobula L, Bulterys MA, Atujuna M, Hosek S, Heffron R, Bekker LG, Mgodi N, Chirenje M, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S, HPTN 082 study group

Cognitive testing of the PHQ-9 for depression screening among pregnant and postpartum women in Kenya.

BMC psychiatry

Velloza J, Njoroge J, Ngure K, Thuo N, Kiptinness C, Momanyi R, Ayub S, Gakuo S, Mugo N, Simoni J, Heffron R

Knowledge of HIV Status Is Associated With a Decrease in the Severity of Depressive Symptoms Among Female Sex Workers in Uganda and Zambia.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Ortblad KF, Musoke DK, Chanda MM, Ngabirano T, Velloza J, Haberer JE, McConnell M, Oldenburg CE, Bärnighausen T

Short- and Long-Term Pharmacologic Measures of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among High-Risk Men Who Have Sex With Men in HPTN 067/ADAPT.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Velloza J, Bacchetti P, Hendrix CW, Murnane P, Hughes JP, Li M, Curlin ME, Holtz TH, Mannheimer S, Marzinke MA, Amico KR, Liu A, Piwowar-Manning E, Eshleman SH, Dye BJ, Gandhi M, Grant RM, HPTN 067/ADAPT Study Team

Comprehensive HIV risk reduction interventions for 2020 and beyond: product choices and effective service-delivery platforms for individual needs and population-level impact.

Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

Velloza J, Delany-Moretlwe S, Baeten JM

Associations Between Anxiety and Adherence to Antiretroviral Medications in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

AIDS and behavior

Wykowski J, Kemp CG, Velloza J, Rao D, Drain PK

High Global Burden and Costs of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Sexually transmitted diseases

Peebles K, Velloza J, Balkus JE, McClelland RS, Barnabas RV

Implementation of a comprehensive safer conception intervention for HIV-serodiscordant couples in Kenya: uptake, use and effectiveness.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Heffron R, Ngure K, Velloza J, Kiptinness C, Quame-Amalgo J, Oluch L, Thuo N, Njoroge J, Momanyi R, Gakuo S, Mbugua S, Morrison S, Haugen H, Chohan B, Celum C, Baeten JM, Mugo N

A clinic-based tablet application to support safer conception among HIV serodiscordant couples in Kenya: feasibility and acceptability study.

mHealth

Velloza J, Ngure K, Kiptinness C, Quame-Amaglo J, Thuo N, Dew K, Kimani M, Gakuo S, Unger JA, Kolko B, Baeten JM, Celum C, Mugo N, Heffron R

Implementation of eHealth Interventions Across the HIV Care Cascade: a Review of Recent Research.

Current HIV/AIDS reports

Kemp CG, Velloza J

Effect of Depression on Adherence to Oral PrEP Among Men and Women in East Africa.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Velloza J, Baeten JM, Haberer J, Ngure K, Irungu E, Mugo NR, Celum C, Heffron R, Partners Demonstration Project Team

Estimating the Magnitude of the Relation Between Bullying, E-Bullying, and Suicidal Behaviors Among United States Youth, 2015.

Crisis

Kuehn KS, Wagner A, Velloza J

Intimate Partner Violence and Self-Reported Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Interruptions Among HIV-Negative Partners in HIV Serodiscordant Couples in Kenya and Uganda.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Cabral A, M Baeten J, Ngure K, Velloza J, Odoyo J, E Haberer J, Celum C, Muwonge T, Asiimwe S, Heffron R, Partners Demonstration Project Team

HIV-Risk Behaviors and Social Support Among Men and Women Attending Alcohol-Serving Venues in South Africa: Implications for HIV Prevention.

AIDS and behavior

Velloza J, Watt MH, Abler L, Skinner D, Kalichman SC, Dennis AC, Sikkema KJ

Stages and Processes of Change Utilized by Female Sex Workers Participating in an Alcohol-Reduction Intervention in Mombasa, Kenya.

Substance use & misuse

Velloza J, L'Engle K, Mwarogo P, Chokwe J, Magaria L, Sinkele W, Kingola N

Adherence during antiviral treatment regimens for chronic hepatitis C: a qualitative study of patient-reported facilitators and barriers.

Journal of clinical gastroenterology

Evon DM, Golin CE, Bonner JE, Grodensky C, Velloza J

Development of an intervention to improve mental health for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania.

Evaluation and program planning

Watt MH, Wilson SM, Sikkema KJ, Velloza J, Mosha MV, Masenga GG, Bangser M, Browning A, Nyindo PM

HIV/AIDS-related stigma in South African alcohol-serving venues and its potential impact on HIV disclosure, testing and treatment-seeking behaviours.

Global public health

Velloza J, Watt MH, Choi KW, Abler L, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Pieterse D, Sikkema KJ

Maladaptive coping mediates the influence of childhood trauma on depression and PTSD among pregnant women in South Africa.

Archives of women's mental health

Choi KW, Sikkema KJ, Velloza J, Marais A, Jose C, Stein DJ, Watt MH, Joska JA

Experiences of forced sex among female patrons of alcohol-serving venues in a South African township.

Journal of interpersonal violence

Watt MH, Sikkema KJ, Abler L, Velloza J, Eaton LA, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Pieterse D

"It's better for me to drink, at least the stress is going away": perspectives on alcohol use during pregnancy among South African women attending drinking establishments.

Social science & medicine (1982)

Watt MH, Eaton LA, Choi KW, Velloza J, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Sikkema KJ

A qualitative assessment of emergency department patients' knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and acceptance toward revised HIV testing strategies.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Cowan E, Leider J, Velastegui L, Wexler J, Velloza J, Calderon Y

Intranasal delivery of caspase-9 inhibitor reduces caspase-6-dependent axon/neuron loss and improves neurological function after stroke.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience

Akpan N, Serrano-Saiz E, Zacharia BE, Otten ML, Ducruet AF, Snipas SJ, Liu W, Velloza J, Cohen G, Sosunov SA, Frey WH, Salvesen GS, Connolly ES, Troy CM

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