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Health system response to preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV policy changes in Zambia: a health system dynamics analysis of primary health care facilities by Mwanza, Jonathan, Kawonga, Mary, Kumwenda, Andrew, Gray, Glenda E., Mutale, Wilbroad, Doherty, Tanya

“…Zambia is focusing on attaining HIV epidemic control by 2021, including eliminating Mother to Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV. However, there is little…”
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Post-abortion care services in Zambian health facilities: a qualitative study of users' experiences and perceptions by Lubeya, Mwansa Ketty, Munakampe, Margarate Nzala, Mwila, Meek, Makasa, Musonda, Mukosha, Moses, Jacobs, Choolwe, Phiri, Christabel Chigwe, Vwalika, Bellington, Sichone, Victor, Mangala, Benedictus, Haketa, Melissa Mukalumamba, Kumwenda, Andrew, Kaonga, Patrick

“…Despite attempts to increase Universal Health Coverage, availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality-related challenges remain barriers to receiving…”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards cervical cancer screening among women living with human immunodeficiency virus: Implication for prevention strategy uptake by Mukosha, Moses, Muyunda, Daniel, Mudenda, Steward, Lubeya, Mwansa Ketty, Kumwenda, Andrew, Mwangu, Luwi Mercy, Kaonga, Patrick

“…Aim To explore the knowledge, attitude and practices of cervical cancer screening among HIV‐infected women in public health facilities in Lusaka, Zambia…”
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Strategies to increase couples HIV testing and counselling in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Hampanda, Karen M., Pelowich, Krysta, Freeborn, Kellie, Graybill, Lauren A., Mutale, Wilbroad, Jones, Katelyn R., Saidi, Friday, Kumwenda, Andrew, Kasaro, Margaret, Rosenberg, Nora E., Chi, Benjamin H.

“…Introduction Couple HIV testing and counselling (CHTC) is associated with measurable benefits for HIV prevention and treatment. However, the uptake remains…”
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Addition of HIV self-test kits to partner notification services to increase HIV testing of male partners of pregnant women in Zambia: two parallel randomised trials by Mutale, Wilbroad, Freeborn, Kellie, Graybill, Lauren A, Lusaka, Mildred M, Mollan, Katie R, Mweemba, Oliver, Kasaro, Margaret, Lungu, Rose, Kumwenda, Andrew, Saidi, Friday, Powers, Kimberly A, Maman, Suzanne, Rosenberg, Nora E, Chi, Benjamin H

“…Testing men for HIV during their partner's pregnancy can guide couples-based HIV prevention and treatment, but testing rates remain low. We investigated a…”
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Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study among final year medical students at the University of Zambia [version 1; peer review: 1 approved] by Limbumbu, Anthony Nsamba, Kabwe, Jane Chanda, Kumwenda, Andrew, Kasonkomona, Phyllis Chibuye, Mwila, Grace, Lubeya, Mwansa Ketty

“…Background Since the globe was faced with the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, numerous adjustments have been made in all sectors to curtail the spread of…”
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Perspectives and experiences of Zambian pregnant and postpartum women receiving two intervention models to increase uptake of male partner HIV testing by Mweemba, Oliver, Maman, Suzanne, Freeborn, Kellie, Hazwela, Caroline, Kamat, Aditi, Kumwenda, Andrew, Lusaka, Mildred, Matenga, Tulani Francis L., Namukanga, Nachizya Edith, Rosenberg, Nora E., Chi, Benjamin H., Mutale, Wilbroad

“…This study explored the experiences of pregnant women who received two intervention models for increasing uptake of male partner HIV testing in antenatal…”
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Outcomes and Factors Associated with Adolescent Pregnancies at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia by Kumwenda, Andrew, Vwalika, B

“…Objectives: These were to determine obstetric outcomes associated with adolescent pregnancies and those of older women at the UTH, identify factors associated…”
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High sensitivity C-reactive protein in pre-eclamptic women living with HIV at a tertiary hospital in Zambia: a preliminary study by Kabaya, Zebedia, Omar, Rehana, Kumwenda, Andrew, Muyangwa-Semenova, Musalwa, Mukosha, Moses

“…pre-eclampsia affects an estimated 8% of pregnant women and contributes to over 12% of global maternal deaths. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is…”
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976 The utility of third trimester fetal biometry in predicting SGA infants in a zambian population by Honart, Anne West, Reichert, Emily, Price, Joan T., Kumwenda, Andrew, Appiagyei, Ashley, Lubeya, Mwansa Ketty, Vwalika, Bellington, Stringer, Jeffrey, Stringer, Elizabeth M.

