Allen, CF; Desmond, N; Chiduo, B; Medard, L; Lees, SS; Vallely, A; Francis, SC; Ross, DA; Hayes, RJ; (2010) Intravaginal and menstrual practices among women working in food and recreational facilities in Mwanza, Tanzania: implications for microbicide trials. AIDS and behavior, 14 (5). pp. 1169-81. ISSN 1090-7165 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-010-9750-8

Francis, SC; Ao, TT; Vanobberghen, FM; Chilongani, J; Hashim, R; Andreasen, A; Watson-Jones, D; Changalucha, J; Kapiga, S; Hayes, RJ; (2014) Epidemiology of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women at Increased Risk for HIV in Northwestern Tanzania: Inadequacy of Syndromic Management. PloS one, 9 (7). e101221. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101221

Francis, SC; Baisley, K; Lees, SS; Andrew, B; Zalwango, F; Seeley, J; Vandepitte, J; Ao, TT; van de Wijgert, J; Watson-Jones, D; +3 more... Kapiga, S; Grosskurth, H; Hayes, RJ; (2013) Vaginal Practices among Women at High Risk of HIV Infection in Uganda and Tanzania: Recorded Behaviour from a Daily Pictorial Diary. PLoS One, 8 (3). e59085. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059085

Francis, SC; Hou, Y; Baisley, K; van de Wijgert, J; Watson-Jones, D; Ao, TT; Herrera, C; Maganja, K; Andreasen, A; Kapiga, S; +3 more... Coulton, GR; Hayes, RJ; Shattock, RJ; (2016) Immune Activation in the Female Genital Tract: Expression Profiles of Soluble Proteins in Women at High Risk for HIV Infection. PloS one, 11 (1). e0143109. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143109

Francis, SC; Kent, CK; Klausner, JD; Rauch, L; Kohn, R; Hardick, A; Gaydos, CA; (2008) Prevalence of rectal Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium in male patients at the San Francisco STD clinic, 2005-2006. Sexually transmitted diseases, 35 (9). pp. 797-800. ISSN 0148-5717 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318177ec39

Francis, SC; Lees, SS; Andrew, B; Zalwango, F; Vandepitte, J; Ao, T; Baisley, K; Kapiga, S; Grosskurth, H; Hayes, R; (2012) Vaginal practices diary: development of a pictorial data collection tool for sensitive behavioral data. Sexually transmitted diseases, 39 (8). pp. 614-21. ISSN 0148-5717 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182515fe4

Francis, SC; Looker, C; Vandepitte, J; Bukenya, J; Mayanja, Y; Nakubulwa, S; Hughes, P; Hayes, RJ; Weiss, HA; Grosskurth, H; (2015) Bacterial vaginosis among women at high risk for HIV in Uganda: high rate of recurrent diagnosis despite treatment. Sexually transmitted infections, 92 (2). pp. 142-8. ISSN 1368-4973 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052160

Francis, SC; Mthiyane, TN; Baisley, K; Mchunu, SL; Ferguson, JB; Smit, T; Crucitti, T; Gareta, D; Dlamini, S; Mutevedzi, T; +4 more... Seeley, J; Pillay, D; McGrath, N; Shahmanesh, M; (2018) Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young people in South Africa: A nested survey in a health and demographic surveillance site. PLoS medicine, 15 (2). e1002512. ISSN 1549-1277 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002512

Gautam, R; Borgdorff, H; Jespers, V; Francis, SC; Verhelst, R; Mwaura, M; Delany-Moretlwe, S; Ndayisaba, G; Kyongo, JK; Hardy, L; +6 more... Menten, J; Crucitti, T; Tsivtsivadze, E; Schuren, F; van de Wijgert, JH; Vaginal Biomarkers Study Group; (2015) Correlates of the molecular vaginal microbiota composition of African women. BMC infectious diseases, 15 (1). p. 86. ISSN 1471-2334 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0831-1

Hilber, AM; Francis, SC; Chersich, M; Scott, P; Redmond, S; Bender, N; Miotti, P; Temmerman, M; Low, N; (2010) Intravaginal Practices, Vaginal Infections and HIV Acquisition: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS One, 5 (2). e9119. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009119

Jespers, V; Francis, SC; van de Wijgert, J; Crucitti, T; (2010) Methodological Issues in Sampling the Local Immune System of the Female Genital Tract in the Context of HIV Prevention Trials. American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, NY. ISSN 1046-7408 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00938.x Full text not available from this repository.

