Jacob Bor, SD

Jacob Bor, ScD, is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Global Health and Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. His research applies the analytical tools of economics and data science to the study of population health. Research interests include HIV treatment and prevention in southern Africa, structural causes of health disparities in the U.S, and intersections of health, politics, and development. Prior to his graduate training at Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Bor worked with an HIV-prevention NGO in Botswana, Lesotho, and South Africa. He is a faculty affiliate of BU's Global Development Policy Center and Senior Research at the Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (www.heroza.org) in South Africa.

Associate Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology




Integrating U=U into HIV Counseling: a cluster - Randomized Efficacy Trial. INTUIT 2.0
09/13/2024 - 06/30/2029 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
1R01MH135774-01A1

Evaluating UTT with a National HIV Cohort to Optimize S. Africa's HIV Response (ENCORE)
05/15/2020 - 04/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Jacob Bor, SD
WITS Health Consortium (PTY) LTD NIH NIAID
5R01AI152149-04

The South African National HIV Pregnancy Cohort: Evaluating Continuity of Care among Women living with HIV
04/03/2020 - 03/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
WITS Health Consortium (PTY) LTD NIH NICHD
5R01HD103466-02

Racial disparities in police use of deadly force as a cause of racial disparities in sleep health across the life course
07/01/2020 - 02/28/2025 (Subcontract PI)
The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital NIH NIMHD
5U01MD014023-04

Integrating U=U into HIV counseling in South Africa (INTUIT-SA)
08/01/2020 - 07/31/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Jacob Bor, SD
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5R34MH122323-03

Technology supported systems for rapid impact on TB control
11/01/2018 - 04/30/2024 (Subcontract PI)
WITS Health Consortium (PTY) LTD SouthAfricaMedResCou


Causal Pathways to Population Health Impact of HIV Antiretroviral Treatment
07/01/2017 - 12/31/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Africa Health Research Institute NIH NICHD
5R01HD084233-06

Investing In Secondary Schooling To Reduce HIV Risk
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2022 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5R03HD098982-02

Providence/Boston CFAR Developmental Award: Building an Integrated Rifampicin-resistant TB-HIV Cohort from Routine Laboratory Data in Western Cape, South Africa
06/01/2019 - 05/31/2020 (Subcontract PI)
The Miriam Hospital NIH NIAID
2P30AI042853-20A1

Economic, Health & Behavoral Dimensions of HIV Treatment Scale-UP
03/20/2015 - 01/31/2020 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5K01MH105320-04



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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2024 Integrating U=U into HIV counseling: a cluster-randomized efficacy trial (INTUIT 2.0) 1R01MH135774-01A1
2024 Evaluating UTT with a National HIV Cohort to Optimize South Africa's HIV Response (ENCORE) 5R01AI152149-05
2023 Evaluating UTT with a National HIV Cohort to Optimize South Africa's HIV Response (ENCORE) 5R01AI152149-04
2022 Integrating U=U into HIV counseling in South Africa (INTUIT-SA) 5R34MH122323-03
2022 Evaluating UTT with a National HIV Cohort to Optimize South Africa's HIV Response (ENCORE) 5R01AI152149-03
2021 Integrating U=U into HIV counseling in South Africa (INTUIT-SA) 5R34MH122323-02
2021 Evaluating UTT with a National HIV Cohort to Optimize South Africa's HIV Response (ENCORE) 5R01AI152149-02
2020 Integrating U=U into HIV counseling in South Africa (INTUIT-SA) 1R34MH122323-01A1
2020 Evaluating UTT with a National HIV Cohort to Optimize South Africa's HIV Response (ENCORE) 1R01AI152149-01
2020 Investing In Secondary Schooling To Reduce HIV Risk 5R03HD098982-02
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  1. Nattey C, Onoya D, Shumba K, Gareta D, Macleod W, Fox MP, Puren A, Mlisana K, Bor J. Monitoring for advanced disease in the universal test and treat era: trends in CD4 count testing in South Africa. BMC Glob Public Health. 2025 Jan 02; 3(1):2.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39748443; PMCID: PMC11694356; DOI: 10.1186/s44263-024-00118-6;
     
