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Samson Chidiya
Researcher at United States Agency for International Development
Publications - 8
Citations - 436
Samson Chidiya is an academic researcher from United States Agency for International Development. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications receiving 384 citations. Previous affiliations of Samson Chidiya include University of Zimbabwe & United Nations Population Fund.
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The Regai Dzive Shiri project: results of a randomized trial of an HIV prevention intervention for youth.
Frances M. Cowan,Frances M. Cowan,Sophie Pascoe,Lisa F. Langhaug,Webster Mavhu,Samson Chidiya,Shabbar Jaffar,Michael T. Mbizvo,Judith Stephenson,Anne M Johnson,Robert Power,Godfrey Woelk,Richard J. Hayes +12 more
TL;DR: Findings of a cluster randomized trial of a community-based, multicomponent HIV, and reproductive health intervention aimed at changing social norms for adolescents in rural Zimbabwe show further evidence that behavioral interventions alone are unlikely to be sufficient to reverse the HIV epidemic.
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"You are wasting our drugs": health service barriers to HIV treatment for sex workers in Zimbabwe
TL;DR: Sensitising health workers through specialised training, refining referral systems from sex-worker friendly clinics into the national system, and providing opportunities for SW to collectively organise for improved treatment and rights might help alleviate the barriers to treatment initiation and attention currently faced by SW.
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The Regai Dzive Shiri Project: a cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a multi-component community-based HIV prevention intervention for rural youth in Zimbabwe – study design and baseline results
Frances M. Cowan,Sophie Pascoe,Lisa F. Langhaug,Jeffrey Dirawo,Samson Chidiya,Shabbar Jaffar,Michael T. Mbizvo,Judith Stephenson,Anne M Johnson,Robert Power,Godfrey Woelk,Richard J. Hayes +11 more
TL;DR: An assessment of the effectiveness of a community‐based HIV prevention intervention for adolescents in terms of its impact on HIV and Herpes simplex virus type 2 incidence and on rates of unintended pregnancy and reported sexual behaviour, knowledge and attitudes.
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Engagement with HIV prevention treatment and care among female sex workers in Zimbabwe: a respondent driven sampling survey.
Frances M. Cowan,Sibongile Mtetwa,Calum Davey,Elizabeth Fearon,Jeffrey Dirawo,Ramona Wong-Gruenwald,Theresa Ndikudze,Samson Chidiya,Clemens Benedikt,Joanna Busza,James R Hargreaves +10 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that prevalence of HIV is high among sex workers in Zimbabwe and that their engagement with prevention, treatment and care is sub-optimal, which has the potential to markedly reduce HIV and social risks.
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Implementation and Operational Research: Cohort Analysis of Program Data to Estimate HIV Incidence and Uptake of HIV-Related Services Among Female Sex Workers in Zimbabwe, 2009-2014
James R Hargreaves,Sibongile Mtetwa,Calum Davey,Jeffrey Dirawo,Samson Chidiya,Clemens Benedikt,Sue Naperiela Mavedzenge,Ramona Wong-Gruenwald,Dagmar Hanisch,Tapiwa Magure,Owen Mugurungi,Frances M. Cowan +11 more
TL;DR: Individual-level outreach program data can be used to estimate HIV incidence and intervention uptake among female sex workers in Zimbabwe and help identify areas for program improvement.