Publications: Mr Bernard Chasekwa

Sturgeon JP, Tome J, Dumbura C, Majo FD, Ngosa D, Mutasa K, Zyambo K, Besa E et al. ( 2024 ) . Inflammation and epithelial repair predict mortality, hospital readmission, and growth recovery in complicated severe acute malnutrition . Science Translational Medicine vol. 16 , ( 736 )

Erchick DJ, Subedi S, Verhulst A, Guillot M, Adair LS, Barros AJD, Chasekwa B, Christian P et al. ( 2023 ) . 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 . Population Health Metrics vol. 21 , ( 1 )

Piper JD, Mazhanga C, Mwapaura M, Mapako G, Mapurisa I, Mashedze T, Munyama E, Kuona M et al. ( 2023 ) . The Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) Trial: Protocol for school-age follow-up . Wellcome Open Research vol. 8 ,

Hazel EA, Erchick DJ, Katz J, Lee ACC, Diaz M, Wu LSF, West KP, Abu Ahmed Shamim et al. ( 2023 ) . Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns: A descriptive analysis of subnational, population‐based birth cohorts for 238 203 live births in low‐ and middle‐income settings from 2000 to 2017 . BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Lawn JE, Ohuma EO, Bradley E, Idueta LS, Hazel E, Okwaraji YB, Erchick DJ, Yargawa J et al. ( 2023 ) . Small babies, big risks: global estimates of prevalence and mortality for vulnerable newborns to accelerate change and improve counting . The Lancet vol. 401 , ( 10389 ) 1707 - 1719 .

Erchick DJ, Hazel EA, Katz J, Lee ACC, Diaz M, Wu LSF, Yoshida S, Bahl R et al. ( 2023 ) . Vulnerable newborn types: analysis of subnational, population‐based birth cohorts for 541 285 live births in 23 countries, 2000–2021 . BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Robertson RC, Edens TJ, Carr L, Mutasa K, Gough EK, Evans C, Geum HM, Baharmand I et al. ( 2023 ) . The gut microbiome and early-life growth in a population with high prevalence of stunting . Nature Communications vol. 14 , ( 1 )

Noble C, Mooney C, Makasi R, Ntozini R, Majo FD, Church JA, Tavengwa NV, Prendergast AJ et al. ( 2022 ) . 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 . BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth vol. 22 , ( 1 )

Smith LE, Chagwena DT, Bourke C, Robertson R, Fernando S, Tavengwa NV, Cairns J, Ndhlela T et al. ( 2022 ) . Child Health, Agriculture and Integrated Nutrition (CHAIN): protocol for a randomised controlled trial of improved infant and young child feeding in rural Zimbabwe . BMJ Open vol. 12 , ( 12 )

Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Dumbura C, Ngosa D, Majo FD, Piper JD, Sturgeon JP, Nathoo KJ, Amadi B et al. ( 2022 ) . Fat and lean mass predict time to hospital readmission or mortality in children treated for complicated severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe and Zambia . British Journal Of Nutrition vol. 130 , ( 6 ) 1024 - 1033 .

Broad J, Church J, Mutasa K, Majo FD, Tavengwa NV, Chasekwa B, Humphrey JH, Ntozini R et al. ( 2022 ) . C reactive protein response after routine vaccination among rural Zimbabwean infants . Archives of Disease in Childhood vol. 108 , ( 2 ) 146 - 147 .

Koyratty N, Mbuya MNN, Jones AD, Schuster RC, Kordas K, Li C-S, Tavengwa NV, Majo FD et al. ( 2022 ) . Implementation and maintenance of infant dietary diversity in Zimbabwe: contribution of food and water insecurity . BMC Nutrition vol. 8 , ( 1 )

Dunne TF, Chandna J, Majo F, Tavengwa N, Mutasa B, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Prendergast AJ et al. ( 2022 ) . Performance of the UNICEF/UN Washington Group tool for identifying functional difficulty in rural Zimbabwean children . PLOS ONE vol. 17 , ( 9 )

Ooi Y, Chandna J, Majo F, Tavengwa N, Mutasa B, Kandawakviska G, Chasekwa B, Humphrey J et al. ( 2022 ) . 759 The association between maternal-child interaction, maternal depression and early child development: an observational sub-study in rural Zimbabwe . Conference: International Child Health Groupa326.2 - a3a327 .

Bourke C ( 2022 ) . Stunting status and exposure to infection and inflammation in early life shape anti-bacterial immune cell function among Zimbabwean children . Frontiers in Immunology vol. 13 ,

Evans C, Chasekwa B, Mutasa K, Rukobo S, Govha M, Mushayanembwa P, Majo FD, Tavengwa NV et al. ( 2022 ) . Antenatal systemic inflammation and mortality of children born to mothers with HIV in rural Zimbabwe . JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY . vol. 25 , 73 - 74 .