  2. Shapiro AN, Scott L, Moultrie H, Jacobson KR, Bor J, Conradie F, da Silva P, Mlisana K, Jenkins HE, Stevens WS. Risk factors for and timing of presumptive recurrent TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Nov 01; 28(11):527-533.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39468024
     
  3. Lauren E, Shumba K, Fox MP, MacLeod W, Stevens W, Mlisana K, Bor J, Onoya D. The fall-And rise-In hospital-based care for people with HIV in South Africa: 2004-2017. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024; 4(9):e0002127.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39236028; PMCID: PMC11376578; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002127;
     
  4. Brennan AT, Kileel EM, Fox MP, George JA, Khoza S, Rosen S, Raal F, Hibberd P, Chetty K, Mlisana K, Bor J, Crowther NJ. Assessing compliance with national guidelines in diabetes care: A study leveraging data from south Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024; 4(9):e0003014.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39226276; PMCID: PMC11371240; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003014;
     
  5. Brennan AT, Kileel EM, Khoza S, Crowther NJ, Bor J, Fox MP, Rosen S, Hibberd P, Raal F, Chetty K, Mlisana K, George JA. Prevalence and progression of chronic kidney disease among adults undergoing creatinine testing in South African public healthcare facilities: a study leveraging data from South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). BMJ Public Health. 2024 Jul; 2(1).View Related Profiles. PMID: 39698394; PMCID: PMC11654635; DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000799;
     
  6. Sineke T, Bor J, King R, Mokhele I, Dukashe M, Bokaba D, Inglis R, Kgowedi S, Richman B, Kinker C, Blandford J, Ruiter RAC, Onoya D. Integrating 'undetectable equals untransmittable' into HIV counselling in South Africa: the development of locally acceptable communication tools using intervention mapping. BMC Public Health. 2024 Apr 15; 24(1):1052. PMID: 38622528; PMCID: PMC11020191; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18471-4;
     
  7. Venkataramani AS, Bair EF, Bor J, Jackson CL, Kawachi I, Lee J, Papachristos A, Tsai AC. Officer-Involved Killings of Unarmed Black People and Racial Disparities in Sleep Health. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Apr 01; 184(4):363-373. PMID: 38315465; PMCID: PMC10845041; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8003;
     
  8. Kileel EM, Zheng A, Bor J, Fox MP, Crowther NJ, George JA, Khoza S, Rosen S, Venter WDF, Raal F, Hibberd P, Brennan AT. Does Engagement in HIV Care Affect Screening, Diagnosis, and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AIDS Behav. 2024 Feb; 28(2):591-608.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38300475; PMCID: PMC10876721; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04248-0;
     
  9. Brennan AT, Lauren E, Bor J, George JA, Chetty K, Mlisana K, Dai A, Khoza S, Rosen S, Stokes AC, Raal F, Hibberd P, Alexanian SM, Fox MP, Crowther NJ. Gaps in the type 2 diabetes care cascade: a national perspective using South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) database. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Dec 21; 23(1):1452.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38129852; PMCID: PMC10740239; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10318-9;
     
  10. Onoya D, Sineke T, King R, Mokhele I, Sharma S, Dukashe M, Cele R, Bokaba D, Inglis R, Sigasa S, Bor J. Designing effective U = U communication strategies considering the needs of PLHIV, their partners, and healthcare worker constraints in South African clinics. PLoS One. 2023; 18(12):e0295920. PMID: 38117817; PMCID: PMC10732369; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295920;
     
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Bar chart showing 124 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 21 publications in 2021

YearPublications
20071
20113
20121
20133
20142
201510
20168
201713
201813
20195
202011
202121
202212
202313
20247
20251
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Population health
Economics
Causal inference
HIV/AIDS
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