Jennifer Ilo Van Nuil
PhD
Associate Professor
- Head of Social Science and Implementation Research Group
Social and Behavioural Research
Jennifer Ilo Van Nuil, PhD, is the head of Social Science and Implementation Research at Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Jennifer’s expertise is in Medical Anthropology and she is broadly concerned with the relationships between global health interventions, politics, and practice. Her main research interests include the ethnography of biomedicine, infectious diseases, global health, and social theory. Jennifer worked on related research in Rwanda from 2009 until early 2018 and has been working in Vietnam at OUCRU since April 2018.
Current research includes exploring the socio-cultural contexts of access to care and treatment for infectious diseases in Indonesia, Nepal and Vietnam; community-based participatory research related to hepatitis C care seeking for underserved groups in Vietnam; community attitudes and practices regarding antibiotic use in northern Vietnam; ethnographic studies on perceptions of death and dying in Vietnam; and research on the ethical challenges of conducting clinical trials and studies in low and middle income countries.
Prior to joining OUCRU, Jennifer worked with multiple non-governmental organizations (both national and international) in Rwanda. Past work includes ethnographic research with members of HIV support associations in Rwanda, acceptability research within clinical trials regarding women’s health interventions in Kigali, Rwanda, and qualitative research regarding care and treatment seeking pathways for people with hepatitis C in Rwanda.
Recent publications
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Dilemmas of care: Healthcare seeking behaviours and antibiotic use among women in rural communities in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam.
Journal article
Nguyen YHT. et al, (2024), Soc Sci Med, 363
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Impact of a community-based participatory research project with underserved communities at risk for hepatitis C virus in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: an evaluation study.
Journal article
Thao MNL. et al, (2024), Res Involv Engagem, 10
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Social cohesion among healthcare workers during COVID-19: Qualitative research in Indonesia, Nepal, and Vietnam
Journal article
Thanh HN. et al, (2024), SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 5
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Acceptance and User Experiences of a Wearable Device for the Management of Hospitalized Patients in COVID-19-Designated Wards in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Action Learning Project.
Journal article
Luu AP. et al, (2024), JMIR Hum Factors, 11
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High adherence to intermittent and continuous use of a contraceptive vaginal ring among women in a randomized controlled trial in Kigali, Rwanda.
Journal article
Kestelyn E. et al, (2024), Front Glob Womens Health, 5