Maureen McGowan- MSc
- PhD Student and researcher at Heidelberg University
Maureen McGowan
- MSc
- PhD Student and researcher at Heidelberg University
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April 2024 - present
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As part of the Hub Communities' Annual Theme 2024: Global Health in Conflict Settings presented Global Health Talk 2024 (5-6 December, 2024) organised by Global Health Hub Germany, Berlin, Germany.
Background
The uptake of daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)—a highly effective intervention—remains low among African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who could benefit. AGYW who initiate PrEP often do so through informal peer referral, which may be enhanced with formalized peer referral and peer-delivered HIV self-testing (HIVST...
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A qualitative analysis of voluntary assisted partner notification
Little is known about Voluntary Assisted Partner Notification (VAPN) in groups in sub-Saharan Africa that experience marginalisation. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with purposively selected medical and health professionals (N = 15) regarding...
Since COVID-19 emerged in China, social media has spread fake news and conspiracy theories faster than the virus, causing the population to take false actions and follow misleading information, which leads to hospitalization, and even deaths, especially in conflict settings. Therefore, efforts to address health misinformation on social media have b...
This policy brief aims to provide a comprehensive framework with key policy recommendations and actions that highlight the critical importance of addressing the health challenges faced by migrants and refugees in host countries. By addressing facilitators, barriers, frontline worker experiences, system integration, and specific healthcare needs, th...
Background: Voluntary assisted partner notification (VAPN) in HIV contact tracing is a globally recommended strategy to identify persons who have been exposed to HIV and link them to HIV testing and follow-up. However, there is little understanding about how VAPN is experienced by stakeholders in sub-Saharan African (SSA) contexts. We conducted a m...
Background
Oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention is highly effective, but uptake remains low in Africa, especially among young women who are a priority population for HIV prevention services. HIV self-testing (HIVST) has been proven to increase HIV testing in diverse populations but has been underutilized to support linkage to...
What are the main challenges migrants and refugees are faced with navigating the German health care system? And how can these challenges be addressed with possible solutions? On behalf of the Global Health and Migration Community, Maureen McGowan and Olha Fokaf conducted seven interviews with migrants and refugees on their experiences within the Ge...
Background: Uptake of daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a highly effective intervention, remains low among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). Most AGYW initiate PrEP through informal peer referral, which may be enhanced with formalized referral and peer-delivered HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits.
Methods: We pilot tested a peer P...
Background
Pandemics, especially in fragile war-torn countries like Yemen, challenge their already strained health systems. Community adherence to pandemic prevention measures is necessary to curb the severity and spread of emerging pandemics – which is influenced by factors, such as people’s knowledge and attitudes toward the pandemic. No studies...
The Global Health and Migration Community was invited to submit a statement to the German Bundestag's Sub Committee on Global Health on shortages of the health workforce in Germany and its impact on global health dynamics. Sub Committee members appreciated the feedback, stating that the Community’s “in-depth analysis brought very valuable informati...
For the first time since the foundation of the Global Health Hub Germany in 2019, the members voted on an overarching and crosscutting topic for 2022: mental Health and well-being. By choosing this topic, Community members aimed for a deeper understanding of the relevance of mental health for the work of various Hub Communities and to start a conve...
Background: This study aims to describe the observable symptoms of children with COVID-19 infection and analyze access to real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing among children seeking care in Yemen. Method: In the period of March 2020–February 2022, data were obtained from 495 children suspected to have been infected with COVID-19 (fr...
Background
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for HIV prevention, but uptake remains low, especially among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Kenya. A model in which trained AGYW using PrEP deliver HIV self-tests to their close friends and refer them to PrEP may help increase PrEP uptake in this population. To understand AG...
The Women's Health Hub of the Global Health Hub Germany (GHHG) was invited to participate in the FIDE Conference on Planetary and Women's Health. In this presentation we put together expertise from researchers in climate change & health and from women's health. In this presentation we identified an existing literature gap on climate migration and i...
Our team presents the newest findings from our analysis on voluntary assisted partner notification (VAPN) policy in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We interviewed stakeholders (N=15) from global, national, and community levels across eight SSA countries to develop a better understanding of how VAPN policy is developed, implemented and perceived. We found...
Background
Female sex workers (FSWs) have tightly connected peer networks and remain at high risk of HIV acquisition. Peer delivery of HIV prevention interventions, such as HIV self-testing (HIVST), is a recommended implementation strategy for increasing intervention uptake and continuation among FSWs. We analyzed qualitative data from a peer-deliv...
This study aimed to understand the acceptability of a novel model utilising peer-delivered HIV self-testing (HIVST) to support peer referral to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services among Kenyan adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). This study reflects a formative qualitative research study and specifically used measures of "attitudes", "norm...
Many adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) experience gender–based violence (GBV) in Tanzania and only few seek GBV health services following violence. The objectives of our study are (1) to evaluate knowledge of gender–based violence among AGYW, (2) to explore their perceptions of and experiences with GBV health service quality and (3) to evalua...
This project investigated the influence of social support on the uptake of peer-delivered HIV self-testing kits (HIVST) among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda. This project was situated within a larger randomised-control trial and aimed to inform the design of future peer-based HIV prevention interventions.
