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Feasibility and acceptability of using biometric fingerprinting to track migrations and support retention in HIV prevention research in fishing population in East Africa by Abaasa, Andrew, Mee, Paul, Nanyonjo, Agnes, Easton, Sue, Tanser, Frank, Asiki, Gershim

“…Fishing populations constitute a suitable key population amongst which to conduct HIV prevention trials due to very high HIV prevalence and incidence, however,…”
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Educational Attainment as a Predictor of HIV Testing Uptake Among Women of Child-Bearing Age: Analysis of 2014 Demographic and Health Survey in Zambia by Muyunda, Brian, Musonda, Patrick, Mee, Paul, Todd, Jim, Michelo, Charles

“…Globally, an estimated 150,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2015, over 90% of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Zambia, ~500,000 babies are born to…”
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Experience of social harms among female sex workers following HIV self-test distribution in Malawi: results of a cohort study by Mee, Paul, Neuman, Melissa, Kumwenda, Moses, Lora, Wezzie S, Sikwese, Simon, Sambo, Mwiza, Fielding, Katherine, Indravudh, Pitchaya P, Hatzold, Karin, Johnson, Cheryl, Corbett, Elizabeth L, Desmond, Nicola

“…In Malawi, female sex workers (FSW) have high HIV incidence and regular testing is suggested. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a safe and acceptable alternative to…”
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The association between being currently in school and HIV prevalence among young women in nine eastern and southern African countries by Mee, Paul, Fearon, Elizabeth, Hassan, Syreen, Hensen, Bernadette, Acharya, Xeno, Rice, Brian D, Hargreaves, James R

“…Interventions to keep adolescent girls and young women in school, or support their return to school, are hypothesised to also reduce HIV risk. Such…”
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Lessons learned from implementation of four HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution models in Zambia: applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to understand impact of contextual factors on implementation by Simwinga, Musonda, Gwanu, Lwiindi, Hensen, Bernadette, Sigande, Lucheka, Mainga, Mwami, Phiri, Thokozile, Mwanza, Eliphas, Kabumbu, Mutale, Mulubwa, Chama, Mwenge, Lawrence, Bwalya, Chiti, Kumwenda, Moses, Mubanga, Ellen, Mee, Paul, Johnson, Cheryl C, Corbett, Elizabeth L, Hatzold, Karin, Neuman, Melissa, Ayles, Helen, Taegtmeyer, Miriam

“…Although Zambia has integrated HIV-self-testing (HIVST) into its Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) regulatory frameworks, few best practices to optimize the…”
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Effectiveness of Lifelong ART (Option B+) in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Programme in Zambia: Observations Based on Routinely Collected Health Data by Muyunda, Brian, Musonda, Patrick, Mee, Paul, Todd, Jim, Michelo, Charles

“…Mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) is a global challenge affecting many countries especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2009 about 370,000 infants were…”
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Relationship between Receipt of a Social Protection Grant for a Child and Second Pregnancy Rates among South African Women: A Cohort Study by Rosenberg, Molly, Pettifor, Audrey, Nguyen, Nadia, Westreich, Daniel, Bor, Jacob, Bärnighausen, Till, Mee, Paul, Twine, Rhian, Tollman, Stephen, Kahn, Kathleen

“…Social protection programs issuing cash grants to caregivers of young children may influence fertility. Grant-related income could foster economic independence…”
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Survival of Children Living With HIV on Art in Zambia: A 13-Years Retrospective Cohort Analysis by Munthali, Tendai, Michelo, Charles, Mee, Paul, Todd, Jim

“…Research conducted before the introduction of anti-retroviral therapy (ART), showed that the majority of children living with HIV (CLHIV) would die before…”
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Estimating levels of HIV testing coverage and use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission among women of reproductive age in Zambia by Muyunda, Brian, Mee, Paul, Todd, Jim, Musonda, Patrick, Michelo, Charles

“…Mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) still remains a challenge affecting many countries. Globally, an estimated 150,000 children were newly infected with…”
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Improving early infant diagnosis for HIV-exposed infants using unmanned aerial vehicles for blood sample transportation in Conakry, Guinea: a comparative cost-effectiveness analysis by Inghels, Maxime, Mee, Paul, Diallo, Oumou Hawa, Cissé, Mohamed, Nelson, David, Tanser, Frank, Asghar, Zahid, Koita, Youssouf, Laborde-Balen, Gabrièle, Breton, Guillaume

“…BackgroundEarly infant diagnosis (EID) for HIV-exposed infants is essential due to high mortality during the first months of their lives. In Conakry (Guinea),…”
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Effect of peer-distributed HIV self-test kits on demand for biomedical HIV prevention in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a three-armed cluster-randomised trial comparing social networks versus direct delivery by Shahmanesh, Maryam, Mthiyane, T Nondumiso, Herbsst, Carina, Neuman, Melissa, Adeagbo, Oluwafemi, Mee, Paul, Chimbindi, Natsayi, Smit, Theresa, Okesola, Nonhlanhla, Harling, Guy, McGrath, Nuala, Sherr, Lorraine, Seeley, Janet, Subedar, Hasina, Johnson, Cheryl, Hatzold, Karin, Terris-Prestholt, Fern, Cowan, Frances M, Corbett, Elizabeth Lucy

