P
Peter R. Mason
Researcher at University of Zimbabwe
Publications - 158
Citations - 7890
Peter R. Mason is an academic researcher from University of Zimbabwe. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 157 publications receiving 7479 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter R. Mason include Imperial College London & RTI International.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Sexual mixing patterns and sex-differentials in teenage exposure to HIV infection in rural Zimbabwe.
Simon Gregson,Constance Nyamukapa,Geoffrey P. Garnett,Peter R. Mason,Tom Zhuwau,Michael Carael,Stephen K. Chandiwana,Roy M. Anderson +7 more
TL;DR: The substantial age difference between female and male sexual partners in Manicaland is the major behavioural determinant of the more rapid rise in HIV prevalence in young women than in men.
Journal ArticleDOI
Feasibility, accuracy, and clinical effect of point-of-care Xpert MTB/RIF testing for tuberculosis in primary-care settings in Africa: a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial
Grant Theron,Lynn S. Zijenah,Duncan Chanda,Petra Clowes,Petra Clowes,Andrea Rachow,Maia Lesosky,Wilbert Bara,Stanley Mungofa,Madhukar Pai,Michael Hoelscher,David W. Dowdy,Alexander S. Pym,Peter Mwaba,Peter R. Mason,Jonny Peter,Keertan Dheda +16 more
TL;DR: The feasibility, accuracy, and clinical effect of point-of-care Xpert MTB/RIF testing at primary-care health-care facilities in southern Africa, and the primary outcome was tuberculosis-related morbidity in culture-positive patients who had begun anti-tuberculosis treatment.
Journal ArticleDOI
HIV decline associated with behavior change in eastern Zimbabwe.
Simon Gregson,Simon Gregson,Simon Gregson,Geoffrey P. Garnett,Geoffrey P. Garnett,Geoffrey P. Garnett,Constance Nyamukapa,Constance Nyamukapa,Constance Nyamukapa,Timothy B. Hallett,Timothy B. Hallett,Timothy B. Hallett,James J. Lewis,James J. Lewis,James J. Lewis,Peter R. Mason,Peter R. Mason,Peter R. Mason,Stephen K. Chandiwana,Stephen K. Chandiwana,Stephen K. Chandiwana,Roy M. Anderson,Roy M. Anderson,Roy M. Anderson +23 more
TL;DR: A decline in HIV prevalence in eastern Zimbabwe between 1998 and 2003 was associated with sexual behavior change in four distinct socioeconomic strata and Selective AIDS-induced mortality contributed to the decline.
Journal ArticleDOI
Association between genital schistosomiasis and HIV in rural Zimbabwean women.
Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland,Patricia D. Ndhlovu,E. Gomo,Takafira Mduluza,Nicholas Midzi,Lovemore Gwanzura,Peter R. Mason,Leiv Sandvik,Henrik Friis,Svein Gunnar Gundersen +9 more
TL;DR: Women with genital schistosomiasis had an almost three-fold risk of having HIV in this rural Zimbabwean community, and HIV prevalence was found in the 25–29 years age group.
Journal ArticleDOI
Comparison of two active case-finding strategies for community-based diagnosis of symptomatic smear-positive tuberculosis and control of infectious tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe (DETECTB): a cluster-randomised trial
Elizabeth L. Corbett,Tsitsi Bandason,Trinh Duong,Ethel Dauya,Beauty Makamure,Gavin J. Churchyard,Brian G. Williams,Shungu Munyati,Anthony E. Butterworth,Anthony E. Butterworth,Peter R. Mason,Peter R. Mason,Stanley Mungofa,Richard J. Hayes +13 more
TL;DR: Wide implementation of active case finding, particularly with a mobile van approach, could have rapid effects on tuberculosis transmission and disease.