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December 2014

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

Mind the gap: house structure and the risk of malaria in Uganda. (2014) Wanzirah, Humphrey; Tusting, Lucy S; Arinaitwe, Emmanuel; Katureebe, Agaba; Maxwell, Kilama; Rek, John; Bottomley, Christian; Staedke, Sarah G; Kamya, Moses; Dorsey, Grant; Lindsay, Steve W

Clinical Relevance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Sputum in a Gold Mining Workforce in South Africa: An Observational, Clinical Study. (2014) van Halsema, Clare L; Chihota, Violet N; Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C; Fielding, Katherine L; Lewis, James J; van Helden, Paul D; Churchyard, Gavin J; Grant, Alison D

The impact of childhood vaccines on bacterial carriage in the nasopharynx: a longitudinal study. (2014) Bottomley, Christian; Bojang, Abdoulie; Smith, Peter G; Darboe, Ousainou; Antonio, Martin; Foster-Nyarko, Ebenezer; Kampmann, Beate; Greenwood, Brian; D'Alessandro, Umberto; Roca, Anna

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

Effects on mortality of a nutritional intervention for malnourished HIV-infected adults referred for antiretroviral therapy: a randomised controlled trial. (2014) NUSTART (Nutritional Support for Africans Starting Antiretrovira; Filteau, Suzanne; PrayGod, George; Kasonka, Lackson; Woodd, Susannah; Rehman, Andrea M; Chisenga, Molly; Siame, Joshua; Koethe, John R; Changalucha, John; Michael, Denna; Kidola, Jeremiah; Manno, Daniela; Larke, Natasha; Yilma, Daniel; Heimburger, Douglas C; Friis, Henrik; Kelly, Paul

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

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

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

Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition: an individual participant data meta-analysis. (2014) Morrison, Charles S; Chen, Pai-Lien; Kwok, Cynthia; Baeten, Jared M; Brown, Joelle; Crook, Angela M; Van Damme, Lut; Delany-Moretlwe, Sinead; Francis, Suzanna C; Friedland, Barbara A; Hayes, Richard J; Heffron, Renee; Kapiga, Saidi; Karim, Quarraisha Abdool; Karpoff, Stephanie; Kaul, Rupert; McClelland, R Scott; McCormack, Sheena; McGrath, Nuala; Myer, Landon; Rees, Helen; van der Straten, Ariane; Watson-Jones, Deborah; van de Wijgert, Janneke HHM; Stalter, Randy; Low, Nicola

Effects on anthropometry and appetite of vitamins and minerals given in lipid nutritional supplements for malnourished HIV-infected adults referred for antiretroviral therapy: results from the NUSTART randomized controlled trial. (2014) Rehman, Andrea M; Woodd, Susannah; PrayGod, George; Chisenga, Molly; Siame, Joshua; Koethe, John R; Heimburger, Douglas C; Kelly, Paul; Friis, Henrik; Filteau, Suzanne

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tuberculosis control in South African gold mines: mathematical modeling of a trial of community-wide isoniazid preventive therapy. (2014) Vynnycky, Emilia; Sumner, Tom; Fielding, Katherine L; Lewis, James J; Cox, Andrew P; Hayes, Richard J; Corbett, Elizabeth L; Churchyard, Gavin J; Grant, Alison D; White, Richard G

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Enhanced protection against malaria by indoor residual spraying in addition to insecticide treated nets: is it dependent on transmission intensity or net usage? (2014) West, Philippa A; Protopopoff, Natacha; Wright, Alexandra; Kivaju, Zuhura; Tigererwa, Robinson; Mosha, Franklin W; Kisinza, William; Rowland, Mark; Kleinschmidt, Immo

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

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

August 2014

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

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

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 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

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 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

July 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 picture_as_pdf

February 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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