Allison Ruark

Affiliations

Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch, South Africa. AHRuark@gmail.com.

Publications (15)

Increasing Family Planning Access in Kenya Through Engagement of Faith-Based Health Facilities, Religious Leaders, and Community Health Volunteers.

Global health, science and practice

Avec: Allison Ruark , Jane Kishoyian , Mona Bormet , Douglas Huber

The Unaddressed Needs of Alcohol-Using Couples on Antiretroviral Therapy in Malawi: Formative Research on Multilevel Interventions.

AIDS and behavior

Avec: Amy A Conroy , Allison Ruark , Stacey A McKenna , Judy Y Tan , Lynae A Darbes , Judith A Hahn , James Mkandawire

Sensory characteristics of human milk: Association between mothers' diet and milk for bitter taste.

Journal of dairy science

Avec: Dimitra Mastorakou , Angelica Ruark , Hugo Weenen , Bernd Stahl , Markus Stieger

Barriers to accessing care for cardiometabolic disorders in Malawi: partners as a source of resilience for people living with HIV.

International journal for equity in health

Avec: Everlyne G Ogugu , Julie T Bidwell , Allison Ruark , Rita M Butterfield , Sheri D Weiser , Torsten B Neilands , Nancy Mulauzi , Ethel Rambiki , James Mkandawire , Amy A Conroy

Mlambe economic and relationship-strengthening intervention for alcohol use decreases violence and improves relationship quality in couples living with HIV in Malawi.

Social science & medicine (1982)

Avec: Amy A Conroy , Allison Ruark , Nancy Mulauzi , James Mkandawire , Lynae A Darbes , Judith A Hahn , Torsten B Neilands , Scott Tebbetts , Fred M Ssewamala

Navigating intimate sexual partnerships in an era of HIV: dimensions of couple relationship quality and satisfaction among adults in Eswatini and linkages to HIV risk.

SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

Avec: Allison Ruark , Edward C Green , Amy Nunn , Caitlin Kennedy , Alfred Adams , Thandeka Dlamini-Simelane , Pamela Surkan

"I too have a responsibility for my partner's life": Communal coping among Malawian couples living with HIV and cardiometabolic disorders.

Social science & medicine (1982)

Avec: Allison Ruark , Julie T Bidwell , Rita Butterfield , Sheri D Weiser , Torsten B Neilands , Nancy Mulauzi , James Mkandawire , Amy A Conroy

Re-conceptualising gender and power relations for sexual and reproductive health: contrasting narratives of tradition, unity, and rights.

Culture, health & sexuality

Avec: Amy A Conroy , Allison Ruark , Judy Y Tan

Assessment of an HIV-prevention intervention for couples in peri-urban Uganda: pervasive challenges to relationship quality also challenge intervention effectiveness.

African journal of AIDS research : AJAR

Avec: Phoebe Kajubi , Allison Ruark , Norman Hearst , Sam Ruteikara , Edward C Green

Relationship Dynamics are Associated with Self-Reported Adherence but not an Objective Adherence Measure in Malawi.

AIDS and behavior

Avec: Amy A Conroy , Stacey McKenna , Allison Ruark , Torsten B Neilands , Matthew Spinelli , Monica Gandhi

Supportive couple relationships buffer against the harms of HIV stigma on HIV treatment adherence.

BMC public health

Avec: Sarah A Gutin , Allison Ruark , Lynae A Darbes , Torsten B Neilands , James Mkandawire , Amy A Conroy

Couple Interdependence Impacts Alcohol Use and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Malawi.

AIDS and behavior

Avec: Amy A Conroy , Stacey A McKenna , Allison Ruark

Development and Validation of the Couple Sexual Satisfaction Scale for HIV and Sexual Health Research.

Archives of sexual behavior

Avec: Amy A Conroy , Allison Ruark , Torsten B Neilands , Lynae A Darbes , Mallory O Johnson , Judy Y Tan , James Mkandawire

"High blood pressure comes from thinking too much": Understandings of illness among couples living with cardiometabolic disorders and HIV in Malawi.

PloS one

Avec: Jane Jere , Allison Ruark , Julie T Bidwell , Rita M Butterfield , Torsten B Neilands , Sheri D Weiser , Nancy Mulauzi , James Mkandawire , Amy A Conroy

Family planning methods and fertility preferences according to HIV status among women in Cameroon.

African journal of reproductive health

Avec: Allison Ruark , Kathleen Nulah , Simon Manga , Mbebwo Babila , Edith Welty , Mona Bormet , Thomas Welty

Réseau de co-auteurs

Amy A Conroy 10 collaborations

James Mkandawire 7 collaborations

Torsten B Neilands 7 collaborations

Lynae A Darbes 4 collaborations

Nancy Mulauzi 4 collaborations

Judy Y Tan 3 collaborations

Julie T Bidwell 3 collaborations

Sheri D Weiser 3 collaborations

Mona Bormet 2 collaborations

Stacey A McKenna 2 collaborations

Judith A Hahn 2 collaborations

Rita M Butterfield 2 collaborations

Edward C Green 2 collaborations

Jane Kishoyian 1 collaboration

Douglas Huber 1 collaboration

Dimitra Mastorakou 1 collaboration

Angelica Ruark 1 collaboration

Hugo Weenen 1 collaboration

Bernd Stahl 1 collaboration

Markus Stieger 1 collaboration

Everlyne G Ogugu 1 collaboration

Ethel Rambiki 1 collaboration

Scott Tebbetts 1 collaboration

Fred M Ssewamala 1 collaboration

Amy Nunn 1 collaboration

Caitlin Kennedy 1 collaboration

Alfred Adams 1 collaboration

Thandeka Dlamini-Simelane 1 collaboration

Pamela Surkan 1 collaboration

Rita Butterfield 1 collaboration

Phoebe Kajubi 1 collaboration

Norman Hearst 1 collaboration

Sam Ruteikara 1 collaboration

Stacey McKenna 1 collaboration

Matthew Spinelli 1 collaboration

Monica Gandhi 1 collaboration

Sarah A Gutin 1 collaboration

Mallory O Johnson 1 collaboration

Jane Jere 1 collaboration

Kathleen Nulah 1 collaboration

Simon Manga 1 collaboration

Mbebwo Babila 1 collaboration

Edith Welty 1 collaboration

Thomas Welty 1 collaboration