Kapiga, SH; Ewings, FM; Ao, T; Chilongani, J; Mongi, A; Baisley, K; Francis, S; Andreasen, A; Hashim, R; Watson-Jones, D; +2 more... Changalucha, J; Hayes, R; (2013) The Epidemiology of HIV and HSV-2 Infections among Women Participating in Microbicide and Vaccine Feasibility Studies in Northern Tanzania. PLoS One, 8 (7). e68825. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068825

Koslicki, D; Chatterjee, S; Shahrivar, D; Walker, AW; Francis, SC; Fraser, LJ; Vehkaperä, M; Lan, Y; Corander, J; (2015) ARK: Aggregation of Reads by K-Means for Estimation of Bacterial Community Composition. PloS one, 10 (10). e0140644. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140644

Lees, S; Zalwango, F; Andrew, B; Vandepitte, J; Seeley, J; Hayes, RJ; Francis, SC; (2013) Understanding motives for intravaginal practices amongst Tanzanian and Ugandan women at high risk of HIV infection: the embodiment of social and cultural norms and well-being. Social science & medicine (1982), 102. pp. 165-73. ISSN 0277-9536 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.12.005

Low, N; Chersich, MF; Schmidlin, K; Egger, M; Francis, SC; van de Wijgert, JH; Hayes, RJ; Baeten, JM; Brown, J; Delany-Moretlwe, S; +9 more... Kaul, R; McGrath, N; Morrison, C; Myer, L; Temmerman, M; van der Straten, A; Watson-Jones, D; Zwahlen, M; Hilber, AM; (2011) Intravaginal Practices, Bacterial Vaginosis, and HIV Infection in Women: Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. PLoS medicine, 8 (2). e1000416. ISSN 1549-1277 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000416

Miiro, G; DeCelles, J; Rutakumwa, R; Nakiyingi-Miiro, J; Muzira, P; Ssembajjwe, W; Musoke, S; Gibson, LJ; Hershow, RB; Francis, S; +4 more... Torondel, B; Ross, DA; Weiss, HA; MENISCUS project; (2017) Soccer-based promotion of voluntary medical male circumcision: A mixed-methods feasibility study with secondary students in Uganda. PloS one, 12 (10). e0185929. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185929

Miiro, G; Rutakumwa, R; Nakiyingi-Miiro, J; Nakuya, K; Musoke, S; Namakula, J; Francis, S; Torondel, B; Gibson, LJ; Ross, DA; +1 more... Weiss, HA; (2018) Menstrual health and school absenteeism among adolescent girls in Uganda (MENISCUS): a feasibility study. BMC women's health, 18 (1). p. 4. ISSN 1472-6874 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-017-0502-z

Mongi, AS; Baisley, K; Ao, TT; Chilongani, J; Aguirre-Andreasen, A; Francis, SC; Shao, J; Hayes, R; Kapiga, S; (2013) Factors Associated with Problem Drinking among Women Employed in Food and Recreational Facilities in Northern Tanzania. PLoS One, 8 (12). e84447. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084447

Morrison, CS; Chen, PL; Kwok, C; Baeten, JM; Brown, J; Crook, AM; Van Damme, L; Delany-Moretlwe, S; Francis, SC; Friedland, BA; +16 more... Hayes, RJ; Heffron, R; Kapiga, S; Karim, QA; Karpoff, S; Kaul, R; McClelland, RS; McCormack, S; McGrath, N; Myer, L; Rees, H; van der Straten, A; Watson-Jones, D; van de Wijgert, JH; Stalter, R; Low, N; (2015) Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of HIV Acquisition: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. PLoS medicine, 12 (1). e1001778. ISSN 1549-1277 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001778

Torrone, EA; Morrison, CS; Chen, PL; Kwok, C; Francis, SC; Hayes, RJ; Looker, KJ; McCormack, S; McGrath, N; van de Wijgert, JHHM; +4 more... Watson-Jones, D; Low, N; Gottlieb, SL; STIMA Working Group; (2018) Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among women in sub-Saharan Africa: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 18 HIV prevention studies. PLoS medicine, 15 (2). e1002511. ISSN 1549-1277 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002511

Unemo, M; Bradshaw, CS; Hocking, JS; de Vries, HJC; Francis, SC; Mabey, D; Marrazzo, JM; Sonder, GJB; Schwebke, JR; Hoornenborg, E; +4 more... Peeling, RW; Philip, SS; Low, N; Fairley, CK; (2017) Sexually transmitted infections: challenges ahead. The Lancet infectious diseases, 17 (8). e235-e279. ISSN 1473-3099 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30310-9

Vallely, A; Hambleton, IR; Kasindi, S; Knight, L; Francis, SC; Chirwa, T; Everett, D; Shagi, C; Cook, C; Barberousse, C; +5 more... Watson-Jones, D; Changalucha, J; Ross, D; Hayes, RJ; Microbicides Development Programme; (2010) Are women who work in bars, guesthouses and similar facilities a suitable study population for vaginal microbicide trials in Africa? PLoS One, 5 (5). e10661. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010661

Vandepitte, J; Bukenya, J; Weiss, HA; Nakubulwa, S; Francis, SC; Hughes, P; Hayes, R; Grosskurth, H; (2011) HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Cohort of Women Involved in High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Kampala, Uganda. Sexually transmitted diseases, 38 (4). pp. 316-323. ISSN 0148-5717 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182099545 Full text not available from this repository.

Wagner, J; Coupland, P; Browne, HP; Lawley, TD; Francis, SC; Parkhill, J; (2016) Evaluation of PacBio sequencing for full-length bacterial 16S rRNA gene classification. BMC microbiology, 16. p. 274. ISSN 1471-2180 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0891-4

van de Wijgert, JH; Borgdorff, H; Verhelst, R; Crucitti, T; Francis, S; Verstraelen, H; Jespers, V; (2014) The vaginal microbiota: what have we learned after a decade of molecular characterization? PloS one, 9 (8). e105998. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105998