Bourke C ( 2021 ) . Recovery of children following hospitalization for complicated severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe and Zambia . Maternal and Child Nutrition Article MCN-06-21-OA-4922.R1 ,

Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Church JA, Majo FD, Tavengwa N, Mutasa B, Noble C, Koyratty N et al. ( 2021 ) . Prevalence, risk factors and short-term consequences of adverse birth outcomes in Zimbabwean pregnant women: a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized trial . International Journal of Epidemiology vol. 51 , ( 6 ) 1785 - 1799 .

Church J, Prendergast A ( 2021 ) . Associations between biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction and oral rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in rural Zimbabwean infants . EClinicalMedicine

Fernando S, Brown T, Datta K, Chidhanguro D, Tavengwa NV, Chandna J, Munetsi E, Dzapasi L et al. ( 2021 ) . The Friendship Bench as a brief psychological intervention with peer support in rural Zimbabwean women: a mixed methods pilot evaluation . Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health vol. 8 ,

Robertson RC, Church JA, Edens TJ, Mutasa K, Geum HM, Baharmand I, Gill SK, Ntozini R et al. ( 2021 ) . The fecal microbiome and rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in rural Zimbabwean infants . Vaccine vol. 39 , ( 38 ) 5391 - 5400 .

Gough EK, Edens TJ, Geum HM, Baharmand I, Gill SK, Robertson RC, Mutasa K, Ntozini R et al. ( 2021 ) . Maternal fecal microbiome predicts gestational age, birth weight and neonatal growth in rural Zimbabwe . EBioMedicine vol. 68 ,

Koyratty N, Jones AD, Schuster R, Kordas K, Li C-S, Mbuya MNN, Boateng GO, Ntozini R et al. ( 2021 ) . Food Insecurity and Water Insecurity in Rural Zimbabwe: Development of Multidimensional Household Measures . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health vol. 18 , ( 11 )

Althaus T, Chasekwa B, Robertson RC, Ntozini R, Greenland K, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ ( 2021 ) . Associations between maternal obesity and infectious morbidity in Zimbabwean infants . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Dumbura C, Amadi B, Ngosa D, Majo FD, Nathoo KJ, Mwakamui S, Mutasa K et al. ( 2021 ) . Risk factors for postdischarge mortality following hospitalization for severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe and Zambia . American Journal of Clinical Nutrition vol. 113 , ( 3 ) 665 - 674 .

Matare CR, Mbuya MN, Dickin KL, Constas MA, Pelto G, Chasekwa B, Humphrey JH, Stoltzfus RJ et al. ( 2020 ) . Maternal Capabilities Are Associated with Child Caregiving Behaviors Among Women in Rural Zimbabwe . Journal of Nutrition vol. 151 , ( 3 ) 685 - 694 .

Dunne T, Chandna J, Majo F, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Prendergast A, Humphrey J, Gladstone M et al. ( 2020 ) . G437 Validity of the washington group module on child functioning in 2-year-old children; disability outcome of the shine trial . Conference: BSPEDa158.2 - a1a158 .

Evans C, Chasekwa B, Rukobo S, Govha M, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ ( 2020 ) . Inflammation, cytomegalovirus and the growth hormone axis in HIV-exposed uninfected Zimbabwean infants . AIDS

Matare C, Tome J, Makasi R, Dickin K, Pelto G, Constas M, Chasekwa B, Mbuya M et al. ( 2020 ) . Maternal Decision-Making Autonomy, Mental Health, Gender Norm Attitudes, and Social Support During Pregnancy Predict Child Care-Giving and Stunting in Rural Zimbabwe . Current Developments in Nutrition vol. 4 , ( Suppl 2 )

Ntozini R, Chandna J, Evans C, Chasekwa B, Majo FD, Kandawasvika G, Tavengwa NV, Mutasa B et al. ( 2020 ) . 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 . Journal of the International AIDS Society vol. 23 , ( 5 )

Church JA, Chasekwa B, Rukobo S, Govha M, Lee B, Carmolli MP, Ntozini R, Mutasa K et al. ( 2020 ) . Predictors of oral rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in rural Zimbabwean infants . Vaccine vol. 38 , ( 13 ) 2870 - 2878 .

Evans C, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Majo FD, Mutasa K, Tavengwa N, Mutasa B, Mbuya MNN et al. ( 2020 ) . Mortality, HIV transmission and growth in children exposed to HIV in rural Zimbabwe . Clinical Infectious Diseases

Chandna J, Ntozini R, Evans C, Kandawasvika G, Chasekwa B, Majo F, Mutasa K, Tavengwa N et al. ( 2020 ) . 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 . BMJ Global Health vol. 5 , ( 1 ) e001718 - e001718 .

