Shelley Lees Bsc MRes

Lecturer

I am a social scientist/anthropologist and conduct research on HIV prevention and care, maternal health and gender-based violence in relation to socio-cultural and structural factors. My geographical focus is Tanzania. My current work is concerned with an intervention to reduced gender-based violence for Tanzanian women. I an also interested in anthropological perspectives of medical research.

Affiliation

Teaching

I am the module organiser for Primary Health Care Revisited: Principles, Applications and Challenges and my teaching focuses on the social determinants of health and equity.

Research

Currently working on a study to explore whether provision of gender training alone or in combination with microfinance reduces gender based violence. The study is being conducted in collaboration with the Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, Mwanza, Tanzania.

Research areas

  • Clinical trials
  • Maternal health
  • Risk
  • Sexual health
  • Social and structural determinants of health

Disciplines

  • Anthropology

Disease and Health Conditions

  • HIV/AIDS

Other interests

  • Gender-based Violence
  • MARCH
  • Microbicides
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