Author

Ben Chilima

Observed names: B. Chilima, Ben Z. Chilima, Chilima, B.

Institution: Public Health Institute of Malawi

Observed institutions: Tulane University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Malawi, University of Michigan, Rothamsted Research, Public Health Institute of Malawi, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Ministry of Health, National Center for Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania

ORCID: 0009-0003-1211-0768

Observed ORCID: 0009-0003-1211-0768

OpenAlex ID: A5111402293

Failure of theMycobacterium bovisBCG Vaccine: Some Species of Environmental Mycobacteria Block Multiplication of BCG and Induction of Protective Immunity to Tuberculosis

2002 · Lise Brandt, Joana Feino Cunha, et al. · Infection and Immunity · 455

Impairment of a pregnant woman’s acquired ability to limit Plasmodium falciparum by infection with human immunodeficiency virus type-1

1996 · Richard W. Steketee, Ben Chilima, et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 260

Maternal HIV infection and infant mortality in Malawi

1995 · Peter B. Bloland, Jack J. Wirima, et al. · AIDS · 164

Multi-Country Analysis of Treatment Costs for HIV/AIDS (MATCH): Facility-Level ART Unit Cost Analysis in Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia

2014 · Elya Tagar, Maaya Sundaram, et al. · PLoS ONE · 120

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Cohort Profile: The Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH)

2014 · H.-P. Kohler, S. C. Watkins, et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology · 106

Comparative field performance and adherence to test results of four malaria rapid diagnostic tests among febrile patients more than five years of age in Blantyre, Malawi

2010 · Jobiba Chinkhumba, Jacek Skarbinski, et al. · Malaria Journal · 102

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COVID-19 vaccine inequity in African low-income countries

2023 · Chifundo Annessia Kunyenje, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa, et al. · Frontiers in Public Health · 50

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Iodine source apportionment in the Malawian diet

2015 · M. J. Watts, E. J. M. Joy, et al. · Scientific Reports · 39

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The PCR amplification of non-tuberculous mycobacterial 16S rRNA sequences from soil

2000 · Tom A. Mendum, Ben Z. Chilima, et al. · FEMS Microbiology Letters · 37

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A Malawi guideline for research study participant remuneration

2018 · Stephen B. Gordon, Lameck Chinula, et al. · Wellcome Open Research · 34

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Factors associated with HIV status awareness and Linkage to Care following home based testing in rural Malawi

2016 · D. Maman, J. Ben‐Farhat, et al. · Tropical Medicine & International Health · 28

Cost of wastewater-based environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2: Evidence from pilot sites in Blantyre, Malawi and Kathmandu, Nepal

2022 · Lucky G. Ngwira, Bhawana Sharma, et al. · PLOS Global Public Health · 27

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Use of laboratory test results in patient management by clinicians in Malawi

2015 · Kundai Moyo, Carol Porter, et al. · African Journal of Laboratory Medicine · 25

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A Retrospective Survey of HIV Drug Resistance Among Patients 1 Year After Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy at 4 Clinics in Malawi

2012 · Nellie Wadonda-Kabondo, Bethany L. Hedt, et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 19

Prevalence of HIV Drug Resistance Before and 1 Year After Treatment Initiation in 4 Sites in the Malawi Antiretroviral Treatment Program

2012 · Nellie Wadonda-Kabondo, Diane Bennett, et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 18

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Association of blood lipids, creatinine, albumin, and CRP with socioeconomic status in Malawi

2013 · Iliana V Kohler, Beth J Soldo, et al. · Population Health Metrics · 12

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Evaluating health and disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: minimally invasive collection of plasma in the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH).

2012 · Iliana V Kohler, Philip Anglewicz, et al. · PubMed · 8

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Monitoring the efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Malawian children

2015 · Rosalia Dambe, John Sande, et al. · Malaria Journal · 6

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Using a simplified human immunodeficiency virus type 1 p24 antigen assay to diagnose pediatric HIV-infection in Malawi

2010 · Victor Mwapasa, Ada Cachafeiro, et al. · Journal of Clinical Virology · 6

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on COVID-19 Vaccination among General Adult Population in Malawi: A Countrywide Cross-Sectional Survey

2024 · Master R. O. Chisale, Dzinkambani Kambalame, et al. · Vaccines · 4

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Reinfection Rates in Malawi: A Possible Tool to Guide Vaccine Prioritisation and Immunisation Policies

2023 · Master R. O. Chisale, Frank Watson Sinyiza, et al. · Vaccines · 4

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Genetic Causes of Anemia in Malawian Children Less Than 5 Years of Age: Results from the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey

2016 · Patrick T. McGann, Anne M. Williams, et al. · Blood · 3

Evaluation of the Development, Implementation, Maintenance, and Impact of 3 Digital Surveillance Tools Deployed in Malawi During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Modified Delphi Expert Consensus Study

2024 · Alanna Denny, Isaach Ndemera, et al. · JMIR Research Protocols · 2

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Describing a National Chatbot Deployed by the Ministry of Health in Malawi During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Data Analysis

2026 · Isaach Ndemera, Yu-Ting Sunny Hsieh, et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research · 1

Evaluating a National Chatbot Deployed by the Ministry of Health in Malawi during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Data Analysis (Preprint)

2025 · Isaach Ndemera, YuTing Sunny Hsieh, et al. · 1

Works count: 32

Citation count: 1,532

H-index: 15

I10-index: 16