Stefanie Vermaak

Senior Researcher University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa Cohort 10

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Stefanie Vermaak is a Senior Social Science Researcher for bio-behavioural HIV research at the Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) in Soweto, South Africa. She holds a joint research appointment in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. Stefanie has extensive experience with longitudinal, qualitative, and mixed-methods research designs. Her research interests focus on HIV prevention strategies among young authors and on improving antiretroviral treatment adherence among young authors living with perinatally and behaviourally acquired HIV. Stefanie has been awarded multiple grants, including the Wits Start-Up Funds for research-active authors, SoMCHAT TB/HIV - Small Research Topics in TB and HIV, and a research award through the Canada-Africa Prevention Trials Network (CAPTN).

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