Browsing by Author "Lockman, Shahin"

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  • Effect of co-trimoxazole on mortality in HIV-exposed but uninfected children in Botswana (the Mpepu Study): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial 

    Mazhani, Loeto; Lockman, Shahin; Hughes, Michael; Powis, Kate; Ajibola, Gbolahan; Bennett, Kara; Moyo, Sikhulile; van Widenfelt, Erik; Leidner, Jean; McIntosh, Kenneth; Makhema, Joseph; Essex, Max; Shapiro, Roger (Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2017-05)
    Background: Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis reduces mortality among HIV-infected children, but efficacy in HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) children in a non-malarial, low-breastfeeding setting with a low risk of mother-to-child ...

  • Explaining disparities in oncology health systems delays and stage at diagnosis between men and women in Botswana: A cohort study 

    Iyer, Hari S.; Kohler, Racquel E.; Ramogola-Masire, Doreen; Brown, Carolyn; Molebatsi, Kesaobaka; Grover, Surbhi; Kablay, Irene; Bvochora-Nsingo, Memory; Efstathiou, Jason, A.; Lockman, Shahin; Tapela, Neo; Dryden-Peterson, Scott L. (Public Library of Science, http://www.plosone.org/, 2019-06-06)
    Purpose Men in Botswana present with more advanced cancer than women, leading to poorer outcomes. We sought to explain sex-specific differences in time to and stage at treatment initiation. Methods Cancer patients who ...

  • HIV infection and survival among women with cervical cancer 

    Drysen-Peterson, Scott; Bvochora-Nsingo, Memory; Suneja, Gita; Efstathiou, Jason, A.; Grover, Surbhi; Chiyapo, Sebathu; Ramogola-Masire, Doreen; Kebabonye-Pusoentsi, Malebogo; Clayman, Rebecca; Mapes, Abigail, C.; Tapela, Neo; Asmelash, Aida; Medhin, Heluf; Viswanathan, Akila, N.; Russell, Anthony H.; Lin, Lilie, L.; Kayembe, Mukendi K.A.; Mmalane, Mompati; Randall, Thomas C.; Chabner, Bruce; Lockman, Shahin (American Society of Clinical Oncology, https://beta.asco.org/, 2016-08-29)
    Purpose Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among the 20 million women with HIV worldwide. We sought to determine whether HIV infection affected survival in women with invasive cervical cancer. Patients ...

  • HIV-exposed children account for more than half of 24-month mortality in Botswana 

    Souda, Sajini; Zash, Rebecca; Leidner, Jean; Ribaudo, Heather; Binda, Kelebogile; Moyo, Sikhulile; Powis, Kathleen M.; Petlo, Chipo; Mmalane, Mompati; Makhema, Joe; Essex, Max; Lockman, Shahin; Shapiro, Roger (Biomed Central; https://www.biomedcentral.com, 2016)
    Background: The contribution of HIV-exposure to childhood mortality in a setting with widespread antiretroviral treatment (ART) availability has not been determined. Methods: From January 2012 to March 2013, mothers were ...

  • A step toward timely referral and early diagnosis of cancer: implementation and impact on knowledge of a primary care based training program in Botswana 

    Narasimhamurthy, Mohan; Tapela, Neo M.; Peluso, Michael J.; Kohler, Racquel E.; Setlhako, Irene I.; Botebele, Kerapetse; Gabegwe, Kemiso; Nkele, Isaac; Mmalane, Mompati; Grover, Surbhi; Barak, Tomer; Shulman, Lawrence N.; Lockman, Shahin; Dryden-Peterson, Scott (Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2018-05-29)
    Health system delays in diagnosis of cancer contribute to the glaring disparities in cancer mortality between high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries. In Botswana, approximately 70% of cancers are diagnosed ...