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UNC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Recent Divisional Publications

Recent Publications from Faculty and Fellows

UNC Global Women’s Health Division

(updated October 14, 2018)

  1. Gausi B, Chagomerana MB, Tang JH, Hosseinipour MC, Haddad LB, Hannock T, Phiri S. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Serodiscordance and Dual Contraceptive Method Use Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected Men and Women in Lilongwe, Malawi. Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Nov;45(11):747-753.
  2. Price JT, Winston J, Vwalika B, Cole SR, Stoner MCD, Lubeya MK, Kumwenda A, Stringer JSA. Quantifying bias between reported last menstrual period and ultrasonography estimates of gestational age in Lusaka, Zambia. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print]
  3. Pinder LF, Henry-Tillman R, Linyama D, Kusweje V, Nzayisenga JB, Shibemba A, Sahasrabuddhe V, Lishimpi K, Mwanahamuntu M, Hicks M, Parham GP. Leverage of an Existing Cervical Cancer Prevention Service Platform to Initiate Breast Cancer Control Services in Zambia: Experiences and Early Outcomes. J Glob Oncol. 2018 Sep;(4):1-8.
  4. Castillo MC, Vwalika B, Stoner MCD, Chi BH, Stringer JSA, Kasaro M, Kumwenda A, Stringer EM. Risk of stillbirth among Zambian women with a prior cesarean delivery. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018 Sep 12. [Epub ahead of print]
  5. Price JT, Chi BH, Phiri WM, Ayles H, Chintu N, Chilengi R, Stringer JSA, Mutale W. Associations between health systems capacity and mother-to-child HIV prevention program outcomes in Zambia. PLoS One. 2018 Sep 7;13(9):e0202889.
  6. Oberlin AM, Rahangdale L, Chinula L, Fuseini NM, Chibwesha CJ. Making HPV vaccination available to girls everywhere. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018 Aug 24. [Epub ahead of print]
  7. Sirohi B, Chalkidou K, Pramesh CS, Anderson BO, Loeher P, El Dewachi O, Shamieh O, Shrikhande SV, Venkataramanan R, Parham G, Mwanahamuntu M, Eden T, Tsunoda A, Purushotham A, Stanway S, Rath GK, Sullivan R. Developing institutions for cancer care in low-income and middle-income countries: from cancer units to comprehensive cancer centres. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Aug;19(8):e395-e406.
  8. Subramanian S, Kaganova Y, Zhang Y, Hoover S, Nyambe N, Pinder L, Chibwesha C, Kapambwe S, Parham G. Patient Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Zambia: Protocol for a Multi-Cohort Discrete Choice Experiment. JMIR Res Protoc. 2018 Jul 25;7(7):e10429.
  9. Ford CE, Coetzee D, Winston J, Chibwesha CJ, Ekouevi DK, Welty TK, Tih PM, Maman S, Stringer EM, Stringer JSA, Chi BH. Maternal Decision-Making and Uptake of Health Services for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: A Secondary Analysis. Matern Child Health J. 2018 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print]
  10. Chibwesha CJ, Goeieman B, Levin S, Mulongo M, Faesen M, Swarts A, Ramotshela S, Williams S, Rakhombe N, Bruce S, Michelow P, Firnhaber C. Estimating the burden of cervical disease among HIV-infected women accessing screening services in South Africa: A model-based analysis. S Afr Med J. 2018 Feb 27;108(3):235-239.
  11. McKenzie F, Zietsman A, Galukande M, Anele A, Adisa C, Parham G, Pinder L, Dos Santos Silva I, McCormack V. Breast cancer awareness in the sub-Saharan African ABC-DO cohort: African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes study. Cancer Causes Control. 2018 Aug;29(8):721-730.
  12. Campos NG, Lince-Deroche N, Chibwesha CJ, Firnhaber C, Smith JS, Michelow P, Meyer-Rath G, Jamieson L, Jordaan S, Sharma M, Regan C, Sy S, Liu G, Tsu V, Jeronimo J, Kim JJ. Cost-Effectiveness of Cervical Cancer Screening in Women Living With HIV in South Africa: A Mathematical Modeling Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Oct 1;79(2):195-205.
  13. Krashin JW, Haddad LB, Tweya H, Chiwoko J, Ng’ambi W, Samala B, Chaweza T, Tang JH, Hosseinipour MC, Phiri S. Factors associated with desired fertility among HIV-positive women and men attending two urban clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi. PLoS One. 2018 Jun 13;13(6):e0198798.
  14. Kopp DM, Bula A, Maman S, Chinula L, Tsidya M, Mwale M, Tang JH. Influences on birth spacing intentions and desired interventions among women who have experienced a poor obstetric outcome in Lilongwe Malawi: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 May 31;18(1):197.
  15. Tang JH, Lemani C, Nkambule J, Talama G, Banda C, Zgambo W, Chagomerana M. Two-year contraceptive continuation rates among immediate postpartum implant users at a district hospital in Malawi: a prospective cohort study. Contraception. 2018 Sep;98(3):220-222.
  16. Chinula L, Nelson JAE, Wiener J, Tang JH, Hurst S, Tegha G, Msika A, Ellington S, Hosseinipour MC, Mataya R, Haddad LB, Kourtis AP. Effect of the depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable and levonorgestrel implant on HIV genital shedding: a randomized trial. Contraception. 2018 Sep;98(3):193-198.
