Publications: Mr Bernard Chasekwa
Erchick DJ, Subedi S, Verhulst A, Guillot M, Adair LS, Barros AJD, Chasekwa B, Christian P et al.
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2023
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Quality of vital event data for infant mortality estimation in prospective, population-based studies: an analysis of secondary data from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
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Population Health Metrics
vol.
21
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1
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Robertson RC, Edens TJ, Carr L, Mutasa K, Gough EK, Evans C, Geum HM, Baharmand I et al.
(
2023
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The gut microbiome and early-life growth in a population with high prevalence of stunting
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Nature Communications
vol.
14
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1
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Lawn JE, Ohuma EO, Bradley E, Okwaraji YB, Yargawa J, Blencowe H, Idueta LS, Hazel E et al.
(
2023
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Small babies, big risks: global estimates of prevalence and mortality for vulnerable newborns to accelerate change and improve counting
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The Lancet
vol.
401
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10389
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1719
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Hazel EA, Erchick DJ, Katz J, Lee ACC, Diaz M, Wu LSF, West KP, Shamim AA et al.
(
2023
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Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns: A descriptive analysis of subnational, population-based birth cohorts for 238 143 live births in low- and middle-income settings from 2000 to 2017
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Piper JD, Mazhanga C, Mwapaura M, Mapako G, Mapurisa I, Mashedze T, Munyama E, Kuona M et al.
(
2023
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The Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) Trial: Protocol for school-age follow-up
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Wellcome Open Res
vol.
8
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Erchick DJ, Hazel EA, Katz J, Lee ACC, Diaz M, Wu LSF, Yoshida S, Bahl R et al.
(
2023
)
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Vulnerable newborn types: analysis of subnational, population-based birth cohorts for 541 285 live births in 23 countries, 2000–2021
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Smith LE, Chagwena DT, Bourke C, Robertson R, Fernando S, Tavengwa NV, Cairns J, Ndhlela T et al.
(
2022
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Child Health, Agriculture and Integrated Nutrition (CHAIN): Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of improved infant and young child feeding in rural Zimbabwe
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BMJ Open
vol.
12
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12
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Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Dumbura C, Ngosa D, Majo FD, Piper JD, Sturgeon JP, Nathoo KJ, Amadi B et al.
(
2022
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Fat and lean mass predict time to hospital readmission or mortality in children treated for complicated severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe and Zambia
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British Journal of Nutrition
vol.
382
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Noble C, Mooney C, Makasi R, Ntozini R, Majo FD, Church JA, Tavengwa NV, Prendergast AJ et al.
(
2022
)
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Antenatal and delivery practices and neonatal mortality amongst women with institutional and non-institutional deliveries in rural Zimbabwe: observational data from a cluster randomized trial
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
vol.
22
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1
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Koyratty N, Mbuya MNN, Jones AD, Schuster RC, Kordas K, Li CS, Tavengwa NV, Majo FD et al.
(
2022
)
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Implementation and maintenance of infant dietary diversity in Zimbabwe: contribution of food and water insecurity
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BMC Nutrition
vol.
8
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1
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Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Church JA, Majo FD, Tavengwa N, Mutasa B, Noble C, Koyratty N et al.
(
2022
)
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Prevalence, risk factors and short-term consequences of adverse birth outcomes in Zimbabwean pregnant women: a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized trial
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International Journal of Epidemiology
vol.
51
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6
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1785
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1799
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Broad J, Church J, Mutasa K, Majo FD, Tavengwa NV, Chasekwa B, Humphrey JH, Ntozini R et al.
(
2022
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C reactive protein response after routine vaccination among rural Zimbabwean infants
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Archives of Disease in Childhood
vol.
108
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2
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146
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147
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Dunne TF, Chandna J, Majo F, Tavengwa N, Mutasa B, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Prendergast AJ et al.
(
2022
)
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Performance of the UNICEF/UN Washington Group tool for identifying functional difficulty in rural Zimbabwean children
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PLoS ONE
vol.
17
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(
9 Septamber
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Ooi Y, Chandna J, Majo F, Tavengwa N, Mutasa B, Kandawakviska G, Chasekwa B, Humphrey J et al.
(
2022
)
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759 The association between maternal-child interaction, maternal depression and early child development: an observational sub-study in rural Zimbabwe
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Conference:
International Child Health Groupa326.2
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a3a327
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Bourke C
(
2022
)
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Stunting status and exposure to infection and inflammation in early life shape anti-bacterial immune cell function among Zimbabwean children
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Frontiers in Immunology
vol.
13
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Evans C, Chasekwa B, Mutasa K, Rukobo S, Govha M, Mushayanembwa P, Majo FD, Tavengwa NV et al.
