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Dr Vicky Simms

Associate Professor

United Kingdom

Tel.
+442079272577

Affiliations

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

Research

Research Area
Adolescent health
Clinical trials
Epidemiology
Randomised controlled trials
Disease and Health Conditions
HIV/AIDS
Mental health
Country
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Malawi
Gambia
Rwanda
Tanzania

Selected Publications

Effect of Once-Weekly Azithromycin vs Placebo in Children With HIV-Associated Chronic Lung Disease: The BREATHE Randomized Clinical Trial.
FERRAND, RA; McHugh, G; REHMAN, AM; Mujuru, H; SIMMS, V; Majonga, ED; Nicol, MP; Flaegstad, T; Gutteberg, TJ; Gonzalez-Martinez, C; CORBETT, EL; Rowland-Jones, SL; KRANZER, K; WEISS, HA; Odland, JO; BREATHE Trial Group,;
2020
JAMA Netw Open
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
The effect of community-based support for caregivers on the risk of virological failure in children and adolescents with HIV in Harare, Zimbabwe (ZENITH): an open-label, randomised controlled trial
SIMMS, V; Dauya, E; Bandason, T; McHugh, G; Mujuru, H; Chonzi, P; BUSZA, J; KRANZER, K; Munyati, S; WEISS, H; HAYES, R; FERRAND, R;
2020
13th International AIDSImpact Conference
The impact of common mental disorders among caregivers living with HIV on child cognitive development in Zimbabwe.
Mebrahtu, H; Sherr, L; SIMMS, V; WEISS, HA; Chingono, R; REHMAN, AM; Ndlovu, P; Cowan, FM;
2020
AIDS Care: psychological and socio-medical aspects of AIDS-HIV
HIV infection predominantly affecting children in Sindh, Pakistan, 2019: a cross-sectional study of an outbreak.
Mir, F; Mahmood, F; Siddiqui, AR; Baqi, S; Abidi, SH; Kazi, AM; Nathwani, AA; Ladhani, A; Qamar, FN; Soofi, SB; Memon, SA; Soomro, J; Shaikh, SA; SIMMS, V; KHAN, P; FERRAND, RA;
2019
Lancet Infectious Diseases
Effects of parenting classes and economic strengthening for caregivers on the cognition of HIV-exposed infants: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial in rural Zimbabwe.
Mebrahtu, H; SIMMS, V; Mupambireyi, Z; REHMAN, AM; Chingono, R; Matsikire, E; Malaba, R; WEISS, HA; Ndlovu, P; Cowan, FM; Sherr, L;
2019
BMJ Global Health
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
Unexpectedly High Prevalence of Cytomegalovirus DNAemia in Older Children and Adolescents With Perinatally Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.
Yindom, L-M; SIMMS, V; Majonga, ED; McHugh, G; Dauya, E; Bandason, T; Vincon, H; Rylance, J; Munyati, S; FERRAND, RA; Rowland-Jones, SL;
2019
Clinical infectious diseases
CD4+ cell count recovery following initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy in older childhood and adolescence.
SIMMS, V; Rylance, S; Bandason, T; Dauya, E; McHugh, G; Munyati, S; Mujuru, H; Rowland-Jones, SL; WEISS, HA; FERRAND, RA;
2018
AIDS (London, England)
Trained lay health workers reduce common mental disorder symptoms of adults with suicidal ideation in Zimbabwe: a cohort study.
Munetsi, E; SIMMS, V; Dzapasi, L; Chapoterera, G; Goba, N; Gumunyu, T; WEISS, HA; Verhey, R; Abas, M; Araya, R; CHIBANDA, D;
2018
BMC public health
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