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The demographic profile of sero-discordant couples enrolled in clinical research in Rwanda and Zambia by Stephenson, R., Barker, J., Cramer, R., Hall, M. A., Karita, E., Chomba, E., Vwalika, C., Allen, S.

“…This paper examines the demographic profile of two cohorts of sero-discordant couples enrolled in research activities at two clinical research sites in Kigali,…”
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Promotion of couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing in Lusaka, Zambia by influence network leaders and agents by Wall, K, Kilembe, W, Nizam, A, Vwalika, C, Kautzman, M, Chomba, E, Tichacek, A, Sardar, G, Casanova, D, Henderson, F, Mulenga, J, Kleinbaum, D, Allen, S

“…Doc number: P210…”
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Effect of an intervention to promote contraceptive uptake on incident pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial among HIV positive couples in Zambia by Wall, K, Vwalika, B, Haddad, L, Khu, N Htee, Vwalika, C, Kilembe, W, Chomba, E, Stephenson, R, Kleinbaum, D, Nizam, A, Brill, I, Tichacek, A, Allen, S

“…Doc number: P211…”
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Women in couples antenatal HIV counseling and testing are not more likely to report adverse social events by SEMRAU, Katherine, KUHN, Louise, VWALIKA, Cheswa, KASONDE, Prisca, SINKALA, Moses, KANKASA, Chipepo, SHUTES, Erin, ALDROVANDI, Grace, THEA, Donald M

“…Couple counseling has been promoted as a strategy to improve uptake of interventions to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (pMTCT) and to minimize…”
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Prevalence of seroconversion symptoms and relationship to set-point viral load: findings from a subtype C epidemic, 1995-2009 by SULLIVAN, Patrick S, FIDELI, Ulgen, BOERAS, Debrah, ALLEN, Susan, WALL, Kristin M, CHOMBA, Elwyn, VWALIKA, Cheswa, KILEMBE, William, TICHACEK, Amanda, LUISI, Nicole, MULENGA, Joseph, HUNTER, Eric

“…To describe symptoms, physical examination findings, and set-point viral load associated with acute HIV seroconversion in a heterosexual cohort of…”
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α-Defensins in the Prevention of HIV Transmission Among Breastfed Infants by Kuhn, Louise, Trabattoni, Daria, Kankasa, Chipepo, Semrau, Katherine, Kasonde, Prisca, Lissoni, Francesca, Sinkala, Moses, Ghosh, Mrinal, Vwalika, Cheswa, Aldrovandi, Grace M, Thea, Donald M, Clerici, Mario

“…α-Defensins have been observed to have anti-HIV activity but have not been investigated in relation to mother-to-child HIV transmission. We measured the…”
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Predictors of Nonadherence to Single-Dose Nevirapine Therapy for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission by Albrecht, Sandra, Semrau, Katherine, Kasonde, Prisca, Sinkala, Moses, Kankasa, Chipepo, Vwalika, Cheswa, Aldrovandi, Grace M, Thea, Donald M, Kuhn, Louise

“…BACKGROUND:Adequate adherence is required for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (pMTCT) programs to be effective. We investigated predictors…”
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A gp41-based heteroduplex mobility assay provides rapid and accurate assessment of intrasubtype epidemiological linkage in HIV type 1 heterosexual transmission Pairs by Manigart, Olivier, Boeras, Debrah I, Karita, Etienne, Hawkins, Paulina A, Vwalika, Cheswa, Makombe, Nathan, Mulenga, Joseph, Derdeyn, Cynthia A, Allen, Susan, Hunter, Eric

“…A critical step in HIV-1 transmission studies is the rapid and accurate identification of epidemiologically linked transmission pairs. To date, this has been…”
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Prolonged breast-feeding and mortality up to two years post-partum among HIV-positive women in Zambia by KUHN, Louise, KASONDE, Prisca, SINKALA, Moses, KANKASA, Chipepo, SEMRAU, Katherine, VWALIKA, Cheswa, TSAI, Wei-Yann, ALDROVANDI, Grace M, THEA, Donald M

“…A previously reported association between prolonged lactation and maternal mortality has generated concern that breast-feeding may be detrimental for…”
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Effects of Early, Abrupt Weaning on HIV-free Survival of Children in Zambia

“…Effects of Early, Abrupt Weaning on HIV-free Survival of Children in Zambia Original Article, N Engl J Med 2008:359;130-141.. In the Results section, in the…”
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[alpha]-Defensins in the Prevention of HIV Transmission Among Breastfed Infants by Kuhn, Louise, Trabattoni, Daria, Chipepo Kankasa, Semrau, Katherine

“…[alpha]-Defensins have been observed to have anti-HIV activity but have not been investigated in relation to mother-to-child HIV transmission. We measured the…”
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New heterosexually transmitted HIV infections in married or cohabiting couples in urban Zambia and Rwanda: an analysis of survey and clinical data by Dunkle, K L, Stephenson, R, Karita, E, Chomba, E, Kayitenkore, K, Vwalika, C, Greenberg, L, Allen, S

“…Background Sub-Saharan Africa has a high rate of HIV infection, most of which is attributable to heterosexual transmission. Few attempts have been made to…”
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Issues in the design of a clinical trial with a behavioral intervention—the Zambia exclusive breast-feeding study by Thea, Donald M, Vwalika, Cheswa, Kasonde, Prisca, Kankasa, Chipepo, Sinkala, Moses, Semrau, Katherine, Shutes, Erin, Ayash, Christine, Tsai, Wei-Yann, Aldrovandi, Grace, Kuhn, Louise

“…Purpose: We present the rationale and design of the Zambian Exclusive Breast-feeding Study (ZEBS), a randomized trial evaluating the efficacy of short-duration…”
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