Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Research interest
Research focused on Demography and Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with related work in Population, Incidence (geometry), National database. Notable publications include 'Mortality trends in the era of antiretroviral therapy', 'Age patterns of HIV incidence in eastern and southern Africa: a modelling analysis of observational population-based cohort studies', and 'Misreporting of Patient Outcomes in the South African National HIV Treatment Database: Consequences for Programme Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation'.
Mobile phone survey estimates of perinatal mortality in Malawi: A comparison of data from truncated and full pregnancy histories
The lifetime risk of maternal near miss morbidity in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America: a cross-country systematic analysis
Controlling the first wave of the COVID–19 pandemic in Malawi: Results from a multi-round study
Moving towards a person-centred HIV care cascade: An exploration of potential biases and errors in routine data in South Africa
Measuring under-5 mortality and fertility through mobile phone surveys: an assessment of selection bias in 34 low-income and middle-income countries
Lifetime risk of maternal near miss morbidity: a novel indicator of maternal health
An evaluation of truncated birth histories for the rapid measurement of fertility and child survival
Pregnancy‐related mortality up to 1 year postpartum in sub‐Saharan Africa: an analysis of verbal autopsy data from six countries
Burden and causes of pregnancy-related mortality in The Gambia: evidence from census and health and demographic surveillance data
Comparison of programmatic data from antenatal clinics with population-based HIV prevalence estimates in the era of universal test and treat in western Kenya
Divergent age patterns of under-5 mortality in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: a modelling study
Collecting mortality data via mobile phone surveys: A non-inferiority randomized trial in Malawi
Women's risk of death beyond 42 days post partum: a pooled analysis of longitudinal Health and Demographic Surveillance System data in sub-Saharan Africa
Investigating clinic transfers among HIV patients considered lost to follow-up to improve understanding of the HIV care cascade: Findings from a cohort study in rural north-eastern South Africa
Evaluating pregnancy reporting in Siaya Health and Demographic Surveillance System through record linkage with ANC clinics
Assessment of the consistency of health and demographic surveillance and household survey data: A demonstration at two HDSS sites in The Gambia
Age patterns of HIV incidence in eastern and southern Africa: a modelling analysis of observational population-based cohort studies
Knowledge, risk perceptions, and behaviors related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi
Experiences and lessons learned from the real-world implementation of an HIV recent infection testing algorithm in three routine service-delivery settings in Kenya and Zimbabwe
Age patterns of under-5 mortality in sub-Saharan Africa during 1990‒2018: A comparison of estimates from demographic surveillance with full birth histories and the historic record
Patterns of engagement in HIV care during pregnancy and breastfeeding: findings from a cohort study in North-Eastern South Africa
Pregnancy Surveillance Methods within Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems
Misreporting of Patient Outcomes in the South African National HIV Treatment Database: Consequences for Programme Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation
Can HIV recent infection surveillance help us better understand where primary prevention efforts should be targeted? Results of three pilots integrating a recent infection testing algorithm into routine programme activities in Kenya and Zimbabwe
Challenges with tracing patients on antiretroviral therapy who are late for clinic appointments in rural South Africa and recommendations for future practice
Direct maternal deaths attributable to HIV in the era of antiretroviral therapy: evidence from three population-based HIV cohorts with verbal autopsy
‘If the results are negative, they motivate us’. Experiences of early infant diagnosis of HIV and engagement in Option B+
Outcomes After Being Lost to Follow-up Differ for Pregnant and Postpartum Women When Compared With the General HIV Treatment Population in Rural South Africa
The impact of HIV status on the distance traveled to health facilities and adherence to care. A record-linkage study from rural South Africa
Outcomes of patients lost to follow‐up after antiretroviral therapy initiation in rural north‐eastern South Africa