2022
Iron supplementation and paediatric HIV disease progression: a cohort study among children receiving routine HIV care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Andersen CT, Duggan CP, Manji K, Seage GR, Spiegelman D, Perumal N, Ulenga N, Fawzi WW. Iron supplementation and paediatric HIV disease progression: a cohort study among children receiving routine HIV care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2022, 51: 1533-1543. PMID: 35167662, PMCID: PMC9557856, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyac017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease stage progressionIron supplementationStage progressionCohort studyDisease progressionRoutine HIV careHIV disease progressionProspective cohort studyManagement of anemiaRisk of anemiaHigher hazard rateProportional hazards modelIron supplement useDar es SalaamHaematological outcomesAntiretroviral therapyHIV careClinic visitsSupportive careAntiretroviral treatmentClinical outcomesClinical visitsAnemia statusSupplement useVital status
2020
Early access to antiretroviral therapy versus standard of care among HIV‐positive participants in Eswatini in the public health sector: the MaxART stepped‐wedge randomized controlled trial
Khan S, Spiegelman D, Walsh F, Mazibuko S, Pasipamire M, Chai B, Reis R, Mlambo K, Delva W, Khumalo G, Zwane M, Fleming Y, Mafara E, Hettema A, Lejeune C, Chao A, Bärnighausen T, Okello V. Early access to antiretroviral therapy versus standard of care among HIV‐positive participants in Eswatini in the public health sector: the MaxART stepped‐wedge randomized controlled trial. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2020, 23: e25610. PMID: 32949103, PMCID: PMC7507004, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral suppressionStandard of careAntiretroviral treatmentCox proportional hazards modelHealth systemART-naïve participantsHIV-positive patientsHIV-positive adultsViral load monitoringHIV-positive participantsAppropriate care managementProportional hazards modelEarly accessPublic sector health facilitiesHealth system effectsPublic health systemHealth system's abilityClinic transitionAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countCare retentionVL monitoringPublic health sectorDisease stageEndpoint rate
2004
Association Between Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality in Children Born to Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1-Infected Mothers in Tanzania
Wei R, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, Hertzmark E, Baylin A, Manji K, Fawzi WW. Association Between Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality in Children Born to Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1-Infected Mothers in Tanzania. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2004, 23: 530-535. PMID: 15194834, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000129691.42964.eb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnalysis of VarianceCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDeveloping CountriesFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansIncidenceInfant MortalityInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMalePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy OutcomeProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSex DistributionSurvival AnalysisTanzaniaConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightHIV statusHIV transmissionInfant mortalityCox proportional hazards modelHuman immunodeficiency virus-1Child's HIV statusPediatric HIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusRisk of mortalityImmunodeficiency virus-1Proportional hazards modelWeeks of ageAntiretroviral treatmentHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusNeonatal mortalityPositive infantsPregnant womenPostneonatal mortalityHazards modelMortalityInfantsVirus 1