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Employment (3)

Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO): Johannesburg, ZA

2020-06-03 to present | Senior Researcher
Employment
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Aurum Institute: Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, ZA

2008-06-28 to 2020-06-20 | Scientist (Implementation Research)
Employment
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Foundation for Alcohol Related Research (FARR): Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, ZA

2005-01-01 to 2008-06-20 | Project Co-ordinator and Consultant Psychometrist (Research)
Employment
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Education and qualifications (4)

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg: Johannesburg, South Africa, ZA

2008-01-04 to 2012-04-30 | PhD (Psychology)
Education
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg: Johannesburg, South Africa, ZA

2002 to 2003 | Master of Arts (School of Psychology)
Education
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg: Johannesburg, South Africa, ZA

2000 to 2001 | Bachelor of Science (Applied Honours) (School of Psychology)
Education
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg: Johannesburg, South Africa, ZA

1995 to 1997 | Bachelor of Science (School of Psychology)
Education
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Professional activities (2)

University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg: Johannesburg-Braamfontein, Gauteng, ZA

2021-07-25 to present | Joint appointment (Faculty of Health Sciences)
Invited position
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

University of the Witwatersrand: Johannesburg-Braamfontein, Gauteng, ZA

2019 to 2021-07-24 | Honorary Senior Lecturer (School of Public Health)
Invited position
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Funding (4)

Indlela: generating scaleable evidence-based nudges to reach HIV epidemic control

2023-07 to 2026-12 | Grant
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle, Washington, US)
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INV-049484

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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa

2023-01 to 2023-12 | Grant
Scowcroft Institute at Texas A&M University (Texas, Huntsville, Texas, US)
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#7p22096C

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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Behavioural Research Advancing VaccinatiOns (BRAVO)

2021-09 to 2023-04 | Grant
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (WA, WA, US)
GRANT_NUMBER:

INV-036204

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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

A pilot study - Use of incentivised mobile technology to improve uptake of HIV testing services among 15 to 24 year olds.

2017-12 to 2018-11 | Grant
Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence” (“SANTHE”) (KwaZulu Natal, ZA)
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107752/Z/15/Z

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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Works (44)

Adolescent choices and caregiver roles: Understanding individual and interpersonal influences on sexual decision-making in South Africa

PLOS Global Public Health
2024-12-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Heeran Makkan; Marie A. Brault; Yvonne Wangui Machira; Funeka Mthembu; Omphile Masibi; Thuso Molefe; Pholo Maenetje; Vincent Muturi-Kioi; Matt A. Price; Vinodh Aroon Edward et al.
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Improving pre-exposure prophylaxis service delivery to gay men and other men who have sex with men in South Africa: Generating novel insights with a nudgeathon

Gates Open Research
2024-10-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Lawrence Long; Candice Chetty-Makkan; Simamkele Bokolo; Caroline Govathson; Brendan Maughan-Brown; Preethi Mistri; Sophie Pascoe; Alison Buttenheim
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Evaluation of four interventions using behavioural economics insights to increase demand for voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa through the MoyaApp: A quasi-experimental study

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2024-08-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1525-4135
Contributors: Preethi Mistri; Silviu Tomescu; Simamkele Bokolo; Alexandra De Nooy; Pedro T. Pisa; Skye Grove; Laura Schmucker; Candice Chetty-Makkan; Lawrence Long; Alison Buttenheim et al.
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Applying behavioural economics principles to increase demand for free HIV testing services at private doctor-led clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa: A randomised controlled trial

PLOS Global Public Health
2024-08-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2767-3375
Contributors: Simamkele Bokolo; Suzanne Mabaso; Wentzel Kruger; Preethi Mistri; Laura; Candice Chetty-Makkan; Sophie J. S. Pascoe; Alison Buttenheim; Harsha Thirumurthy; Lawrence Long
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

A randomized trial of ‘fresh start’ text messaging to improve return to care in people with HIV who missed appointments in South Africa

AIDS
2024-08-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0269-9370
Part of ISSN: 1473-5571
Contributors: Christine Njuguna; Lawrence Long; Preethi Mistri; Candice Chetty-Makkan; Brendan Maughan-Brown; Alison Buttenheim; Laura Schmucker; Sophie Pascoe; Harsha Thirumurthy; Cara O’Connor et al.
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Adolescent choices and caregiver roles: Understanding individual and interpersonal influences on sexual decision-making in South Africa

