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Sophie Williams
Researcher at Bangor University
Publications - 24
Citations - 561
Sophie Williams is an academic researcher from Bangor University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cervical cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 23 publications receiving 460 citations. Previous affiliations of Sophie Williams include Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden & Royal Botanic Gardens.
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Validation of cervical cancer screening methods in HIV positive women from Johannesburg South Africa.
Cynthia Firnhaber,Nomtha Mayisela,Lu Mao,Sophie Williams,Avril Swarts,Mark Faesen,Simon Levin,Pam Michelow,Tanvier Omar,Michael G. Hudgens,Anna-Lise Williamson,Anna-Lise Williamson,Bruce Allan,David A. Lewis,David A. Lewis,Jennifer S. Smith +15 more
TL;DR: Although HPV was the most sensitive screening method for detecting CIN 2+, it was less specific than conventional cytology and VIA with digital imaging review, and Screening programs may need to be individualized in context of the resources and capacity in each area.
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The effects of environmental education on children's and parents' knowledge and attitudes towards lemurs in rural Madagascar
S.N. Rakotomamonjy,Julia P. G. Jones,Julie H. Razafimanahaka,Bruno Ramamonjisoa,Sophie Williams,Sophie Williams +5 more
TL;DR: This article evaluated the effect of a school-based education programme run by Malagasy researchers aimed at promoting lemur conservation in Eastern Madagascar, and found that children in villages who received environmental education had higher knowledge about lemurs and more positive attitudes than children in the villages not exposed to the environmental education.
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy and cervical dysplasia in HIV-positive women in South Africa.
Cynthia Firnhaber,Daniel Westreich,Doreen Schulze,Sophie Williams,Maureen Siminya,Pam Michelow,Simon Levin,Mark Faesen,Jennifer S. Smith +8 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of HAART on the incidence and progression of SIL in HIV‐positive women in South Africa.
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Botanic gardens can positively influence visitors’ environmental attitudes
Sophie Williams,Sophie Williams,Sophie Williams,Julia P. G. Jones,James Gibbons,Colin Clubbe +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the relationship between knowledge and environmental attitudes and whether visits to botanic gardens alter visitors' ecological knowledge and environment attitudes, and found that environmental attitudes are more positive amongst those leaving a botanic garden.
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Evaluation of a cervicography-based program to ensure quality of visual inspection of the cervix in HIV-infected women in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Cynthia Firnhaber,Lu Mao,Simon Levin,Mark Faesen,David A. Lewis,Bridgette Goeieman,Avril Swarts,Ntombiyenkosi Rakhombe,Pam Michelow,Sophie Williams,Jennifer S. Smith +10 more
TL;DR: Quality assurance performed by specialists using digital cervicography improved the sensitivity of VIA, and should form a cornerstone of any VIA program to improve sensitivity in detecting CIN 2+ lesions.