Jacob Bor
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Jacob Bor, SD

Associate Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health

617-358-2176
jbor@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

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.

Other Positions

  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, SD Field of Study: Global Health Management
  • Harvard College, AB Field of Study: Social Sciences
  • Harvard School of Public Health, SM/ScM Field of Study: Economics

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHPH720

Publications

  • Published on 1/2/2025

    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. PMID: 39748443.

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  • Published on 11/1/2024

    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. PMID: 39468024.

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  • Published on 9/5/2024

    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. PMID: 39236028.

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  • Published on 9/3/2024

    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. PMID: 39226276.

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  • Published on 7/30/2024

    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). PMID: 39698394.

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  • Published on 4/15/2024

    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.

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  • Published on 4/1/2024

    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.

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  • Published on 2/1/2024

    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. PMID: 38300475.

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  • Published on 12/21/2023

    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. PMID: 38129852.

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  • Published on 12/20/2023

    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.

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