2024-07-21 | Preprint
Contributors: Heeran Makkan; Yvonne Wangui Machira; Funeka Mthembu; Omphile Masibi; Thuso Molefe; Pholo Maenetje; Vincent Muturi-Kioi; Matt A. Price; Vinodh Aroon Edward; Candice Chetty-Makkan
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High STI burden among a cohort of adolescents aged 12–19 years in a youth-friendly clinic in South Africa

PLOS ONE
2024-07-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Matt Price; Monica Kuteesa; Oladimeji Matthew; William Brumskine; Vinodh Edward; Heeran Makkan; Funeka Mthembu; Vincent Muturi-Kioi; Candice Chetty-Makkan; Pholo Maenetje
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Maximising the value of nudge units for global health

The Lancet Global Health
2023-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2214-109X
Contributors: Harsha Thirumurthy; Alison M Buttenheim; Candice Chetty-Makkan; Sophie Pascoe
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Applying behavioural economics principles to increase demand for free HIV testing services at private doctor-led clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa: A randomised controlled trial

2023-08-09 | Preprint
Contributors: Simamkele Bokolo; Suzanne Mabaso; Wentzel Kruger; Preethi Mistri; Laura Schmucker; Candice Chetty-Makkan; Sophie J S Pascoe; Alison Buttenheim; Harsha Thirumurthy; Lawrence Long
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Increasing HIV treatment literacy among people living with HIV using a novel health communication aid: Evidence from KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa

2023-06-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Caroline Govathson; Neo Ndlovu; Letitia Rambally-Greener; Laura Schmucker; Candice Chetty-Makkan; Jacqui Miot; Harsha Thirumurthy; Sophie Pascoe; Shawn Malone; Alison Buttenheim
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Qualitative study exploring the feasibility of using medication monitors and a differentiated care approach to support adherence among people receiving TB treatment in South Africa

BMJ Open
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Rachel Mukora; Noriah Maraba; Catherine Orrell; Lauren Jennings; Pren Naidoo; M Thulani Mbatha; Kavindhran Velen; Katherine Fielding; Salome Charalambous; Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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A qualitative exploration into the presence of TB stigmatization across three districts in South Africa

BMC Public Health
2023-03-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1471-2458
Contributors: Daniel DeSanto; Kavindhran Velen; Richard Lessells; Sewele Makgopa; Dumile Gumede; Katherine Fielding; Alison D Grant; Salome Charalambous; Candice M Chetty-Makkan
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Attitudes Toward Gender-Based Violence Among Sexually Active Adult Men at High Risk for HIV in Rustenburg, South Africa

American Journal of Men's Health
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85132862780

Part of ISSN: 15579891 15579883
Contributors: Makkan, H.; Maenetje, P.; Chetty-Makkan, C.M.; Muchiri, E.; Latka, M.H.; Edward, V.A.; Price, M.A.; Omosa-Manyonyi, G.; Lindan, C.
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Quasi-experimental evaluation of a financial incentive for first-dose COVID-19 vaccination among adults aged ≥60 years in South Africa

BMJ Global Health
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan; Harsha Thirumurthy; Elizabeth F Bair; Simamkele Bokolo; Candy Day; Korstiaan Wapenaar; Jesse Werner; Lawrence Long; Brendan Maughan-Brown; Jacqui Miot et al.
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A quasi-experimental evaluation of a financial incentive for first-dose COVID-19 vaccination among adults aged ≥ 60 years in South Africa

2022-05-07 | Preprint
Contributors: Candice M Chetty-Makkan; Harsha Thirumurthy; Elizabeth F Bair; Simamkele Bokolo; Candy Day; Korstiaan Wapenaar; Jesse Werner; Lawrence Long; Brendan Maughan-Brown; Jacqui Miot et al.
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Understanding factors influencing utilization of HIV prevention and treatment services among patients and providers in a heterogeneous setting: A qualitative study from South Africa

PLOS Global Public Health
2022-02-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Lucy Chimoyi; Marie A. Brault; Jeremiah Chikovore; Eustasius Musenge; Tonderai Mabuto; Candice. M. Chetty-Makkan; Reuben Munyai; Tshegang Nchachi; Salome Charalambous; Geoffrey Setswe
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The geography of COVID-19 misinformation: using geospatial maps for targeted messaging to combat misinformation on COVID-19, South Africa

BMC Research Notes
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1756-0500
Contributors: Lucy Chimoyi; Tonderai Mabuto; Tanyaradzwa Dube; Nasiphi Ntombela; Tshegang Nchachi; Dakalo Tshisebe; Candice M. Chetty-Makkan; Geoffrey K. Setswe
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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Correction: HIV-related stigma and uptake of antiretroviral treatment among incarcerated individuals living with HIV/AIDS in South African correctional settings: A mixed methods analysis.

