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Bobbie Person
Researcher at University of Georgia
Publications - 37
Citations - 2302
Bobbie Person is an academic researcher from University of Georgia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychological intervention & Schistosoma haematobium. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 37 publications receiving 1923 citations. Previous affiliations of Bobbie Person include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Fear and stigma: the epidemic within the SARS outbreak.
Bobbie Person,Francisco S. Sy,Kelly Holton,Barbara Govert,Arthur P. Liang,Sars Community Outreach Team +5 more
TL;DR: Although fear, stigmatization, and discrimination were not widespread in the general public, Asian-American communities were particularly affected and efforts to rapidly assess, monitor, and address fears associated with the 2003 SARS epidemic in the United States are outlined.
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Time to set the agenda for schistosomiasis elimination.
David Rollinson,Stefanie Knopp,Stefanie Knopp,Sarah Levitz,J. Russell Stothard,Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté,Amadou Garba,Amadou Garba,Khalfan A. Mohammed,Nadine Schur,Nadine Schur,Bobbie Person,Daniel G. Colley,Jürg Utzinger,Jürg Utzinger +14 more
TL;DR: An agenda for the elimination of schistosomiasis would aim to identify the gaps in knowledge, and define the tools, strategies and guidelines that will help national control programmes move towards elimination, including an internationally accepted mechanism that allows verification/confirmation of elimination.
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A community-level HIV prevention intervention for inner-city women: results of the women and infants demonstration projects.
TL;DR: Community-level interventions may be an effective way to reach large numbers of women and change their condom-use behaviors, particularly their behaviors with regard to communication with main sex partners.
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Study and implementation of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba islands) using an integrated multidisciplinary approach
Stefanie Knopp,Stefanie Knopp,Stefanie Knopp,Khalfan A. Mohammed,Said M. Ali,I. S. Khamis,Shaali M. Ame,Marco Albonico,Anouk N. Gouvras,Alan Fenwick,Lorenzo Savioli,Daniel G. Colley,Jürg Utzinger,Jürg Utzinger,Bobbie Person,David Rollinson +15 more
TL;DR: This 5-year research study will contribute to identifying what, in addition to preventive chemotherapy, needs to be done to prevent, control, and ultimately eliminate schistosomiasis, and to draw lessons for current and future schistOSomiasis elimination programmes in Africa and elsewhere.
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Health-related stigma among women with lymphatic filariasis from the Dominican Republic and Ghana.
TL;DR: Poverty, poor access to health care resources, limited education, and diminished social support challenged the coping strategies of many women and exacerbated negative consequences of lymphedema-related stigma.