(
2022
)
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Antenatal systemic inflammation and mortality of children born to mothers with HIV in rural Zimbabwe
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JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY
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vol.
25
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73
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74
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Bourke C
(
2021
)
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Recovery of children following hospitalization for complicated severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe and Zambia
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Maternal and Child Nutrition
Article
MCN-06-21-OA-4922.R1
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Church J, Prendergast A
(
2021
)
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Associations between biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction and oral rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in rural Zimbabwean infants
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EClinicalMedicine
Robertson RC, Church JA, Edens TJ, Mutasa K, Min Geum H, Baharmand I, Gill SK, Ntozini R et al.
(
2021
)
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The fecal microbiome and rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in rural Zimbabwean infants
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Vaccine
vol.
39
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38
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5391
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5400
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Koyratty N, Jones AD, Schuster R, Kordas K, Li CS, Mbuya MNN, Boateng GO, Ntozini R et al.
(
2021
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Food insecurity and water insecurity in rural Zimbabwe: Development of multidimensional household measures
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
vol.
18
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11
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Gough EK, Edens TJ, Geum HM, Baharmand I, Gill SK, Robertson RC, Mutasa K, Ntozini R et al.
(
2021
)
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Maternal fecal microbiome predicts gestational age, birth weight and neonatal growth in rural Zimbabwe
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EBioMedicine
vol.
68
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Althaus T, Chasekwa B, Robertson RC, Ntozini R, Greenland K, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ
(
2021
)
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Associations between maternal obesity and infectious morbidity in Zimbabwean infants
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European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Matare CR, Mbuya MNN, Dickin KL, Constas MA, Pelto G, Chasekwa B, Humphrey JH, Stoltzfus RJ
(
2021
)
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Maternal Capabilities Are Associated with Child Caregiving Behaviors among Women in Rural Zimbabwe
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Journal of Nutrition
vol.
151
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3
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685
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694
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Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Dumbura C, Amadi B, Ngosa D, Majo FD, Nathoo KJ, Mwakamui S, Mutasa K et al.
(
2021
)
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Risk factors for postdischarge mortality following hospitalization for severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe and Zambia
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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
vol.
113
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3
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665
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674
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Fernando S, Brown T, Datta K, Chidhanguro D, Tavengwa NV, Chandna J, Munetsi E, Dzapasi L et al.
(
2021
)
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The Friendship Bench as a brief psychological intervention with peer support in rural Zimbabwean women: a mixed methods pilot evaluation
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Glob Ment Health (Camb)
vol.
8
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Dunne T, Chandna J, Majo F, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Prendergast A, Humphrey J, Gladstone M et al.
(
2020
)
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G437 Validity of the washington group module on child functioning in 2-year-old children; disability outcome of the shine trial
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Conference:
BSPEDa158.2
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a1a158
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Evans C, Chasekwa B, Rukobo S, Govha M, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ
(
2020
)
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Inflammation, cytomegalovirus and the growth hormone axis in HIV-exposed uninfected Zimbabwean infants
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AIDS
Matare C, Tome J, Makasi R, Dickin K, Pelto G, Constas M, Chasekwa B, Mbuya M et al.
(
2020
)
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Maternal Decision-Making Autonomy, Mental Health, Gender Norm Attitudes, and Social Support During Pregnancy Predict Child Care-Giving and Stunting in Rural Zimbabwe
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Current Developments in Nutrition
vol.
4
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Suppl 2
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Ntozini R, Chandna J, Evans C, Chasekwa B, Majo FD, Kandawasvika G, Tavengwa NV, Mutasa B et al.
(
2020
)
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Early child development in children who are HIV-exposed uninfected compared to children who are HIV-unexposed: observational sub-study of a cluster-randomized trial in rural Zimbabwe
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Journal of the International AIDS Society
vol.
23
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5
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Church JA, Chasekwa B, Rukobo S, Govha M, Lee B, Carmolli MP, Ntozini R, Mutasa K et al.
(
2020
)
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Predictors of oral rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in rural Zimbabwean infants
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Vaccine
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38
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13
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2870
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2878
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Evans C, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Majo FD, Mutasa K, Tavengwa N, Mutasa B, Mbuya MNN et al.
(
2020
)
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Mortality, HIV transmission and growth in children exposed to HIV in rural Zimbabwe
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Clinical Infectious Diseases
Chandna J, Ntozini R, Evans C, Kandawasvika G, Chasekwa B, Majo F, Mutasa K, Tavengwa N et al.
(
2020
)
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Effects of improved complementary feeding and improved water, sanitation and hygiene on early child development among HIV-exposed children: substudy of a cluster randomised trial in rural Zimbabwe
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BMJ Global Health
vol.
