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Emma Slaymaker
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 59
Citations - 2666
Emma Slaymaker is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 56 publications receiving 2362 citations.
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Recent levels and trends in HIV incidence rates among adolescent girls and young women in ten high-prevalence African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Isolde Birdthistle,Clare Tanton,Andrew Tomita,Kristen de Graaf,Susan B. Schaffnit,Frank Tanser,Emma Slaymaker +6 more
TL;DR: Since 2005, HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women declined in Rakai (Uganda) and Manicaland (Zimbabwe), and also declined among female sex workers in Kenya, but not in the highest-risk communities in South Africa and Uganda.
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Updates to the Spectrum model to estimate key HIV indicators for adults and children
John Stover,Kirill F. Andreev,Emma Slaymaker,Chaitra Gopalappa,Keith Sabin,Claudia Velasquez,Jessica Nakiyingi-Miiro,Amelia C. Crampin,Tom Lutalo,Kobus Herbst,Simon Gregson,Mark Urassa +11 more
TL;DR: Spectrum was updated for the 2013 round of HIV estimates in order to support national programmes with improved methods and data to estimating national indicators.
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Trends in marriage and time spent single in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparative analysis of six population-based cohort studies and nine Demographic and Health Surveys
Milly Marston,Emma Slaymaker,Ide Cremin,Sian Floyd,Nuala McGrath,Ivan Kasamba,Tom Lutalo,Makandwe Nyirenda,A Ndyanabo,Zivai Mupambireyi,Basia Zaba +10 more
TL;DR: These three measures are underlying determinants of sexual risk and HIV infection, and they may partially explain the variation in HIV prevalence levels between these populations.
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Effect of a mobile phone-based intervention on post-abortion contraception: a randomized controlled trial in Cambodia
Chris Smith,Thoai D. Ngo,Judy Gold,Phil Edwards,Uk Vannak,Ly Sokhey,Kazuyo Machiyama,Emma Slaymaker,Ruby Warnock,Ona McCarthy,Caroline Free +10 more
TL;DR: Adding a mobile phone-based intervention to abortion care services in Cambodia had a short-term effect on the overall use of any effective contraception, while the use of long-acting contraceptive methods lasted throughout the study period.
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HIV prevalence and incidence in rural Tanzania: results from 10 years of follow-up in an open-cohort study.
Mwita Wambura,Mark Urassa,Raphael Isingo,M. Ndege,Milly Marston,Emma Slaymaker,Julius Mngara,John Changalucha,Ties Boerma,Basia Zaba +9 more
TL;DR: HIV spread is continuing in rural areas, suggesting a need for more intensive HIV prevention efforts and antiretroviral interventions and a slight decrease in incidence in roadside villages.