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Dr Chido Dziva Chikwari

Assistant Professor

United Kingdom

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Chido joined LSHTM in 2021 as an Assistant Professor and is the Principal Investigator for the “Sexually transmitted infections in CHIEDZA (STICH)” project. She is based in Zimbabwe where she works on research projects at the Biomedical Research and Training Institute.

Chido obtained her first degree in Biomedical Science with Business form the University of Newcastle upon Tyne then did a distance learning MSc in Epidemiology at LSHTM. She completed her PhD which was an evaluation of HIV testing strategies for children and adolescents in facility and community-based settings with LSHTM.

Affiliations
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Teaching
Chido is the Programme Director for the MSc in Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy and Programming and lectures in the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Understanding and Applying Research Evidence (UARE) modules on the MSc. Chido also lectures on the LSHTM HIV module and the Control of Sexually Transmitted infections Module. She is also a seminar leader for the Sexual Health Module.

Research
Chido's research interests include HIV, sexually transmitted infections and sexual and reproductive health among adolescents and youth. She is currently the principal investigator for the STICH trial which is evaluating the impact of community based STI screening and comprehensive management on population level STI prevalence among youth and Zimbabwe lead investigator for the GIFT study which is a multi-centre observational clinical trial to compare the feasibility and performance of the Genital InFlammation Test (GIFT) for detection of STIs and bacterial vaginosis.

Her other research has involved the evaluation of Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions for youth (CHIEDZA trial) and HIV testing strategies including caregiver provided testing for children and evaluation of community-based support interventions for children living with HIV (B-GAP Study and ZENITH Trial).
Research Area
Adolescent health
Evaluation
Public health
Reproductive health
Sexual and reproductive health
Sexual health
Epidemiology
Operational research
Implementation science
Qualitative research
Mixed methods research
Randomised controlled trials
Disease and Health Conditions
HIV/AIDS
Sexually transmitted infections
Country
Zimbabwe
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)

Selected Publications
Comparison of index-linked HIV testing for children and adolescents in health facility and community settings in Zimbabwe: findings from the interventional B-GAP study.
DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; SIMMS, V; KRANZER, K; Dringus, S; Chikodzore, R; Sibanda, E; Webb, K; Engelsmann, B; Redzo, N; Bandason, T; Mujuru, H; Apollo, T; Ncube, G; Hatzold, K; WEISS, HA; FERRAND, RA;
2020
The lancet HIV
Brief Report: Diagnostic Accuracy of Oral Mucosal Transudate Tests Compared with Blood-Based Rapid Tests for HIV Among Children Aged 18 Months to 18 Years in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; Njuguna, IN; Neary, J; Rainer, C; Chihota, B; Slyker, JA; Katz, DA; Wamalwa, DC; Oyiengo, L; Bandason, T; McHugh, G; Dauya, E; Mujuru, H; Stewart, KA; John-Stewart, GC; FERRAND, RA; Wagner, AD;
2019
JAIDS-Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of health facility-based and community-based index-linked HIV testing strategies for children: protocol for the B-GAP study in Zimbabwe.
DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; SIMMS, V; Dringus, S; KRANZER, K; Bandason, T; VASANTHAROOPAN, A; Chikodzore, R; Sibanda, E; Mutseta, M; Webb, K; Engelsmann, B; Ncube, G; Mujuru, H; Apollo, T; WEISS, HA; FERRAND, R;
2019
BMJ Open
Community health worker support to improve HIV treatment outcomes for older children and adolescents in Zimbabwe: a process evaluation of the ZENITH trial.
DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; SIMMS, V; BUSZA, J; Dauya, E; Bandason, T; Chonzi, P; Munyati, S; Mujuru, H; FERRAND, RA;
2018
Implementation science
Barriers to, and emerging strategies for, HIV testing among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa.
Chikwari, CD; DRINGUS, S; FERRAND, RA;
2018
Current opinion in HIV and AIDS
The first BILGENSA Research Network workshop in Zambia: identifying research priorities, challenges and needs in genital bilharzia in Southern Africa
Ndubani, R; Lamberti, O; Kildemoes, A; Hoekstra, P; Fitzpatrick, J; Kelly, H; Vwalika, B; Randrianasolo, B; Sturt, A; Kayuni, S; Choko, A; Kasese, N; Kjetland, E; Nemungadi, T; Mocumbi, S; Samson, A; Ntapara, E; Thomson, A; Danstan, E; Chikwari, CD; MARTIN, K; Rabiu, I; Terkie, G; Chaima, D; Kasoka, M; ... BUSTINDUY, AL.
2024
Wellcome Open Research
Prevalence of substance and hazardous alcohol use and their association with risky sexual behaviour among youth: findings from a population-based survey in Zimbabwe.
Hlahla, K; Azizi, SC; SIMMS, V; DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; Dauya, E; Bandason, T; Tembo, M; Mavodza, C; KRANZER, K; FERRAND, R;
2024
BMJ open
Risk factors for curable sexually transmitted infections among youth: findings from the STICH population survey in Zimbabwe.
MARTIN, K; Dauya, E; SIMMS, V; Bandason, T; Azizi, S; Machiha, A; Shamu, T; Musiyandaka, P; Mwaturura, T; Francis, SC; MACKWORTH-YOUNG, CR S; BUSZA, J; Mavodza, C; Tembo, M; HAYES, RJ; KRANZER, K; FERRAND, RA; DZIVA CHIKWARI, C;
2024
Sexually transmitted infections
Novel point-of-care cytokine biomarker lateral flow test for the screening for sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis: study protocol of a multicentre multidisciplinary prospective observational clinical study to evaluate the performance and feasibility of the Genital InFlammation Test (GIFT).
Ramboarina, S; Crucitti, T; Gill, K; Bekker, LG; HARDING-ESCH, EM; Van de Wijgert, JH H M; Huynh, B-T; Fortas, C; Harimanana, A; Mayouya Gamana, T; Randremanana, RV; Mangahasimbola, R; DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; KRANZER, K; MACKWORTH-YOUNG, CR S; BERNAYS, S; Thomas, N; Anderson, D; Tanko, FR; Manhanzva, M; Lurie, M; Khumalo, F; Sinanovic, E; Honda, A; Pidwell, T; ... GIFT study group,
2024
BMJ open
Differentiated care for youth in Zimbabwe: Outcomes across the HIV care cascade.
DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; KRANZER, K; SIMMS, V; Patel, A; Tembo, M; Mugurungi, O; Sibanda, E; Mufare, O; Ndlovu, L; Muzangwa, J; Vundla, R; Chibaya, A; HAYES, R; MACKWORTH-YOUNG, C; BERNAYS, S; Mavodza, C; Hove, F; Bandason, T; Dauya, E; FERRAND, RA;
2024
PLOS global public health
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