Delia Boccia BSc PhD
- LSHTM
- Keppel Street
- London
- WC1E 7HT
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Thanks to the ESRC/MRC interdisciplinary post-doctoral fellowship, in October 2010 I was appointed as lecturer at the school. My main area of interest is social epidemiology, social determinants of tuberculosis, and structural interventions for tuberculosis control in developing countries.
Affiliation
Teaching
I am a tutor in a number of courses for the Distance Learning MSc in Epiemiology and the MSc in Infectious Diseases. These include Tuberculosis, Statistical methods in epidemiology and Practical epidemiology. I also provide marking support to the module on Social epidemiology.
Research
As part for of my post-doctoral fellowship I wil conduct research in developing countries and mainly in a shanty town of Lima, Peru. Here I am currently undertaking research on the social determinants of tuberculosis, especially the effect of contextual factors such as housing conditions and neighborhood effect. I am also supporting the ISEAT project, a community randomised trial to assess the impact of microfinance and social support on the intra-household transmission of tuberculosis in TB-affected families.
Research areas
- Complex interventions
- Health inequalities
- Health promotion
- Social and structural determinants of health
Disciplines
- Epidemiology
Disease and Health Conditions
- Tuberculosis
Other interests
- Contextual Factors
- Neighborhood Effect
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Selected publications
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Addressing the social determinants of tuberculosis: from evidence to action
Hargreaves, J.R.; Boccia, D.; Evans, C.; Adato, M.; Petticrew, M; Porter, J.D.H;
American Journal of Public Health, In Press;
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Tuberculosis infection in zambia: the association with relative wealth.
Boccia, D.; Hargreaves, J.; Ayles, H.; Fielding, K.; Simwinga, M.; Godfrey-Faussett, P.;
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2009; 80(6):1004-11
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Systematic review exploring time trends in the association between educational attainment and risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa.
Hargreaves, J.R.; Bonell, C.P.; Boler, T.; Boccia, D.; Birdthistle, I.; Fletcher, A.; Pronyk, P.M.; Glynn, J.R.;
AIDS, 2008; 22(3):403-14
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The growing impact of HIV infection on the epidemiology of tuberculosis in England and Wales: 1999 2003
Ahmed, A.B.; Abubakar, I.; Delpech, V.; Lipman, M.; Boccia, D.; Forde, J.; Antoine, D.; Watson, J.M.
Thorax, 2007; 62(8):672-6
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Effectiveness of different policies in preventing meningococcal disease clusters following a single case in day-care and pre-school settings in Europe
Boccia, D.; Andrews, N.; Samuelsson, S.; Heuberger, S.; Perrocheau, A.; Stuart, J.M.; European Monitoring Group On, M.
Epidemiology and Infection, 2006; 134(4):872-7
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High mortality associated with an outbreak of hepatitis E among displaced persons in Darfur, Sudan
Boccia, D.; Guthmann, J.P.; Klovstad, H.; Hamid, N.; Tatay, M.; Ciglenecki, I.; Nizou, J.Y.; Nicand, E.; Guerin, P.J.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2006; 42(12):1679-84
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A large outbreak of hepatitis E among a displaced population in Darfur, Sudan, 2004: the role of water treatment methods
Guthmann, J.P.; Klovstad, H.; Boccia, D.; Hamid, N.; Pinoges, L.; Nizou, J.Y.; Tatay, M.; Diaz, F.; Moren, A.; Grais, R.F.; Ciglenecki, I.; Nicand, E.; Guerin, P.J.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2006; 42(12):1685-91
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Incidence of vaccine preventable pneumococcal invasive infections and blood culture practices in Italy
D'Ancona, F.; Salmaso, S.; Barale, A.; Boccia, D.; Lopalco, P.L.; Rizzo, C.; Monaco, M.; Massari, M.; Demicheli, V.; Pantosti, A.
Vaccine, 2005; 23(19):2494-500
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