Published in PLoS One on June 18, 2008
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Breastfeeding peer counseling: from efficacy through scale-up. J Hum Lact (2010) 1.20
Cohort profile: mamanengane or the Africa centre vertical transmission study. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 1.19
Infant feeding practices among HIV-positive women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, indicate a need for more intensive infant feeding counselling. Public Health Nutr (2010) 1.05
Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding and introduction of complementary foods in rural Egyptian communities. Glob J Health Sci (2014) 0.83
Highlighting the evidence gap: how cost-effective are interventions to improve early childhood nutrition and development? Health Policy Plan (2014) 0.81
A systematic review of economic evaluations of CHW interventions aimed at improving child health outcomes. Hum Resour Health (2017) 0.79
Costs of promoting exclusive breastfeeding at community level in three sites in South Africa. PLoS One (2014) 0.78
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Protocol for the economic evaluation of a community-based intervention to improve growth among children under two in rural India (CARING trial). BMJ Open (2016) 0.77
A Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial on the Effect of a "feeding buddy" Program on adherence to the Prevention of Mother-To-Child-Transmission Guidelines in a Rural Area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2016) 0.75
How many child deaths can we prevent this year? Lancet (2003) 30.39
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Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study. Lancet (2007) 9.92
Early exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of postnatal HIV-1 transmission and increases HIV-free survival. AIDS (2005) 6.10
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Cost-effectiveness of nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in eight African countries. AIDS (2004) 2.77
Breastfeeding practices in an area of high HIV prevalence in rural South Africa. Acta Paediatr (2002) 2.35
Intervention to promote exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months of life in a high HIV prevalence area. AIDS (2008) 1.95
Comparison of the effect of two systems for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding. Lancet (2005) 1.94
Population and antenatal-based HIV prevalence estimates in a high contracepting female population in rural South Africa. BMC Public Health (2007) 1.82
The impact of breastfeeding on the health of HIV-positive mothers and their children in sub-Saharan Africa. Bull World Health Organ (2006) 1.59
Infant feeding counselling for HIV-infected and uninfected women: appropriateness of choice and practice. Bull World Health Organ (2007) 1.56
Breast feeding and future health. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care (2006) 1.16
Effect of a mother-to-child HIV prevention programme on infant feeding and caring practices in South Africa. S Afr Med J (2002) 1.12
Breast health problems are rare in both HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women who receive counseling and support for breast-feeding in South Africa. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 1.11
Paying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa. J Health Econ (2002) 0.91
PD-1 expression on HIV-specific T cells is associated with T-cell exhaustion and disease progression. Nature (2006) 20.00
Mortality of infected and uninfected infants born to HIV-infected mothers in Africa: a pooled analysis. Lancet (2004) 16.28
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study. Lancet (2007) 9.92
Dominant influence of HLA-B in mediating the potential co-evolution of HIV and HLA. Nature (2004) 9.53
High coverage of ART associated with decline in risk of HIV acquisition in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Science (2013) 8.24
Cohort Profile: Africa Centre Demographic Information System (ACDIS) and population-based HIV survey. Int J Epidemiol (2007) 6.81
Late postnatal transmission of HIV-1 in breast-fed children: an individual patient data meta-analysis. J Infect Dis (2004) 5.93
Effect of concurrent sexual partnerships on rate of new HIV infections in a high-prevalence, rural South African population: a cohort study. Lancet (2011) 5.58
Continued very high prevalence of HIV infection in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a population-based longitudinal study. AIDS (2007) 5.54
Increases in adult life expectancy in rural South Africa: valuing the scale-up of HIV treatment. Science (2013) 5.01
Challenges for routine health system data management in a large public programme to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa. PLoS One (2009) 4.23
High HIV incidence in a community with high HIV prevalence in rural South Africa: findings from a prospective population-based study. AIDS (2008) 4.05
Adult mortality and antiretroviral treatment roll-out in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 3.77
Cohort profile: Hlabisa HIV treatment and care programme. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 3.72
Prevalence of resistance to nevirapine in mothers and children after single-dose exposure to prevent vertical transmission of HIV-1: a meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol (2007) 3.69
Interventions to increase antiretroviral adherence in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of evaluation studies. Lancet Infect Dis (2011) 3.63
Health in South Africa: changes and challenges since 2009. Lancet (2012) 3.44
Localized spatial clustering of HIV infections in a widely disseminated rural South African epidemic. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 3.42
Regression discontinuity designs in epidemiology: causal inference without randomized trials. Epidemiology (2014) 3.39
The socioeconomic determinants of HIV incidence: evidence from a longitudinal, population-based study in rural South Africa. AIDS (2007) 3.02
Surveillance of mother-to-child transmission prevention programmes at immunization clinics: the case for universal screening. AIDS (2007) 3.01
Infant feeding, HIV transmission and mortality at 18 months: the need for appropriate choices by mothers and prioritization within programmes. AIDS (2008) 2.96
Retention in HIV care for individuals not yet eligible for antiretroviral therapy: rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2011) 2.96
Two-dose intrapartum/newborn nevirapine and standard antiretroviral therapy to reduce perinatal HIV transmission: a randomized trial. JAMA (2002) 2.91
Immunodeficiency at the start of combination antiretroviral therapy in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2014) 2.79
