27 Aug 2026Open access
Estimated benefits of providing on-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis options for cisgender women in South Africa: A modeling studyPublisher sitePLoS ONE, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
Active, last published 2026
In hiv/aids research and interventions
Linda‐Gail
Bekker
Scholar“Research focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and adjacent fields.”
University of Cape Town
South Africa113
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01 · About the work
What I study
inda‐Gail Bekker is a researcher working on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions. A fuller summary will appear once they update their profile.
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Publication output and reach
Linda‐Gail's work has been cited 50,910 times across 3 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
03 · Research focus
Topics
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions×562Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health×309HIV Research and Treatment×195HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk×152HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment×107
04 · Where I am
Affiliations
Affiliation on published researchDesmond Tutu HIV Foundation, South AfricaDrawn from the institution listed on this researcher’s published work.
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05 · Selected work
Recent publications
29 works21 Aug 2026Open access
Characterization of vaginal lactobacilli from South African women toward the development of a biotherapeutic to optimize the vaginal microbiomePublisher siteApplied and Environmental Microbiology, Reproductive tract infections research
19 Aug 2026Open access
Southern African HIV Clinicians Society guideline on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infectionsPublisher siteSouthern African Journal of HIV Medicine, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
20 Jul 2026Open access
A Multi-Provincial Clinical Evaluation of the PANBIO™ COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Device in South AfricaPublisher siteDiagnostics, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
2 Jul 2026Open access
Cervicovaginal inflammation and HIV target cell activation in adolescent girls and young women with <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> infectionsPublisher siteSexually Transmitted Infections, Reproductive tract infections research
1 May 2026
Long-acting injectable ART: Promise for adherence, but persistent gaps in global accessPublisher siteMed, Medication Adherence and Compliance
18 Nov 20251cites
A Moderated Mediation Model of HIV-Related Anticipated Stigma and Social Capital on the Relationship Between Diagnosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Potentially Problematic Substance Use Among Young South AfricansPublisher siteInternational Journal of Behavioral Medicine, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
6 Oct 2025Open access1cites
Neutralizing and binding antibodies are a correlate of risk of COVID-19 in the CoVPN 3008 study in people with HIVPublisher siteNature Communications, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
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