PloS one
2021-11-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Chimoyi L; Hoffmann CJ; Hausler H; Ndini P; Rabothata I; Daniels-Felix D; Olivier AJ; Fielding K; Salome Charalambous; Chetty-Makkan CM
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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An economic evaluation of an intervention to increase demand for medical male circumcision among men aged 25-49 years in South Africa.

BMC health services research
2021-10-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Marionette Holmes; Mukora R; Don Lawrence Mudzengi; Salome Charalambous; Chetty-Makkan CM; Kisbey-Green H; Maraisane M; Grund J
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Description of adverse events among adult men following voluntary medical male circumcision: Findings from a circumcision programme in two provinces of South Africa.

PloS one
2021-08-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Evans Muchiri; Salome Charalambous; Ginindza S; Maraisane M; Maringa T; Vranken P; Loykissoonlal D; Vincent Muturi-Kioi; Chetty-Makkan CM
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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Exploring the promise and reality of ward-based primary healthcare outreach teams conducting TB household contact tracing in three districts of South Africa

PLOS ONE
2021-08-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Candice M. Chetty-Makkan; Amrita Daftary; Daniel deSanto; Richard Lessells; Salome Charalambous; Kavindhran Velen; Sewele Makgopa; Dumile Gumede; Katherine Fielding; Alison D. Grant
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HIV-related stigma and uptake of antiretroviral treatment among incarcerated individuals living with HIV/AIDS in South African correctional settings: A mixed methods analysis.

PloS one
2021-07-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Lucy Chimoyi; Hoffmann, CJ; Hausler H; Ndini P; Rabothata I; Daniels-Felix D; Olivier AJ; Fielding K; Salome Charalambous; Chetty-Makkan CM
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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High risk sexual behaviours associated with traditional beliefs about gender roles among men interested in medical male circumcision in South Africa.

AIDS research and therapy
2021-06-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Chetty-Makkan CM; Grund JM; Muchiri E; Price MA; Latka MH; Salome Charalambous
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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Evaluation of adherence monitoring system using evriMED with a differentiated response compared to standard of care among drug-sensitive TB patients in three provinces in South Africa: a protocol for a cluster randomised control trial.

Trials
2021-06-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Noriah Maraba; Orrell C; Chetty-Makkan CM; Kavindhran Velen; Mukora R; Page-Shipp L; Naidoo P; Mbatha MT; Fielding KL; Salome Charalambous
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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Youth Preferences for HIV Testing in South Africa: Findings from the Youth Action for Health (YA4H) Study Using a Discrete Choice Experiment

AIDS and Behavior
2021-01-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Candice M. Chetty-Makkan; Christopher J. Hoffmann; Salome Charalambous; Claire Botha; Simphiwe Ntshuntshe; Nolwazi Nkosi; Hae-Young Kim
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Exploring perceptions of low risk behaviour and drivers to test for HIV among South African youth

PLOS ONE
2021-01-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Tshifhiwa Muravha; Claudia Marotta; Christopher J. Hoffmann; Claire Botha; Wellington Maruma; Salome Charalambous; Candice M. Chetty-Makkan
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Universal test-and-treat in Zambian and South African correctional facilities: a multisite prospective cohort study.

The lancet. HIV
2020-08-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Herce ME; Hoffmann, CJ; Fielding K; Stephanie M Topp; Hausler H; Chimoyi L; Smith HJ; Chetty-Makkan CM; Mukora R; Mpho Tlali et al.
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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"Knock Knock": a qualitative study exploring the experience of household contacts on home visits and their attitude towards people living with TB in South Africa.

BMC public health
2020-07-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Farzana Sathar; Kavindhran Velen; Peterson M; Salome Charalambous; Chetty-Makkan CM
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'They are inconveniencing us' - exploring how gaps in patient education and patient centred approaches interfere with TB treatment adherence: perspectives from patients and clinicians in the Free State Province, South Africa.

BMC public health
2020-04-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Moodley N; Saimen A; Zakhura N; Motau D; Setswe G; Salome Charalambous; Chetty-Makkan CM
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"It's Not Like Taking Chocolates": Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South Africa.