  17. Pinder LF, Nzayisenga JB, Shibemba A, Kusweje V, Chiboola H, Amuyunzu-Nyamongo M, Kapambwe S, Mwaba C, Lermontov P, Mumba C, Henry-Tillman R, Parham GP. Demonstration of an algorithm to overcome health system-related barriers to timely diagnosis of breast diseases in rural Zambia. PLoS One. 2018 May 10;13(5):e0196985.
  18. Mbichila TH, Chagomerana M, Tang JH, Haddad LB, Hosseinipour MC, Tweya H, Phiri S. Partnership duration and HIV serodisclosure among people living with HIV/AIDS in Lilongwe, Malawi. Int J STD AIDS. 2018 Sep;29(10):987-993.
  19. Chagomerana MB, Miller WC, Tang JH, Hoffman IF, Mthiko BC, Phulusa J, John M, Jumbe A, Hosseinipour MC. Optimizing prevention of HIV mother to child transmission: Duration of antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression at delivery among pregnant Malawian women. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 3;13(4):e0195033.
  20. Chi BH, Mutale W, Winston J, Phiri W, Price JT, Mwiche A, Ayles H, Stringer JSA. Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus-free Survival in the Era of Universal Antiretroviral Therapy for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women: A Community-based Cohort Study From Rural Zambia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Nov;37(11):1137-1141.
  21. Wilkinson JP, Bengtson AM, Chipungu E, Pope RJ, Makanani B, Moyo M, Mwale M, Tang JH. Pelvic Ultrasound Findings in Women with Obstetric Fistula: A Cross-Sectional Study of Cases and Controls. Obstet Gynecol Int. 2018 Jan 10;2018:7409131.
  22. Weinberg A, Lindsey J, Bosch R, Persaud D, Sato P, Ogwu A, Asmelash A, Bwakura-Dangarambezi M, Chi BH, Canniff J, Lockman S, Gaseitsiwe S, Moyo S, Smith CE, Moraka NO, Levin MJ; P1072 and Tshipidi Study Teams. B and T Cell Phenotypic Profiles of African HIV-Infected and HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants: Associations with Antibody Responses to the Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine. Front Immunol. 2018 Jan 19;8:2002.
  23. Chi BH, Rosenberg NE, Mweemba O, Powers KA, Zimba C, Maman S, Kasaro M, Mollan KR, Stringer JS, Mutale W. Involving both parents in HIV prevention during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Bull World Health Organ. 2018 Jan 1;96(1):69-71.
  24. Lemani C, Kamtuwanje N, Phiri B, Speizer IS, Singh K, Mtema O, Chisanu N, Tang JH. Effect of family planning interventions on couple years of protection in Malawi. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018 Apr;141(1):37-44.
  25. Haddad LB, Tang JH, Krashin J, Ng’ambi W, Tweya H, Samala B, Chiwoko J, Chaweza T, Hosseinipour MC, Lathrop E, Jamieson DJ, Phiri S. Factors associated with condom use among men and women living with HIV in Lilongwe, Malawi: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2018 Jan;44(1):1-12.
  26. Nwaohiri AN, Tang JH, Stanczyk F, Chinula L, Hurst S, Davis NL, Tegha G, Haddad L, Kourtis AP. Discordance between self-reported contraceptive use and detection of exogenous hormones among Malawian women enrolling in a randomized clinical trial. Contraception. 2018 Apr;97(4):354-356.
  27. McKenzie F, Zietsman A, Galukande M, Anele A, Adisa C, Parham G, Pinder L, Cubasch H, Joffe M, Kidaaga F, Lukande R, Offiah AU, Egejuru RO, Shibemba A, Schuz J, Anderson BO, Dos Santos Silva I, McCormack V. Drivers of advanced stage at breast cancer diagnosis in the multicountry African breast cancer – disparities in outcomes (ABC-DO) study. Int J Cancer. 2018 Apr 15;142(8):1568-1579.
  28. Kopp DM, Wilkinson J, Bengtson A, Chipungu E, Pope RJ, Moyo M, Tang JH. Fertility outcomes following obstetric fistula repair: a prospective cohort study. Reprod Health. 2017 Nov 28;14(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0415-1.
  29. Kopp DM, Bengtson A, Wilkinson J, Chipungu E, Moyo M, Tang JH. Contraceptive knowledge, use and intentions of Malawian women undergoing obstetric fistula repair. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2017 Oct;22(5):375-380.
  30. Mbulawa ZZA, Wilkin TJ, Goeieman B, Swarts A, Williams S, Levin S, Faesen M, Smith JS, Chibwesha CJ, Williamson AL, Firnhaber C. Xpert human papillomavirus test is a promising cervical cancer screening test for HIV-seropositive women. Papillomavirus Res. 2016 Dec;2:56-60.
  31. Stoner MCD, Cole SR, Price J, Winston J, Stringer JSA. Timing of Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy and Risk of Preterm Birth in Studies of HIV-infected Pregnant Women: The Role of Selection Bias. Epidemiology. 2018 Mar;29(2):224-229.
  32. Price JT, Rosenberg NE, Vansia D, Phanga T, Bhushan NL, Maseko B, Brar SK, Hosseinipour MC, Tang JH, Bekker LG, Pettifor A. Predictors of HIV, HIV Risk Perception, and HIV Worry Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Lilongwe, Malawi. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Jan 1;77(1):53-63.
  33. Ford C, Chibwesha CJ, Winston J, Jacobs C, Lubeya MK, Musonda P, Stringer JSA, Chi BH. Women’s decision-making and uptake of services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Zambia. AIDS Care. 2018 Apr;30(4):426-434.

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