Personal profile
Biography
Research interests
Euphemia’s recent and current work includes implementation research in self-care for HIV testing, HIV prevention and family planning, with projects in different population groups including general populations, young people, and sex workers. She strives to inform attainment of universal health coverage and recognise the importance of developing interventions that make health services more accessible. Her projects have a strong focus on community-based delivery of health interventions, including community-led interventions. Euphemia also conducts evaluations of pharmacy-delivery of HIV and SRH interventions and has started to diversify her research portfolio to include climate and health – with a project aimed at strengthening health systems resilience to climate crises. Euphemia employs robust evaluation methods including individual and cluster randomised trials, quasi experimental methods, often in mixed-methods projects that include qualitative methods and economic evaluation.
Teaching
Euphemia teaches on topics including, introduction to epidemiology, introduction to biostatistics, systematic reviews, and implementation research.
Themes
- Maternal, Neonatal, Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Community Health and Resilient Health Systems
- Climate Health
- Equity and Capacity Research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Availability, acceptability and adoption of decision aids for HIV prevention and contraception for young people a scoping review protocol
Kabonga, I., Kuguyo, O., Mancitshana, L., Chidhanguro, K., Munhenzva, S., Masiyambiri, F., Ruhode, N., Mangenah, C. & Sibanda, E., 4 Mar 2026, In: BMJ Open. 16, 3, p. e106381Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Community-led strategies for communicable disease prevention and management in low- and middle- income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review of health, social, and economic impact
Indravudh, P. P., McGee, K., Sibanda, E., Corbett, E. L., Fielding, K. & Terris-Prestholt, F., 2 Apr 2025, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 5, 4, p. e0004304 e0004304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing and evaluating a community-driven intervention to promote uptake of HIV and contraception services among students enrolled in colleges and universities in Zimbabwe
Kuguyo, O., Mancitshana, L., Mangenah, C., Tumushime, M. K., Ruhode, N., Matsikire, E., Kalweo, J., Terris-Prestholt, F., Cowan, F. & Sibanda, E., 25 Jun 2025, In: Journal of the International AIDS Society. 28, S1, e26461.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do community-level factors play a role in HIV self-testing uptake, linkage to services and HIV-related outcomes? A mixed methods study of community-led HIV self-testing in rural Zimbabwe
Tumushime, M. K., Ruhode, N., Neuman, M., Watadzaushe, C., Mutseta, M., Taegtmeyer, M., Johnson, C. C., Hatzold, K., Corbett, E. L., Cowan, F. & Sibanda, E., 24 Apr 2025, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 5, 4 April, p. e0003196 e0003196.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors influencing uptake of COVID-19 diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa: a rapid scoping review
Phiri, M. M., Dunkley, Y., Di Giacomo, E., Lora, W., Kumwenda, M., Kabonga, I., Isere, E., Bimba, J., Sibanda, E., Choko, A., Hatzold, K., Corbett, L. & Desmond, N., 20 Mar 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 3 March, p. e0305512 e0305512.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Dataset for the article: Potential cost-effectiveness of community availability of tenofovir, lamivudine, and dolutegravir for HIV prevention and treatment in east, central, southern, and west Africa: a modelling analysis
Phillips, A. (Creator), Sibanda, E. (Creator) & Cowan, F. (Creator), tbc, 1 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.24072609.v1
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