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Peter C Rockers

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Articles 86
Citations 1424
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Public Health
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Davidson H Hamer
Veronika J Wirtz
Gunther Fink
Thandiwe Ngoma
Nancy A Scott
Jeanette L Kaiser
Margaret E Kruk
Godfrey Biemba
Taryn Vian
Sandro Galea
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BMJ Glob Health
Am J Trop Med Hyg
BMJ Open
PLoS Med
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Recent Articles
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Implementation fidelity of a multisite maternity waiting homes programme in rural Zambia: application of the conceptual framework for implementation fidelity to a complex, hybrid-design study
Ngoma T, Kaiser J, Morgan A, Vian T, Hamer D, Rockers P, et al.
BMJ Public Health . 2025 Feb; 3(1):e001215. PMID: 40017989
Background: Implementation fidelity measures are critical for understanding complex interventions. Though maternity waiting homes (MWHs) are recommended by the WHO and have been used to help pregnant women access health...
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Qualitative application of the diffusion of innovation theory to maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia
Kaiser J, Fiorillo R, Vian T, Ngoma T, Kuhfeldt K, Munro-Kramer M, et al.
Implement Sci Commun . 2025 Feb; 6(1):18. PMID: 39905510
Background: Understanding factors affecting adoption of an innovation is critical to its long-term success. Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) increase access to facility-based delivery in low-resourced settings; yet, quality issues deter...
3.
Perceptions of HIV and mental illness as "Western" or "Traditional" illnesses: a cross-sectional study from Limpopo Province, South Africa
Galvin M, Coetzee L, Leshabana P, Masebe N, Lebepe S, Moolla A, et al.
BMC Complement Med Ther . 2024 Nov; 24(1):404. PMID: 39574089
Although Western biomedical treatment has dramatically increased across sub-Saharan African health systems, traditional medicine as a form of healing and beliefs in supernatural powers as explanations for disease remain prevalent....
4.
Markers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction are Associated with Poor Growth and Developmental Outcomes among Young Children in Lusaka, Zambia
Lauer J, Pyykko J, Chembe M, Billima-Mulenga T, Sikazwe D, Chibwe B, et al.
J Pediatr . 2024 Nov; 277:114408. PMID: 39551093
Objective: To examine cross-sectional relationships between biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), an acquired subclinical condition of the small intestine, and anthropometric and developmental outcomes among children in Lusaka, Zambia....
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Predictors of Stunting and Pathway Analysis for Linear Growth among Children Aged Two to Three Years after a Trial of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements and Home-Installed Growth Charts in Three Districts in Zambia
Locks L, Chembe M, Bilima-Mulenga T, Billima-Mulenga T, Lauer J, Sizakawe D, et al.
J Nutr . 2024 Nov; 155(2):589-601. PMID: 39542400
Background: Globally, 148 million children aged <5 y are stunted, with risk factors varying by context. Our "Impact of Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Growth in Zambia" (ZamCharts)...
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Feasibility and acceptability of the Problem Management for Moms programme for improving maternal mental health in Zambia: an open-label trial
Fink G, Melero-Dominguez M, Chembe M, de Vernisy-Romero D, Tembo T, Billima T, et al.
Lancet Psychiatry . 2024 Nov; 11(12):965-974. PMID: 39515361
Background: Psychological distress is common among mothers in low-income and middle-income countries, limiting their capacity to care for themselves and their children. This study aimed to test the feasibility and...
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Perceptions of roles of community healthcare workers in early childhood in Limpopo, South Africa
Moolla A, Coetzee L, Mongwenyana C, Robertson A, Marincowitz G, Zuckerman M, et al.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med . 2024 Nov; 16(1):e1-e10. PMID: 39501857
Background:  As part of the Reengineering Primary Health Care initiative, the South African National Department of Health (NDoH) has committed to expanding access to home-based care provided by community health...
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Preferences for Hypertension Care in Malawi: A Discrete Choice Experiment Among People Living with Hypertension, With and Without HIV
Hoffman R, Phiri K, Kalande P, Whitehead H, Moses A, Rockers P, et al.
AIDS Behav . 2024 Sep; 29(1):246-256. PMID: 39269593
Hypertension is the most common non-communicable disease diagnosed among people in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little is known about client preferences for hypertension care. We performed a discrete choice experiment in...
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Motivation, Cues to Action, and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Qualitative Application of the Health Belief Model among Women in Rural Zambia
Kuhfeldt K, Kaiser J, Morgan A, Ngoma T, Hamer D, Fink G, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2024 Aug; 111(5):1118-1126. PMID: 39191235
Vaccine hesitancy has played a major role in slowing the global COVID-19 response. Using cross-sectional, primarily qualitative data collected in four rural districts in Zambia, we aimed to explore community...
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The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia: a four-arm parallel open-label cluster randomised controlled trial
Fink G, Locks L, Lauer J, Chembe M, Henderson S, Sikazwe D, et al.
BMJ Glob Health . 2024 Aug; 9(8). PMID: 39153751
Background: Childhood stunting remains common in many low-income settings and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as impaired child development. Methods: The main objective of the study...