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  1. “We do anything to get alcohol”: A mixed methods approach to explore the intersections between alcohol use and HIV risk and infection amongst adolescent girls and young women from high HIV-burdened communities in South Africa

    Article • PLOS One, May 2026, PLOS

    Dr Zoe Duby

  2. “It’s burning down there”: A Mixed-Methods Study on Sexually Transmitted and Other Vaginal Infections Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Sexual Health, March 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  3. “I Just Stopped Taking PrEP Without a Reason”: Understanding PrEP Decision-Making Amongst South African Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW)

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  4. “Girls get stressed due to the situation we are facing”: Multi-level mental health stressors and resilience enablers among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa

    Article • PLOS Mental Health, May 2025, PLOS

    Dr Zoe Duby

  5. Applying the HIV Prevention Cascade to an Evaluation of a Large-Scale Combination HIV Prevention Programme for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  6. “Men Rule… this is the Normal Thing. We Normalise it and it’s Wrong”: Gendered Power in Decision-Making Around Sex and Condom Use in Heterosexual Relationships Amongst Adolescents and Young People in South Africa

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  7. “These Girls Have a Chance to be the Future Generation of HIV Negative”: Experiences of Implementing a PrEP Programme for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  8. Safe spaces for beneficiaries of a combination HIV prevention intervention for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: access, feasibility, and acceptability

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  9. Intersections between COVID-19 and socio-economic mental health stressors in the lives of South African adolescent girls and young women

    Article • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  10. Navigating Education in the Context of COVID-19 Lockdowns and School Closures: Challenges and Resilience Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

    Article • Frontiers in Education, March 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Zoe Duby

  11. ‘I can't go to her when I have a problem’: sexuality communication between South African adolescent girls and young women and their mothers

    Article • SAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  12. Does the Ring Work? Perceptions and Understanding of the Efficacy of a Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention Amongst Women in a Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  13. Early Sexual Debut and the Effects on Well-Being among South African Adolescent Girls and Young Women Aged 15 to 24 Years

    Article • International Journal of Sexual Health, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  14. From Survival to Glamour: Motivations for Engaging in Transactional Sex and Relationships Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  15. Factors influencing adolescent girls and young women’s participation in a combination HIV prevention intervention in South Africa

    Article • BMC Public Health, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  16. Men’s Sexual Experiences with the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  17. “Condoms Are Boring”: Navigating Relationship Dynamics, Gendered Power, and Motivations for Condomless Sex Amongst Adolescents and Young People in South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Sexual Health, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  18. “In this place we have found sisterhood”: perceptions of how participating in a peer-group club intervention benefited South African adolescent girls and young women

    Article • International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  19. Application of a Body Map Tool to Enhance Discussion of Sexual Behavior in Women in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe

    Article • Field Methods, December 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Zoe Duby

  20. Perceptions of contraception services among recipients of a combination HIV-prevention interventions for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: a qualitative study

    Article • Reproductive Health, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  21. “As a Young Pregnant Girl… The Challenges You Face”: Exploring the Intersection Between Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health Amongst Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  22.  “There is no fear in me … well, that little fear is there”: dualistic views towards HIV testing among South African adolescent girls and young women

    Article • African Journal of AIDS Research, July 2020, Informa UK Limited

    Dr Zoe Duby

  23. “When He Asks for Sex, You Will Never Refuse”: Transactional Sex and Adolescent Pregnancy in Zambia

    Article • Studies in Family Planning, August 2019, Wiley

    Dr Zoe Duby

  24. “The state of mind tells me it’s dirty”: menstrual shame amongst women using a vaginal ring in Sub Saharan Africa

    Article • Women & Health, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  25. ‘We must treat them like all the other people’: Evaluating the Integrated Key Populations Sensitivity Training Programme for Healthcare Workers in South Africa

    Article • Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, April 2019, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Zoe Duby

  26. Hygiene, Blood Flow, and Vaginal Overload: Why Women Removed an HIV Prevention Vaginal Ring During Menstruation in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  27. The psychology of “cure” - unique challenges to consent processes in HIV cure research in South Africa

    Article • BMC Medical Ethics, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  28. Negative rumours about a vaginal ring for HIV-1 prevention in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Culture Health & Sexuality, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  29. ‘Scared of going to the clinic’: Contextualising healthcare access for men who have sex with men, female sex workers and people who use drugs in two South African cities

    Article • Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, January 2018, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Zoe Duby

  30. Attitude shifts and knowledge gains: Evaluating men who have sex with men sensitisation training for healthcare workers in the Western Cape, South Africa

    Article • Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, March 2017, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Zoe Duby

  31. Achieving the Optimal Vaginal State: Using Vaginal Products and Study Gels in Uganda, Zimbabwe, and South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Sexual Health, March 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  32. Lost in Translation: Language, Terminology, and Understanding of Penile–Anal Intercourse in an HIV Prevention Trial in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe

    Article • The Journal of Sex Research, November 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  33. Sexual scripting of heterosexual penile-anal intercourse amongst participants in an HIV prevention trial in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe

    Article • Culture Health & Sexuality, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  34. Condoms, Lubricants and Rectal Cleansing: Practices Associated with Heterosexual Penile-Anal Intercourse Amongst Participants in an HIV Prevention Trial in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zoe Duby

  35. Emerging themes for sensitivity training modules of African healthcare workers attending to men who have sex with men: a systematic review

    Article • International Health, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Zoe Duby

  36. Application of a Body Map Tool to Enhance Discussion of Sexual Behaviour in Women: Experiences from MTN 003D

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, October 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Zoe Duby

  37. Language, Terminology and Understanding of Anal Sex amongst VOICE Participants in Uganda, Zimbabwe and South Africa

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, October 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Zoe Duby

  38. Perceptions and Practice of Heterosexual Anal Sex amongst VOICE Participants in Uganda, Zimbabwe and South Africa

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, October 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Zoe Duby

  39. Preliminary results from Hlanganani (Coming Together): A structured support group for HIV-infected adolescents piloted in Cape Town, South Africa

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Zoe Duby

  40. Conceptualizations of Heterosexual Anal Sex and HIV Risk in Five East African Communities

    Article • The Journal of Sex Research, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Zoe Duby

  41. Experiences of Kenyan healthcare workers providing services to men who have sex with men: qualitative findings from a sensitivity training programme

    Article • Journal of the International AIDS Society, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Zoe Duby

  42. Men who have sex with men sensitivity training reduces homoprejudice and increases knowledge among Kenyan healthcare providers in coastal Kenya

    Article • Journal of the International AIDS Society, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Zoe Duby

  43. Mobilising indigenous resources for anthropologically designed HIV-prevention and behaviour-change interventions in southern Africa

    Article • African Journal of AIDS Research, December 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Allison M Ruark, Dr Zoe Duby