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General Reports
     

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Does Provision of Point-of-Care CD4 Technology and Early Knowledge of CD4 Levels Affect Early Initiation and Retention on Antiretroviral Treatment in HIV-Positive Pregnant Women in the Context of Option B+ for PMTCT?
Mangwiro AZ, Makomva K, Bhattacharya A,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Nov 1;67 Suppl 2:S139-S144.
 Abstract

Cluster Randomized Trial on the Effect of Mother Support Groups on Retention-in-Care and PMTCT Outcomes in Zimbabwe: Study Design, Challenges, and National Relevance.
Foster G, Kangwende A, Magezi V,P.,et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Nov 1;67 Suppl 2:S145-S149.
 Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
 Unmet Need for Family Planning, Contraceptive Failure, and Unintended Pregnancy among HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Women in Zimbabwe.
McCoy SI, Buzdugan R, Ralph LJ,  et al
PLoS One. 2014 Aug 21;9(8):e105320.
Paper
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Factors associated with HIV infection among children born to mothers on the prevention of mother to child transmission programme at Chitungwiza Hospital, Zimbabwe, 2008.
Ngwende S, Gombe NT, Midzi S,  et al
BMC Public Health. 2013 Dec 14;13(1):1181.
 Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Mother to Mother (M2M) Peer Support for Women in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programmes: A Qualitative Study.
 Shroufi A, Mafara E, Saint-Sauveur JF, et al
PLoS One. 2013 Jun 5;8(6):e64717.
 Paper

Cost-effectiveness of World Health Organization 2010 Guidelines for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe.
 Ciaranello AL, Perez F, Engelsmann B, Walensky RP, et al
 Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Nov 30.
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
"That Pregnancy Can Bring Noise into the Family": Exploring Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
during Pregnancy in the Context of HIV in Zimbabwe.
Shamu S, Abrahams N, Temmerman M, et al
PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43148.
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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Surveillance of Transmitted Antiretroviral Drug Resistance among HIV-1 Infected Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe.
 Tshabalala M, Manasa J, Zijenah LS, , et al
PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e21241
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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 WHO 2010 Guidelines for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe:
Modeling Clinical Outcomes in Infants and Mothers.
 Ciaranello AL, Perez F, Maruva M, et al
PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e20224
 Paper

Reduced HIV transmission at subsequent pregnancy in a resource-poor setting.
 Gumbo FZ, Kandawasvika GQ, Duri K,  et al
Trop Doct. 2011 May 16
 Abstract

Factors Associated With Repeat Pregnancy Among Women in an Area of High HIV Prevalence in Zimbabwe.
 Smee N, Shetty AK, Stranix-Chibanda L,  et al
Womens Health Issues. 2011 Mar 14
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FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
 The incidence of HIV among women recruited during late pregnancy and followed up for six years
after childbirth in Zimbabwe.
 Munjoma MW, Mhlanga FG, Kurewa EN, et al
BMC Public Health. 2010 Nov 3;10(1):668.
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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Antenatal HIV-1 RNA load and timing of mother to child transmission; a nested case-control
study in a resource poor setting.
 Duri K, Gumbo FZ, Kristiansen KI, et al 
Virol J. 2010 Aug 2;7:176
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Risk factors of HIV vertical transmission in a cohort of women under a PMTCT program
at three peri-urban clinics in a resource-poor setting.
 Gumbo FZ, Duri K, Kandawasvika GQ,  et al  
 J Perinatol. 2010 Mar 25.
 Abstract

Mortality among HIV-positive postpartum women with high C4 cell counts in Zimbabwe.
 Hargrove JW, Humphrey JH; ZVITAMBO Study Group.
AIDS. 2010 Jan 28;24(3):F11-4.
 Abstract

Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale among women in a high
HIV prevalence area in urban Zimbabwe.
 Chibanda D, Mangezi W, Tshimanga M,  et al 
Arch Womens Ment Health. 2009 Sep 16.
Abstract

Effect of maternal HIV status on infant mortality: evidence from a 9-month follow-up of mother|
and their infants in Zimbabwe.
Kurewa EN, Gumbo FZ, Munjoma MW, et al
J Perinatol. 2009 Aug 20.
 Abstract

Participation of traditional birth attendants in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in
two rural districts in Zimbabwe: a feasibility study.
Perez F, Aung KD, Ndoro T, et al
BMC Public Health. 2008 Dec 5;8(1):401. |
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Age and Sex Structured Model for Assessing the Demographic Impact of Mother-to-Child
Transmission of HIV/AIDS.
Mukandavire Z, Garira W.
Bull Math Biol. 2007 Apr 24
 Abstract
 
Effects of infant sex on mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 according to timing of infection
in Zimbabwe.
Piwoz EG, Humphrey JH, Marinda ET, et al 
AIDS. 2006 Oct 3;20(15):1981-1984.
 Abstract
 
