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December 2014

Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for extrapulmonary and pulmonary tuberculosis when testing non-respiratory samples: a systematic review. (2014) Maynard-Smith, L; Larke, N; Peters, JA; Lawn, SD

Oral amoxicillin versus benzyl penicillin for severe pneumonia among kenyan children: a pragmatic randomized controlled noninferiority trial. (2014) Agweyu, Ambrose; Gathara, David; Oliwa, Jacquie; Muinga, Naomi; Edwards, Tansy; Allen, Elizabeth; Maleche-Obimbo, Elizabeth; English, Mike; Severe Pneumonia Study Group

Broad adaptive immune responses to M. tuberculosis antigens precede TST conversion in tuberculosis exposed household contacts in a TB-endemic setting. (2014) Buchwald, Ulrike K; Adetifa, Ifedayo MO; Bottomley, Christian; Owiafe, Patrick K; Donkor, Simon; Bojang, Adama L; Sutherland, Jayne S

Trends in the selection of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. mosquitoes in northwest Tanzania during a community randomized trial of longlasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying. (2014) Matowo, J; Kitau, J; Kaaya, R; Kavishe, R; Wright, A; Kisinza, W; Kleinschmidt, I; Mosha, F; Rowland, M; Protopopoff, N

Composite endpoints for malaria case-management: not simplifying the picture? (2014) Cairns, Matthew E; Leurent, Baptiste; Milligan, Paul J

Investigating mosquito net durability for malaria control in Tanzania - attrition, bioefficacy, chemistry, degradation and insecticide resistance (ABCDR): study protocol. (2014) Lorenz, Lena M; Overgaard, Hans J; Massue, Dennis J; Mageni, Zawadi D; Bradley, John; Moore, Jason D; Mandike, Renata; Kramer, Karen; Kisinza, William; Moore, Sarah J

Shifts in Mycobacterial Populations and Emerging Drug-Resistance in West and Central Africa. (2014) Gehre, Florian; Ejo, Mebrat; Fissette, Kristina; de Rijk, Pim; Uwizeye, Cécile; Nduwamahoro, Elie; Goovaerts, Odin; Affolabi, Dissou; Gninafon, Martin; Lingoupou, Fanny M; Barry, Mamadou Dian; Sow, Oumou; Merle, Corinne; Olliaro, Piero; Ba, Fatoumata; Sarr, Marie; Piubello, Alberto; Noeske, Juergen; Antonio, Martin; Rigouts, Leen; de Jong, Bouke C

Is malaria control better with both treated nets and spraying? (2014) Lines, Jo; Kleinschmidt, Immo

Safety and immunogenicity of H1/IC31®, an adjuvanted TB subunit vaccine, in HIV-infected adults with CD4+ lymphocyte counts greater than 350 cells/mm3: a phase II, multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. (2014) Reither, Klaus; Katsoulis, Lynn; Beattie, Trevor; Gardiner, Nicolene; Lenz, Nicole; Said, Khadija; Mfinanga, Elirehema; Pohl, Christian; Fielding, Katherine L; Jeffery, Hannah; Kagina, Benjamin M; Hughes, Elisabeth J; Scriba, Thomas J; Hanekom, Willem A; Hoff, Søren T; Bang, Peter; Kromann, Ingrid; Daubenberger, Claudia; Andersen, Peter; Churchyard, Gavin J

November 2014

Data Resource Profile: The sentinel panel of districts: Tanzania's national platform for health impact evaluation. (2014) Kabadi, Gregory S; Geubbels, Eveline; Lyatuu, Isaac; Smithson, Paul; Amaro, Richard; Meku, Sylvia; Schellenberg, Joanna A; Masanja, Honorati

Trends in Kaposi's sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus antibodies prior to the development of HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma: a nested case-control study. (2014) Wakeham, Katie; Johnston, W Thomas; Nalwoga, Angela; Webb, Emily L; Mayanja, Billy N; Miley, Wendell; Elliott, Alison M; Whitby, Denise; Newton, Robert

Blood pressure in primary school children in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey. (2014) Kidy, Farah; Rutebarika, Diana; Lule, Swaib A; Kizza, Moses; Odiit, Amos; Webb, Emily L; Elliott, Alison M

Contrasting benefits of different artemisinin combination therapies as first-line malaria treatments using model-based cost-effectiveness analysis. (2014) Okell, Lucy C; Cairns, Matthew; Griffin, Jamie T; Ferguson, Neil M; Tarning, Joel; Jagoe, George; Hugo, Pierre; Baker, Mark; D'Alessandro, Umberto; Bousema, Teun; Ubben, David; Ghani, Azra C

Development of Severe Anemia and Changes in Hemoglobin in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Ugandan Adults Receiving Zidovudine-, Stavudine-, and Tenofovir-Containing Antiretroviral Regimens. (2014) Parkes-Ratanshi, Rosalind; Katende, David; Levin, Jonathan; Wakeham, Katie; Heiner, Grosskurth; Kamali, Anatoli; Lalloo, David G html

Mapping the epidemiology of yaws in the Solomon Islands: a cluster randomized survey. (2014) Marks, Michael; Vahi, Ventis; Sokana, Oliver; Puiahi, Elliot; Pavluck, Alex; Zhang, Zaixing; Dalipanda, Tenneth; Bottomley, Christian; Mabey, David C; Solomon, Anthony W

Anthropometric indices of Gambian children after one or three annual rounds of mass drug administration with azithromycin for trachoma control. (2014) Burr, Sarah E; Hart, John; Edwards, Tansy; Harding-Esch, Emma M; Holland, Martin J; Mabey, David CW; Sillah, Ansumana; Bailey, Robin L

Quality of life and wellbeing among HIV outpatients in East Africa: a multicentre observational study. (2014) Harding, Richard; Simms, Victoria; Penfold, Suzanne; Downing, Julia; Namisango, Eve; Powell, Richard A; Mwangi-Powell, Faith; Moreland, Scott; Gikaara, Nancy; Atieno, Mackuline; Higginson, Irene J

Mycoplasma genitalium is associated with increased genital HIV type 1 RNA in Zimbabwean women. (2014) Napierala Mavedzenge, Sue; Müller, Etienne E; Lewis, David A; Chipato, Tsungai; Morrison, Charles S; Weiss, Helen A

Prevalence of dyslipidaemia and associated risk factors in a rural population in South-Western Uganda: a community based survey. (2014) Asiki, Gershim; Murphy, Georgina AV; Baisley, Kathy; Nsubuga, Rebecca N; Karabarinde, Alex; Newton, Robert; Seeley, Janet; Young, Elizabeth H; Kamali, Anatoli; Sandhu, Manjinder S

October 2014

Causal mediation analysis with multiple mediators. (2014) Daniel, RM; De Stavola, BL; Cousens, SN; Vansteelandt, S

House-level risk factors for Triatoma dimidiata infestation in Colombia. (2014) Parra-Henao, Gabriel; Cardona, Ángela Segura; Quirós-Gómez, Oscar; Angulo, Víctor; Alexander, Neal

Genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci associated with both mammographic density and breast cancer risk. (2014) Lindström, Sara; Thompson, Deborah J; Paterson, Andrew D; Li, Jingmei; Gierach, Gretchen L; Scott, Christopher; Stone, Jennifer; Douglas, Julie A; dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel; Fernandez-Navarro, Pablo; Verghase, Jajini; Smith, Paula; Brown, Judith; Luben, Robert; Wareham, Nicholas J; Loos, Ruth JF; Heit, John A; Pankratz, V Shane; Norman, Aaron; Goode, Ellen L; Cunningham, Julie M; deAndrade, Mariza; Vierkant, Robert A; Czene, Kamila; Fasching, Peter A; Baglietto, Laura; Southey, Melissa C; Giles, Graham G; Shah, Kaanan P; Chan, Heang-Ping; Helvie, Mark A; Beck, Andrew H; Knoblauch, Nicholas W; Hazra, Aditi; Hunter, David J; Kraft, Peter; Pollan, Marina; Figueroa, Jonine D; Couch, Fergus J; Hopper, John L; Hall, Per; Easton, Douglas F; Boyd, Norman F; Vachon, Celine M; Tamimi, Rulla M

Identification of factors influencing the Puumala virus seroprevalence within its reservoir in aMontane Forest Environment. (2014) Thoma, Bryan R; Müller, Jörg; Bässler, Claus; Georgi, Enrico; Osterberg, Anja; Schex, Susanne; Bottomley, Christian; Essbauer, Sandra S

Estimation of daily risk of neonatal death, including the day of birth, in 186 countries in 2013: a vital-registration and modelling-based study. (2014) Oza, Shefali; Cousens, Simon N; Lawn, Joy E

Community mobilisation and empowerment interventions as part of HIV prevention for female sex workers in Southern India: a cost-effectiveness analysis. (2014) Vassall, Anna; Chandrashekar, Sudhashree; Pickles, Michael; Beattie, Tara S; Shetty, Govindraj; Bhattacharjee, Parinita; Boily, Marie-Claude; Vickerman, Peter; Bradley, Janet; Alary, Michel; Moses, Stephen; CHARME India Group; Watts, Charlotte

The contribution of unimproved water and toilet facilities to pregnancy-related mortality in Afghanistan: analysis of the Afghan Mortality Survey. (2014) Gon, Giorgia; Monzon-Llamas, Laura; Benova, Lenka; Willey, Barbara; Campbell, Oona MR

Experiences of stigma and discrimination of people with schizophrenia in India. (2014) Koschorke, Mirja; Padmavati, R; Kumar, Shuba; Cohen, Alex; Weiss, Helen A; Chatterjee, Sudipto; Pereira, Jesina; Naik, Smita; John, Sujit; Dabholkar, Hamid; Balaji, Madhumitha; Chavan, Animish; Varghese, Mathew; Thara, R; Thornicroft, Graham; Patel, Vikram

Symptom reporting among prevalent tuberculosis cases who smoke, are HIV-positive or have hyperglycaemia. (2014) Sattar, S; Van Schalkwyk, C; Claassens, M; Dunbar, R; Floyd, S; Enarson, DA; Godfrey-Faussett, P; Ayles, H; Beyers, N

A cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effect of optimising TB/HIV integration on patient level outcomes: the "merge" trial protocol. (2014) Kufa, T; Hippner, P; Charalambous, S; Kielmann, K; Vassall, A; Churchyard, GJ; Grant, AD; Fielding, KL

Economic evaluation of a cluster randomized trial of interventions to improve health workers' practice in diagnosing and treating uncomplicated malaria in Cameroon. (2014) Mangham-Jefferies, Lindsay; Wiseman, Virginia; Achonduh, Olivia A; Drake, Thomas L; Cundill, Bonnie; Onwujekwe, Obinna; Mbacham, Wilfred

September 2014

Internet-based cohort study of HIV testing over 1 year among men who have sex with men living in England and exposed to a social marketing intervention promoting testing. (2014) Hickson, Ford; Tomlin, Keith; Hargreaves, James; Bonell, Chris; Reid, David; Weatherburn, Peter

Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000-13, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic analysis. (2014) Liu, Li; Oza, Shefali; Hogan, Daniel; Perin, Jamie; Rudan, Igor; Lawn, Joy E; Cousens, Simon; Mathers, Colin; Black, Robert E

Improving access to malaria medicine through private-sector subsidies in seven African countries. (2014) Tougher, Sarah; Mann, Andrea G; ACTwatch Group; Ye, Yazoume; Kourgueni, Idrissa A; Thomson, Rebecca; Amuasi, John H; Ren, Ruilin; Willey, Barbara A; Ansong, Daniel; Bruxvoort, Katia; Diap, Graciela; Festo, Charles; Johanes, Boniface; Kalolella, Admirabilis; Mallam, Oumarou; Mberu, Blessing; Ndiaye, Salif; Nguah, Samual Blay; Seydou, Moctar; Taylor, Mark; Wamukoya, Marilyn; Arnold, Fred; Hanson, Kara; Goodman, Catherine description

Violence against primary school children with disabilities in Uganda: a cross-sectional study. (2014) Devries, Karen M; Kyegombe, Nambusi; Zuurmond, Maria; Parkes, Jenny; Child, Jennifer C; Walakira, Eddy J; Naker, Dipak

'Scaling-up is a craft not a science': Catalysing scale-up of health innovations in Ethiopia, India and Nigeria. (2014) Spicer, Neil; Bhattacharya, Dipankar; Dimka, Ritgak; Fanta, Feleke; Mangham-Jefferies, Lindsay; Schellenberg, Joanna; Tamire-Woldemariam, Addis; Walt, Gill; Wickremasinghe, Deepthi

Evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test for yaws infection in a community surveillance setting. (2014) Marks, Michael; Goncalves, Adriana; Vahi, Ventis; Sokana, Oliver; Puiahi, Elliot; Zhang, Zaixing; Dalipanda, Tenneth; Bottomley, Christian; Mabey, David; Solomon, Anthony W

Innovative approaches to clinical data management in resource limited settings using open-source technologies. (2014) Omollo, Raymond; Ochieng, Michael; Mutinda, Brian; Omollo, Truphosa; Owiti, Rhoda; Okeyo, Seth; Wasunna, Monique; Edwards, Tansy

The impact of disability on the lives of children; cross-sectional data including 8,900 children with disabilities and 898,834 children without disabilities across 30 countries. (2014) Kuper, Hannah; Monteath-van Dok, Adrienne; Wing, Kevin; Danquah, Lisa; Evans, Jenny; Zuurmond, Maria; Gallinetti, Jacqueline

The prevalence and burden of symptoms in patients with chronic liver diseases in The Gambia, West Africa. (2014) Shimakawa, Yusuke; Takao, Yuki; Anderson, Suzanne T; Taal, Makie; Yamaguchi, Takashi; Giana, Lamin; Ndow, Gibril; Sarr, Louise; Kambi, Abubacarr; Njai, Harr Freeya; Bottomley, Christian; Nyan, Ousman; Sabally, Saihou; D'Alessandro, Umberto; Taylor-Robinson, Simon D; Thursz, Mark; Lemoine, Maud; Njie, Ramou

