Bob Erens
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- LSHTM
- 15-17 Tavistock Place
- London
- WC1H 9SH
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I have extensive experience of applied social research and policy evaluation. Before joining LSHTM in 2011, I worked at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) in the UK for over 20 years, largely in the fields of health research and survey methods.
Affiliation
Research
I currently work with Prof Nick Mays and other colleagues from LSHTM, LSE, and Imperial College London in the Department of Health funded Policy Innovation Research Unit (PIRU). PIRU brings together experts in health and social care research and evaluation methodolgy to improve evidence-based policy-making and its implementation across the NHS, public health and social care (www.piru.ac.uk/).
With colleagues from LSHTM, UCL and NatCen, I am a co-applicant on the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal), which is the largest survey of its kind on sexual health and sexual behaviour in the world. I am leading work within Natsal which is comparing results obtained from a number of web panel surveys with those from the main Natsal CAPI survey to determine the representativeness of UK web panels.
Research areas
- Health services research
- Public health
- Sexual health
Disciplines
- Social Policy
- Social Sciences
Countries
- United Kingdom
Other interests
- Evaluation
- sexual behaviour
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Selected publications
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Attitudes and first heterosexual experiences among Indians and Pakistanis in Britain: evidence from a national probability survey
Griffiths, C.; Johnson, A.M.; Fenton, K.A.; Erens, B.; Hart, G.J.; Wellings, K.; Mercer, C.H.
International Journal of Std & AIDS, 2011; 22(3):131-139
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The effect of survey method on survey participation: analysis of data from the Health Survey for England 2006 and the Boost Survey for London.
Mindell, J.S. ; Tipping, S. ; Pickering, K. ; Hope, S. ; Roth, M.A. ; Erens, B. ;
BMC Med Res Methodol, 2010; 10:83
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The effect of mode and context on survey results: analysis of data from the Health Survey for England 2006 and the Boost Survey for London.
Tipping, S. ; Hope, S. ; Pickering, K. ; Erens, B. ; Roth, M.A. ; Mindell, J.S. ;
BMC Med Res Methodol, 2010; 10:84
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Mistreatment of older people in the United Kingdom: findings from the first National Prevalence Study.
Biggs, S. ; Manthorpe, J. ; Tinker, A. ; Doyle, M. ; Erens, B. ;
J Elder Abuse Negl, 2009; 21(1):1-14
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Ethnic variations in sexual behaviour in Great Britain and risk of sexually transmitted infections: a probability survey
Fenton, K. A.; Mercer, C. H.; McManus, S.; Erens, B.; Wellings, K.; MacDowall, W.; Byron, C. L.; Copas, A. J.; Nanchahal, K.; Field, J.; Johnson, A. M.
Lancet, 2005; 365(9466):1246
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Effect of computer-assisted self interviews on reporting of sexual HIV risk behaviours in a general population sample: a methodological experiment
Johnson, A. M.; Copas, A. J.; Erens, B.; Mandalia, S.; Fenton, K.; Korovessis, C.; Wellings, K.; Field, J.
Aids, 2001; 15(1):111-115
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Measuring sexual behaviour: methodological challenges in survey research.
Fenton, K.A. ; Johnson, A.M. ; McManus, S. ; Erens, B. ;
Sex Transm Infect, 2001; 77(2):84-92
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Sexual behaviour in Britain: partnerships, practices, and HIV risk behaviours
Johnson, A. M.; Mercer, C. H.; Erens, B.; Copas, A. J.; McManus, S.; Wellings, K.; Fenton, K. A.; Korovessis, C.; MacDowall, W.; Nanchahal, K.; Purdon, S.; Field, H.
Lancet, 2001; 358(9296):1835-1842
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