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Marissa Becker
Researcher at University of Manitoba
Publications - 93
Citations - 1661
Marissa Becker is an academic researcher from University of Manitoba. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Sex work. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 85 publications receiving 1402 citations. Previous affiliations of Marissa Becker include McMaster University & University of Toronto.
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Lack of effectiveness of cellulose sulfate gel for the prevention of vaginal HIV transmission.
Lut Van Damme,Roshini Govinden,Florence Mirembe,Fernand Guédou,Suniti Solomon,Marissa Becker,Banandur S Pradeep,A.K. Krishnan,Michel Alary,Bina Pande,Gita Ramjee,Jennifer Deese,Tania Crucitti,Doug Taylor +13 more
TL;DR: Cellulose sulfate did not prevent HIV infection and may have increased the risk of HIV acquisition.
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Interventions to Prevent Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults: A Systematic Review
TL;DR: A systematic review was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the following interventions for prevention of aspiration pneumonia in older adults: compensatory strategy/positioning changes, dietary interventions, pharmacologic therapies, oral hygiene, and tube feeding.
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The effects of COVID-19 on the health and socio-economic security of sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: Emerging intersections with HIV.
Joshua Kimani,Joyce Adhiambo,Rosemary Kasiba,Peninah Mwangi,Veronica Were,John Mathenge,Pascal Macharia,François Cholette,Samantha Moore,Souradet Y. Shaw,Marissa Becker,Helgar Musyoki,Parinita Bhattacharjee,Stephen Moses,Keith R. Fowke,Lyle R. McKinnon,Robert Lorway +16 more
TL;DR: This commentary captures the challenges in Kenya posed by daily curfews and lost economic income, coupled with further changes to sex work that increase potential exposure to infection, stigmatisation, violence, and various health concerns.
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Prevalence and determinants of HIV infection in South India: a heterogeneous, rural epidemic.
Marissa Becker,Banadakoppa M Ramesh,Reynold Washington,Shiva S. Halli,James F. Blanchard,Stephen Moses +5 more
TL;DR: The striking differentials observed in HIV prevalence between sub-districts and even villages suggest that risk and vulnerability for HIV are highly heterogeneous, and further research is required to understand the individual and community-level factors behind these differentials.
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Baseline factors associated with incident HIV and STI in four microbicide trials.
Paul J. Feldblum,Che Chin Lie,Mark A. Weaver,Lut Van Damme,Vera Halpern,Adesina Adeiga,Rashidi Bakare,Jill L. Schwartz,Marissa Becker,Suniti Solomon +9 more
TL;DR: Although there was little evidence of associations between baseline STIs and incident HIV, they were strongly associated with incident STIs, and younger age was robustly associated with multiple STI outcomes in multivariable analyses.