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945 Fetal biometry using hadlock versus INTERGROWTH-21st in an urban zambian population by Honart, Anne West, Reichert, Emily, Price, Joan T., Kumwenda, Andrew, Appiagyei, Ashley, Lubeya, Mwansa Ketty, Vwalika, Bellington, Stringer, Jeffrey, Stringer, Elizabeth M.

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61 Maternal mid-upper arm circumference is associated with small for gestational age in a Zambian cohort by Appiagyei, Ashley A., Vwalika, Bellington, Honart, Anne West, Kumwenda, Andrew, Mabula, Chileshe, Rittenhouse, Katelyn, Kasaro, Margaret P., Stringer, Elizabeth M., Stringer, Jeffrey, Price, Joan T.

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Maternal HIV infection and spontaneous versus provider-initiated preterm birth in an urban Zambian cohort by PRICE, Joan T, VWALIKA, Bellington, EDWARDS, Jessie K, COLE, Stephen R, KASARO, Margaret P, RITTENHOUSE, Katelyn J, KUMWENDA, Andrew, LUBEYA, Mwansa K, STRINGER, Jeffrey S A

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Maternal mid‐upper arm circumference to predict small for gestational age: Findings in a Zambian cohort by Appiagyei, Ashley, Vwalika, Bellington, Spelke, M. Bridget, Conner, Madelyn G., Mabula‐Bwalya, Chileshe M., Kasaro, Margaret P., Honart, Anne West, Kumwenda, Andrew, Stringer, Elizabeth M., Stringer, Jeffrey S. A., Price, Joan T.

“…Objective To compare the performance of mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and body mass index (BMI) for prediction of small for gestational age (SGA) in…”
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Maternal HIV Infection and Spontaneous Versus Provider-Initiated Preterm Birth in an Urban Zambian Cohort by Price, Joan T., Vwalika, Bellington, Edwards, Jessie K., Cole, Stephen R., Kasaro, Margaret P., Rittenhouse, Katelyn J., Kumwenda, Andrew, Lubeya, Mwansa K., Stringer, Jeffrey S. A.

“…We investigated the effect of maternal HIV and its treatment on spontaneous and provider-initiated preterm birth (PTB) in an urban African cohort. The Zambian…”
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Two strategies for partner notification and partner HIV self-testing reveal no evident predictors of male partner HIV testing in antenatal settings: A secondary analysis by Kumwenda, Andrew, Weideman, Ann Marie K, Graybill, Lauren A, Dinwiddie, Matthew K, Freeborn, Kellie, Lusaka, Mildred M, Lungu, Rose, Mutale, Wilbroad, Rosenberg, Nora E, Kasaro, Margaret, Mollan, Katie R, Chi, Benjamin H

“…To meet global targets for the elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission, tailored approaches to HIV testing strategies need prioritizing. Herein, we…”
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Quantifying bias between reported last menstrual period and ultrasonography estimates of gestational age in Lusaka, Zambia by Price, Joan T., Winston, Jennifer, Vwalika, Bellington, Cole, Stephen R., Stoner, Marie C.D., Lubeya, Mwansa K., Kumwenda, Andrew, Stringer, Jeffrey S.A.

“…Objective To quantify differences in assessing preterm delivery when calculating gestational age from last menstrual period (LMP) versus ultrasonography…”
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Determinants and neonatal outcomes of preeclampsia among women living with and without HIV at a tertiary hospital in Zambia: a review of medical records by Mukosha, Moses, Vwalika, Bellington, Lubeya, Mwansa Ketty, Kumwenda, Andrew, Kaonga, Patrick, Jacobs, Choolwe, Kapembwa, Kunda Mutesu, Mwangu, Luwi Mercy, Musonda, Patrick

“…pre-eclampsia, a pregnancy-specific condition that occurs after 20 weeks of gestation, is a significant public health problem. In the extant literature, there…”
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Dosage of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine and Risk of Low Birth Weight in a Cohort of Zambian Pregnant Women in a Low Malaria Prevalence Region by Stoner, Marie C D, Vwalika, Bellington, Smid, Marcela, Kumwenda, Andrew, Stringer, Elizabeth, Chi, Benjamin H, Stringer, Jeff S A

“…In Lusaka, Zambia, where malaria prevalence is low, national guidelines continue to recommend that all pregnant women receive sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP)…”
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HIV serostatus, viral load, and midtrimester cervical length in a Zambian prenatal cohort by Price, Joan T., Vwalika, Bellington, Winston, Jennifer, Kumwenda, Andrew, Lubeya, Mwansa K., Rittenhouse, Katelyn J., Stringer, Elizabeth, Kasaro, Margaret P., Stringer, Jeffrey S.A.

“…Objective To evaluate whether maternal HIV serostatus and plasma viral load (VL) are associated with midtrimester cervical length (CL). Methods The Zambian…”
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