Sigma Research

Sigma Research, social research group @LSHTM, specialising in behavioural and policy aspects of HIV, STIs and sexual health. #EMIS2017

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

🔎 Few UK online #STI test services meet national standards, suggests new study in @STI_BMJ.

Research with @UKHSA and @BristolUni have concerning implications for #PublicHealth, and highlights need for urgent regulatory change.

More 👉 https://t.co/fqRgre7w2N @ehardingesch

[Sigma Research @SigmaResearch1]

Last paper of 2021 was well worth the wait.
Disparities in HIV/STI burden and care coverage among men and transgender persons who have sex with men in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study @BMJ_Open @LSHTM @Oxford_NDPH @latrobe https://t.co/2fhhvs1rBD

[Charlie Witzel @TC_Witzel]

And just like that a chapter finishes. After 8 excellent years at the @lshtm I’m saying a fond farewell. Many complicated feelings, especially parting with such brilliant colleagues.

Thanks especially to @sigmaresearch1 for being my academic hearth and home.

Au revoir, friends.

[PrEPster @TeamPrepster]

This summer we've been working on an experiment.

We wanted to increase knowledge that PrEP is now FREE on the NHS across the UK.

Instead of spending £ on social media ads, we used funding from @ejaf to print vests instead.

1/4

[Dr Talen Wright @TalenEJWright]

🚨🚨 New paper! 🚨🚨

"Accessing and utilising gender-affirming healthcare in England and Wales: trans and non-binary people’s accounts of navigating gender identity clinics" is now out with BMC Health Services Research

https://t.co/jK2Dt2dt4P

[Catherine Dodds 💙 @dr_c_dodds]

At long last, we are so pleased to see this article published. Drawing on @wellcometrust seed funding, we assembled a rich archive of #HIV qualitative projects, allowing us to trace early experiences of uninfectiousness among people taking #ARVs

[Chris Bonell @bonell_chris]

New paper one health for MSM health... https://t.co/XrwXzZzBdn

[Sigma Research @SigmaResearch1]

New paper led from @oxford_NDPH in @TheLancetHIV examines the burden of HIV and correlates of infection among trans feminine people in Nairobi, Kenya. @LTU_Sex_Health, @umanitoba, @NASCOP, @HoymasK, @IshtarMSM. Full text at https://t.co/Ul2twMw8om

[BHIVA @BritishHIVAssoc]

We've tweeted a lot about #HIVtesting, including #Hometesting pre and during #COVID19. Understanding the accessability, acceptability and impact of these across different groups is important if we are serious about improving access to tests and care👇🏽

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

Self-testing trebles #HIV testing rate amongst #trans people.

New LSHTM & @ucl research suggests self-testing could reduce the time between infection & diagnosis in this community.

Funded by @NIHRresearch @DHSCgovuk ➡️ https://t.co/rbDcY8vbyN

#LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBTHM21

[The Lancet HIV @TheLancetHIV]

New from @EClinicalMed - Impact and acceptability of HIV self-testing for trans men and trans women: https://t.co/hlPzd9Np6c #OpenAccess

[Charlie Witzel @TC_Witzel]

New HIV self-testing mixed-methods RCT for trans men & trans women who have sex with men!

Compared to usual care, HIVST:
⬆️ increased HIV testing uptake & frequency by 3 times
❎ had no negative impacts on STI testing
❎ did not lead to substantial harm

https://t.co/louND3cFIf

[Charlie Witzel @TC_Witzel]

Our key populations HIV self-testing meta-analysis is out!

HIV self-testing can:
✅ increase testing in all groups
✅ find more HIV infections in MSM and trans folks
⬇️ lead to less engagement in HIV care, especially for female sex workers

https://t.co/2CZSvAmjbG

[Jason Doran @JasonRDoran]

Our #EMIS2017 paper published today highlights the improvements in STI testing in MSM across Europe but also the vast room for improvements, especially in diagnosing rectal STIs! @SigmaResearch1 @LSHTM @ECDC_EU @STI_BMJ Check it out here: https://t.co/u9e5Om3ogZ

[Sigma Research @SigmaResearch1]

New #openaccess paper from #EMIS2017 in Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, #IJERPH, shows poor mental health and alcohol dependence more common in trans than cis MSM in Europe, HIV/STI diagnoses less common. https://t.co/EvUZuVakL3

[Charlie Witzel @TC_Witzel]

If you’re attending #AIDS2020 pop by our presentation on HIV self-testing uptake and acceptability in an online randomised controlled trial among men who have sex with men in England and Wales.

Can be found in OAD05. Powering HIV testing: Towards the target.

#TakeASelphi

[Catherine Dodds 💙 @dr_c_dodds]

It seems that for me, publications are like busses. None for a spell, then three all at once! 🚌🚌🚌“The Long and Winding Road: Archiving and Re-Using Qualitative Data from 12 Research Projects Spanning 16 Years” is now published and is available at https://t.co/vvgu9SrgTr

[Charlie Witzel @TC_Witzel]

Exciting day at @SigmaResearch1- @IdiosyncraticXL and I are really pleased to welcome @ejnicholls_ to the SELPHI team.

She’ll be working with us on two qualitative studies exploring HIV self-testing experiences.

[Charlie Witzel @TC_Witzel]

Exciting day: today @IdiosyncraticXL and I launched @SigmaResearch1’s latest study interviewing gay/bi men from ethnic minorities who took part in the SELPHI trial.

We’re trying to learn more about their experiences with sexual health services and HIV self-testing.

[ARCSHS @LTU_Sex_Health]

We're very pleased to announce the appointment of ARCSHS Deputy Director Adam Bourne to the Victorian Government LGBTIQ Taskforce, and as head of its Health & Human Services Working Group, which includes Rainbow Health Victoria Director Marina Carman.

https://t.co/COoyS8jXGI