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Dr Moleen Dzikiti

Call Career Development Fellowship (CDF)
Programme EDCTP2
Start Date 2021-10-01
End Date 2024-09-30
Project Code TMA2020CDF-3169
Status Active

Title

Mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing: effects on breastfeeding , child health and survival outcomes, a group sequential randomised standard of care controlled trial (MTM-MI)

Host Organisation

Institution Country
Stellenbosch University South Africa

Current Organisation

Stellenbosch University

Current Job Title

Senior Lecturer

Students Supervised

Type Name Title University Start Date End Date
MSc Clinical Epidemiology Judy Gatei An exploratory study on adherence to exclusive breastfeeding with antiretroviral therapy intervention among HIV-infected mothers in South Africa and Nigeria Stellenbosch University 2015 2016
MSc Clinical Epidemiology Victoria Ndarukwa Combination antiretroviral treatment use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs: 6-week HIV prevalence and relationship to time of antiretroviral treatment initiation and mixed feeding Stellenbosch University 2016 2017
MSc Clinical Epidemiology Kuhlula Maluleke Determinants of adherence to antiretroviral treatment among human immunodeficiency virus-infected young adults attending care at Letaba Hospital HIV clinic, Limpopo Province, South Africa Stellenbosch University 2016 2018
MSc Clinical Epidemiology Shingirayi Masuko Systematic survey on compliance of HIV trials protocols with SPIRIT guidelines Stellenbosch University 2017 2018
MSc Clinical Epidemiology Ndedi Phoba Prevalence and factors associated with being a victim of community assaults; retrospective review of medical records in the Accident and Emergency Department of Mamelodi Hospital, South Africa Stellenbosch University 2019 2020
MSc Clinical Epidemiology Veranyuy Ngah Adherence and predictors of adherence to the CONSORT statement in the reporting of tuberculosis vaccine trials Stellenbosch University 2019 2020
MSc Clinical Epidemiology Suzaan Stoker Insight into the magnitude of chronic kidney disease among the general adult population in Africa: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis Stellenbosch University 2019 2020
MSc Clinical Epidemiology Nondumiso Xhaza Prevalence of positive birth HIV PCR in neonates born from HIV positive mothers and associated risk factors at Nkonjeni Hospital, Ulundi in KwaZulu natal from July 2018 to June 2019 Stellenbosch University 2020 2021
MSc Clinical Epidemiology Mulumba Ntafua Contraceptive use and the risk for sexually transmitted infections among South African young adult females Stellenbosch University 2020 2020

Memberships

Role Committee/board Start Date End Date
Member International Epidemiology Association 2014

Education

Institution Degree Year
Stellenbosch University, South Africa PhD 2016-03-31
Stellenbosch University, South Africa MSc Biostatistics 2019-04-03
Stellenbosch University, South Africa MSc Clinical Epidemiology 2011-03-31
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Grants

Publications

Neurodevelopmental and behavioural outcomes of HIV-exposed uninfected and HIV-unexposed children at 2–3 years of age in Cape Town, South Africa
Authors:
M. Kruger
Date:
2019-07-07
Journal:
AIDS Care
Content:
Interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing in promotion of breastfeeding among women living with HIV in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Authors:
Date:
2017-07-17
Journal:
Trials
Content:
Effects of postnatal interventions for the reduction of vertical HIV transmission on infant growth and non-HIV infections: a systematic review
Authors:
Date:
2013-12-20
Journal:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
Content:
Compliance with infant formula feeding by HIV positive women one week after delivery in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Authors:
Harvey J
Date:
2011-01-01
Journal:
Southern Afr J Epidemiol Infect
Content:
Early breastfeeding cessation among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Western Cape Province, South Africa
Authors:
Date:
2018-06-29
Journal:
AIDS and Behavior
Content:
Evaluating interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing for breastfeeding promotion among women living with HIV, giving normal birth at a primary healthcare facility in South Africa: a feasibility randomised controlled trial
Authors:
Lehana Thabane
Date:
2023-10-11
Journal:
BMJ Open
Content:
Mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing versus usual care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate effects on breastfeeding, child health and survival outcomes, among women living with HIV (MTI-MI)
Authors:
Date:
2023-10-05
Journal:
Trials
Content:
Combination antiretroviral treatment use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs: 6-week HIV prevalence and relationship to time of antiretroviral treatment initiation and mixed feeding: a retrospective study
Authors:
Date:
2019-11-25
Journal:
S Afr J Infect Dis
Content:

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