Bourke C ( 2019 ) . Determinants of urogenital schistosomiasis among pregnant women and its impact on pregnancy outcomes, neonatal deaths and child growth . Journal of Infectious Diseases

Church J, Prendergast A ( 2019 ) . Enteropathogens were not associated with rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in a cluster-randomized trial of improved water, sanitation and hygiene in rural Zimbabwe . Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Prendergast AJ, Gharpure R, Mor S, Viney M, Dube K, Lello J, Berger C, Siwila J et al. ( 2019 ) . Putting the “A” into WaSH: a call for integrated management of water, animals, sanitation, and hygiene . Lancet Planetary Health vol. 3 , ( 8 ) e336 - e337 .

Mbuya MN, Matare CR, Tavengwa NV, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Majo FD, Chigumira A, Chasokela CM et al. ( 2019 ) . Early Initiation and Exclusivity of Breastfeeding in Rural Zimbabwe: Impact of a Breastfeeding Intervention Delivered by Village Health Workers . Current Developments in Nutrition vol. 3 , ( 4 )

CHURCH JA, PRENDERGAST A ( 2019 ) . The impact of improved water, sanitation and hygiene on oral rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in Zimbabwean infants: sub-study of a cluster-randomized trial . Clinical Infectious Diseases

BOURKE CD, PRENDERGAST A, ROBERTSON R ( 2019 ) . Health Outcomes, Pathogenesis and Epidemiology of Severe Acute Malnutrition (HOPE-SAM): rationale and methods of a longitudinal observational study . BMJ Open

CHURCH JA, Rukobo S, Govha M, Carmolli MP, Diehl SA, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Mutasa K et al. ( 2018 ) . Neonatal vitamin A supplementation and immune responses to oral polio vaccine in Zimbabwean infants . Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Prendergast AJ, Chasekwa B, Evans C, Mutasa K, Mbuya MNN, Stoltzfus RJ, Smith LE, Majo FD et al. ( 2018 ) . 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 . The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health vol. 3 , ( 2 ) 77 - 90 .

Humphrey JH, Mbuya MNN, Ntozini R, Moulton LH, Stoltzfus RJ, Tavengwa NV, Mutasa K, Majo F et al. ( 2018 ) . 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 . The Lancet Global Health vol. 7 , ( 1 ) e132 - e147 .

Chasekwa B, Maluccio JA, Ntozini R, Moulton LH, Wu F, Smith LE, Matare CR, Stoltzfus RJ et al. ( 2018 ) . Measuring wealth in rural communities: Lessons from the Sanitation, Hygiene, Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) trial . PLOS ONE vol. 13 , ( 6 )

CHURCH JA, Prendergast A ( 2017 ) . Immune responses to oral poliovirus vaccine in HIV-exposed uninfected Zimbabwean infants . Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics

Prendergast AJ, Chasekwa B, Rukobo S, Govha M, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Humphrey JH ( 2017 ) . Intestinal Damage and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)–Exposed and HIV-Infected Zimbabwean Infants . The Journal of Infectious Diseases vol. 216 , ( 6 ) 651 - 661 .

Evans C, Chasekwa B, Rukobo S, Govha M, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ ( 2016 ) . Cytomegalovirus Acquisition and Inflammation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Exposed Uninfected Zimbabwean Infants . The Journal of Infectious Diseases vol. 215 , ( 5 )

Evans C, Chasekwa B, Ntozini R, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ ( 2016 ) . Head circumferences of children born to HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected mothers in Zimbabwe during the preantiretroviral therapy era . AIDS vol. 30 , ( 15 ) 2323 - 2328 .

Humphrey JH, Jones AD, Manges A, Mangwadu G, Maluccio JA, Mbuya MNN, Moulton LH, Ntozini R et al. ( 2015 ) . The Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) Trial: Rationale, Design, and Methods . Clinical Infectious Diseases vol. 61 , ( suppl_7 ) s685 - s702 .

Ntozini R, Marks SJ, Mangwadu G, Mbuya MNN, Gerema G, Mutasa B, Julian TR, Schwab KJ et al. ( 2015 ) . Using Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Methods to Assess Household Water Access and Sanitation Coverage in the SHINE Trial . Clinical Infectious Diseases vol. 61 , ( suppl_7 ) s716 - s725 .