“…Study objectiveWe investigated two peer distribution models of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in HIV prevention demand creation compared with trained young community…”
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Impact of WHO guidelines on trends in HIV testing and ART initiation among children living with HIV in Zambia by Munthali, Tendai, Michelo, Charles, Mee, Paul, Moyo, Crispin, Kashoka, Andrew, Liswaniso, Liswaniso, Chiboma, Innocent, Todd, Jim

“…About 13 years since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for children living with HIV (CLHIV) in Zambia, HIV/AIDS testing and treatment guidelines…”
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From policy to practice: exploring the implementation of antiretroviral therapy access and retention policies between 2013 and 2016 in six sub-Saharan African countries by Ambia, Julie, Renju, Jenny, Wringe, Alison, Todd, Jim, Geubbels, Eveline, Nakiyingi-Miiro, Jessica, Urassa, Mark, Lutalo, Tom, Crampin, Amelia C, Kwaro, Daniel, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Chimbindi, Natsayi, Gomez-Olive, F Xavier, Tlhajoane, Malebogo, Njamwea, Brian, Zaba, Basia, Mee, Paul

“…Understanding the implementation of 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing…”
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Increasing Proportion of HIV-Infected Pregnant Zambian Women Attending Antenatal Care Are Already on Antiretroviral Therapy (2010-2015) by Gumede-Moyo, Sehlulekile, Todd, Jim, Schaap, Ab, Mee, Paul, Filteau, Suzanne

“…Accurate estimates of coverage of prevention of mother-to-child (PMTCT) services among HIV-infected pregnant women are vital for monitoring progress toward HIV…”
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Effect of prevention of mother-to-child transmission strategies on antiretroviral therapy coverage in pregnant women in Zambia: analysis using routinely collected data (2010–15) by Gumede-Moyo, Sehlulekile, Todd, Jim, Schaap, Ab, Mee, Paul, Filteau, Suzanne

“…The WHO recommendation for lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all pregnant and lactating women (Option B+) has been adopted by nearly all countries with…”
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Underutilisation of routinely collected data in the HIV programme in Zambia: a review of quantitatively analysed peer-reviewed articles by Munthali, Tendai, Musonda, Patrick, Mee, Paul, Gumede, Sehlulekile, Schaap, Ab, Mwinga, Alwyn, Phiri, Caroline, Kapata, Nathan, Michelo, Charles, Todd, Jim

“…The extent to which routinely collected HIV data from Zambia has been used in peer-reviewed published articles remains unexplored. This paper is an analysis of…”
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A Successful Failure: Missing the MDG4 Target for Under-Five Mortality in South Africa by Byass, Peter, Kabudula, Chodziwadziwa W, Mee, Paul, Ngobeni, Sizzy, Silaule, Bernard, Gómez-Olivé, F Xavier, Collinson, Mark A, Tugendhaft, Aviva, Wagner, Ryan G, Twine, Rhian, Hofman, Karen, Tollman, Stephen M, Kahn, Kathleen

“…Reflecting on under-five mortality, Peter Byass and colleagues consider how some countries may fail to meet millennium development goal targets despite making…”
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Comparing verbal autopsy cause of death findings as determined by physician coding and probabilistic modelling: a public health analysis of 54 000 deaths in Africa and Asia by Byass, Peter, Herbst, Kobus, Fottrell, Edward, Ali, Mohamed M, Odhiambo, Frank, Amek, Nyaguara, Hamel, Mary J, Laserson, Kayla F, Kahn, Kathleen, Kabudula, Chodziwadziwa, Mee, Paul, Bird, Jon, Jakob, Robert, Sankoh, Osman, Tollman, Stephen M

“…Coverage of civil registration and vital statistics varies globally, with most deaths in Africa and Asia remaining either unregistered or registered without…”
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Tracking the emergence of disparities in the subnational spread of COVID-19 in Brazil using an online application for real-time data visualisation: A longitudinal analysis by Mee, Paul, Alexander, Neal, Mayaud, Philippe, González, Felipe de Jesus Colón, Abbott, Sam, Santos, Andreza Aruska de Souza, Acosta, André Luís, Parag, Kris V., Pereira, Rafael H.M., Prete, Carlos A., Sabino, Ester C., Faria, Nuno R., Brady, Oliver J

“…Brazil is one of the countries worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with over 20 million cases and 557,000 deaths reported by August 2021. Comparison of…”
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Two decades of mortality change in rural northeast South Africa by Kabudula, Chodziwadziwa W., Tollman, Stephen, Mee, Paul, Ngobeni, Sizzy, Silaule, Bernard, Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier, Collinson, Mark, Kahn, Kathleen, Byass, Peter

“…The MRC/Wits University Agincourt research centre, part of the INDEPTH Network, has documented mortality in a defined population in the rural northeast of…”
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