A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a nurse-led palliative care intervention for HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy: recruitment, refusal, randomisation and missing data. (2014) Lowther, Keira; Higginson, Irene J; Simms, Victoria; Gikaara, Nancy; Ahmed, Aabid; Ali, Zipporah; Afuande, Gaudencia; Kariuki, Hellen; Sherr, Lorraine; Jenkins, Rachel; Selman, Lucy; Harding, Richard

August 2014

Non-participation during azithromycin mass treatment for trachoma in The Gambia: heterogeneity and risk factors. (2014) Edwards, Tansy; Allen, Elizabeth; Harding-Esch, Emma M; Hart, John; Burr, Sarah E; Holland, Martin J; Sillah, Ansumana; West, Sheila K; Mabey, David; Bailey, Robin

Cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention for high-risk groups at scale: an economic evaluation of the Avahan programme in south India. (2014) Vassall, Anna; Pickles, Michael; Chandrashekar, Sudhashree; Boily, Marie-Claude; Shetty, Govindraj; Guinness, Lorna; Lowndes, Catherine M; Bradley, Janet; Moses, Stephen; Alary, Michel; Charme India Group; Vickerman, Peter

The use of continuous surveys to generate and continuously report high quality timely maternal and newborn health data at the district level in Tanzania and Uganda. (2014) Marchant, Tanya; Schellenberg, Joanna; Peterson, Stefan; Manzi, Fatuma; Waiswa, Peter; Hanson, Claudia; Temu, Silas; Darious, Kajjo; Sedekia, Yovitha; Akuze, Joseph; Rowe, Alexander K; EQUIP Study Group

Rapid NK cell differentiation in a population with near-universal human cytomegalovirus infection is attenuated by NKG2C deletions. (2014) Goodier, Martin R; White, Matthew J; Darboe, Alansana; Nielsen, Carolyn M; Goncalves, Adriana; Bottomley, Christian; Moore, Sophie E; Riley, Eleanor M

The vaginal microbiota: what have we learned after a decade of molecular characterization? (2014) van de Wijgert, Janneke HHM; Borgdorff, Hanneke; Verhelst, Rita; Crucitti, Tania; Francis, Suzanna; Verstraelen, Hans; Jespers, Vicky

The reliability of a newborn foot length measurement tool used by community volunteers to identify low birth weight or premature babies born at home in southern Tanzania. (2014) Marchant, Tanya; Penfold, Suzanne; Mkumbo, Elibariki; Shamba, Donat; Jaribu, Jennie; Manzi, Fatuma; Schellenberg, Joanna

Thermal care for newborn babies in rural southern Tanzania: a mixed-method study of barriers, facilitators and potential for behaviour change. (2014) Shamba, Donat; Schellenberg, Joanna; Hildon, Zoe Jane-Lara; Mashasi, Irene; Penfold, Suzanne; Tanner, Marcel; Marchant, Tanya; Hill, Zelee

Assessing the external validity of a randomized controlled trial of anthelminthics in mothers and their children in Entebbe, Uganda. (2014) Millard, James D; Muhangi, Lawrence; Sewankambo, Moses; Ndibazza, Juliet; Elliott, Alison M; Webb, Emily L

July 2014

Introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria into drug shops in Uganda: design and implementation of a cluster randomized trial. (2014) Mbonye, Anthony K; Magnussen, Pascal; Chandler, Clare IR; Hansen, Kristian S; Lal, Sham; Cundill, Bonnie; Lynch, Caroline A; Clarke, Siân E

Health service delivery models for the provision of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. (2014) Lazarus, Jeffrey V; Safreed-Harmon, Kelly; Nicholson, Joey; Jaffar, Shabbar

Understanding CBHI hospitalisation patterns: a comparison of insured and uninsured women in Gujarat, India. (2014) Desai, Sapna; Sinha, Tara; Mahal, Ajay; Cousens, Simon

Relaxing the independent censoring assumption in the Cox proportional hazards model using multiple imputation. (2014) Jackson, Dan; White, Ian R; Seaman, Shaun; Evans, Hannah; Baisley, Kathy; Carpenter, James

Cost-effectiveness of strategies to improve the utilization and provision of maternal and newborn health care in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review. (2014) Mangham-Jefferies, Lindsay; Pitt, Catherine; Cousens, Simon; Mills, Anne; Schellenberg, Joanna html

Effect of home-based counselling on newborn care practices in southern Tanzania one year after implementation: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. (2014) Penfold, Suzanne; Manzi, Fatuma; Mkumbo, Elibariki; Temu, Silas; Jaribu, Jennie; Shamba, Donat D; Mshinda, Hassan; Cousens, Simon; Marchant, Tanya; Tanner, Marcel; Schellenberg, David; Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong

Epidemiology of curable sexually transmitted infections among women at increased risk for HIV in northwestern Tanzania: inadequacy of syndromic management. (2014) Francis, Suzanna C; Ao, Trong T; Vanobberghen, Fiona M; Chilongani, Joseph; Hashim, Ramadhan; Andreasen, Aura; Watson-Jones, Deborah; Changalucha, John; Kapiga, Saidi; Hayes, Richard J

Patient attitudes towards kidney transplant listing: qualitative findings from the ATTOM study. (2014) Calestani, Melania; Tonkin-Crine, Sarah; Pruthi, Rishi; Leydon, Geraldine; Ravanan, Rommel; Bradley, J Andrew; Tomson, Charles R; Forsythe, John L; Oniscu, Gabriel C; Bradley, Clare; Cairns, John; Dudley, Christopher; Watson, Christopher; Draper, Heather; Johnson, Rachel J; Metcalfe, Wendy; Fogarty, Damian G; Roderick, Paul; ATTOM Investigators

Pyrethroid susceptibility of malaria vectors in four Districts of western Kenya. (2014) Ochomo, Eric; Bayoh, Nabie M; Kamau, Luna; Atieli, Francis; Vulule, John; Ouma, Collins; Ombok, Maurice; Njagi, Kiambo; Soti, David; Mathenge, Evan; Muthami, Lawrence; Kinyari, Teresa; Subramaniam, Krishanthi; Kleinschmidt, Immo; Donnelly, Martin James; Mbogo, Charles

Findings from the SASA! Study: a cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of a community mobilization intervention to prevent violence against women and reduce HIV risk in Kampala, Uganda. (2014) Abramsky, Tanya; Devries, Karen; Kiss, Ligia; Nakuti, Janet; Kyegombe, Nambusi; Starmann, Elizabeth; Cundill, Bonnie; Francisco, Leilani; Kaye, Dan; Musuya, Tina; Michau, Lori; Watts, Charlotte

June 2014

Evaluation of diagnostic tests for Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Brazilian schoolchildren. (2014) Oliveira, Paula; Braga, Cynthia; Alexander, Neal; Brandão, Eduardo; Silva, Almerice; Wanderley, Leandro; Aguiar, Ana Maria; Diniz, George; Medeiros, Zulma; Rocha, Abraham

