Imperial College London

ProfessorSimonGregson

Faculty of MedicineSchool of Public Health

Professor in Demography and Behavioural Science
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 3279s.gregson

 
 
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Location

 

LG27Praed StreetSt Mary's Campus

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Summary

 

Summary

Simon Gregson is a demographer working on the dynamics of spread, impact and control of HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa. His work combines empirical studies including large-scale, longitudinal, population-based and clinical surveys with use of mathematical models. Simon is Director of the Manicaland HIV/STD Prevention Project in Zimbabwe.

Video (below)

Why did HIV decline in Zimbabwe?


The unique, population-based Manicaland study tracks the Zimbabwean HIV epidemic over 19 years. Professor Simon Gregson delivers his inaugural lecture. Recorded at Imperial College London on 08 Jun 2011.

Why did HIV decline in Zimbabwe?

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Publications

Journals

Skovdal M, Sorensen O, Muchemwa D, et al., 2023, “It will not be easy to accept”: Parents conflicting attitudes towards pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention amongst adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Vol:19, ISSN:1551-7411, Pages:266-271

Davis K, Moorhouse L, Maswera R, et al., 2023, Associations between HIV status and self-reported hypertension in a high HIV prevalence sub-Saharan African population: a cross-sectional study, Bmj Open, Vol:13, ISSN:2044-6055

Skovdal M, Jensen FJB, Maswera R, et al., 2023, Temporal discrepancies in "rapid" HIV testing: explaining misdiagnoses at the point-of-care in Zimbabwe, Bmc Infectious Diseases, Vol:23

Beckmann N, Skovdal M, Maswera R, et al., 2022, Rituals of care: Strategies adopted by HIV testers to avoid misdiagnosis in rapid HIV testing in Zimbabwe, Global Public Health, Vol:17, ISSN:1744-1692, Pages:4169-4182

Rao A, Moorhouse L, Maswera R, et al., 2022, Status of the HIV epidemic in Manicaland, east Zimbabwe prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Plos One, Vol:17, ISSN:1932-6203, Pages:1-19

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