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Dr Gbolahan Ajibola

Call Career Development Fellowship (CDF)
Programme EDCTP2
Start Date 2018-11-01
End Date 2020-04-30
Project Code TMA2017CDF-1906
Status Active

Title

Effects of preterm birth on HIV acquisition risk and antiretroviral prophylaxis safety in HIV-exposed infants in Botswana (PERHAPS)

Host Organisation

Institution Country
Botswana

Current Organisation

Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute

Current Job Title

Study Coordinator

Education

Institution Degree Year
University of Lagos, Nigeria MB;BS 2004-10-08
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom MPH 2012-12-12

Areas Of Specialisation

Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)

Grants

A Clinical Trial to Evaluate Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Early Dolutegravir Use for Infants (Moso) in Botswana
Grant Code:
P01 HD107670
Source of funding:
NIH
Amount:
1086005
Role:
Principal Investigator
Start Date:
2021-01-01
End Date:
2026-01-01

Publications

In Utero Efavirenz Exposure and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in HIV-exposed Uninfected Children in Botswana
Authors:
Cassidy, A.R.
Williams, P.L.
Leidner, J.
Mayondi, G.
Ajibola, G.
Makhema, J.
Holding, P.A.
Powis, K.M.
Batlang, O.
Petlo, C.
Shapiro, R.
Kammerer, B.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2019-01-01
Journal:
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002332
EID: 2-s2.0-85069888965
Part of ISSN: 15320987 08913668
Child HIV exposure and CMV seroprevalence in botswana: No associations with 24-month growth and neurodevelopment
Authors:
Moraka, N.O.
Moyo, S.
Smith, C.
Ibrahim, M.
Mayondi, G.
Leidner, J.
Powis, K.M.
Cassidy, A.R.
Kammerer, B.
Ajibola, G.
Williams, P.L.
Weinberg, A.
Musonda, R.
Shapiro, R.
Gaseitsiwe, S.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2020-01-01
Journal:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa373
EID: 2-s2.0-85096700757
Part of ISSN: 23288957
Cytomegalovirus Viremia in HIV-1 Subtype C Positive Women at Delivery in Botswana and Adverse Birth/Infant Health Outcomes
Authors:
Moraka, N.O.
Moyo, S.
Mayondi, G.
Leidner, J.
Ibrahim, M.
Smith, C.
Weinberg, A.
Li, S.
Thami, P.K.
Kammerer, B.
Ajibola, G.
Musonda, R.
Shapiro, R.
Gaseitsiwe, S.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2019-01-01
Journal:
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001982
EID: 2-s2.0-85064721614
Part of ISSN: 10779450 15254135
Hepatitis B virus prevalence and vaccine antibody titers in children HIV exposed but uninfected in Botswana
Authors:
Baruti, K.
Lentz, K.
Anderson, M.
Ajibola, G.
Phinius, B.B.
Choga, W.T.
Mbangiwa, T.
Powis, K.M.
Sebunya, T.
Blackard, J.T.
Lockman, S.
Moyo, S.
Shapiro, R.
Gaseitsiwe, S.
Date:
2020-01-01
Journal:
PLoS ONE
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237252
EID: 2-s2.0-85089262034
Part of ISSN: 19326203
HIV Exposure and Formula Feeding Predict Under-2 Mortality in HIV-Uninfected Children, Botswana
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Leidner, J.
Mayondi, G.K.
van Widenfelt, E.
Madidimalo, T.
Petlo, C.
Moyo, S.
Mmalane, M.
Williams, P.L.
Cassidy, A.R.
Shapiro, R.
Kammerer, B.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2018-01-01
Journal:
Journal of Pediatrics
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.009
EID: 2-s2.0-85054580917
Part of ISSN: 10976833 00223476
Early antiretroviral therapy in neonates with HIV-1 infection restricts viral reservoir size and induces a distinct innate immune profile
Authors:
Garcia-Broncano, P.
Maddali, S.
Einkauf, K.B.
Jiang, C.
Gao, C.
Chevalier, J.
Chowdhury, F.Z.
Maswabi, K.
Ajibola, G.
Moyo, S.
Mohammed, T.
Ncube, T.
Makhema, J.
Jean-Philippe, P.
Yu, X.G.
Powis, K.M.
Lockman, S.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Shapiro, R.
Lichterfeld, M.
Date:
2019-01-01
Journal:
Science Translational Medicine
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax7350
EID: 2-s2.0-85075712223
Part of ISSN: 19466242 19466234
Effect of co-trimoxazole on mortality in HIV-exposed but uninfected children in Botswana (the Mpepu Study): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Authors:
Lockman, S.
Hughes, M.
Powis, K.
Ajibola, G.
Bennett, K.
Moyo, S.
van Widenfelt, E.
Leidner, J.
McIntosh, K.
Mazhani, L.
Makhema, J.
Essex, M.
Shapiro, R.
Date:
2017-01-01
Journal:
The Lancet Global Health
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30143-2
EID: 2-s2.0-85017224761
Part of ISSN: 2214109X
In-utero exposure to antiretrovirals and neurodevelopment among HIV-exposed-uninfected children in Botswana
Authors:
Chaudhury, S.
Mayondi, G.K.
Williams, P.L.
Leidner, J.
Shapiro, R.
Diseko, M.
Ajibola, G.
Holding, P.
Tepper, V.
Makhema, J.
Petlo, C.
Seage, G.R.
Lockman, S.
Kammerer, B.
Date:
2018-01-01
Journal:
AIDS
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001790
EID: 2-s2.0-85048369578
Part of ISSN: 14735571 02699370
Detecting congenital malformations - Lessons learned from the Mpepu study, Botswana
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Zash, R.
Shapiro, R.L.
Batlang, O.
Botebele, K.
Bennett, K.
Chilisa, F.
Von Widenfelt, E.
Makhema, J.
Lockman, S.
Holmes, L.B.
Powis, K.M.
Date:
2017-01-01
Journal:
PLoS ONE
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173800
EID: 2-s2.0-85016155495
Part of ISSN: 19326203
Factors Associated with Infant Feeding Choices Among Women with HIV in Botswana
Authors:
Mussa, A.
Taddese, H.B.
Maslova, E.
Ajibola, G.
Makhema, J.
Shapiro, R.L.
Lockman, S.
Powis, K.M.
Date:
2021-01-01
Journal:
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03155-x
EID: 2-s2.0-85105504201
Part of ISSN: 15736628 10927875
Decreased diarrheal and respiratory disease in HIV exposed uninfected children following vaccination with rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Bennett, K.
Powis, K.M.
Hughes, M.D.
Leidner, J.
Kgole, S.
Batlang, O.
Mmalane, M.
Makhema, J.
Lockman, S.
Shapiro, R.
Date:
2021-01-01
Journal:
PLoS ONE
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244100
EID: 2-s2.0-85098926225
Part of ISSN: 19326203
HIV diagnostic algorithm requires confirmatory testing for initial indeterminate or positive screens in the first week of life
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Moyo, S.
Mohammed, T.
Moseki, S.
Jack, D.
Sakoi, M.
Batlang, O.
Maswabi, K.
Bennett, K.
Hughes, M.D.
Lockman, S.
Makhema, J.M.
Lichterfeld, M.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2020-01-01
Journal:
AIDS
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002532
EID: 2-s2.0-85084720961
Part of ISSN: 14735571 02699370
Placental transfer of respiratory syncytial virus antibody among HIV-exposed, uninfected infants
Authors:
Patel, S.M.
Jallow, S.
Boiditswe, S.
Madhi, S.A.
Feemster, K.A.
Steenhoff, A.P.
Arscott-Mills, T.
Muthoga, C.
Ajibola, G.
Shapiro, R.
Shah, S.S.
Cunningham, C.K.
Kelly, M.S.
Date:
2021-01-01
Journal:
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1093/JPIDS/PIZ056
EID: 2-s2.0-85088487321
Part of ISSN: 20487207 20487193
Safety and Efficacy of Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in the First Week of Life
Authors:
Maswabi, K.
Ajibola, G.
Bennett, K.
Capparelli, E.V.
Jean-Philippe, P.
Moyo, S.
Mohammed, T.
Batlang, O.
Sakoi, M.
Lockman, S.
Makhema, J.
Lichterfeld, M.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Hughes, M.D.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2021-01-01
Journal:
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa028
EID: 2-s2.0-85097833674
Part of ISSN: 15376591 10584838
Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis was associated with enteric commensal bacterial resistance among HIV-exposed infants in a randomized controlled trial, Botswana
Authors:
Powis, K.M.
Souda, S.
Lockman, S.
Ajibola, G.
Bennett, K.
Leidner, J.
Hughes, M.D.
Moyo, S.
Van Widenfelt, E.
Jibril, H.B.
Makhema, J.
Essex, M.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2017-01-01
Journal:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25021
EID: 2-s2.0-85035133150
Part of ISSN: 17582652
Viral Reservoir in Early-Treated Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children and Markers for Sustained Viral Suppression
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Garcia-Broncano, P.
Maswabi, K.
Bennett, K.
Hughes, M.D.
Moyo, S.
Mohammed, T.
Jean-Philippe, P.
Sakoi, M.
Batlang, O.
Lockman, S.
Makhema, J.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Lichterfeld, M.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2021-01-01
Journal:
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab143
EID: 2-s2.0-85109354802
Part of ISSN: 15376591 10584838
Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission With In Utero Dolutegravir vs. Efavirenz in Botswana
Authors:
Davey, S.
Ajibola, G.
Maswabi, K.
Sakoi, M.
Bennett, K.
Hughes, M.D.
Isaacson, A.
Diseko, M.
Zash, R.
Batlang, O.
Moyo, S.
Lockman, S.
Lichterfeld, M.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Makhema, J.
Shapiro, R.
Date:
2020-01-01
Journal:
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002338
EID: 2-s2.0-85086525537
Part of ISSN: 19447884
Unintended pregnancy, contraceptive use, and childbearing desires among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Botswana: Across-sectional study
Authors:
Mayondi, G.K.
Wirth, K.
Morroni, C.
Moyo, S.
Ajibola, G.
Diseko, M.
Sakoi, M.
Magetse, J.D.
Moabi, K.
Leidner, J.
Makhema, J.
Kammerer, B.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2016-01-01
Journal:
BMC Public Health
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2498-3
EID: 2-s2.0-84954433660
Part of ISSN: 14712458
Drug resistance after cessation of efavirenz-based antiretroviral treatment started in pregnancy
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Rowley, C.
Maruapula, D.
Leidner, J.
Bennett, K.
Powis, K.
Shapiro, R.L.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2020-01-01
Journal:
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.4102/SAJHIVMED.V21I1.1023
EID: 2-s2.0-85085877012
Part of ISSN: 20786751 16089693
Brief Report: High Sensitivity and Specificity of the Cepheid Xpert HIV-1 Qualitative Point-of-Care Test among Newborns in Botswana
Authors:
Ibrahim, M.
Moyo, S.
Mohammed, T.
Mupfumi, L.
Gaseitsiwe, S.
Maswabi, K.
Ajibola, G.
Gelman, R.
Batlang, O.
Sakoi, M.
Auletta-Young, C.
Makhema, J.
Lockman, S.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2017-01-01
Journal:
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001384
EID: 2-s2.0-85016107812
Part of ISSN: 10779450 15254135
Targeted HIV testing at birth supported by low and predictable mother-to-child transmission risk in Botswana
Authors:
Ibrahim, M.
Maswabi, K.
Ajibola, G.
Moyo, S.
Hughes, M.D.
Batlang, O.
Sakoi, M.
Auletta-Young, C.
Vaughan, L.
Lockman, S.
Jean-Philippe, P.
Yu, X.
Lichterfeld, M.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Makhema, J.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2018-01-01
Journal:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25111
EID: 2-s2.0-85057969692
Part of ISSN: 17582652
Similar HIV protection from four weeks of zidovudine versus nevirapine prophylaxis among formula-fed infants in Botswana
Authors:
Powis, K.M.
Lockman, S.
Ajibola, G.
Hughes, M.D.
Bennett, K.
Leidner, J.
Batlang, O.
Botebele, K.
Moyo, S.
van Widenfelt, E.
Makhema, J.
Petlo, C.
Jibril, H.B.
McIntosh, K.
Essex, M.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2018-01-01
Journal:
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v19i1.751
EID: 2-s2.0-85047548915
Part of ISSN: 20786751 16089693

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