Improving the scalability of psychological treatments in developing countries: an evaluation of peer-led therapy quality assessment in Goa, India. (2014) Singla, Daisy R; Weobong, Benedict; Nadkarni, Abhijit; Chowdhary, Neerja; Shinde, Sachin; Anand, Arpita; Fairburn, Christopher G; Dimijdan, Sona; Velleman, Richard; Weiss, Helen; Patel, Vikram

Risk factors for active trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in treatment-naïve trachoma-hyperendemic communities of the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea Bissau. (2014) Last, Anna R; Burr, Sarah E; Weiss, Helen A; Harding-Esch, Emma M; Cassama, Eunice; Nabicassa, Meno; Mabey, David C; Holland, Martin J; Bailey, Robin L

Community health workers and stand-alone or integrated case management of malaria: a systematic literature review. (2014) Smith Paintain, Lucy; Willey, Barbara; Kedenge, Sarah; Sharkey, Alyssa; Kim, Julia; Buj, Valentina; Webster, Jayne; Schellenberg, David; Ngongo, Ngashi

Rapid diagnostic tests to improve treatment of malaria and other febrile illnesses: patient randomised effectiveness trial in primary care clinics in Afghanistan. (2014) Leslie, Toby; Mikhail, Amy; Mayan, Ismail; Cundill, Bonnie; Anwar, Mohammed; Bakhtash, Sayed Habib; Mohammed, Nader; Rahman, Habib; Zekria, Rohullah; Whitty, Christopher JM; Rowland, Mark

HIV among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review and data synthesis. (2014) Mumtaz, Ghina R; Weiss, Helen A; Thomas, Sara L; Riome, Suzanne; Setayesh, Hamidreza; Riedner, Gabriele; Semini, Iris; Tawil, Oussama; Akala, Francisca Ayodeji; Wilson, David; Abu-Raddad, Laith J

The practice of 'doing' evaluation: lessons learned from nine complex intervention trials in action. (2014) Reynolds, Joanna; DiLiberto, Deborah; Mangham-Jefferies, Lindsay; Ansah, Evelyn K; Lal, Sham; Mbakilwa, Hilda; Bruxvoort, Katia; Webster, Jayne; Vestergaard, Lasse S; Yeung, Shunmay; Leslie, Toby; Hutchinson, Eleanor; Reyburn, Hugh; Lalloo, David G; Schellenberg, David; Cundill, Bonnie; Staedke, Sarah G; Wiseman, Virginia; Goodman, Catherine; Chandler, Clare IR

Bounded agency in humanitarian settings: a qualitative study of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among refugees situated in Kenya and Malaysia. (2014) Mendelsohn, Joshua B; Rhodes, Tim; Spiegel, Paul; Schilperoord, Marian; Burton, John Wagacha; Balasundaram, Susheela; Wong, Chunting; Ross, David A

Antiretroviral therapy for refugees and internally displaced persons: a call for equity. (2014) Mendelsohn, Joshua B; Spiegel, Paul; Schilperoord, Marian; Cornier, Nadine; Ross, David A

Oesophageal varices, schistosomiasis, and mortality among patients admitted with haematemesis in Mwanza, Tanzania: a prospective cohort study. (2014) Chofle, Awilly A; Jaka, Hyasinta; Koy, Mheta; Smart, Luke R; Kabangila, Rodrick; Ewings, Fiona M; Mazigo, Humphrey D; Johnson, Warren D; Fitzgerald, Daniel W; Peck, Robert N; Downs, Jennifer A

May 2014

The association between maternal hepatitis B e antigen status, as a proxy for perinatal transmission, and the risk of hepatitis B e antigenaemia in Gambian children. (2014) Shimakawa, Yusuke; Bottomley, Christian; Njie, Ramou; Mendy, Maimuna

Designing and implementing interventions to change clinicians' practice in the management of uncomplicated malaria: lessons from Cameroon. (2014) Achonduh, Olivia A; Mbacham, Wilfred F; Mangham-Jefferies, Lindsay; Cundill, Bonnie; Chandler, Clare; Pamen-Ngako, Joelle; Lele, Albertine K; Ndong, Ignatius C; Ndive, Sarah N; Ambebila, Joel N; Orang-Ojong, Barnabas B; Metoh, Theresia N; Akindeh-Nji, Mbuh; Wiseman, Virginia

Exposure to multiple parasites is associated with the prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa. (2014) Kamuyu, Gathoni; Bottomley, Christian; Mageto, James; Lowe, Brett; Wilkins, Patricia P; Noh, John C; Nutman, Thomas B; Ngugi, Anthony K; Odhiambo, Rachael; Wagner, Ryan G; Kakooza-Mwesige, Angelina; Owusu-Agyei, Seth; Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth; Masanja, Honorati; Osier, Faith HA; Odermatt, Peter; Newton, Charles R; Study of Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Sites (SEEDS) g

Who has been caring for the baby? (2014) Darmstadt, Gary L; Kinney, Mary V; Chopra, Mickey; Cousens, Simon; Kak, Lily; Paul, Vinod K; Martines, Jose; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A; Lawn, Joy E; Lancet Every Newborn Study Group

Every Newborn: Progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival. (2014) Lawn, JE; Blencowe, H; Oza, S; You, D; Lee, AC; Waiswa, P; Lalli, M; Bhutta, Z; Barros, AJ; Christian, P; Mathers, C; Cousens, SN; Lancet Every Newborn Study Group

Injectable and oral contraceptives and risk of HIV acquisition in women: an analysis of data from the MDP301 trial. (2014) Crook, Angela M; Ford, Deborah; Gafos, Mitzy; Hayes, Richard; Kamali, Anatoli; Kapiga, Saidi; Nunn, Andrew; Chisembele, Maureen; Ramjee, Gita; Rees, Helen; McCormack, Sheena

Implementation of patient charges at primary care facilities in Kenya: implications of low adherence to user fee policy for users and facility revenue. (2014) Opwora, Antony; Waweru, Evelyn; Toda, Mitsuru; Noor, Abdisalan; Edwards, Tansy; Fegan, Greg; Molyneux, Sassy; Goodman, Catherine

Prevalence of bloodstream pathogens is higher in neonatal encephalopathy cases vs. controls using a novel panel of real-time PCR assays. (2014) Tann, Cally J; Nkurunziza, Peter; Nakakeeto, Margaret; Oweka, James; Kurinczuk, Jennifer J; Were, Jackson; Nyombi, Natasha; Hughes, Peter; Willey, Barbara A; Elliott, Alison M; Robertson, Nicola J; Klein, Nigel; Harris, Kathryn A

Pharmacy-based interventions for initiating effective contraception following the use of emergency contraception: a pilot study. (2014) Michie, L; Cameron, ST; Glasier, A; Larke, N; Muir, A; Lorimer, A

