M. Kasaro

Most-cited papers

1. HIV incidence among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: a randomised, multicentre, open-label trial

   Khatija Ahmed, J. Baeten, M. Beksinska, L. Bekker +30 more

   2019The Lancet242 citations Open access

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2. Incident HIV among pregnant and breastfeeding women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   Lauren A. Graybill, M. Kasaro, Kellie Freeborn, Jennifer S. Walker +7 more

   2020AIDS (London)109 citations Open access

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3. Bacterial vaginosis and the risk of Trichomonas vaginalis acquisition among HIV-1 negative women

   J. Balkus, B. Richardson, L. Rabe, T. Taha +5 more

   2014Sexually Transmitted Diseases87 citations Open access

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4. AI Estimation of Gestational Age from Blind Ultrasound Sweeps in Low-Resource Settings

   T. Pokaprakarn, J. Prieto, J. Price, M. Kasaro +16 more

   2022NEJM Evidence64 citations Open access

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5. Diagnostic yield of urine lipoarabinomannan and sputum tuberculosis tests in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data.

   T. Broger, L. Koeppel, H. Huerga, Poppy Miller +26 more

   2023Lancet Global Health61 citations Open access

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6. A mobile-optimized artificial intelligence system for gestational age and fetal malpresentation assessment

   Ryan G. Gomes, B. Vwalika, Chace Lee, Angelica Willis +26 more

   2022Communications Medicine49 citations Open access

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7. Predictors and outcomes of low birth weight in Lusaka, Zambia

   C. Chibwesha, A. Zanolini, M. Smid, B. Vwalika +4 more

   2016International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics41 citations Open access

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8. Highly diverse anaerobe-predominant vaginal microbiota among HIV-infected pregnant women in Zambia

   J. Price, B. Vwalika, Marcia Hobbs, J. Nelson +6 more

   2019PLoS ONE39 citations Open access

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9. Diagnostic Accuracy of an Integrated AI Tool to Estimate Gestational Age From Blind Ultrasound Sweeps.

   J. Stringer, T. Pokaprakarn, J. Prieto, B. Vwalika +17 more

   2024Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)38 citations Open access

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10. Multiomic signals associated with maternal epidemiological factors contributing to preterm birth in low- and middle-income countries

    C. Espinosa, Waqasuddin Khan, R. Khanam, Sayan Das +53 more

    2023Science Advances36 citations Open access

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11. The Zambian Preterm Birth Prevention Study (ZAPPS): Cohort characteristics at enrollment

    M. C. Castillo, N. M. Fuseini, K. Rittenhouse, J. Price +10 more

    2018Gates Open Research36 citations Open access

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12. Depression, pregnancy, and HIV: the case to strengthen mental health services for pregnant and post-partum women in sub-Saharan Africa.

    E. Stringer, S. Meltzer-Brody, M. Kasaro, A. Stuebe +3 more

    2014Lancet psychiatry32 citations

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13. Weekly 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent preterm birth among women living with HIV: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    J. Price, B. Vwalika, B. Freeman, S. Cole +13 more

    2021The Lancet HIV23 citations Open access

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14. HIV-associated vaginal microbiome and inflammation predict spontaneous preterm birth in Zambia

    J. Price, B. Vwalika, M. France, J. Ravel +9 more

    2022Scientific Reports21 citations Open access

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15. Research Article Factors Associated with Pmtct Cascade Completion in Four African Countries

    J. Dionne-Odom, T. Welty, A. Westfall, B. Chi +3 more

    21 citations

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16. Addition of HIV self-test kits to partner notification services to increase HIV testing of male partners of pregnant women in Zambia: two parallel randomised trials

    W. Mutale, Kellie Freeborn, Lauren A. Graybill, Mildred Lusaka +10 more

    2021Lancet Global Health20 citations Open access

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17. Adverse birth outcomes and their clinical phenotypes in an urban Zambian cohort

    J. Price, B. Vwalika, K. Rittenhouse, H. Mwape +7 more

    2019Gates Open Research20 citations Open access

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18. Involving both parents in HIV prevention during pregnancy and breastfeeding

    B. Chi, Nora E. Rosenberg, O. Mweemba, K. Powers +6 more

    2017Bulletin of the World Health Organization19 citations Open access

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19. Preconception ART and preterm birth: real effect or selection bias?

