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h-index: 39
Works: 118
Citations: 4,888

Most-cited papers

Neurodevelopment in Children Born to HIV-Infected Mothers by Infection and Treatment Status
K. Le Doare, R. Bland, M. Newell
2012Pediatrics197 citations
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The contribution of maternal HIV seroconversion during late pregnancy and breastfeeding to mother-to-child transmission of HIV
L. Johnson, K. Stinson, M. Newell, R. Bland +5 more
2012Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes169 citations Open access
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COHORT PROFILE Cohort Profile : Hlabisa HIV Treatment and Care Programme
C. Houlihan, R. Bland, P. Mutevedzi, R. Lessells +3 more
2010161 citations
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Pregnancy Outcomes in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Women in Rural and Urban South Africa
N. Rollins, H. Coovadia, R. Bland, A. Coutsoudis +3 more
2007Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes150 citations Open access
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Communication with children and adolescents about the diagnosis of a life-threatening condition in their parent.
L. Dalton, Elizabeth Rapa, S. Ziebland, T. Rochat +16 more
2019The Lancet144 citations
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Communication with children and adolescents about the diagnosis of their own life-threatening condition.
A. Stein, L. Dalton, Elizabeth Rapa, M. Bluebond-Langner +16 more
2019The Lancet137 citations Open access
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Intervention to promote exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months of life in a high HIV prevalence area
R. Bland, K. Little, H. Coovadia, A. Coutsoudis +2 more
2008AIDS (London)111 citations Open access
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Health impact of catch‐up growth in low‐birth weight infants: systematic review, evidence appraisal, and meta‐analysis
Anne Martin, A. Connelly, R. Bland, J. Reilly
2017Maternal and Child Nutrition109 citations Open access
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Exclusive Breastfeeding, Diarrhoeal Morbidity and All-Cause Mortality in Infants of HIV-Infected and HIV Uninfected Mothers: An Intervention Cohort Study in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
N. Rollins, J. Ndirangu, R. Bland, A. Coutsoudis +2 more
2013PLoS ONE92 citations Open access
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Infant feeding, HIV transmission and mortality at 18 months: the need for appropriate choices by mothers and prioritization within programmes
N. Rollins, R. Becquet, R. Bland, A. Coutsoudis +2 more
2008AIDS (London)88 citations Open access
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Countdown to 2015 for maternal, newborn, and child survival.
F. Savage, M. Renfrew, R. Bland
2008The Lancet86 citations Open access
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Maternal HIV infection associated with small-for-gestational age infants but not preterm births: evidence from rural South Africa
J. Ndirangu, M. Newell, R. Bland, C. Thorne
2012Human Reproduction85 citations Open access
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Infant feeding counselling for HIV-infected and uninfected women: appropriateness of choice and practice.
R. Bland, N. Rollins, H. Coovadia, A. Coutsoudis +1 more
2007Bulletin of the World Health Organization84 citations Open access
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Duration, Pattern of Breastfeeding and Postnatal Transmission of HIV: Pooled Analysis of Individual Data from West and South African Cohorts
R. Becquet, R. Bland, V. Leroy, N. Rollins +6 more
2009PLoS ONE83 citations Open access
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Decline in early life mortality in a high HIV prevalence rural area of South Africa: evidence of HIV prevention or treatment impact?