Isoniazid plus antiretroviral therapy to prevent tuberculosis: a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. (2014) Rangaka, Molebogeng X; Wilkinson, Robert J; Boulle, Andrew; Glynn, Judith R; Fielding, Katherine; van Cutsem, Gilles; Wilkinson, Katalin A; Goliath, Rene; Mathee, Shaheed; Goemaere, Eric; Maartens, Gary

They are not always a burden: older people and child fostering in Uganda during the HIV epidemic. (2014) Kasedde, Susan; Doyle, Aoife M; Seeley, Janet A; Ross, David A

Has Tanzania embraced the green leaf? Results from outlet and household surveys before and after implementation of the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria. (2014) Thomson, Rebecca; Festo, Charles; Johanes, Boniface; Kalolella, Admirabilis; Bruxvoort, Katia; Nchimbi, Happy; Tougher, Sarah; Cairns, Matthew; Taylor, Mark; Kleinschmidt, Immo; Ye, Yazoume; Mann, Andrea; Ren, Ruilin; Willey, Barbara; Arnold, Fred; Hanson, Kara; Kachur, S Patrick; Goodman, Catherine

Pregnancy incidence and correlates in a clinical trial preparedness study, North West Province South Africa. (2014) Chetty-Makkan, Candice M; Fielding, Katherine; Feldblum, Paul J; Price, Matt A; Kruger, Petra; Makkan, Heeran; Charalambous, Salome; Latka, Mary H

Maternal hookworm modifies risk factors for childhood eczema: results from a birth cohort in Uganda. (2014) Mpairwe, Harriet; Ndibazza, Juliet; Webb, Emily L; Nampijja, Margaret; Muhangi, Lawrence; Apule, Barbara; Lule, Swaib; Akurut, Hellen; Kizito, Dennison; Kakande, Mohammed; Jones, Frances M; Fitzsimmons, Colin M; Muwanga, Moses; Rodrigues, Laura C; Dunne, David W; Elliott, Alison M

The Nakuru eye disease cohort study: methodology & rationale. (2014) Bastawrous, Andrew; Mathenge, Wanjiku; Peto, Tunde; Weiss, Helen A; Rono, Hillary; Foster, Allen; Burton, Matthew; Kuper, Hannah

Preparedness of Tanzanian health facilities for outpatient primary care of hypertension and diabetes: a cross-sectional survey. (2014) Peck, Robert; Mghamba, Janneth; Vanobberghen, Fiona; Kavishe, Bazil; Rugarabamu, Vivian; Smeeth, Liam; Hayes, Richard; Grosskurth, Heiner; Kapiga, Saidi

Appetite testing in HIV-infected African adults recovering from malnutrition and given antiretroviral therapy. (2014) Rehman, Andrea M; Woodd, Susannah; Chisenga, Molly; Siame, Joshua; Sampson, Gemma; PrayGod, George; Koethe, John R; Kelly, Paul; Filteau, Suzanne

April 2014

Basic or enhanced clinician training to improve adherence to malaria treatment guidelines: a cluster-randomised trial in two areas of Cameroon. (2014) Mbacham, Wilfred F; Mangham-Jefferies, Lindsay; Cundill, Bonnie; Achonduh, Olivia A; Chandler, Clare IR; Ambebila, Joel N; Nkwescheu, Armand; Forsah-Achu, Dorothy; Ndiforchu, Victor; Tchekountouo, Odile; Akindeh-Nji, Mbuh; Ongolo-Zogo, Pierre; Wiseman, Virginia

Placebo use in vaccine trials: recommendations of a WHO expert panel. (2014) Rid, Annette; Saxena, Abha; Baqui, Abdhullah H; Bhan, Anant; Bines, Julie; Bouesseau, Marie-Charlotte; Caplan, Arthur; Colgrove, James; Dhai, Ames; Gomez-Diaz, Rita; Green, Shane K; Kang, Gagandeep; Lagos, Rosanna; Loh, Patricia; London, Alex John; Mulholland, Kim; Neels, Pieter; Pitisuttithum, Punee; Sarr, Samba Cor; Selgelid, Michael; Sheehan, Mark; Smith, Peter G

Reproducibility issues in science, is P value really the only answer? (2014) Gaudart, Jean; Huiart, Laetitia; Milligan, Paul J; Thiebaut, Rodolphe; Giorgi, Roch

Application of balanced scorecard in the evaluation of a complex health system intervention: 12 months post intervention findings from the BHOMA intervention: a cluster randomised trial in Zambia. (2014) Mutale, Wilbroad; Stringer, Jeffrey; Chintu, Namwinga; Chilengi, Roma; Mwanamwenge, Margaret Tembo; Kasese, Nkatya; Balabanova, Dina; Spicer, Neil; Lewis, James; Ayles, Helen

Prevalence of human papillomavirus in adolescent girls before reported sexual debut. (2014) Houlihan, Catherine F; de Sanjosé, Silvia; Baisley, Kathy; Changalucha, John; Ross, David A; Kapiga, Saidi; Godinez, Jose M; Bozicevic, Ivana; Hayes, Richard J; Watson-Jones, Deborah

Indoor residual spraying in combination with insecticide-treated nets compared to insecticide-treated nets alone for protection against malaria: a cluster randomised trial in Tanzania. (2014) West, Philippa A; Protopopoff, Natacha; Wright, Alexandra; Kivaju, Zuhura; Tigererwa, Robinson; Mosha, Franklin W; Kisinza, William; Rowland, Mark; Kleinschmidt, Immo

Innovation in supervision and support of community health workers for better newborn survival in southern Tanzania. (2014) Mkumbo, Elibariki; Hanson, Claudia; Penfold, Suzanne; Manzi, Fatuma; Schellenberg, Joanna

Factors affecting immunogenicity of BCG in infants, a study in Malawi, The Gambia and the UK. (2014) Hur, Yun-Gyoung; Gorak-Stolinska, Patricia; Lalor, Maeve K; Mvula, Hazzie; Floyd, Sian; Raynes, John; Ben-Smith, Anne; Fitchett, Joseph R; Flanagan, Katie L; Burl, Sarah; Ota, Martin O; Crampin, Amelia C; Smith, Steven G; Dockrell, Hazel M

Understanding private sector antimalarial distribution chains: a cross-sectional mixed methods study in six malaria-endemic countries. (2014) Palafox, Benjamin; Patouillard, Edith; Tougher, Sarah; Goodman, Catherine; Hanson, Kara; Kleinschmidt, Immo; Rueda, Sergio Torres; Kiefer, Sabine; O'Connell, Kathryn A; Zinsou, Cyprien; Phok, Sochea; Akulayi, Louis; Arogundade, Ekundayo; Buyungo, Peter; Mpasela, Felton; Chavasse, Desmond

Individualised motivational counselling to enhance adherence to antiretroviral therapy is not superior to didactic counselling in South African patients: findings of the CAPRISA 058 randomised controlled trial. (2014) van Loggerenberg, Francois; Grant, Alison D; Naidoo, Kogieleum; Murrman, Marita; Gengiah, Santhanalakshmi; Gengiah, Tanuja N; Fielding, Katherine; Abdool Karim, Salim S