    J. Stringer, Marie C. D. Stoner, M. Kasaro, B. Vwalika +1 more

    2017The Lancet HIV18 citations Open access

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20. Age-Specific Risk Scores Do Not Improve HIV-1 Prediction Among Women in South Africa

    K. Peebles, T. Palanee-Phillips, J. Balkus, Ivana Beesham +16 more

    2020Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes17 citations Open access

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21. Interpersonal therapy versus antidepressant medication for treatment of postpartum depression and anxiety among women with HIV in Zambia: a randomized feasibility trial

    M. Spelke, R. Paul, B. Blette, S. Meltzer-Brody +6 more

    2022Journal of the International AIDS Society16 citations Open access

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22. Field performance evaluation of dual rapid HIV and syphilis tests in three antenatal care clinics in Zambia

    M. Kasaro, S. Bosomprah, M. Taylor, N. Sindano +9 more

    2018International Journal of STD and AIDS15 citations Open access

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23. Integration of HIV Prevention With Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes Study Experience of Integrating Oral Pre-exposure HIV Prophylaxis in Family Planning Services in Lusaka, Zambia

    M. Kasaro, N. Sindano, M. Chinyama, Mayaba Mudenda +3 more

    2021Frontiers in Reproductive Health14 citations Open access

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24. Nevirapine pharmacokinetics in HIV-infected persons receiving rifapentine and isoniazid for TB prevention.

    A. Podany, J. Leon-Cruz, J. Hakim, K. Supparatpinyo +41 more

    2020Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy14 citations Open access

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25. Strategies to increase couples HIV testing and counselling in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review

    K. Hampanda, Krysta A Pelowich, Kellie Freeborn, Lauren A. Graybill +7 more

    2023Journal of the International AIDS Society13 citations Open access

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26. Temporal Trends and Predictors of Modern Contraceptive Use in Lusaka, Zambia, 2004–2011

    Nancy L. Hancock, C. Chibwesha, Marie C. D. Stoner, B. Vwalika +5 more

    2015BioMed Research International13 citations Open access

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27. Impact of targeted counseling on reported vaginal hygiene practices and bacterial vaginosis: the HIV Prevention Trials Network 035 study

    M. Kasaro, Marla J. Husnik, B. Chi, C. Reid +7 more

    2016International Journal of STD and AIDS12 citations Open access

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28. Treatment and outcome of AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma in South Africa, Malawi and Zambia: an international comparison

    Eliane Rohner, M. Kasaro, S. Msadabwe-Chikuni, K. Stinson +4 more

    2017The Pan African Medical Journal11 citations Open access

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29. High recent PrEP adherence with point‐of‐care urine tenofovir testing and adherence counselling among young African women: results from the INSIGHT cohort

    Brenda Gati Mirembe, D. Donnell, M. Krows, Zinhle Zwane +29 more

    2024Journal of the International AIDS Society10 citations Open access

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30. Deep learning to estimate gestational age from fly-to cineloop videos: a novel approach to ultrasound quality control

    A. V. Viswanathan, T. Pokaprakarn, M. Kasaro, Hina R. Shah +6 more

    2024International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics10 citations Open access

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31. Contraceptive continuation and experiences obtaining implant and IUD removal among women randomized to use injectable contraception, levonorgestrel implant, and copper IUD in South Africa and Zambia

    Alice F. Cartwright, Rebecca L. Callahan, M. Beksinska, M. Kasaro +10 more

    2023Studies in family planning9 citations Open access

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32. Long-term Follow up of HIV Seroconverters in Microbicide Trials – Rationale, Study Design, and Challenges in MTN-015

    S. Riddler, Marla J. Husnik, P. Gorbach, L. Levy +9 more

    2016HIV Clinical Trials9 citations Open access

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33. Hybrid versus vaccine immunity of mRNA-1273 among people living with HIV in East and Southern Africa: a prospective cohort analysis from the multicentre CoVPN 3008 (Ubuntu) study

    N. Garrett, Asa Tapley, Aaron Hudson, S. Dadabhai +135 more

    2025EClinicalMedicine8 citations Open access

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34. Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health self-care among women, healthcare providers, and other key informants: a mixed-methods study in South Africa and Zambia

