2015
Effect of Zinc & Multiple Micronutrient Supplements on Growth in Tanzanian Children
Locks L, Manji K, McDonald C, Kupka R, Kisenge R, Aboud S, Wang M, Spiegelman D, Fawzi W, Duggan C. Effect of Zinc & Multiple Micronutrient Supplements on Growth in Tanzanian Children. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.729.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDouble-blind clinical trialBlind clinical trialMultiple micronutrient supplementsAge 6 weeksRate of underweightRisk of mortalityGrowth of infantsAge z-scorePoor child growthMonths of ageRates of stuntingMedian complianceTanzanian infantsMultivitamin supplementsClinical trialsMicronutrient supplementsDaily zincMean changeGrowth falteringTanzanian childrenEarly infancyMultivitaminsZ-scoreUnderweightInfants
2014
The effects of multivitamin and zinc supplementation on infectious morbidity in Tanzanian infants (389.5)
McDonald C, Manji K, Kisenge R, Aboud S, Spiegelman D, Fawzi W, Duggan C. The effects of multivitamin and zinc supplementation on infectious morbidity in Tanzanian infants (389.5). The FASEB Journal 2014, 28 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.389.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpper respiratory infectionAge 6 weeksInfectious morbidityTanzanian infantsRespiratory infectionsZinc supplementationMonthly visitsAcute upper respiratory infectionHIV-negative mothersBurden of diarrheaDaily oral supplementationDaily zinc supplementationEffects of multivitaminsRate of diarrheaIncidence of diarrheaNon-significant increasePlacebo groupStudy nursesStudy physiciansOral supplementationOutpatient visitsDaily supplementationMultivitaminsMorbidityInfants
2002
Transmission of HIV-1 Through Breastfeeding Among Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Renjifo B, Bang H, Kapiga S, Coley J, Hertzmark E, Essex M, Hunter D. Transmission of HIV-1 Through Breastfeeding Among Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 31: 331-338. PMID: 12439210, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200211010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1High maternal viral loadLow CD4 cell countsMultivariate proportional hazards modelMaternal viral loadCD4 cell countHIV-1 transmissionErythrocyte sedimentation rateAge 6 weeksAge 4 monthsChildren of womenProportional hazards modelDar es SalaamAge 24 monthsAnalysis of correlatesNipple cracksChild transmissionImmune reconstitutionCumulative incidenceViral loadPregnant womenAntiretroviral drugsMean durationMicronutrient supplementsHigh risk