Expanded Quality Management Using Information Power (EQUIP): protocol for a quasi-experimental study to improve maternal and newborn health in Tanzania and Uganda. (2014) Hanson, Claudia; Waiswa, Peter; Marchant, Tanya; Marx, Michael; Manzi, Fatuma; Mbaruku, Godfrey; Rowe, Alex; Tomson, Göran; Schellenberg, Joanna; Peterson, Stefan; EQUIP Study Team

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of lay counsellor-delivered psychological treatments for harmful and dependent drinking and moderate to severe depression in primary care in India: PREMIUM study protocol for randomized controlled trials. (2014) Patel, Vikram; Weobong, Benedict; Nadkarni, Abhijit; Weiss, Helen A; Anand, Arpita; Naik, Smita; Bhat, Bhargav; Pereira, Jesina; Araya, Ricardo; Dimidjian, Sona; Hollon, Steven D; King, Michael; McCambridge, Jim; McDaid, David; Murthy, Pratima; Velleman, Richard; Fairburn, Christopher G; Kirkwood, Betty

March 2014

Association between Mycoplasma genitalium infection and HIV acquisition among female sex workers in Uganda: evidence from a nested case-control study. (2014) Vandepitte, Judith; Weiss, Helen A; Bukenya, Justine; Kyakuwa, Nassim; Muller, Etienne; Buvé, Anne; Van der Stuyft, Patrick; Hayes, Richard J; Grosskurth, Heiner

Linking women who test HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services to HIV care and treatment services in Kenya: a mixed methods prospective cohort study. (2014) Ferguson, Laura; Grant, Alison D; Lewis, James; Kielmann, Karina; Watson-Jones, Deborah; Vusha, Sophie; Ong'ech, John O; Ross, David A

Framework for rapid assessment and adoption of new vector control tools. (2014) Vontas, John; Moore, Sarah; Kleinschmidt, Immo; Ranson, Hilary; Lindsay, Steve; Lengeler, Christian; Hamon, Nicholas; McLean, Tom; Hemingway, Janet

Phenotypic and genotypic analyses to guide selection of reverse transcriptase inhibitors in second-line HIV therapy following extended virological failure in Uganda. (2014) Goodall, RL; Dunn, DT; Pattery, T; van Cauwenberge, A; Nkurunziza, P; Awio, P; Ndembi, N; Munderi, P; Kityo, C; Gilks, CF; Kaleebu, P; Pillay, D; DART Virology Group and Trial Teams

Efficacy of different pneumococcal conjugate vaccine schedules against pneumonia, hospitalisation, and mortality: re-analysis of a randomised trial in the Gambia. (2014) Mackenzie, Grant A; Bottomley, Christian; van Hoek, Albert J; Jeffries, David; Ota, Martin; Zaman, Syed MA; Greenwood, Brian; Cutts, Felicity

Adolescent HIV disclosure in Zambia: barriers, facilitators and outcomes. (2014) Mburu, Gitau; Hodgson, Ian; Kalibala, Sam; Haamujompa, Choolwe; Cataldo, Fabian; Lowenthal, Elizabeth D; Ross, David

Integration of HIV and maternal healthcare in a high HIV-prevalence setting: analysis of client flow data over time in Swaziland. (2014) Birdthistle, Isolde J; Mayhew, Susannah H; Kikuvi, Joshua; Zhou, Weiwei; Church, Kathryn; Warren, Charlotte E; Nkambule, Rejoice; Fenty, Justin; Integra Initiative

Treatment outcomes of new tuberculosis patients hospitalized in Kampala, Uganda: a prospective cohort study. (2014) Kirenga, Bruce J; Levin, Jonathan; Ayakaka, Irene; Worodria, William; Reilly, Nancy; Mumbowa, Francis; Nabanjja, Helen; Nyakoojo, Grace; Fennelly, Kevin; Nakubulwa, Susan; Joloba, Moses; Okwera, Alphonse; Eisenach, Kathleen D; McNerney, Ruth; Elliott, Alison M; Mugerwa, Roy D; Smith, Peter G; Ellner, Jerrold J; Jones-López, Edward C

Effectiveness of a community-based intervention for people with schizophrenia and their caregivers in India (COPSI): a randomised controlled trial. (2014) Chatterjee, Sudipto; Naik, Smita; John, Sujit; Dabholkar, Hamid; Balaji, Madhumitha; Koschorke, Mirja; Varghese, Mathew; Thara, Rangaswamy; Weiss, Helen A; Williams, Paul; McCrone, Paul; Patel, Vikram; Thornicroft, Graham

February 2014

A pilot study to evaluate aflatoxin exposure in a rural Ugandan population. (2014) Asiki, Gershim; Seeley, Janet; Srey, Chou; Baisley, Kathy; Lightfoot, Tracy; Archileo, Kaaya; Agol, Dorice; Abaasa, Andrew; Wakeham, Katie; Routledge, Michael N; Wild, Christopher P; Newton, Robert; Gong, Yun Yun

The effect of distance on observed mortality, childhood pneumonia and vaccine efficacy in rural Gambia. (2014) Zaman, SMA; Cox, J; Enwere, GC; Bottomley, C; Greenwood, BM; Cutts, FT

The distribution of sex acts and condom use within partnerships in a rural sub-Saharan African population. (2014) Smith, Jennifer; Nyamukapa, Constance; Gregson, Simon; Lewis, James; Magutshwa, Sitholubuhle; Schumacher, Christina; Mushati, Phyllis; Hallett, Tim; Garnett, Geoff

HPTN 071 (PopART): rationale and design of a cluster-randomised trial of the population impact of an HIV combination prevention intervention including universal testing and treatment - a study protocol for a cluster randomised trial. (2014) Hayes, Richard; Ayles, Helen; Beyers, Nulda; Sabapathy, Kalpana; Floyd, Sian; Shanaube, Kwame; Bock, Peter; Griffith, Sam; Moore, Ayana; Watson-Jones, Deborah; Fraser, Christophe; Vermund, Sten H; Fidler, Sarah; HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Team

The HIV basic care package: where is it available and who receives it? Findings from a mixed methods evaluation in Kenya and Uganda. (2014) Penfold, Suzanne; Simms, Victoria; Downing, Julia; Powell, Richard A; Mwangi-Powell, Faith; Namisango, Eve; Moreland, Scott; Atieno, Mackuline; Gikaara, Nancy; Kataike, Jeniffer; Kwebiha, Clare; Munene, Grace; Banga, Geoffrey; Higginson, Irene J; Harding, Richard

Measures of exposure to the Well London Phase-1 intervention and their association with health well-being and social outcomes. (2014) Phillips, Gemma; Bottomley, Christian; Schmidt, Elena; Tobi, Patrick; Lais, Shahana; Yu, Ge; Lynch, Rebecca; Lock, Karen; Draper, Alizon; Moore, Derek; Clow, Angela; Petticrew, Mark; Hayes, Richard; Renton, Adrian

