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Sarah W. Beckham

Researcher at Johns Hopkins University

Publications -  24
Citations -  1092

Sarah W. Beckham is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 22 publications receiving 806 citations. Previous affiliations of Sarah W. Beckham include University of Haifa & Yale University.

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What do we know about community-based health worker programs? A systematic review of existing reviews on community health workers

TL;DR: Evidence concerning CHW program effectiveness can help policymakers identify a range of options to consider, however, this evidence needs to be contextualized and adapted in different contexts to inform policy and practice.
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Multi-level factors affecting entry into and engagement in the HIV continuum of care in Iringa, Tanzania.

TL;DR: Key barriers included the reluctance to engage in HIV services while healthy, rigid clinic policies, disrespectful treatment from service providers, stock-outs of supplies, stigma and discrimination, alternate healing systems, distance to health facilities and poverty.
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Experiences with long acting injectable ART: A qualitative study among PLHIV participating in a Phase II study of cabotegravir + rilpivirine (LATTE-2) in the United States and Spain.

TL;DR: Interviews with participants and providers in a Phase IIb study evaluating an injectable LA regimen in the U.S. and Spain found that LA was seen as preferable to daily oral ART among PLHIV and appropriate candidates were needed, including with women and “non-adherent” populations across settings.
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A Framework for Understanding Grocery Purchasing in a Low-Income Urban Environment:

TL;DR: It is found participants had detailed knowledge of and preference for healthy foods, but the obligation to consistently provide food for their families required them to apply specific decision criteria which, combined with structural qualities of the supermarket environment, increased unhealthy purchases and decreased healthy purchases.
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‘If you have children, you have responsibilities’: motherhood, sex work and HIV in southern Tanzania

TL;DR: Future policies and programming should consider sex workers' financial and practical needs as mothers, including those related to their children such as school fees and childcare.