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List of works by Thorkild Tylleskär

"It is her responsibility": partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, northern Tanzania ⬇️

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"She would sit with me": mothers' experiences of individual peer support for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda

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"Telling my husband I have HIV is too heavy to come out of my mouth": pregnant women's disclosure experiences and support needs following antenatal HIV testing in eastern Uganda

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"We shall count it as a part of kyogero": acceptability and considerations for scale up of single dose chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in Central Uganda

scholarly article by David Mukunya et al published 4 December 2018 in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

'No sister, the breast alone is not enough for my baby' a qualitative assessment of potentials and barriers in the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in southern Zambia

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'We saw she was in danger, but couldn't do anything': Missed opportunities and health worker disempowerment during birth care in rural Burkina Faso

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Adding video-debriefing to Helping-Babies-Breathe training enhanced retention of neonatal resuscitation knowledge and skills among health workers in Uganda: a cluster randomized trial

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

An educational intervention to update health workers about HIV and infant feeding

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Antenatal HIV testing in rural eastern Uganda in 2003: incomplete rollout of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme? ⬇️

scientific article published on 3 May 2006

Are Prophylactic and Therapeutic Target Concentrations Different?: the Case of Lopinavir-Ritonavir or Lamivudine Administered to Infants for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV-1 Transmission during Breastfeeding

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Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

scientific article published on 7 June 2018

Attitudes to routine HIV counselling and testing, and knowledge about prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in eastern Uganda: a cross‐sectional survey among antenatal attendees ⬇️

scientific article published on December 13, 2010

Audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) may avert socially desirable responses about infant feeding in the context of HIV.

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Bacteraemia among severely malnourished children infected and uninfected with the human immunodeficiency virus-1 in Kampala, Uganda

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Boys are more stunted than girls in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys

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Breastfeeding advice for reality: Women's perspectives on primary care support in South Africa

scientific article published on 12 August 2019

Breastfeeding patterns and its determinants among mothers living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus -1 in four African countries participating in the ANRS 12174 trial

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Changes in body mass index and hemoglobin concentration in breastfeeding women living with HIV with a CD4 count over 350: Results from 4 African countries (The ANRS 12174 trial)

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Child survival and BCG vaccination: a community based prospective cohort study in Uganda

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Comment on: The seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori and its relationship to malaria in Ugandan children ⬇️

scientific article published on March 27, 2012

Common coinfections of Giardia intestinalis and Helicobacter pylori in non-symptomatic Ugandan children

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Community based peer counsellors for support of exclusive breastfeeding: experiences from rural Uganda

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Computerized Childbirth Monitoring Tools for Health Care Providers Managing Labor: A Scoping Review

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Cost of individual peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda

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Cost-Effectiveness of Peer Counselling for the Promotion of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Uganda

scientific article published on 30 November 2015

Determinants of infant growth in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study

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Determinants of male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

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Dietary behaviour and parental socioeconomic position among adolescents: the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 (KiGGS).

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Dietary behaviour and socioeconomic position: the role of physical activity patterns

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Disclosure of HIV status and its impact on the loss in the follow-up of HIV-infected patients on potent anti-retroviral therapy programs in a (post-) conflict setting: A retrospective cohort study from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Dramatic and sustained increase in HIV-testing rates among antenatal attendees in Eastern Uganda after a policy change from voluntary counselling and testing to routine counselling and testing for HIV: a retrospective analysis of hospital records, 2 ⬇️

scientific article published on October 14, 2010

Drug seller adherence to clinical protocols with integrated management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea at drug shops in Uganda

scientific article published on 16 July 2015

Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health

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Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: the PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors

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Early versus late BCG vaccination in HIV-1-exposed infants in Uganda: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 31 March 2017

Echoes of old HIV paradigms: reassessing the problem of engaging men in HIV testing and treatment through women's perspectives

scientific article published on 5 October 2017

Effect of Breastfeeding Promotion on Early Childhood Caries and Breastfeeding Duration among 5 Year Old Children in Eastern Uganda: A Cluster Randomized Trial

scientific article published on 4 May 2015

Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on survival of HIV-infected children in Uganda: a randomized, controlled trial

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Effectiveness of Baby-friendly community health services on exclusive breastfeeding and maternal satisfaction: a pragmatic trial

scientific article published on 08 April 2016

Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4-5 year old children in Uganda: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial

