Katherine A. Thomas
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View article: How Can New TB Vaccines Be Effectively Introduced in Indonesia? Insights from Diverse Stakeholders
How Can New TB Vaccines Be Effectively Introduced in Indonesia? Insights from Diverse Stakeholders Open
Background New adult tuberculosis (TB) vaccines are in clinical trials and may be licensed as soon as 2028. However, vaccine rollout requires addressing multiple contextual factors beyond clinical trial findings. This study explored stakeh…
View article: Do community pharmacies add value to immunization programs? A systematic review from the UK between 2015-2024
Do community pharmacies add value to immunization programs? A systematic review from the UK between 2015-2024 Open
Community pharmacies (CPs) have played an increasing role in delivery of influenza and COVID19 vaccination in recent years. This systematic review updates an analysis conducted in 2015, looking at the impact and acceptability of CP vaccina…
View article: Insights on the Implementation Strategies for a Potential New Tuberculosis Vaccine in South Africa
Insights on the Implementation Strategies for a Potential New Tuberculosis Vaccine in South Africa Open
Background Several tuberculosis (TB) vaccines intended for adults and adolescents are in late-stage clinical trials, but there is limited research into how a new TB vaccine would be introduced. South Africa is at the forefront of TB vaccin…
View article: The Association of Mental Health With Menstrual Health Among Secondary School Students in Uganda: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
The Association of Mental Health With Menstrual Health Among Secondary School Students in Uganda: A Longitudinal Cohort Study Open
Negative menstrual experiences were associated with subsequent mental health problems among in-school Ugandan adolescents, but effect sizes were small. Interventions would need to achieve large improvements in multiple dimensions of menstr…
View article: Menstrual product choice and factors associated with use of freely-distributed reusable products among female secondary students in Uganda: A longitudinal study
Menstrual product choice and factors associated with use of freely-distributed reusable products among female secondary students in Uganda: A longitudinal study Open
Introduction : Access to menstrual products is a key factor for improving menstrual health, but there is limited research on the facilitators and barriers to their uptake and use. We describe menstrual product use, and factors associated w…
View article: Associations of menstrual health with school absenteeism and educational performance among Ugandan secondary school students: A longitudinal study
Associations of menstrual health with school absenteeism and educational performance among Ugandan secondary school students: A longitudinal study Open
Background Relatively few studies have quantified the amount of school missed due to poor menstrual health, or the impact of menstrual health on educational performance. Methods We analysed baseline and longitudinal data from participants …
View article: Effects and costs of a multi-component menstrual health intervention (MENISCUS) on mental health problems, educational performance, and menstrual health in Ugandan secondary schools: an open-label, school-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial
Effects and costs of a multi-component menstrual health intervention (MENISCUS) on mental health problems, educational performance, and menstrual health in Ugandan secondary schools: an open-label, school-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial Open
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Medical Research Council; Department of Health and Social Care; and Wellcome.
View article: A multifaceted menstrual health intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes and menstrual practices among secondary schoolgirls in Northwest Tanzania: a pilot intervention study
A multifaceted menstrual health intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes and menstrual practices among secondary schoolgirls in Northwest Tanzania: a pilot intervention study Open
The pilot intervention showed improvements in menstrual practices, psychosocial outcomes and school participation among schoolgirls but had no effect on school climate or self-reported urogenital symptoms. Stronger evidence from rigorously…
View article: A multifaceted menstrual health intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes and menstrual practices among secondary schoolgirls in Northwest Tanzania: a pilot intervention study
A multifaceted menstrual health intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes and menstrual practices among secondary schoolgirls in Northwest Tanzania: a pilot intervention study Open
Introduction: Schools provide an important opportunity to sustainably reach and improve menstrual experiences and outcomes among adolescent girls. This study examined changes in psychosocial outcomes and menstrual practices after a pilot m…
View article: Sleep health epidemiology and associations with menstrual health, mental health, and educational performance among in-school female adolescents in Uganda: A longitudinal study
Sleep health epidemiology and associations with menstrual health, mental health, and educational performance among in-school female adolescents in Uganda: A longitudinal study Open
Poor sleep is prevalent among in-school female Ugandan adolescents and is associated with subsequent poorer menstrual health, mental health, and educational performance. Improving sleep in this population could benefit menstrual health, me…
View article: Factors associated with declining a menstrual cup among female students and their parents in Ugandan secondary schools: a cross-sectional study
Factors associated with declining a menstrual cup among female students and their parents in Ugandan secondary schools: a cross-sectional study Open
Introduction A greater choice of menstrual products may improve menstrual health (MH). This study assessed factors associated with declining consent to receive a menstrual cup by parents and female students participating in a MH interventi…
View article: Unmet menstrual needs and psychosocial well-being among schoolgirls in Northern Tanzania: baseline results from the PASS MHW study
Unmet menstrual needs and psychosocial well-being among schoolgirls in Northern Tanzania: baseline results from the PASS MHW study Open
Schoolgirls have unmet needs related to transporting and using menstrual material in school, and these needs differed across schools in northern Tanzania. Menstrual-related pain remains a major reason for poor school attendance and partici…
View article: Unmet Menstrual Needs and Psychosocial Well-being among Schoolgirls in Northern Tanzania: Baseline Results from the PASS MHW Study
Unmet Menstrual Needs and Psychosocial Well-being among Schoolgirls in Northern Tanzania: Baseline Results from the PASS MHW Study Open
Introduction: Improving menstrual health among schoolgirls is essential to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals for gender equality, good health and wellbeing, and quality education. School participation and wellbeing among girls in l…
View article: PA-391 Self-efficacy of menstrual health and school attendance among Ugandan secondary school girls
PA-391 Self-efficacy of menstrual health and school attendance among Ugandan secondary school girls Open
Background Menstrual health (MH) is a public health issue in low- and middle-income countries impacting adolescent girls' education. This study aims to measure MH self-efficacy and its association with school attendance among girls in Waki…
View article: Do community measures impact the effectiveness of a community led HIV testing intervention. Secondary analysis of an HIV self-testing intervention in rural communities in Zimbabwe
Do community measures impact the effectiveness of a community led HIV testing intervention. Secondary analysis of an HIV self-testing intervention in rural communities in Zimbabwe Open
View article: Bibliometric analysis of authorship patterns in publications from a research group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 2016–2020
Bibliometric analysis of authorship patterns in publications from a research group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 2016–2020 Open
Background Authors from low and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions are under-represented in publications of research based in LMICs. This case study of publications from authors within the Medical Research Council International Stat…
View article: Longstanding Crystalline Retinopathy Secondary to Intravitreal Triamcinolone Injection
Longstanding Crystalline Retinopathy Secondary to Intravitreal Triamcinolone Injection Open
Background: Crystalline retinopathy has many disparate etiologies with varying potentials in visual outcome. Due to the potential severity of these outcomes, differentiation of etiology is critical to guide both follow up and treatment reg…