5
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1
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e001718
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e001718
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Bourke C
(
2019
)
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Determinants of urogenital schistosomiasis among pregnant women and its impact on pregnancy outcomes, neonatal deaths and child growth
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Journal of Infectious Diseases
Church J, Prendergast A
(
2019
)
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Enteropathogens were not associated with rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in a cluster-randomized trial of improved water, sanitation and hygiene in rural Zimbabwe
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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Prendergast AJ, Gharpure R, Mor S, Viney M, Dube K, Lello J, Berger C, Siwila J et al.
(
2019
)
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Putting the “A” into WaSH: a call for integrated management of water, animals, sanitation, and hygiene
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Lancet Planetary Health
vol.
3
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8
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e336
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e337
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Mbuya MNN, Matare CR, Tavengwa NV, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Majo FD, Chigumira A, Chasokela CMZ et al.
(
2019
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Early Initiation and Exclusivity of Breastfeeding in Rural Zimbabwe: Impact of a Breastfeeding Intervention Delivered by Village Health Workers
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Current Developments in Nutrition
vol.
3
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4
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CHURCH JA, PRENDERGAST A
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2019
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The impact of improved water, sanitation and hygiene on oral rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in Zimbabwean infants: sub-study of a cluster-randomized trial
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Clinical Infectious Diseases
BOURKE CD, PRENDERGAST A, ROBERTSON R
(
2019
)
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Health Outcomes, Pathogenesis and Epidemiology of Severe Acute Malnutrition (HOPE-SAM): rationale and methods of a longitudinal observational study
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BMJ Open
Prendergast AJ, Chasekwa B, Evans C, Mutasa K, Mbuya MNN, Stoltzfus RJ, Smith LE, Majo FD et al.
(
2019
)
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Independent and combined effects of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene, and improved complementary feeding, on stunting and anaemia among HIV-exposed children in rural Zimbabwe: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
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The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
vol.
3
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2
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77
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90
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Humphrey JH, Mbuya MNN, Ntozini R, Moulton LH, Stoltzfus RJ, Tavengwa NV, Mutasa K, Majo F et al.
(
2019
)
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Independent and combined effects of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene, and improved complementary feeding, on child stunting and anaemia in rural Zimbabwe: a cluster-randomised trial
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The Lancet Global Health
vol.
7
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1
)
e132
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e147
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CHURCH JA, Rukobo S, Govha M, Carmolli MP, Diehl SA, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Mutasa K et al.
(
2018
)
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Neonatal vitamin A supplementation and immune responses to oral polio vaccine in Zimbabwean infants
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Chasekwa B, Maluccio JA, Ntozini R, Moulton LH, Wu F, Smith LE, Matare CR, Stoltzfus RJ et al.
(
2018
)
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Measuring wealth in rural communities: Lessons from the sanitation, hygiene, infant nutrition efficacy (SHINE) trial
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PLoS ONE
vol.
13
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6
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Prendergast AJ, Chasekwa B, Rukobo S, Govha M, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Humphrey JH
(
2017
)
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Intestinal Damage and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Exposed and HIV-Infected Zimbabwean Infants
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Journal of Infectious Diseases
vol.
216
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6
)
651
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661
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CHURCH JA, Prendergast A
(
2017
)
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Immune responses to oral poliovirus vaccine in HIV-exposed uninfected Zimbabwean infants
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Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
Evans C, Chasekwa B, Rukobo S, Govha M, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ
(
2017
)
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Cytomegalovirus acquisition and inflammation in human immunodeficiency virus-exposed uninfected Zimbabwean infants
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Journal of Infectious Diseases
vol.
215
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(
5
)
698
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702
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Evans C, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ
(
2016
)
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Head circumferences of children born to HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected mothers in Zimbabwe during the preantiretroviral therapy era
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AIDS
vol.
30
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15
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2323
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2328
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Humphrey JH, Jones AD, Manges A, Mangwadu G, Maluccio JA, Mbuya MNN, Moulton LH, Ntozini R et al.
(
2015
)
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The sanitation hygiene infant nutrition efficacy (SHINE) Trial: Rationale, design, and methods
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Clinical Infectious Diseases
vol.
61
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S685
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S702
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Ntozini R, Marks SJ, Mangwadu G, Mbuya MNN, Gerema G, Mutasa B, Julian TR, Schwab KJ et al.
(
2015
)
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Using geographic information systems and spatial analysis methods to assess household water access and sanitation coverage in the SHINE Trial
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Clinical Infectious Diseases
vol.
61
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S716
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S725
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Jones AD, Rukobo S, Chasekwa B, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Mbuya MNN, Stoltzfus RJ, Humphrey JH et al.
(
2015
)
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Acute illness is associated with suppression of the growth hormone axis in Zimbabwean infants
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
vol.