Jones AD, Rukobo S, Chasekwa B, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Mbuya MNN, Stoltzfus RJ, Humphrey JH et al. ( 2014 ) . Acute Illness is Associated with Suppression of the Growth Hormone Axis in Zimbabwean Infants . American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene vol. 92 , ( 2 ) 463 - 470 .

Gumbo H, Chasekwa B, Church JA, Ntozini R, Mutasa K, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ ( 2014 ) . Congenital and Postnatal CMV and EBV Acquisition in HIV-Infected Zimbabwean Infants . PLOS ONE vol. 9 , ( 12 )

Desai A, Mbuya MNN, Chigumira A, Chasekwa B, Humphrey JH, Moulton LH, Pelto G, Gerema G et al. ( 2014 ) . Traditional Oral Remedies and Perceived Breast Milk Insufficiency Are Major Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Rural Zimbabwe . Journal of Nutrition vol. 144 , ( 7 ) 1113 - 1119 .

Prendergast A, Rukobo S, Chasekwa B, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Mbuya M, Jones A, Moulton L et al. ( 2014 ) . Stunting is characterized by chronic inflammation in Zimbabwean infants (620.4) . The FASEB Journal . vol. 28 ,

De Sousa CAP, Brigham T, Chasekwa B, Mbuya MNN, Tielsch JM, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ ( 2014 ) . Dosing of Praziquantel by Height in Sub-Saharan African Adults . American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene vol. 90 , ( 4 ) 634 - 637 .

Prendergast AJ, Rukobo S, Chasekwa B, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Mbuya MNN, Jones A, Moulton LH et al. ( 2014 ) . Stunting Is Characterized by Chronic Inflammation in Zimbabwean Infants . PLOS ONE vol. 9 , ( 2 )

Jones AD, Mbuya MNN, Ickes SB, Heidkamp RA, Smith LE, Chasekwa B, Menon P, Zongrone AA et al. ( 2013 ) . Reply to Correspondence: is the strength of association between indicators of dietary quality and the nutritional status of children being underestimated? . Maternal and Child Nutrition vol. 10 , ( 1 ) 161 - 162 .

Ngure FM, Humphrey JH, Mbuya MNN, Majo F, Mutasa K, Govha M, Mazarura E, Chasekwa B et al. ( 2013 ) . Formative Research on Hygiene Behaviors and Geophagy among Infants and Young Children and Implications of Exposure to Fecal Bacteria . American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene vol. 89 , ( 4 ) 709 - 716 .

Jones AD, Ickes SB, Smith LE, Mbuya MNN, Chasekwa B, Heidkamp RA, Menon P, Zongrone AA et al. ( 2013 ) . Associations of feeding indicators with growth . Maternal and Child Nutrition vol. 10 , ( 1 ) 1 - 17 .

Jones AD, Prendergast AJ, Rukobo S, Chasekwa B, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Mduduzi MN, Stoltzfus RJ et al. ( 2013 ) . Chronic immune activation in Zimbabwean infants mediates the influence of clinical morbidity on child growth . The FASEB Journal . vol. 27 , 355.8 - 355.8 .

Jones AD, Ickes SB, Smith LE, Mduduzi MN, Chasekwa B, Heidkamp RA, Menon P, Zongrone AA et al. ( 2013 ) . World Health Organization infant and young child feeding indicators and their associations with child growth: a synthesis of recent findings . The FASEB Journal vol. 27 , ( S1 ) 618.12 - 618.12 .

Ngure FM, Humphrey JH, Mbuya MNN, Mutasa K, Majo F, Chasekwa B, Prendergast A, Curtis V et al. ( 2012 ) . Formative research on hygiene behaviors and geophagy as part of interventions to improve infant growth . The FASEB Journal vol. 26 , ( S1 ) 1031.13 - 1031.13 .

Paul KH, Muti M, Chasekwa B, Mbuya MNN, Madzima RC, Humphrey JH, Stoltzfus RJ ( 2012 ) . 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 . Maternal and Child Nutrition vol. 8 , ( 2 ) 225 - 238 .

Jenkins AL, Tavengwa NV, Chasekwa B, Chatora K, Taruberekera N, Mushayi W, Madzima RC, Mbuya MNN ( 2011 ) . 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 . Maternal and Child Nutrition vol. 8 , ( 4 ) 459 - 470 .

Mbuya MNN, Humphrey JH, Majo F, Chasekwa B, Jenkins A, Israel-Ballard K, Muti M, Paul KH et al. ( 2010 ) . Heat Treatment of Expressed Breast Milk Is a Feasible Option for Feeding HIV-Exposed, Uninfected Children after 6 Months of Age in Rural Zimbabwe 1 , 2 . Journal of Nutrition vol. 140 , ( 8 ) 1481 - 1488 .