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Norbert Forster

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Articles 16
Citations 109
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Related Specialties
Health Services
General Medicine
Public Health
Top 10 Co-Authors
Gabrielle OMalley
Alison Ensminger
Gillian OBryan
Gena Barnabee
Rahimisa Kamuingona
Alison L Ensminger
Rachel Coomer
Idel Billah
Helena Andjamba
Laura Brandt
Published In
PLoS One
Hum Resour Health
J Interpers Violence
Front Reprod Health
Sex Transm Dis
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Recent Articles
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Assisted Partner Notification Services in Namibia: Comparison of Case-Finding in Persons With New and Previously Diagnosed Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Success as a Platform for PrEP Referral
OBryan G, Chirairo H, Munyayi F, Ensminger A, Barnabee G, Dzinotyiweyi E, et al.
Sex Transm Dis . 2024 Feb; 51(3):214-219. PMID: 38412468
Background: Assisted partner notification services (APS) are widely implemented throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The effectiveness of APS among persons with previously diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is uncertain, and there...
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Implementing quality management strategies improves clinical quality as a voluntary medical male circumcision program in Namibia matures: a process analysis
OBryan G, Ensminger A, Billah I, Sithole E, Nghatanga M, Brandt L, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2023 Sep; 23(1):1044. PMID: 37773121
Background: Surgical voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a safe procedure; however, maintaining quality standards at scale, particularly during scale-up, is a challenge making ongoing quality management (QM) efforts essential....
3.
PrEP uptake and early persistence among adolescent girls and young women receiving services via community and hybrid community-clinic models in Namibia
Barnabee G, Billah I, Ndeikemona L, Silas L, Ensminger A, MacLachlan E, et al.
PLoS One . 2023 Aug; 18(8):e0289353. PMID: 37647257
Introduction: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) face barriers in accessing clinic-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services and community-based models are a proposed alternative. Evidence from such models, however, is...
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Strong Father-Child Relationships and Other Positive Childhood Experiences, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Sexual Risk Factors for HIV among Young Adults Aged 19-24 Years, Namibia, 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study
Agathis N, Annor F, Xu L, Swedo E, Chiang L, Coomer R, et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2023 Jul; 20(14). PMID: 37510608
Using cross-sectional data from the 2019 Namibia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey and sex-stratified multivariable models, we assessed the associations between four different positive childhood experiences (PCEs) and having...
5.
Improving HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis persistence among adolescent girls and young women: Insights from a mixed-methods evaluation of community, hybrid, and facility service delivery models in Namibia
Barnabee G, OBryan G, Ndeikemona L, Billah I, Silas L, Morgan K, et al.
Front Reprod Health . 2022 Dec; 4:1048702. PMID: 36545490
Introduction: Despite the potential for community-based approaches to increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), there is limited evidence of whether and how they...
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Bottlenecks and Solutions During Implementation of the DREAMS Program for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Namibia
MacLachlan E, Korn A, Ensminger A, Zambwe S, Kueyo T, Kahuure R, et al.
Glob Health Sci Pract . 2022 Oct; 10(5). PMID: 36316146
Background: We synthesize implementation bottlenecks experienced while implementing the DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe) program, an HIV prevention intervention for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), in...
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Disclosure and help-seeking behaviors related to sexual and physical violence in childhood and adolescence: Results from the Namibia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
Velloza J, Davies L, Ensminger A, Theofelus F, Andjamba H, Kamuingona R, et al.
Child Abuse Negl . 2022 Apr; 128:105624. PMID: 35381545
Background: Violence disclosure and help-seeking can mitigate adverse health effects associated with childhood violence, but little is known about facilitators and barriers of disclosure and help-seeking behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa....
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Cervical cancer screening and treatment, HIV infection, and age: Program implementation in seven regions of Namibia
Korn A, Muzingwani L, OBryan G, Ensminger A, Boylan A, Kafidi E, et al.
PLoS One . 2022 Feb; 17(2):e0263920. PMID: 35171941
The aim of this study was to assess differences in cervical cancer screening and treatment outcomes by HIV status in a routine programmatic setting with a high generalized HIV prevalence....
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Cycles of Violence Among Young Women in Namibia: Exploring the Links Between Childhood Violence and Adult Intimate Partner Violence From the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
Velloza J, Davies L, Ensminger A, Theofelus F, Andjamba H, Kamuingona R, et al.
J Interpers Violence . 2022 Feb; 37(23-24):NP22992-NP23014. PMID: 35156448
: Violence against children is a global public health crisis and is associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes. Childhood violence may also increase the risk of subsequent violence...
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HIV Prevention Program Eligibility Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women - Namibia, 2019
Agathis N, Annor F, Coomer R, Hegle J, Patel P, Forster N, et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep . 2021 Nov; 70(45):1570-1574. PMID: 34758009
The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) relies on comprehensive and reliable population data to implement interventions to reduce HIV transmission in high-incidence areas among populations disproportionately affected...