92
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2
)
463
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470
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Gumbo H, Chasekwa B, Church JA, Ntozini R, Mutasa K, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ
(
2014
)
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Congenital and postnatal CMV and EBV acquisition in HIV-infected Zimbabwean infants
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PLoS ONE
vol.
9
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(
12
)
Prendergast A, Rukobo S, Chasekwa B, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Mbuya M, Jones A, Moulton L et al.
(
2014
)
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Stunting is characterized by chronic inflammation in Zimbabwean infants (620.4)
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The FASEB Journal
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vol.
28
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Prendergast AJ, Rukobo S, Chasekwa B, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Mbuya MNN, Jones A, Moulton LH et al.
(
2014
)
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Stunting is characterized by chronic inflammation in zimbabwean infants
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PLoS ONE
vol.
9
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2
)
Palha De Sousa CA, Brigham T, Chasekwa B, Mbuya MNN, Tielsch JM, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ
(
2014
)
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Dosing of praziquantel by height in Sub-Saharan African adults
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
vol.
90
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4
)
634
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637
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Jones AD, Mbuya MNN, Ickes SB, Heidkamp RA, Smith LE, Chasekwa B, Menon P, Zongrone AA et al.
(
2014
)
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Reply to Correspondence: Is the strength of association between indicators of dietary quality and the nutritional status of children being underestimated?
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Maternal and Child Nutrition
vol.
10
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1
)
161
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162
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Desai A, Mbuya MNN, Chigumira A, Chasekwa B, Humphrey JH, Moulton LH, Pelto G, Gerema G et al.
(
2014
)
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Traditional oral remedies and perceived breast milk insufficiency are major barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in rural Zimbabwe
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Journal of Nutrition
vol.
144
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(
7
)
1113
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1119
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Jones AD, Ickes SB, Smith LE, Mbuya MNN, Chasekwa B, Heidkamp RA, Menon P, Zongrone AA et al.
(
2014
)
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World Health Organization infant and young child feeding indicators and their associations with child anthropometry: A synthesis of recent findings
.
Maternal and Child Nutrition
vol.
10
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1
)
1
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17
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Ngure FM, Humphrey JH, Mbuya MNN, Majo F, Mutasa K, Govha M, Mazarura E, Chasekwa B et al.
(
2013
)
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Formative research on hygiene behaviors and geophagy among infants and young children and implications of exposure to fecal bacteria
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
vol.
89
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4
)
709
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716
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Jones AD, Prendergast AJ, Rukobo S, Chasekwa B, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Mduduzi MN, Stoltzfus RJ et al.
(
2013
)
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Chronic immune activation in Zimbabwean infants mediates the influence of clinical morbidity on child growth
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The FASEB Journal
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vol.
27
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355.8
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355.8
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Jones AD, Ickes SB, Smith LE, Mduduzi MN, Chasekwa B, Heidkamp RA, Menon P, Zongrone AA et al.
(
2013
)
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World Health Organization infant and young child feeding indicators and their associations with child growth: a synthesis of recent findings
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The FASEB Journal
vol.
27
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S1
)
618.12
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618.12
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Jenkins AL, Tavengwa NV, Chasekwa B, Chatora K, Taruberekera N, Mushayi W, Madzima RC, Mbuya MNN
(
2012
)
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Addressing social barriers and closing the gender knowledge gap: Exposure to road shows is associated with more knowledge and more positive beliefs, attitudes and social norms regarding exclusive breastfeeding in rural Zimbabwe
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Maternal and Child Nutrition
vol.
8
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4
)
459
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470
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Paul KH, Muti M, Chasekwa B, Mbuya MNN, Madzima RC, Humphrey JH, Stoltzfus RJ
(
2012
)
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Complementary feeding messages that target cultural barriers enhance both the use of lipid-based nutrient supplements and underlying feeding practices to improve infant diets in rural Zimbabwe
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Maternal and Child Nutrition
vol.
8
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2
)
225
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238
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Ngure FM, Humphrey JH, Mbuya MNN, Mutasa K, Majo F, Chasekwa B, Prendergast A, Curtis V et al.
(
2012
)
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Formative research on hygiene behaviors and geophagy as part of interventions to improve infant growth
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The FASEB Journal
vol.
26
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S1
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1031.13
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1031.13
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Mbuya MNN, Humphrey JH, Majo F, Chasekwa B, Jenkins A, Israel-Ballard K, Muti M, Paul KH et al.
(
2010
)
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Heat treatment of expressed breast milk is a feasible option for feeding HIV-exposed, uninfected children after 6 months of age in rural Zimbabwe
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Journal of Nutrition
vol.
140
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8
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1481
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1488
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