Mortality and Morbidity Among Postpartum HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women in Zimbabwe:
Risk Factors, Causes, and Impact of Single-Dose Postpartum Vitamin A Supplementation.
Zvandasara P, Hargrove JW, Ntozini R, et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Jul 31;
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Maternal body composition, HIV infection and other predictors of gestation
length and birth size in Zimbabwe.
Friis H, Gomo E, Nyazema N, Ndhlovu P, et al  
Br J Nutr. 2004 Nov;92(5):833-840.
 Abstract

Desire for a future pregnancy among women in Zimbabwe in relation to their self-
perceived risk of HIV infection, child mortality, and spontaneous abortion.
Moyo W, Mbizvo MT.
AIDS Behav. 2004 Mar;8(1):9-15.
 Abstract
 
Safer sex and reproductive choice: findings from "positive women: voices and
choices" in Zimbabwe.
Feldman R, Maposhere C.
Reprod Health Matters. 2003 Nov;11(22):162-73.
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     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
The acceptability of and barriers to male partner participation in PMTCT programs: a cross sectional survey among male partners of pregnant or lactating women in Zimbabwe
V. Chitiyo, K. Webb, T. Ndoro, et al
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Drowning in registers: task-oriented job analysis of rural health nurses in Zimbabwe in the era of Option B+
P. Matyanga, K. Webb, D. Patel, et al
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Exploring the clinical and psychosocial challenges faced by HIV perinatally infected young women in Harare, Zimbabwe around the time of their first pregnancy
 Z. Mupambireyi, N. Willis, M. Pascoe, et al
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Beyond information dissemination: inspiring journalists to invigorate Zimbabwe's agenda to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission
 C. Zinyemba, T. Nyamundaya, A. Mushavi. et al
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Supporting involvement of adolescents in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services: the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation-Zimbabwe (EGPAF) programs mass media communications strategy
 C. Zinyemba, T. Nyamundaya, A. Makotore, et al
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Creating demand for and retention in maternal and child health (MNCH) including prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services: a randomized community based peer facilitated intervention in rural Zimbabwe
 A. Muchedzi, A. Chadambuka, R. Musarandega, et al
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

POSTER
 Implementing a peer facilitator program to increase uptake of PMTCT services in Hurungwe district, Zimbabwe
C. Mukandi
 (7th IAS Conference)
Poster     Abstract

Uptake of prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services among women with a recent birth in Zimbabwe
 S.I. McCoy, R. Buzdugan, T.E. Martz1 et al
 (7th IAS Conference)
 Abstract

Food insecurity is a barrier to service uptake in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) cascade in Zimbabwe
S.I. McCoy, M.L. Ricculli, R. Buzdugan, et al
 (7th IAS Conference)
 Abstract

POSTER
 A training trategy to support rapid roll-out of the 2010 PMTCT guidelines in Zimbabwe
A. Makotore1, T. Nyamundaya, B. Makunik- Chikwinya. et al
 (1XIX IAC)
 Poster     Abstract

POSTER
 Repeat pregnancies among women with known HIV-positive status in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
M. Vimbainashe, W. Chandisarewa, L. Stranix-Chibanda, et al
(6th IAS Conference)
 Poster     Abstract

Clinical and economic impact of scaling-up World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 PMTCT
 guidelines in Zimbabwe
A. Ciaranello, F. Perez, B. Engelsmann, et al
(6th IAS Conference)
 Abstract

Factors associated with repeat pregnancy intentions of HIV-positive women attending OI/ART
clinic in rural Zimbabwe?
C. Zvandaziva, M. Sibanda, T. Mukotekwa, et al
 (6th IAS Conference)
 Abstract

Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcome among Women in the DART Trial
 L Namale, E Zalwngo, E Chidziva
 (14 CROI)
 Abstract 

Grass-root PMTCT interventions in rural areas
 AK Bohiltea, SM Asandi, M Marinescu, et al
 (15IAC)
 Abstract

Different strategies to reduce mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 in
Zimbabwe: a decision analysis model
S Dube, M C Boily, S A J Gregson
 (15IAC)
 Abstract
 
Perceptions and challenges of women who participated in an MTCT clinical
trial in Zimbabwe
F Jaji, J Wells, A Shetty, A Munhenga, et al
 (15IAC)
 Abstract
 
Woman's disclosure of HIV status: a critical component of the PMTCT intervention
C Marangwanda, M Maulana, L Stranix, et al
 (15IAC)
 Abstract
 
PMTCT experience in 11 CESVI-WHO supported hospitals in MOHCW health facilities
in Zimbabwe
 Mahomva, C Capello, M Fascendini, et al
 (15IAC)
 Abstract
Neonate/Infant Feeding
     

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Infant feeding practices of HIV-infected and uninfected women in Zimbabwe.
 Gottlieb D, Shetty AK, Mapfungautsi RM, Bassett MT
 AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2004 Jan;18(1):45-53.
 Abstract
 
Impact of infant feeding practices on the risk of mother to child transmission of HIV-1
in Zimbabwe.
Olayinka Ba, Oni AO, Mbajiorgu FE.
J Paediatr Child Health 2000 Aug;36(4):313-317
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