Simon Mutembo

Affiliations

Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Laboratory Science, Macha Research Trust, Choma, Zambia.

Publications (23)

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Zambia: a glimpse at the possible challenges ahead for COVID-19 vaccination rollout in sub-Saharan Africa.

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics

Avec: Andrea C Carcelen , Christine Prosperi , Simon Mutembo , Gershom Chongwe , Francis D Mwansa , Phillimon Ndubani , Edgar Simulundu , Innocent Chilumba , Gloria Musukwa , Phil Thuma , Kelvin Kapungu , Mutinta Hamahuwa , Irene Mutale , Amy Winter , William J Moss , Shaun A Truelove

Challenges Addressing Inequalities in Measles Vaccine Coverage in Zambia through a Measles-Rubella Supplementary Immunization Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Vaccines

Avec: Yangyupei Yang , Natalya Kostandova , Francis Dien Mwansa , Chola Nakazwe , Harriet Namukoko , Constance Sakala , Patricia Bobo , Penelope Kalesha Masumbu , Bertha Nachinga , David Ngula , Andrea C Carcelen , Christine Prosperi , Amy K Winter , William J Moss , Simon Mutembo

Acceptability of serosurveys in southern Zambia: data collector and caregiver perspectives.

Discover social science and health

Avec: Andrea C Carcelen , Rupali J Limaye , Simon Mutembo , Mutinta Hamahuwa , Philip E Thuma , William J Moss , Kyla Hayford

Changes in mobility patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia: Implications for the effectiveness of NPIs in Sub-Saharan Africa.

PLOS global public health

Avec: Stacie Loisate , Simon Mutembo , Rohan Arambepola , Kabondo Makungo , Elliot N Kabalo , Nyambe B Sinyange , Nathan Kapata , Mazyanga Liwewe , Andrew Silumezi , Gershom Chongwe , Natalya Kostandova , Shaun Truelove , Amy Wesolowski

Adjusting mobile phone data to account for children's travel and the impact on measles dynamics in Zambia.

American journal of epidemiology

Avec: Natalya Kostandova , Christine Prosperi , Simon Mutembo , Chola Nakazwe , Harriet Namukoko , Bertha Nachinga , Gershom Chongwe , Innocent Chilumba , Elliot N Kabalo , Kabondo Makungo , Kalumbu H Matakala , Gloria Musukwa , Mutinta Hamahuwa , Webster Mufwambi , Japhet Matoba , Irene Mutale , Edgar Simulundu , Phillimon Ndubani , Alvira Z Hasan , Shaun A Truelove , Amy K Winter , Andrea C Carcelen , Bryan Lau , William J Moss , Amy Wesolowski

The cost-effectiveness of scaling-up rapid point-of-care testing for early infant diagnosis of HIV in southern Zambia.

PloS one

Avec: Gatien De Broucker , Phillip P Salvatore , Simon Mutembo , Nkumbula Moyo , Jane N Mutanga , Philip E Thuma , William J Moss , Catherine G Sutcliffe

Predictors of loss to follow-up among children on long-term antiretroviral therapy in Zambia (2003-2015).

BMC public health

Avec: Jane N Mutanga , Simon Mutembo , Amara E Ezeamama , Xiao Song , Robert C Fubisha , Kunda Mutesu-Kapembwa , Derrick Sialondwe , Brenda Simuchembu , Jelita Chinyonga , Philip E Thuma , Christopher C Whalen

Feasibility and acceptability of collecting dried blood spots (DBS) from children after vaccination during supplementary immunization activities to estimate measles and rubella seroprevalence.

PLOS global public health

Avec: Andrea C Carcelen , Christine Prosperi , Mutinta Hamahuwa , Kelvin Kapungu , Gershom Chongwe , Francis D Mwansa , Phillimon Ndubani , Edgar Simulundu , Innocent C Bwalya , Kalumbu H Matakala , Gloria Musukwa , Irene Mutale , Evans Betha , Nchimunya Chaavwa , Lombe Kampamba , Japhet Matoba , Passwell Munachoonga , Webster Mufwambi , Ken Situtu , Philip E Thuma , Constance Sakala , Princess Kayeye , Shaun A Truelove , Amy K Winter , Matthew J Ferrari , William J Moss , Simon Mutembo

Impact of disruptions to routine vaccination programs, quantifying burden of measles, and mapping targeted supplementary immunization activities.

