• Women's experience of preterm birth in an East African context : a qualitative study 

  Habtu, Thomas Asmelash; Pembe, Andrea Barnabas; Chiwanga, Faraja S.; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Darj, Elisabeth (Makerere University, Medical School, 2024-03-01)

  BACKGROUND: Approximately 15 million children are born each year prematurely, representing more than 10 percent of all childbirths worldwide. Prematurity is an acute event and the leading cause of death among newborns and ...
• The integrated care costs of HIV and non-communicable diseases in South Africa 

  Moyo-Chilufya, Maureen; Mgutshini, Tennyson; Musekiwa, Alfred; Hongoro, Charles (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2024-12-01)

  SETTING: In sub-Saharan Africa, the syndemic of HIV and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) poses a significant challenge. To address this, leading global think tanks like the WHO advocate for integrated HIV/NCD care ...
• Comparing pill counts and patient self-reports versus DBS tenofovir concentrations as ART adherence measurements with virologic outcomes and HIV drug resistance in a cohort of adolescents and young adults failing ART in Harare, Zimbabwe 

  Mtisi, Takudzwa J.; Kouamou, Vinie; Morse, Gene D.; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Ndhlovu, Chiratidzo E. (Elsevier, 2024-09)

  BACKGROUND : Monitoring adherence presents a challenge in adolescents and it is prudent to explore several options for determining their level of adherence. This study sought to determine ART adherence levels in adolescents ...
• Genetic variants associated with dengue hemorrhagic fever. A systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Kanan, Mohammed; Naffaa, Mohammed; Alanazi, Ahmed; Nasser, Faiz; Alsaiari, Ahad Amer; Almehmadi, Mazen; Assiry, Ali; Muzafar, Hisham; Katam, Hejab; Arar, Abdullah; Asdaq, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin; Abida; Imran, Mohd.; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa (Elsevier, 2024-04)

  Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a severe condition resulting from the dengue virus, with four serotypes known as DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4. Genetic variations play a crucial role in influencing susceptibility to ...
• Enteropathogenic viruses associated with acute gastroenteritis among African children under 5 years of age 

  Omatola, Cornelius Arome; Ogunsakin, Ropo Ebenezer; Onoja, Anyebe Bernard; Okolo, Martin-Luther Oseni; Abraham-Oyiguh, Joseph; Mofolorunsho, Kehinde Charles; Akoh, Phoebe Queen; Adejo, Omebije Patience; Idakwo, Joshua; Okeme, Therisa Ojomideju; Muhammed, Danjuma; Adaji, David Moses; Samson, Sunday Ocholi; Aminu, Ruth Foluke; Akor, Monday Eneojo; Edegbo, Emmanuel; Adamu, Andrew Musa (Elsevier, 2024-06)

  Gastroenteritis viruses are the leading etiologic agents of diarrhea in children worldwide. We present data from thirty-three (33) eligible studies published between 2003 and 2023 from African countries bearing the brunt ...
• Mortality trends and causes of death in a South African hospital complex pre- and during COVID-19 

  Tshabalala, Khanyisile; Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette; Basu, Debashis; Myburgh, Magriet; Abdullah, Fareed (AOSIS, 2025-03)

  BACKGROUND : Before coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), global health was improving, with declining mortality trends. The pandemic disrupted this progress, increasing mortality in South Africa between April 2020 and ...
• Effective cervical cancer prevention in sub-Saharan Africa needs the inclusion of men as key stakeholders 

  Dzobo, Mathias; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa (Frontiers Media, 2025-01)

  Cervical cancer is a major public health problem in low-middle-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Strategies for cervical cancer prevention are multi-sectorial, often involving many stakeholders. However, ...
• High prevalence of reverse transcriptase inhibitors associated resistance mutations among people living with HIV on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in Francistown, Botswana 

  Choga, Ontlametse T.; Lemogang, Goitseone M.; Choga, Wonderful T.; Muzanywa, Gaonyadiwe; Shadreck, Thembinkosi M.; Ralegoreng, Charity; Maruapula, Dorcas; Moraka, Natasha O.; Koofhethile, Catherine K.; Mokgethi, Patrick T.; Seru, Kedumetse; Zuze, Boitumelo J.L.; Montshosi, Patience; Gobe, Irene; Motswaledi, Modisa S.; Musonda, Rosemary; Mbulawa, Mpaphi B.; Makhema, Joseph; Shapiro, Roger; Lockman, Shahin; Chebani, Tony; Nawa, Judith; Bochena, Lindani; Moyo, Sikhulile; Gaseitsiwe, Simani (Oxford University Press, 2025-03)

  OBJECTIVES : We assessed HIV-1 drug resistance profiles among people living with HIV (PLWH) with detectable viral load (VL) and on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Botswana. METHODS : The study utilised ...
• Navigating the complexities of HIV prevention for adolescents and young persons : a science-to-program and systems approach 

  Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Moyo, Enos; Murewanhema, Grant (MDPI, 2025-03)

  This opinion paper dives into the crucial but challenging space of HIV prevention for adolescents and young persons (AYPs). While their vulnerabilities may be heightened, so too is their potential for resilience, innovation, ...
• Incompleteness and misclassification of maternal deaths in Zimbabwe : data from two reproductive age mortality surveys, 2007-2008 and 2018-2019 

  Musarandega, Reuben; Nystrom, Lennarth; Murewanhema, Grant; Gwanzura, Chipo; Ngwenya, Solwayo; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Machekano, Rhoderick; Munjanja, Stephen Peter; Zimbabwe Maternal and Perinatal Mortality Study Group (Springer, 2024-12)

