Sonali Wayal
University College London
70 Papers
168 Citations
Sonali Wayal is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Men who have sex with men & Reproductive health. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 61 publications. Previous affiliations of Sonali Wayal include Public Health England & National Institute for Health Research.
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Papers
Sexual health promotion for young people delivered via digital media: a scoping review
Julia V Bailey,Sue Mann,Sonali Wayal,Rachael Hunter,Caroline Free,Charles Abraham,Elizabeth Murray +6 more
TL;DR: IDIs are effective for knowledge acquisition and sexual behaviour, and could usefully contribute to sexual health education in schools, in clinic settings and online; however, there are obstacles to overcome, such as access to information technology and ensuring the quality and safety of interventions.
Men who have sex with men in Great Britain: comparing methods and estimates from probability and convenience sample surveys.
Philip Prah,Ford Hickson,Chris Bonell,Lisa McDaid,Anne M Johnson,Sonali Wayal,Soazig Clifton,Pam Sonnenberg,Anthony Nardone,Bob Erens,Andrew Copas,Julie Riddell,Peter Weatherburn,Catherine H Mercer +13 more
TL;DR: Examination of sociodemographic and behavioural differences between men who have sex with men participating in recent UK convenience surveys and a national probability sample survey found MSM in convenience surveys were younger and better educated than MSM in Natsal-3, and a larger proportion identified as gay.
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Self-taken pharyngeal and rectal swabs are appropriate for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in asymptomatic men who have sex with men
Sarah Alexander,Cathy Ison,John Parry,Carrie Llewellyn,Sonali Wayal,Delwood Richardson,AN Phillips,Helen Smith,M Fisher +8 more
TL;DR: MSM are able to collect self-taken rectal and pharyngeal swabs that are comparable to those taken by clinicians, and comparable sensitivities were achieved for the detection of GC from the pharynx.
The Context of Sexual Risk Behaviour Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Seeking PrEP, and the Impact of PrEP on Sexual Behaviour
Mitzy Gafos,Mitzy Gafos,Rob Horne,Will Nutland,Gill Bell,C Rae,Sonali Wayal,Michael Rayment,Amanda Clarke,Gabriel Schembri,Richard Gilson,Alan McOwan,Ann Sullivan,Julie Fox,Vanessa Apea,Claire Dewsnap,David Dolling,Ellen White,Elizabeth Brodnicki,Gemma Wood,David Dunn,Sheena McCormack,Sheena McCormack +22 more
TL;DR: PrEP provides a critical and necessary additional HIV prevention option that individuals can add to existing strategies in order to enhance protection, at least from HIV, using qualitative data from the PROUD study.
Sexual behaviours, HIV testing, and the proportion of men at risk of transmitting and acquiring HIV in London, UK, 2000–13: a serial cross-sectional study
Adamma Aghaizu,Sonali Wayal,Anthony Nardone,Victoria Parsons,Andrew Copas,Danielle Mercey,Graham Hart,Richard Gilson,Anne M Johnson +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined trends in sexual behaviours and HIV testing in men who have sex with men (MSM) and explored the risk of transmitting and acquiring HIV in London, UK.
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