HIV-associated anemia after 96 weeks on therapy: determinants across age ranges in Uganda and Zimbabwe. (2014) Jaganath, Devan; Walker, A Sarah; Ssali, Francis; Musiime, Victor; Kiweewa, Francis; Kityo, Cissy; Salata, Robert; Mugyenyi, Peter; DART Trial; ARROW Trial

Communicating the AMFm message: exploring the effect of communication and training interventions on private for-profit provider awareness and knowledge related to a multi-country anti-malarial subsidy intervention. (2014) Willey, Barbara A; Tougher, Sarah; Ye, Yazoume; ACTwatchGroup; Mann, Andrea G; Thomson, Rebecca; Kourgueni, Idrissa A; Amuasi, John H; Ren, Ruilin; Wamukoya, Marilyn; Rueda, Sergio Torres; Taylor, Mark; Seydou, Moctar; Nguah, Samuel Blay; Ndiaye, Salif; Mberu, Blessing; Malam, Oumarou; Kalolella, Admirabilis; Juma, Elizabeth; Johanes, Boniface; Festo, Charles; Diap, Graciela; Diallo, Didier; Bruxvoort, Katia; Ansong, Daniel; Amin, Abdinasir; Adegoke, Catherine A; Hanson, Kara; Arnold, Fred; Goodman, Catherine

Is hypertension the new HIV epidemic? (2014) Lloyd-Sherlock, Peter; Ebrahim, Shah; Grosskurth, Heiner

Is forced migration a barrier to treatment success? Similar HIV treatment outcomes among refugees and a surrounding host community in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (2014) Mendelsohn, Joshua B; Schilperoord, Marian; Spiegel, Paul; Balasundaram, Susheela; Radhakrishnan, Anuradha; Lee, Christopher KC; Larke, Natasha; Grant, Alison D; Sondorp, Egbert; Ross, David A

January 2014

Systematic review and meta-analysis: prevalence of alcohol use among young people in eastern Africa. (2014) Francis, Joel M; Grosskurth, Heiner; Changalucha, John; Kapiga, Saidi H; Weiss, Helen A

Well London Phase-1: results among adults of a cluster-randomised trial of a community engagement approach to improving health behaviours and mental well-being in deprived inner-city neighbourhoods. (2014) Phillips, Gemma; Bottomley, Christian; Schmidt, Elena; Tobi, Patrick; Lais, Shahana; Yu, Ge; Lynch, Rebecca; Lock, Karen; Draper, Alizon; Moore, Derek; Clow, Angela; Petticrew, Mark; Hayes, Richard; Renton, Adrian

High tuberculosis prevalence in a South African prison: the need for routine tuberculosis screening. (2014) Telisinghe, Lilanganee; Fielding, Katherine L; Malden, Justin L; Hanifa, Yasmeen; Churchyard, Gavin J; Grant, Alison D; Charalambous, Salome

Prevalence and risk factors for active convulsive epilepsy in rural northeast South Africa. (2014) Wagner, Ryan G; Ngugi, Anthony K; Twine, Rhian; Bottomley, Christian; Kamuyu, Gathoni; Gómez-Olivé, F Xavier; Connor, Myles D; Collinson, Mark A; Kahn, Kathleen; Tollman, Stephen; Newton, Charles R

Malaria incidence in children in South-West Burkina Faso: comparison of active and passive case detection methods. (2014) Tiono, Alfred B; Kangoye, David T; Rehman, Andrea M; Kargougou, Désiré G; Kaboré, Youssouf; Diarra, Amidou; Ouedraogo, Esperance; Nébié, Issa; Ouédraogo, Alphonse; Okech, Brenda; Milligan, Paul; Sirima, Sodiomon B

The incidence of liver injury in Uyghur patients treated for TB in Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region, China, and its association with hepatic enzyme polymorphisms nat2, cyp2e1, gstm1 and gstt1. (2014) Xiang, Yang; Ma, Long; Wu, Weidong; Liu, Wei; Li, Yongguang; Zhu, Xia; Wang, Qian; Ma, Jinfeng; Cao, Mingqin; Wang, Qian; Yao, Xuemei; Yang, Lei; Wubuli, Atikaimu; Merle, Corinne; Milligan, Paul; Mao, Ying; Gu, Jiayi; Xin, Xiumei

Pneumococcal carriage in sub-Saharan Africa--a systematic review. (2014) Usuf, Effua; Bottomley, Christian; Adegbola, Richard A; Hall, Andrew

Effect of azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma on spleen rates in Gambian children. (2014) Hart, John D; Edwards, Tansy; Burr, Sarah E; Harding-Esch, Emma M; Takaoka, Kensuke; Holland, Martin J; Sillah, Ansumana; Mabey, David CW; Bailey, Robin L

Premature mortality in active convulsive epilepsy in rural Kenya: causes and associated factors. (2014) Ngugi, Anthony K; Bottomley, Christian; Fegan, Gregory; Chengo, Eddie; Odhiambo, Rachael; Bauni, Evasius; Neville, Brian; Kleinschmidt, Immo; Sander, Josemir W; Newton, Charles R

Safety and efficacy of single dose versus multiple doses of AmBisome for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa: a randomised trial. (2014) Khalil, Eltahir AG; Weldegebreal, Teklu; Younis, Brima M; Omollo, Raymond; Musa, Ahmed M; Hailu, Workagegnehu; Abuzaid, Abuzaid A; Dorlo, Thomas PC; Hurissa, Zewdu; Yifru, Sisay; Haleke, William; Smith, Peter G; Ellis, Sally; Balasegaram, Manica; EL-Hassan, Ahmed M; Schoone, Gerard J; Wasunna, Monique; Kimutai, Robert; Edwards, Tansy; Hailu, Asrat

HPTN 071 (PopART): a cluster-randomized trial of the population impact of an HIV combination prevention intervention including universal testing and treatment: mathematical model. (2014) Cori, Anne; Ayles, Helen; Beyers, Nulda; Schaap, Ab; Floyd, Sian; Sabapathy, Kalpana; Eaton, Jeffrey W; Hauck, Katharina; Smith, Peter; Griffith, Sam; Moore, Ayana; Donnell, Deborah; Vermund, Sten H; Fidler, Sarah; Hayes, Richard; Fraser, Christophe; HPTN 071 PopART Study Team

Mortality and its predictors among antiretroviral therapy naïve HIV-infected individuals with CD4 cell count ≥350 cells/mm(3) compared to the general population: data from a population-based prospective HIV cohort in Uganda. (2014) Masiira, Ben; Baisley, Kathy; Mayanja, Billy N; Kazooba, Patrick; Maher, Dermot; Kaleebu, Pontiano

Efficacy and effectiveness of infant vaccination against chronic hepatitis B in the Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study (1986-90) and in the nationwide immunisation program. (2014) Peto, Thomas J; Mendy, Maimuma E; Lowe, Yamundow; Webb, Emily L; Whittle, Hilton C; Hall, Andrew J

2014

Design of pragmatic trials of tuberculosis interventions - authors' reply. (2014) Ayles, Helen; Floyd, Sian; Beyers, Nulda; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter; ZAMSTAR team