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Effects of complementary feeding on attained height among lower primary school-aged children in Eastern Uganda: A nested prospective cohort study

scholarly article by Espoir Bwenge Malembaka et al published 2019 in PLOS ONE

Effects of improved access to transportation on emergency obstetric care outcomes in Uganda

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Effects of schooling on aspects of attention in rural Burkina Faso, West Africa

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Efficacy of umbilical cord cleansing with a single application of 4% chlorhexidine for the prevention of newborn infections in Uganda: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Establishing individual peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda: implications for scaling-up

scientific article published on January 2010

Exclusive breastfeeding among HIV exposed infants from birth to 14 weeks of life in Lira, Northern Uganda: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial

scientific article published on July 2011

Explaining socioeconomic inequalities in exclusive breast feeding in Norway

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Extended pre-exposure prophylaxis with lopinavir-ritonavir versus lamivudine to prevent HIV-1 transmission through breastfeeding up to 50 weeks in infants in Africa (ANRS 12174): a randomised controlled trial

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Factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding: a survey in Northern Uganda

scientific article published in January 2017

Faecal calprotectin concentrations in apparently healthy children aged 0-12 years in urban Kampala, Uganda: a community-based survey ⬇️

scientific article published on February 2, 2011

Gendered perceptions on infant feeding in Eastern Uganda: continued need for exclusive breastfeeding support

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Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial

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Growth in HIV-1-exposed but uninfected infants treated with lopinavir-ritonavir versus lamivudine: a secondary analysis of the ANRS 12174 trial

scientific article published on 24 February 2019

Growth, immune and viral responses in HIV infected African children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort study ⬇️

scientific article published on August 6, 2010

HIV-1 disease progression in immune-competent HIV-1-infected and breastfeeding mothers participating in the ANRS 12174 clinical trial in Burkina Faso, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia: a cohort study

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HIV-1 reservoirs in breast milk and challenges to elimination of breast-feeding transmission of HIV-1.

scientific article published on July 2012

HIV-positive pregnant and postpartum women's perspectives about Option B+ in Malawi: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Health Outcomes at School Age among Children Who Are HIV-Exposed but Uninfected with Detected Mitochondrial DNA Depletion at One Year

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

Helicobacter pylori in apparently healthy children aged 0-12 years in urban Kampala, Uganda: a community-based cross sectional survey

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High-Fidelity Prototyping for Mobile Electronic Data Collection Forms Through Design and User Evaluation

scientific article published on 22 March 2019

High-fidelity prototyping for Mobile Electronic Data Collection Forms through design and user evaluation (Preprint)

How Bad Is It? Usefulness of the "7eed Model" for Scoring Severity and Level of Need in Complex Emergencies

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How evidence based are public health policies for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV?

scientific article published on 20 June 2013

Improved salt iodation methods for small-scale salt producers in low-resource settings in Tanzania

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Increased Epstein-Barr virus in breast milk occurs with subclinical mastitis and HIV shedding

scientific article published on July 2016

Increased access to care and appropriateness of treatment at private sector drug shops with integrated management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea: a quasi-experimental study in Uganda

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Infant Feeding Survival and Markov Transition Probabilities Among Children Under Age 6 Months in Uganda ⬇️

scientific article published on February 5, 2013

Infant and young child feeding in western Uganda: knowledge, practices and socio-economic correlates

scientific article published on 9 June 2005

Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda

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Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach

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Infant feeding modalities addressed in two different ways in Eastern Uganda

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Intimate partner violence against women in eastern Uganda: implications for HIV prevention

scientific article published on 20 November 2006

Intimate partner violence and infant morbidity: evidence of an association from a population-based study in eastern Uganda in 2003.

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Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda ⬇️

scientific article published on March 12, 2011

Key Decision Makers and Actors in Selected Newborn Care Practices: A Community-Based Survey in Northern Uganda

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

Lessons learned from the PMTCT program in Swaziland: challenges with accepting lifelong ART for pregnant and lactating women - a qualitative study

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Listening to health workers: lessons from Eastern Uganda for strengthening the programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

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Lopinavir-Ritonavir Impairs Adrenal Function in Infants

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Lopinavir/Ritonavir versus Lamivudine peri-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV-1 transmission by breastfeeding: the PROMISE-PEP trial Protocol ANRS 12174.

