Basia Zaba BSc MSc
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Higher degrees in Mathematics and Medical Demography; lived & worked in Poland, New Guinea, Trinidad, Malawi and Tanzania; passions: mountaineering, sailing and cycling
Affiliation
Teaching
Analysis of census and survey data; Demographic impact of HIV; Modelling of HIV epidemic spread; Demographic modelling and projections; Population Dynamics; Indirect Estimation techniques
Research
Demographic impacts of HIV (survival post infection and impacts on fertility and child mortality); Impacts of HIV on household and family structure; Demographic aspects of HIV infection risks (marital stability, sexual behaviour and population mobility); Sexual Behaviour measurement; Partnership change and mobility; Monitoring and Evaluation of National AIDS Control Programmes; Ante-Natal clinic surveillance of HIV; Uptake and impact of anti-retroviral therapy; Demographic Surveillance Systems; Verbal Autopsy methods; sample Vital Registration Systems; Development of Demographic Estimation methods
Research areas
- HIV/AIDS
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Sexually transmitted disease
Disciplines
- Demography
- Epidemiology
- Modelling
Other interests
- Demographic Estimation
- MARCH
- Migration
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Selected publications
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Influence of timing of sexual debut and first marriage on sexual behaviour in later life: findings from four survey rounds in the Kisesa cohort in northern Tanzania.
Zaba, B.; Isingo, R.; Wringe, A.; Marston, M.; Slaymaker, E.; Urassa, M.;
Sex Transm Infect, 2009; 85 Suppl 1:i20-6
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Should data from demographic surveillance systems be made more widely available to researchers.
Chandramohan, D.; Shibuya, K.; Setel, P.; Cairncross, S.; Lopez, A.D.; Murray, C.J.; Zaba, B.; Snow, R.W.; Binka, F.;
PLoS Med, 2008; 5(2):e57
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Estimating incidence from prevalence in generalised HIV epidemics: Methods and validation
Hallett, T.B.; Zaba, B.; Todd, J.; Lopman, B.; Mwita, W.; Biraro, S.; Gregson, S.; Boerma, J.T.
Plos Medicine, 2008; 5(4):611-622
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Use of data from HIV counselling and testing services for HIV surveillance in Africa
Mwaluko, G.; Wringe, A.; Todd, J.; Glynn, J.R.; Crampin, A.C.; Jaffar, S.; Kalluvya, S.; Zaba, B.
Lancet, 2007; 369(9561):612-613
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Age-specific mortality patterns in HIV-infected individuals: a comparative analysis of African community study data
Zaba, B.; Marston, M.; Crampin, A.; Isingo, R.; Biraro, S.; Barninghaus, T.; Lopman, B.; Lutalo, T.; Todd, J.
AIDS, 2007; 21(Sup 6):S87-S96
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Estimating the net effect of HIV on child mortality in African populations affected by generalized HIV epidemics.
Marston, M.; Zaba, B.; Salomon, J.A.; Brahmbhatt, H.; Bagenda, D.;
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2005; 38(2):219-27
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HIV and Mortality of Mothers and Children: Evidence From Cohort Studies in Uganda, Tanzania, and Malawi.
Zaba, B.; Whitworth, J.; Marston, M.; Nakiyingi, J.; Ruberantwari, A.; Urassa, M.; Issingo, R.; Mwaluko, G.; Floyd, S.; Nyondo, A.; Crampin, A.;
Epidemiology, 2005; 16(3):275-280
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Secretive females or swaggering males?; An assessment of the quality of sexual partnership reporting in rural Tanzania.
Nnko, S.; Boerma, J.T.; Urassa, M.; Mwaluko, G.; Zaba, B.;
Soc Sci Med, 2004; 59(2):299-310
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