  INTRODUCTION : We implemented two cross-sectional reproductive age mortality surveys in 2007–2008 and 2018–2019 to assess changes in the MMR and causes of death in Zimbabwe. We collected data from health institutions, civil ...
• Predictors of tuberculosis treatment outcome at Senkatana clinic in Lesotho 

  Kabuya, Richard Mwamba; Musekiwa, Alfred; Takuva, Simbarashe G.; Thabane, Lehana; Mbuagbaw, Lawrence (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2024-11)

  INTRODUCTION: tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten causes of death and the leading cause from a single infectious agent called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This study aims to evaluate TB treatment outcomes among patients ...
• Awareness and openness to using PrEP among a nationally representative sample of South African adults 

  Nkosi, Lungile; Mmem, Queen D.; Tsafa, Tina Ngufan; Ngodoo Gwar, Joy N.; Agaku, Israel Terungwa (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2024-07)

  INTRODUCTION: South Africa adopted for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in 2016, becoming the first African country to do so. Yet to date, uptake has been underwhelming, only about 165,000 South Africans were reported to ...
• The epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed Hepatitis B virus infection in the general population of South Africa, 2016- 2018 

  Lamola, Mashudu Teresa; Musekiwa, Alfred; De Voux, Alex; Reddy, Carl; Mutevedzi, Portia Chipo (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2024-08)

  INTRODUCTION: despite the introduction of the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) vaccine in South Africa in 1995, HBV remains endemic. South Africa's HBV vaccine coverage for the third dose was 71% in 2015. Information on the HBV ...
• A radiologic-pathologic study of the histopathologic variants of ameloblastomas and their proliferation indices 

  Smit, Chane; Robinson, Liam; Van Heerden, M.B. (Marlene); Meyer, Pieter Willem Adriaan; Ogunsakin, Ropo Ebenezer; Fonseca, Felipe Paiva; Uys, Andre; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Elsevier, 2024-09)

  OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyze the clinicoradiologic features and Ki-67 proliferation indices between the histopathologic variants of ameloblastomas (ABs) for possible associations. STUDY DESIGN: The diagnosis ...
• Low prevalence of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir resistance-associated mutations in SARS-CoV-2 lineages from Botswana 

  Choga, Wonderful T.; Bareng, Ontlametse T.; Moraka, Natasha O.; Maruapula, Dorcas; Gobe, Irene; Ndlovu, Nokuthula S.; Zuze, Boitumelo J.L.; Motshosi, Patience C.; Seru, Kedumetse B.; Matsuru, Teko; Boitswarelo, Matshwenyego; Matshaba, Mogomotsi; Gaolathe, Tendani; Mosepele, Mosepele; Makhema, Joseph; Tamura, Trevor J.M.; Li, Jonathan Z.; Shapiro, Roger; Lockman, Shahin; Gaseitsiwe, Simani; Moyo, Sikhulile (Oxford University Press, 2024-07)

  BACKGROUND We evaluated naturally occurring nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (NTV/r) resistance-associated mutations (RAMs) among severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strains from Botswana, a country with ...
• Feeding habits and malaria parasite infection of Anopheles mosquitoes in selected agroecological areas of Northwestern Ethiopia 

  Belay, Aklilu; Asale, Abebe; Sole, Catherine L.; Yusuf, Abdullahi A.; Torto, Baldwyn; Mutero, Clifford Maina; Tchouassi, David Poumo (BMC, 2024-10)

  BACKGROUND: Surveillance of the host–anopheline mosquitoes’ interaction is important for assessing malaria transmission risk and guiding vector control. We assume that changes in malaria vector species’ feeding habits, as ...
• Brucellosis seropositivity using three serological tests and associated risk factors in abattoir workers in Gauteng province, South Africa 

  Kolo, Francis Babaman; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Harris, Bernice Nerine; Rossouw, Jennifer; Byaruhanga, Charles; De Wet Geyer, Hermanus; Blumberg, Lucille; Frean, John; Van Heerden, Henriette (MDPI, 2024-01)

  Abattoir workers are liable to zoonotic infections from animals and animal products, primarily to diseases with asymptomatic and chronic clinical manifestations in animals, such as brucellosis. No published reports exist ...
• Curable sexually transmitted Infections among a population of South African non-health seeking men who have sex with men who were invited for screening—a brief report 

  Malefo, Matshidiso A.; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Mokgatle, Mathildah Mpata (Sage, 2024)

  BACKGROUND: This study assessed sexually transmitted infection (STI) results among non-health-seeking men who have sex with men (MSM) who had not previously screened for curable STIs. METHODS: Secondary data analysis of a ...
• Adapting social and financial education for adolescents in Zimbabwe : a qualitative study of the Aflateen+ program 

  Nyoka, Stephen; Kakumura, Fortunate; Mutevere, Miriam; Dzinamarira, Thulani Runyararo; Moyo, Cynthia; Vambe, Tinotenda; Chokudinga, Valentine; Mugoniwa, Tawanda; Moyo, Enos; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa (Elsevier, 2025-08)

  BACKGROUND : In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls often face compounded vulnerabilities, including early marriage, limited access to quality education, and economic exclusion, which impede their potential to contribute ...
• Barriers and enablers to postnatal care utilization in the Oshana Region of Namibia : a qualitative study 

  Moyo, Enos; Moyo, Perseverance; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Ross, Andrew (Elsevier, 2025-06)

  BACKGROUND : Postnatal care (PNC) service utilization remains low in Namibia, including in the Oshana region, with only 20% of newborn babies accessing them within two days of delivery in 2021, which is much lower than the ...

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