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Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall

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Making it happen, level 2.

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Malaria Parasitaemia among Infants and Its Association with Breastfeeding Peer Counselling and Vitamin A Supplementation: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Trial ⬇️

scientific article published on July 7, 2011

Male partner antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda: a randomized facility-based intervention trial

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Management of mothers and neonates in low resources setting during covid-19 pandemia

scientific article published on 30 June 2020

Managing Ebola from rural to urban slum settings: experiences from Uganda

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Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and child's cognitive performance at 6-8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso: an observational study

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Maternal education is associated with vaccination status of infants less than 6 months in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study

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Mitochondrial DNA Parameters in Blood of Infants Receiving Lopinavir/Ritonavir or Lamivudine Prophylaxis to Prevent Breastfeeding Transmission of HIV-1

scientific article published on 14 September 2020

Mothers' education but not fathers' education, household assets or land ownership is the best predictor of child health inequalities in rural Uganda

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Mothers' knowledge and utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission services in northern Tanzania

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Multiple micronutrient supplementation does not reduce diarrhoea morbidity in Ugandan HIV-infected children: a randomised controlled trial ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2012

Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves vitamin B₁₂ and folate concentrations of HIV infected children in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial

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Need to optimise infant feeding counselling: a cross-sectional survey among HIV-positive mothers in Eastern Uganda

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Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of konzo ⬇️

scientific article published on February 16, 2005

Neuropsychological effects of konzo: a neuromotor disease associated with poorly processed cassava

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Objectively Assessed Physical Activity and Associated Factors Among Adults in Peri-Urban and Rural Eastern Uganda: A Population-based Study

scientific article published on 2 June 2016

Perinatal mortality in eastern Uganda: a community based prospective cohort study

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Perinatal mortality in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study

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Physical activity patterns and socioeconomic position: the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998 (GNHIES98).

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Physical activity, aerobic fitness and parental socio-economic position among adolescents: the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 (KiGGS) ⬇️

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Pilot manikin study showed that a supraglottic airway device improved simulated neonatal ventilation in a low-resource setting

scientific article published on September 2016

Population-based survey of overweight and obesity and the associated factors in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda

scientific article published on 24 November 2015

Pre-exposure prophylaxis for infants exposed to HIV through breast feeding

scientific article published on 9 March 2017

Predictors of Persistent Anaemia in the First Year of Antiretroviral Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study from Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Predictors of poor anthropometric status among children under 2 years of age in rural Uganda

scientific article published on May 2006

Pregnant women's experiences of routine counselling and testing for HIV in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study

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Prevalence and determinants of pre-lacteal feeding in South Sudan: a community-based survey

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in HIV‐infected, HAART‐naïve Ugandan children: a hospital‐based survey ⬇️

scientific article published on June 30, 2011

Reduction of unnecessary transfusion and intravenous fluids in severely malnourished children is not enough to reduce mortality

scientific article published on March 2008

Reflections on the Unintended Consequences of the Promotion of Institutional Pregnancy and Birth Care in Burkina Faso.

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Risk factors in hospital deaths in severely malnourished children in Kampala, Uganda.

scientific article published on 16 March 2006

Severe events in the first 6 months of life in a cohort of HIV-unexposed infants from South Africa: effects of low birthweight and breastfeeding status

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Severe malnutrition with and without HIV-1 infection in hospitalised children in Kampala, Uganda: differences in clinical features, haematological findings and CD4+ cell counts

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Spatial-temporal trend for mother-to-child transmission of HIV up to infancy and during pre-Option B+ in western Kenya, 2007-13.

scientific article published on 13 March 2018

Tanzania national survey on iodine deficiency: impact after twelve years of salt iodation

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Teacher ratings of mental health among school children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

scientific article published on July 2005

The Effect of Health Worker Training on Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in South Sudan: A Hospital-based before and after Study

scientific article published on 15 October 2019

The high burden of infant deaths in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study

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The potential role of mother-in-law in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a mixed methods study from the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania

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Timeliness of childhood vaccinations in Kampala Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study

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Usability in Mobile Electronic Data Collection Tools: Form Developers' Views

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Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study

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Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey ⬇️

scientific article published on September 21, 2010

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