Helen Weiss

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Professor of Epidemiology

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

United Kingdom

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Helen Weiss is a Professor of Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. Her research predominantly focuses on adolescent health, mental health, and chronic diseases, particularly in the context of HIV and sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries. Recent articles include studies on mental health associations, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease, and innovative health interventions targeting youth in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Menstrual health interventions, schooling and mental health symptoms among Ugandan students (MENISCUS): a school-based cluster-randomised trial

Open Date: 2020-11-01

Close Date: 2023-10-31

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Risk factors for genital inflammation among women at high risk of HIV in Uganda: a mixed-method, longitudinal analysis

Open Date: 2019-01-01

Close Date: 2021-12-31

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Contexts of Violence in Adolescence Cohort Study (CoVAC)

Open Date: 2017-11-01

Close Date: 2022-10-31

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International Research Programme on Psychoses In Diverse Settings (INTREPID II)

Open Date: 2017-09-30

Close Date: 2022-09-29

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Impact of alcohol-focused interventions on treatment outcomes amongst HIV patients in Tanzania and South Africa: A feasibility study

Open Date: 2017-08-31

Close Date: 2019-08-30

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Tara S Beattie

Associate Professor in Social Epidemiology

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

UNITED KINGDOM

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Melissa Neuman

Assistant Professor

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

UNITED KINGDOM

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Benedict Weobong

Associate Professor

York University

CANADA

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Rupert Kaul

CANADA

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Laurie Tomlinson

Lecturer

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

UNITED KINGDOM

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Andy Field

Professor of Quantitative Methods

University of Sussex

UNITED KINGDOM

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The Association of Mental Health With Menstrual Health Among Secondary School Students in Uganda: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Smartphone use and mental health: going beyond school restriction policies

Diagnostic performance of an albuminuria point-of-care test in screening for chronic kidney disease among young people living with HIV in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease among young people living with HIV in Sub Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Adolescent health and well-being check-up programme in three African cities (Y-Check): protocol for a multimethod, prospective, hybrid implementation-effectiveness study

Violence across the Life Course and Implications for Intervention Design: Findings from the Maisha Fiti Study with Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya

Conducting Violence and Mental Health Research with Female Sex Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethical Considerations, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from the Maisha Fiti Study in Nairobi, Kenya

Syndemic of factors that shape the early lives of women who enter into sex work: a qualitative methods study from Nairobi, Kenya

Coach-Supported Versus Self-guided Digital Training Course for a Problem-solving Psychological Intervention for Nonspecialists: Protocol for a Pre-Post Nested Randomized Controlled Trial

Interventions to increase help-seeking for mental health care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

A mixed-methods study measuring the effectiveness of a menstrual health intervention on menstrual health knowledge, perceptions and practices among young women in Zimbabwe

Project ASPIRE: A feasibility randomized controlled trial of a brief intervention for reducing risk of depression and alcohol-related harms among South African adolescents

Bibliometric analysis of authorship patterns in publications from a research group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 2016–2020

The impact of community-based integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health services for youth on population-level HIV viral load and sexually transmitted infections in Zimbabwe: protocol for the CHIEDZA cluster-randomised trial

Managing motherhood - the experiences of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.

Health‐related needs reported by adolescents living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review

Collaborators (6)

Tara S Beattie

Melissa Neuman

Benedict Weobong

Rupert Kaul

Laurie Tomlinson

Andy Field

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