Global health, science and practice
2019-06-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Stephanie M Topp; Chetty-Makkan CM; Smith HJ; Chimoyi L; Hoffmann, CJ; Fielding K; Reid SE; Olivier AJ; Hausler H; Herce ME et al.
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HIV incidence and predictors of inconsistent condom use among adult men enrolled into an HIV vaccine preparedness study, Rustenburg, South Africa.

PloS one
2019-04-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Pholo Maenetje; Lindan C; Heeran Makkan; Chetty-Makkan CM; Latka MH; Salome Charalambous; Mlotshwa M; Malefo M; William Brumskine; Hills NK et al.
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“To speak or not to speak”: A qualitative analysis on the attitude and willingness of women to start conversations about voluntary medical male circumcision with their partners in a peri-urban area, South Africa

PLOS ONE
2019-01-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Candice M. Chetty-Makkan; Cheng-Shi Shiu; Jonathan M. Grund; Reuben Munyai; Vuyokazi Gadla; Violet Chihota; Mpho Maraisane; Salome Charalambous
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Effectiveness of an "Exclusive Intervention Strategy" to increase medical male circumcision uptake among men aged 25-49 years in South Africa.

BMC public health
2018-07-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Jonathan Grund; Chetty-Makkan CM; Ginindza S; Munyai R; Kisbey-Green H; Maraisane M; Salome Charalambous
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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Exploring The Migration Profiles of Primary Healthcare Users in South Africa.

Journal of immigrant and minority health
2018-02-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Jo Vearey; Thea de Gruchy; Mphatso Kamndaya; Walls HL; Chetty-Makkan CM; Hanefeld J
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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Alcohol exposure during pregnancy altered childhood developmental trajectories in a rural South African community.

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
2017-08-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Davies LA; Kate Cockcroft; Olinger L; matthew chersich; Michael Urban; Chetty Makkan CM; Turnbull OH; Olivier L; Viljoen D
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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Delivering PrePex Medical Male Circumcision Services Through a Mobile Clinic: The Experience From a Pilot Project in North West Province, South Africa.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
2016-06-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Tendesayi Kufa; Chetty-Makkan C; Maraisane M; Salome Charalambous; Violet Chihota; Toledo C
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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Creating an African HIV clinical research and prevention trials network: HIV prevalence, incidence and transmission

PLoS ONE
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84927670396

Part of ISSN: 19326203
Contributors: Kamali, A.; Price, M.A.; Lakhi, S.; Karita, E.; Inambao, M.; Sanders, E.J.; Anzala, O.; Latka, M.H.; Bekker, L.-G.; Kaleebu, P. et al.
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan via Scopus - Elsevier

Understanding healthcare and population mobility in southern Africa: The case of South Africa.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
2015-11-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Walls HL; Jo Vearey; Modisenyane M; Chetty-Makkan CM; Salome Charalambous; Smith RD; Hanefeld J
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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Pregnancy incidence and correlates in a clinical trial preparedness study, North West Province South Africa.

PloS one
2014-05-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Chetty-Makkan CM; Fielding K; Feldblum PJ; Matt Price; Kruger P; Heeran Makkan; Salome Charalambous; Latka MH
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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Designing an adaptive phase II/III trial to evaluate efficacy, safety and immune correlates of new TB vaccines in young adults and adolescents.

Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland)
2012-12-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Rustomjee R; McClain B; Brennan MJ; McLeod R; Chetty-Makkan CM; Helen McShane; Willem Hanekom; Steel G; Mahomed H; Ginsberg AM et al.
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan
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HIV incidence and prevalence among cohorts of women with higher risk behaviour in Bloemfontein and Rustenburg, South Africa: a prospective study.

BMJ open
2012-02-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Feldblum PJ; Latka MH; Lombaard J; Chetty C; Chen PL; Sexton C; Fischer S
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Universal prevention is associated with lower prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Northern Cape, South Africa: a multicentre before-after study.

Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
2011-10-27 | Journal article
Contributors: matthew chersich; Michael Urban; Olivier L; Davies LA; Chetty C; Viljoen D
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Developmental delay of infants and young children with and without fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

African journal of psychiatry
2011-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Davies L; Dunn M; matthew chersich; Michael Urban; Chetty C; Olivier L; Viljoen D
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Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan

Fetal alcohol syndrome among grade 1 schoolchildren in Northern Cape Province: prevalence and risk factors.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
2008-11-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael Urban; matthew chersich; Fourie LA; Chetty C; Olivier L; Viljoen D
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Peer review (7 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for AIDS and behavior. (3)
Review activity for AIDS research and therapy (1)
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