Cryptococcus neoformans molecular type VNB is associated with mortality in HIV associated cryptococcal meningitis in South Africa. (2014) Beale, MA; Robertson, E; Simwami, SP; Fuentes, K; Jarvis, JN; Loyse, A; Bradley, J; Meintjes, GA; Wilson, D; Harrison, TS; Fisher, MC; Bicanic, T

Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in people living with HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries. (2014) Chibanda, Dixon; Benjamin, Laura; Weiss, Helen A; Abas, Melanie

A trial of mass isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis control. (2014) Churchyard, Gavin J; Fielding, Katherine L; Lewis, James J; Coetzee, Leonie; Corbett, Elizabeth L; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter; Hayes, Richard J; Chaisson, Richard E; Grant, Alison D; Thibela TB Study Team

Estimating the coverage of mental health programmes: a systematic review. (2014) De Silva, Mary J; Lee, Lucy; Fuhr, Daniela C; Rathod, Sujit; Chisholm, Dan; Schellenberg, Joanna; Patel, Vikram

Optimal CD4 count for initiating HIV treatment: impact of CD4 observation frequency and grace periods, and performance of dynamic marginal structural models. (2014) Ewings, Fiona M; Ford, Deborah; Walker, A Sarah; Carpenter, James; Copas, Andrew

Systematic review of strategies to increase men's HIV-testing in sub-Saharan Africa. (2014) Hensen, Bernadette; Taoka, Sachiko; Lewis, James J; Weiss, Helen A; Hargreaves, James

Sexual risk behavior, alcohol use, and social media use among secondary school students in informal settlements in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (2014) Kaufman, ZA; Braunschweig, EN; Feeney, J; Dringus, S; Weiss, H; Delany-Moretlwe, S; Ross, DA

Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival. (2014) Lawn, Joy E; Blencowe, Hannah; Oza, Shefali; You, Danzhen; Lee, Anne CC; Waiswa, Peter; Lalli, Marek; Bhutta, Zulfiqar; Barros, Aluisio JD; Christian, Parul; Mathers, Colin; Cousens, Simon N; Lancet Every Newborn Study Group

Effect of optional home initiation of HIV care following HIV self-testing on antiretroviral therapy initiation among adults in Malawi: a randomized clinical trial. (2014) MacPherson, Peter; Lalloo, David G; Webb, Emily L; Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy; Choko, Augustine T; Makombe, Simon D; Butterworth, Anthony E; van Oosterhout, Joep J; Desmond, Nicola; Thindwa, Deus; Squire, Stephen Bertel; Hayes, Richard J; Corbett, Elizabeth L

A novel community health worker tool outperforms WHO clinical staging for assessment of antiretroviral therapy eligibility in a resource-limited setting. (2014) Macpherson, Peter; Lalloo, David G; Thindwa, Deus; Webb, Emily L; Squire, S Bertel; Chipungu, Geoffrey A; Desmond, Nicola; Makombe, Simon D; Taegtmeyer, Miriam; Choko, Augustine T; Corbett, Elizabeth L

Effective approaches for programming to reduce adolescent vulnerability to HIV infection, HIV risk, and HIV-related morbidity and mortality: a systematic review of systematic reviews. (2014) Mavedzenge, Sue Napierala; Luecke, Ellen; Ross, David A

Alcohol consumption and high risk sexual behaviour among female sex workers in Uganda. (2014) Mbonye, Martin; Rutakumwa, Rwamahe; Weiss, Helen; Seeley, Janet

A four-month gatifloxacin-containing regimen for treating tuberculosis. (2014) Merle, Corinne S; Fielding, Katherine; Sow, Omou Bah; Gninafon, Martin; Lo, Mame B; Mthiyane, Thuli; Odhiambo, Joseph; Amukoye, Evans; Bah, Boubacar; Kassa, Ferdinand; N'Diaye, Alimatou; Rustomjee, Roxana; de Jong, Bouke C; Horton, John; Perronne, Christian; Sismanidis, Charalambos; Lapujade, Olivier; Olliaro, Piero L; Lienhardt, Christian; OFLOTUB/Gatifloxacin for Tuberculosis Project

Hidden Heterogeneity: Uncovering Patterns of Adherence in Microbicide Trials. (2014) Miller, Lori; Hayes, Richard

Seroconversion for infectious pathogens among UK military personnel deployed to Afghanistan, 2008-2011. (2014) Newman, Edmund NC; Johnstone, Penelope; Bridge, Hannah; Wright, Deborah; Jameson, Lisa; Bosworth, Andrew; Hatch, Rebecca; Hayward-Karlsson, Jenny; Osborne, Jane; Bailey, Mark S; Green, Andrew; Ross, David; Brooks, Tim; Hewson, Roger

Next steps for adolescent health: a Lancet Commission. (2014) Patton, George C; Ross, David A; Santelli, John S; Sawyer, Susan M; Viner, Russell M; Kleinert, Sabine

Rates of HIV-1 superinfection and primary HIV-1 infection are similar in female sex workers in Uganda. (2014) Redd, Andrew D; Ssemwanga, Deogratius; Vandepitte, Judith; Wendel, Sarah K; Ndembi, Nicaise; Bukenya, Justine; Nakubulwa, Susan; Grosskurth, Heiner; Parry, Chris M; Martens, Craig; Bruno, Daniel; Porcella, Stephen F; Quinn, Thomas C; Kaleebu, Pontiano html

How people-centred health systems can reach the grassroots: experiences implementing community-level quality improvement in rural Tanzania and Uganda. (2014) Tancred, T; Mandu, R; Hanson, C; Okuga, M; Manzi, F; Peterson, S; Schellenberg, J; Waiswa, P; Marchant, T; Team, TES

8.10 Cranial ultrasound findings suggest that the injury pathway may begin many hours before delivery in encephalopathic infants in Uganda. (2014) Tann, CJ; Nakakeeto, M; Hagmann, C; Webb, E; Nyombi, N; Harvey-Jones, K; Namiiro, F; Burgoine, K; Elliott, AM; Kurinczuk, JJ; Robertson, NJ; Cowan, FM

High prevalence of ciprofloxacin-resistant gonorrhea among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda (2008-2009). (2014) Vandepitte, Judith; Hughes, Peter; Matovu, Godfrey; Bukenya, Justine; Grosskurth, Heiner; Lewis, David A

Associations between helminth infections and atopy and allergy-related diseases in island communities in Uganda: baseline findings of the Lake Victoria Island intervention study on worms and allergy-related diseases (LaVIISWA). (2014) Webb, E; Nampijja, M; Nerima, B; Elliott, A

Home-based versus clinic-based care for patients starting antiretroviral therapy with low CD4⁺ cell counts: findings from a cluster-randomized trial. (2014) Woodd, Susannah L; Grosskurth, Heiner; Levin, Jonathan; Amuron, Barbara; Namara, Geoffrey; Birunghi, Josephine; Coutinho, Alex; Jaffar, Shabbar