Understanding the drivers of health and health behaviours

Working papers

Risk and social preferences predict risky sexual behaviour amongst youth in a high HIV-prevalence setting (with Matteo Galizzi, Louisa Moorhouse, Constance Nyamukapa and Timothy Hallett)

Work in progress

Access to medical services in childhood and later life outcomes: Evidence from post-apartheid South Africa

Publications

Thomas R, Skovdal M, Gallizzi M, Schaefer R, Moorhouse L, Nyamukapa C, Maswera R, Mandizvidza P, Hallett T, Gregson Set al., 2020, Improving risk perception and uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision with peer-education sessions and incentives, in Manicaland, East Zimbabwe: study protocol for a pilot randomised trial, Trials, Vol: 21, ISSN: 1745-6215

Thomas R, Skovdal M, Galizzi MM, Schaefer R, Moorhouse L, Nyamukapa C, Maswera R, Mandizvidza P, Hallett T, Gregson Set al., 2019, Improving risk perception and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) through interactive feedback-based counselling with and without community engagement in young women in Manicaland, East Zimbabwe: study protocol for a pilot randomized trial, Trials, Vol: 20, ISSN: 1745-6215

Thomas R, Burger R, Hauck K., 2018, Richer, wiser and in better health? The socioeconomic gradient in hypertension prevalence, unawareness and control in South Africa, Social Science and Medicine, Vol: 217, Pages: 18-30.

Schafer R, Thomas R, Rufurwokuda M, Kadzura N, Nyamukapa C, Gregson Set al., Relationships between changes in HIV risk perception and condom use in east Zimbabwe 2003-2013: Population-based longitudinal analyses, BMC Public Health, ISSN: 1471-2458

Schaefer R, Thomas R, Nyamukapa C, Maswera R, Kadzura N, Gregson Set al., 2018, Accuracy of HIV Risk Perception in East Zimbabwe 2003-2013., AIDS & Behavior