    Alice F. Cartwright, Marissa Velarde, M. Beksinska, J. Smit +10 more

    2023Reproductive Health8 citations Open access

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35. AI system for fetal ultrasound in low-resource settings

    Ryan G. Gomes, B. Vwalika, Chace Lee, Angelica Willis +25 more

    2022arXiv.org6 citations Open access

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36. Prediction of gestational age using urinary metabolites in term and preterm pregnancies

    K. Contrepois, Song-Jie Chen, M. S. Ghaemi, R. Wong +44 more

    2022Scientific Reports6 citations Open access

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37. ART initiation among women newly diagnosed with HIV in a contraceptive trial in sub-Saharan Africa

    Ivana Beesham, Rodal S. Issema, T. Palanee-Phillips, M. Onono +10 more

    2021AIDS Care6 citations Open access

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38. Clinic-based evaluation of point-of-care dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic tests at primary healthcare antenatal facilities in South Africa and Zambia

    R. Kularatne, Karel Blondeel, M. Kasaro, V. Maseko +6 more

    2024BMC Infectious Diseases5 citations Open access

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39. Seroreduction of syphilis nontreponemal titers during pregnancy for women with and without HIV coinfection

    C. Webster, M. Kasaro, J. T. Price, E. Stringer +3 more

    2022International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics5 citations Open access

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40. Limiting adverse birth outcomes in resource-limited settings (LABOR): protocol of a prospective intrapartum cohort study

    A. Adu-Amankwah, Mrutunjaya B. Bellad, Aimee M. Benson, T. Beyuo +31 more

    2022Gates Open Research5 citations Open access

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41. Maternal HIV infection and spontaneous versus provider-initiated preterm birth in an urban Zambian cohort

    J. Price, B. Vwalika, Jessie K. Edwards, S. Cole +5 more

    2021Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes5 citations Open access

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42. Patient Engagement in HIV Care and Treatment in Zambia, 2004–2014

    N. Chung, I. Sikazwe, C. Bolton-Moore, R. Chilengi +3 more

    2017Tropical medicine & international health5 citations Open access

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43. Maternal Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Preeclampsia Among a Combined Cohort of Zambian Women

    K. Rittenhouse, M. Kasaro, M. Spelke, Y. Sebastião +8 more

    2025Obstetrics and Gynecology4 citations Open access

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44. High rates of placental inflammation among samples collected by the Multi-Omics for Mothers and Infants consortium

    Joshua F. Robinson, Sayan Das, Waqasuddin Khan, R. Khanam +32 more

    2024American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology4 citations Open access

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45. Circulating angiogenic factors and HIV among pregnant women in Zambia: a nested case–control study

    Megan E Smithmyer, Chileshe Mabula-Bwalya, H. Mwape, Gabriel Chipili +7 more

    2021BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth4 citations Open access

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46. HIV serostatus, viral load, and midtrimester cervical length in a Zambian prenatal cohort

    J. T. Price, B. Vwalika, J. Winston, A. Kumwenda +5 more

    2019International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics4 citations Open access

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47. How maternal morbidities impact women’s quality of life during pregnancy and postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A qualitative study

    Martha Ali Abdulai, Priyanka Adhikary, S. Baumann, Muslima Ejaz +31 more

    2025PLOS Global Public Health3 citations Open access

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48. Effect of initiation of antiretroviral drugs for HIV prevention or treatment on the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women in Malawi

    Friday Saidi, Lauren A. Graybill, J. H. Tang, T. Phanga +12 more

    2025npj Biofilms and Microbiomes3 citations Open access

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49. Ecology meets reproductive medicine in HIV prevention: the case for geography-informed approaches for bacterial vaginosis in Africa

    J. Passmore, S. Ngcapu, S. Gitome, B. Kullin +11 more

    2024Frontiers in Reproductive Health3 citations

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50. Engaging Family Members to Support Exclusive Breastfeeding, Responsive care, and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Families with Children who are HIV-Exposed and Uninfected

    T. F. Matenga, Harsh Agarwal, Oluwamuyiwa Adeniran, Melissa Lam-McCarthy +11 more

    2024Aids and Behavior3 citations Open access

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