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Mwiya Mwiya
Researcher at University of Zambia
Publications - 39
Citations - 2579
Mwiya Mwiya is an academic researcher from University of Zambia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Breastfeeding. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 38 publications receiving 2386 citations.
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Effect of nitazoxanide on morbidity and mortality in Zambian children with cryptosporidiosis: a randomised controlled trial
Beatrice Amadi,Mwiya Mwiya,John Musuku,Angela Watuka,Sandie Sianongo,Ayman Ayoub,Paul Kelly,Paul Kelly,Paul Kelly +8 more
TL;DR: A 3-day course of nitazoxanide significantly improved the resolution of diarrhoea, parasitological eradication, and mortality in HIV-seronegative, but not HIV-Seropositive, children.
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Effects of early, abrupt weaning on HIV-free survival of children in Zambia.
Louise Kuhn,Grace M. Aldrovandi,Moses Sinkala,Chipepo Kankasa,Katherine Semrau,Mwiya Mwiya,Prisca Kasonde,Nancy A. Scott,Cheswa Vwalika,Jan Walter,Marc Bulterys,Wei-Yann Tsai,Donald M. Thea +12 more
TL;DR: Early, abrupt cessation of breast-feeding by HIV- Infected women in a low-resource setting, such as Lusaka, Zambia, does not improve the rate of HIV-free survival among children born to HIV-infected mothers and is harmful to HIV -infected infants.
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Barriers to acceptance and adherence of antiretroviral therapy in urban Zambian women: a qualitative study.
Laura K. Murray,Katherine Semrau,Ellen McCurley,Donald M. Thea,Nancy A. Scott,Mwiya Mwiya,Chipepo Kankasa,Judith K. Bass,Paul Bolton +8 more
TL;DR: Qualitative studies are critical to better understand why ART eligible individuals are choosing not to initiate or continue treatment to achieve needed adherence levels, and the results suggest that the reasons for non-uptake of treatment include issues related to local cultural frameworks.
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High dose prolonged treatment with nitazoxanide is not effective for cryptosporidiosis in HIV positive Zambian children: a randomised controlled trial
Beatrice Amadi,Mwiya Mwiya,Sandie Sianongo,Lara Payne,Angela Watuka,Max Katubulushi,Paul Kelly,Paul Kelly +7 more
TL;DR: This is the second randomised controlled trial to suggest that in Zambian children with HIV-related immunosuppression nitazoxanide does not eradicate this infection nor provide clinical symptom reduction.
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Intestinal and systemic infection, HIV, and mortality in Zambian children with persistent diarrhea and malnutrition.
Beatrice Amadi,Paul Kelly,Mwiya Mwiya,Elvin Mulwazi,Sandie Sianongo,Francis Changwe,Michael A. Thomson,Justina Hachungula,Angela Watuka,John A. Walker-Smith,Chifumbe Chintu +10 more
TL;DR: Although intestinal and systemic infections did not differ for HIV-seropositive and HIV-Seronegative children, HIV influenced nutritional states of all children and was associated with higher mortality.