Frances Cowan

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Professor of Global Health

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

United Kingdom

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Frances Cowan is a Professor of Global Health at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Her research focuses on adolescent mental health, sexual and reproductive health services, and HIV interventions, particularly in Zimbabwe and sub-Saharan Africa. Recent articles include studies on the mental health of adolescents, the experiences of female sex workers, and community-driven health interventions.

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National Assessment of Adolescent Pregnancy

Open Date: 2022-01-01

Close Date: 2022-12-01

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Community Led Intervention – Co Development and Costing

Open Date: 2022-01-01

Close Date: 2022-12-01

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Enhancing access to COVID-19 test, isolate, care and treat interventions within healthcare systems in LMICs

Open Date: 2021-10-01

Close Date: 2022-09-01

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The Zvandiri (As I am) character strength and its constructs among adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe

Open Date: 2021-10-01

Close Date: 2024-09-01

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Evaluation of Accuracy Self Sampling and Self Testing for CV19 in Zimbabwe and Malawi

Open Date: 2021-02-01

Close Date: 2022-06-01

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Sake J. de Vlas

Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling

Erasmus MC

NETHERLANDS

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Fiona Lampe

University College London

UNITED KINGDOM

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Faith Martin

Senior Lecturer

Cardiff University

UNITED KINGDOM

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Felicity Fitzgerald

Imperial College London

UNITED KINGDOM

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Lucy Platt

Professor of Public Health Epidemiology

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

UNITED KINGDOM

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Sarah Bernays

University of Sydney

UNITED KINGDOM

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Elizabeth Fearon

University College London

UNITED KINGDOM

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M Sanni Ali

University of Oxford

UNITED KINGDOM

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Webster Mavhu

Reader (Associate Professor)

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

UNITED KINGDOM

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A cluster-randomized trial of interventions for adolescent mental disorders in Zimbabwe

Exploring gender stereotypes and norms among peri-urban very young adolescents in Zimbabwe using participatory and qualitative approaches

Who has never tested for HIV following a community-based distribution of HIV self-test kits? Establishing associated predictors in rural Zimbabwe

Why do female sex workers disengage from targeted reproductive and sexual health services? Experiences from the Sisters with a Voice programme in Zimbabwe.

Developing and evaluating a community‐driven intervention to promote uptake of HIV and contraception services among students enrolled in colleges and universities in Zimbabwe

Exploring the Interplay of Social and Physical Factors in Risk Dynamics and Transitions Across the Life-Course of Female Sex Workers in Blantyre, Malawi: A Longitudinal Narrative Study.

Hiv and herpes simplex virus 2 incidence among adolescent girls and young women who sell sex (YWSS) in rural south africa: a population-based cohort study.

Do community-level factors play a role in HIV self-testing uptake, linkage to services and HIV-related outcomes? A mixed methods study of community-led HIV self-testing in rural Zimbabwe.

Exploring the contribution of self-help groups to sexual and reproductive health and HIV outcomes for female sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.

What happened with preexposure prophylaxis uptake among female sex workers in Zimbabwe? Implications for future prevention programmes.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision and uptake of services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zimbabwe

Conceptualisation and psychometric evaluation of positive psychological outcome measures used in adolescents and young adults living with HIV: a mixed scoping and systematic review protocol

Differentiated prevention and care to reduce the risk of HIV acquisition and transmission among female sex workers in Zimbabwe: study protocol for the ‘AMETHIST’ cluster randomised trial

HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men, transgender women and cisgender male sex workers in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Strategies to Identify and Reach Young Women Who Sell Sex With HIV Prevention and Care Services: Lessons Learnt From the Implementation of DREAMS Services in Two Cities in Zimbabwe.

Factors motivating female sex workers to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in Zimbabwe

No increased HIV risk in general population near sex work sites: A nationally representative cross-sectional study in Zimbabwe

Interpreting declines in HIV test positivity: an analysis of routine data from Zimbabwe's national sex work programme

Engagement in HIV services over time among young women who sell sex in Zimbabwe

Estimation of HIV incidence from analysis of HIV prevalence patterns among female sex workers in Zimbabwe

Collaborators (9)

Sake J. de Vlas

Fiona Lampe

Faith Martin

Felicity Fitzgerald

Lucy Platt

Sarah Bernays

Elizabeth Fearon

M Sanni Ali

Webster Mavhu

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