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Jo Vearey
Researcher at University of the Witwatersrand
Publications - 55
Citations - 1031
Jo Vearey is an academic researcher from University of the Witwatersrand. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 48 publications receiving 793 citations. Previous affiliations of Jo Vearey include University of Edinburgh & South African Medical Research Council.
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Migration and health: a global public health research priority
TL;DR: The importance of creating an ‘enabling environment’ for migration and health research at national, regional and global levels is emphasized and the development of meaningful linkages – such as through research reference groups – to support evidence-informed inter-sectoral policy and priority setting processes are called for.
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Syrian refugees, between rocky crisis in Syria and hard inaccessibility to healthcare services in Lebanon and Jordan
TL;DR: The international community must step up efforts to support Syrian refugees and their host governments.
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Migration Status, Work Conditions and Health Utilization of Female Sex Workers in Three South African Cities
Marlise Richter,Matthew Chersich,Matthew Chersich,Jo Vearey,Benn Sartorius,Marleen Temmerman,Stanley Luchters +6 more
TL;DR: Migrant-sensitive, sex work-specific health care and health education are needed in southern Africa, where cross-border migrants appear more tenacious in certain aspects of sex work, but require increased health service contact.
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Dietary diversity of formal and informal residents in Johannesburg, South Africa
TL;DR: Respondents in the informal settlements were more nutritionally vulnerable, and households who experienced periods of food shortages during the previous 12 months had a lower mean DDS than those from food secure households.
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Material Deprivation Affects High Sexual Risk Behavior among Young People in Urban Slums, South Africa
TL;DR: Examination of the association between material deprivation and sexual risk behavior among young people aged 18–23 years in urban slums showed that material deprivation was significantly associated with increased odds of high sexual risk taking for young men and young women.