J. Ndirangu, M. Newell, F. Tanser, A. Herbst +1 more
2010AIDS (London)80 citations Open access
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The Benefits of Breastfeeding on Child Intelligence, Behavior, and Executive Function: A Review of Recent Evidence
C. McGowan, R. Bland
2023Breastfeeding Medicine78 citations Open access
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Use of mid-upper arm circumference for determining overweight and overfatness in children and adolescents
Eva M. Craig, R. Bland, J. Ndirangu, J. Reilly
2014Archives of Disease in Childhood78 citations Open access
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Breastfeeding, HIV status and weights in South African children: a comparison of HIV-exposed and unexposed children
Deven Patel, R. Bland, H. Coovadia, N. Rollins +2 more
2010AIDS (London)70 citations Open access
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Exclusive Breastfeeding and Cognition, Executive Function, and Behavioural Disorders in Primary School-Aged Children in Rural South Africa: A Cohort Analysis
T. Rochat, B. Houle, A. Stein, H. Coovadia +4 more
2016PLoS Medicine69 citations Open access
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Maternal HIV disclosure to HIV-uninfected children in rural South Africa: a pilot study of a family-based intervention
T. Rochat, Ntombizodumo Mkwanazi, R. Bland
2013BMC Public Health68 citations Open access
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Differential Profiles and Inhibitory Effect on Rotavirus Vaccines of Nonantibody Components in Breast Milk From Mothers in Developing and Developed Countries
Sung-Sil Moon, J. Tate, P. Ray, P. Dennehy +7 more
2013The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal63 citations Open access
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Towards a family-centered approach to HIV treatment and care for HIV-exposed children, their mothers and their families in poorly resourced settings
T. Rochat, R. Bland, H. Coovadia, A. Stein +1 more
2011Future Virology63 citations Open access
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Subclinical mastitis occurs frequently in association with dramatic changes in inflammatory/anti-inflammatory breast milk components
E. Tuaillon, J. Viljoen, P. Dujols, G. Cambonie +6 more
2017Pediatric Research62 citations Open access
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Suicide ideation, depression and HIV among pregnant women in rural South Africa
T. Rochat, R. Bland, M. Tomlinson, A. Stein
201362 citations Open access
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Cell-Free (RNA) and Cell-Associated (DNA) HIV-1 and Postnatal Transmission through Breastfeeding
J. Ndirangu, J. Viljoen, R. Bland, S. Danaviah +3 more
2012PLoS ONE61 citations Open access
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The Effect of Early Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment in Infants on Pediatric AIDS Mortality in South Africa: A Model-based Analysis
L. Johnson, M. Davies, Harry Moultrie, G. Sherman +4 more
2012The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal54 citations
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Treating HIV infected mothers reduces mortality in children under 5 years of age to levels seen in children of HIV uninfected mothers: evidence from rural South Africa
J. Ndirangu, M. Newell, C. Thorne, R. Bland
2012Antiviral Therapy51 citations Open access
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Scaling-Up Exclusive Breastfeeding Support Programmes: The Example of KwaZulu-Natal
C. Desmond, R. Bland, G. Boyce, H. Coovadia +3 more
2008PLoS ONE48 citations Open access
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Cumulative Exposure to Cell-Free HIV in Breast Milk, Rather Than Feeding Pattern per se, Identifies Postnatally Infected Infants
D. Neveu, J. Viljoen, R. Bland, N. Nagot +6 more
2011Clinical Infectious Diseases46 citations Open access
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Taking HIV Testing to Families: Designing a Family-Based Intervention to Facilitate HIV Testing, Disclosure, and Intergenerational Communication
H. van Rooyen, Z. Essack, T. Rochat, D. Wight +3 more
2016Frontiers in Public Health45 citations Open access
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Cytomegalovirus, and possibly Epstein–Barr virus, shedding in breast milk is associated with HIV-1 transmission by breastfeeding
J. Viljoen, E. Tuaillon, N. Nagot, S. Danaviah +7 more
2015AIDS (London)42 citations Open access
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Objectively measured physical activity levels of children and adolescents in rural South Africa: high volume of physical activity at low intensity.
Eva M. Craig, R. Bland, J. Reilly
2013Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme41 citations
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Maternal HIV-1 disease progression 18-24 months postdelivery according to antiretroviral prophylaxis regimen (triple-antiretroviral prophylaxis during pregnancy and breastfeeding vs zidovudine/single-dose nevirapine prophylaxis): The Kesho Bora randomized controlled trial.
Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, N. Méda, P. Fao +36 more
2012Clinical Infectious Diseases40 citations Open access
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Barriers and facilitators to paediatric adherence to antiretroviral therapy in rural South Africa: A multi-stakeholder perspective
B. Coetzee, A. Kagee, R. Bland
2014AIDS Care37 citations Open access
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Human resources needs for universal access to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a time and motion study
J. Hontelez, M. Newell, R. Bland, Kristen Munnelly +2 more
2012Human Resources for Health35 citations Open access
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Breast health problems are rare in both HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women who receive counseling and support for breast-feeding in South Africa.
R. Bland, Renaud Becquet, N. Rollins, A. Coutsoudis +2 more
2007Clinical Infectious Diseases35 citations Open access
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Drug resistance in children at virological failure in a rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, cohort
S. Pillay, R. Bland, R. Lessells, Justen Manasa +2 more
2014AIDS Research and Therapy34 citations Open access
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Maternal and child psychological outcomes of HIV disclosure to young children in rural South Africa: the Amagugu intervention
T. Rochat, A. Arteche, A. Stein, Joanie Mitchell +1 more
2015AIDS (London)33 citations Open access
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Wasting and Stunting in Infants and Young Children as Risk Factors for Subsequent Stunting or Mortality: Longitudinal Analysis of Data from Malawi, South Africa, and Pakistan
C. Wright, J. Macpherson, R. Bland, P. Ashorn +2 more
2021Journal of NutriLife32 citations Open access
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Confirmatory factor analysis of the Kaufman assessment battery in a sample of primary school-aged children in rural South Africa
Joanie Mitchell, M. Tomlinson, R. Bland, B. Houle +2 more
201830 citations
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Maternal HIV disclosure to young HIV-uninfected children: an evaluation of a family-centred intervention in South Africa
T. Rochat, A. Arteche, A. Stein, Ntombizodumo Mkwanazi +1 more
2014AIDS (London)28 citations Open access
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Living with HIV, disclosure patterns and partnerships a decade after the introduction of HIV programmes in rural South Africa
Ntombizodumo Mkwanazi, T. Rochat, R. Bland
2015AIDS Care27 citations Open access
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From Alma-Ata to Agincourt: primary health care in AIDS.
H. Coovadia, R. Bland
2008The Lancet25 citations
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The Amagugu intervention for disclosure of maternal HIV to uninfected primary school-aged children in South Africa: a randomised controlled trial.
T. Rochat, A. Stein, M. Cortina-Borja, F. Tanser +1 more
2017The Lancet HIV24 citations Open access
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Women's morbidity and mortality in the first 2 years after delivery according to HIV status
A. Coutsoudis, K. England, N. Rollins, H. Coovadia +2 more
2010AIDS (London)23 citations Open access
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The Amagugu Intervention: A Conceptual Framework for Increasing HIV Disclosure and Parent-Led Communication about Health among HIV-Infected Parents with HIV-Uninfected Primary School-Aged Children
T. Rochat, Joanie Mitchell, A. Stein, Ntombizodumo Mkwanazi +1 more
2016Frontiers in Public Health22 citations Open access
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Validating child vaccination status in a demographic surveillance system using data from a clinical cohort study: evidence from rural South Africa
J. Ndirangu, R. Bland, T. Bärnighausen, M. Newell
2011BMC Public Health22 citations Open access
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Body fatness or anthropometry for assessment of unhealthy weight status? Comparison between methods in South African children and adolescents
Eva M. Craig, J. Reilly, R. Bland
2012Public Health Nutrition21 citations Open access
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Disclosure of maternal HIV status to children: considerations for research and practice in sub-Saharan Africa
Ntombizodumo Mkwanazi, T. Rochat, J. Imrie, R. Bland
201221 citations
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Impact of adherence to WHO infant feeding recommendations on later risk of obesity and non-communicable diseases: systematic review.
Anne Martin, R. Bland, A. Connelly, J. Reilly
2015Maternal and Child Nutrition20 citations Open access
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