Scale-up of a decentralized HIV treatment programme in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: does rapid expansion affect patient outcomes? Bull World Health Organ (2010) 2.72
Preliminary outcomes of a paediatric highly active antiretroviral therapy cohort from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Pediatr (2007) 2.67
Net survival of perinatally and postnatally HIV-infected children: a pooled analysis of individual data from sub-Saharan Africa. Int J Epidemiol (2011) 2.41
Antiretroviral drugs in the cupboard are not enough: the impact of health systems' performance on mother-to-child transmission of HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2011) 2.37
HIV incidence in rural South Africa: comparison of estimates from longitudinal surveillance and cross-sectional cBED assay testing. PLoS One (2008) 2.35
Therapeutic response of HIV-1 subtype C in African patients coinfected with either Mycobacterium tuberculosis or human herpesvirus-8. J Infect Dis (2004) 2.27
Monitoring the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy programmes: methods to estimate coverage. Bull World Health Organ (2006) 2.20
Increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in HIV-infected women treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy in Europe. AIDS (2004) 2.10
Lack of association between the nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-1-infected South African children. J Infect Dis (2006) 2.10
Lack of a decline in HIV incidence in a rural community with high HIV prevalence in South Africa, 2003-2007. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2009) 2.09
Women's groups' perceptions of maternal health issues in rural Malawi. Lancet (2006) 2.09
Case management of HIV-infected severely malnourished children: challenges in the area of highest prevalence. Lancet (2008) 2.08
GB virus type C coinfection in HIV-infected African mothers and their infants, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 2.08
Verbal autopsy-based cause-specific mortality trends in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2000-2009. Popul Health Metr (2011) 1.98
Pregnancy outcomes in HIV-infected and uninfected women in rural and urban South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2007) 1.97
Gender, migration and HIV in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLoS One (2010) 1.96
Intervention to promote exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months of life in a high HIV prevalence area. AIDS (2008) 1.95
Time to undetectable viral load after highly active antiretroviral therapy initiation among HIV-infected pregnant women. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 1.88
Disease progression in children with vertically-acquired HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: reviewing the need for HIV treatment. Curr HIV Res (2007) 1.85
In a study of a population cohort in South Africa, HIV patients on antiretrovirals had nearly full recovery of employment. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 1.84
Poor long-term outcomes for cryptococcal meningitis in rural South Africa. S Afr Med J (2011) 1.83
Population and antenatal-based HIV prevalence estimates in a high contracepting female population in rural South Africa. BMC Public Health (2007) 1.82
Dramatic increase in HIV prevalence after scale-up of antiretroviral treatment. AIDS (2013) 1.82
HIV and maternal mortality: turning the tide. Lancet (2010) 1.75
Elimination of HIV in South Africa through expanded access to antiretroviral therapy: a model comparison study. PLoS Med (2013) 1.73
HIV prevention for South African youth: which interventions work? A systematic review of current evidence. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.71
HIV, infant feeding and more perils for poor people: new WHO guidelines encourage review of formula milk policies. Bull World Health Organ (2008) 1.68
The impact of the new WHO antiretroviral treatment guidelines on HIV epidemic dynamics and cost in South Africa. PLoS One (2011) 1.67
Nutrition interventions need improved operational capacity. Lancet (2008) 1.65
HIV incidence estimation using the BED capture enzyme immunoassay: systematic review and sensitivity analysis. Epidemiology (2010) 1.63
Migration, sexual behaviour, and HIV risk: a general population cohort in rural South Africa. Lancet HIV (2015) 1.63
Coming home to die? The association between migration and mortality in rural South Africa. BMC Public Health (2009) 1.62
Cohort profile: the paediatric antiretroviral treatment programmes in lower-income countries (KIDS-ART-LINC) collaboration. Int J Epidemiol (2007) 1.60
New WHO HIV treatment and prevention guidelines. Lancet (2009) 1.59
Population uptake of antiretroviral treatment through primary care in rural South Africa. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.58
Decline in early life mortality in a high HIV prevalence rural area of South Africa: evidence of HIV prevention or treatment impact? AIDS (2010) 1.56
Estimating the number of vertically HIV-infected children eligible for antiretroviral treatment in resource-limited settings. Int J Epidemiol (2007) 1.56
Breast-feeding and Transmission of HIV-1. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2004) 1.56
The impact of antiretroviral treatment on the age composition of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS (2012) 1.55
An evaluation of the quality of IMCI assessments among IMCI trained health workers in South Africa. PLoS One (2009) 1.55
Starting a home and mobile HIV testing service in a rural area of South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2012) 1.54
The contribution of maternal HIV seroconversion during late pregnancy and breastfeeding to mother-to-child transmission of HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2012) 1.53
Cumulative exposure to cell-free HIV in breast milk, rather than feeding pattern per se, identifies postnatally infected infants. Clin Infect Dis (2011) 1.53
Safety of agents used to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV: is there any cause for concern? Drug Saf (2007) 1.52
Sociocultural influences on infant feeding decisions among HIV-infected women in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Matern Child Nutr (2005) 1.52
Excluding hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection by serology in young infants of HCV-infected mothers. Acta Paediatr (2005) 1.52
Children who acquire HIV infection perinatally are at higher risk of early death than those acquiring infection through breastmilk: a meta-analysis. PLoS One (2012) 1.48
The tuberculosis challenge in a rural South African HIV programme. BMC Infect Dis (2010) 1.46
Mortality levels and trends by HIV serostatus in rural South Africa. AIDS (2007) 1.46
Refining the criteria for stalled fertility declines: an application to rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 1990-2005. Stud Fam Plann (2008) 1.45