Epidemics

Avec: Natalya Kostandova , Stacie Loisate , Amy Winter , William J Moss , John R Giles , C J E Metcalf , Simon Mutembo , Amy Wesolowski

Long-term survival outcomes of HIV infected children receiving antiretroviral therapy: an observational study from Zambia (2003-2015).

BMC public health

Impact of a Measles and Rubella Vaccination Campaign on Seroprevalence in Southern Province, Zambia.

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Avec: Andrea C Carcelen , Simon Mutembo , Kalumbu H Matakala , Innocent Chilumba , Gina Mulundu , Mwaka Monze , Francis D Mwansa , William J Moss , Kyla Hayford

An evaluation of the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Zambia's routine immunization program.

PLOS global public health

Avec: Amy K Winter , Saki Takahashi , Andrea C Carcelen , Kyla Hayford , Wilbroad Mutale , Francis D Mwansa , Nyambe Sinyange , David Ngula , William J Moss , Simon Mutembo

Measles immunity gaps among children and adolescents with HIV in Zambia despite high measles vaccination and antiretroviral therapy coverage.

AIDS (London, England)

Avec: Simon Mutembo , Yangyupei Yang , Andrea Carcelen , Amy Kaye Winter , Francis Dien Mwansa , Innocent Chilumba , Irene Mutale , Gershom Chongwe , Mwaka Monze , Gina Mulundu , Hope Nkamba , Lloyd Mulenga , Kyla Hayford , William John Moss

HIV test-and-treat policy improves clinical outcomes in Zambian adults from Southern Province: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Frontiers in public health

Avec: Benson M Hamooya , Simon Mutembo , Brian Muyunda , Keith Mweebo , Nzali Kancheya , Lyapa Sikazwe , Morgan Sakala , Johanzi Mvula , Salazeh Kunda , Shem Kabesha , Chilala Cheelo , Isaac Fwemba , Clive Banda , Sepiso K Masenga

Modeling the Cost of Vaccinating a Measles Zero-Dose Child in Zambia Using Three Vaccination Strategies.

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Avec: Joshua Mak , Bryan N Patenaude , Simon Mutembo , Monica E Pilewskie , Amy K Winter , William J Moss , Andrea C Carcelen

Urban-rural disparities in treatment outcomes among recurrent TB cases in Southern Province, Zambia.

BMC infectious diseases

Avec: Simon Mutembo , Jane N Mutanga , Kebby Musokotwane , Cuthbert Kanene , Kevin Dobbin , Xiaobai Yao , Changwei Li , Vincent C Marconi , Christopher C Whalen

Measles and rubella serosurvey identifies rubella immunity gap in young adults of childbearing age in Zambia: The added value of nesting a serological survey within a post-campaign coverage evaluation survey.

Vaccine

Avec: Kyla Hayford , Simon Mutembo , Andrea Carcelen , Hellen K Matakala , Passwell Munachoonga , Amy Winter , Jane W Wanyiri , Kelly Searle , Francis D Mwansa , Angels Mwiche , Caroline Phiri , Chris Book , Philip E Thuma , William J Moss

Tracking Progress Toward Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Zambia: Findings from the Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV Program (2009-2017).

Journal of tropical pediatrics

Avec: Jane N Mutanga , Simon Mutembo , Amara E Ezeamama , Robert C Fubisha , Derrick Sialondwe , Brenda Simuchembu , Macwani Mutukwa , Jelita Chinyonga , Philip E Thuma , Christopher C Whalen

Characterizing human mobility patterns in rural settings of sub-Saharan Africa.

eLife

Avec: Hannah R Meredith , John R Giles , Javier Perez-Saez , Théophile Mande , Andrea Rinaldo , Simon Mutembo , Elliot N Kabalo , Kabondo Makungo , Caroline O Buckee , Andrew J Tatem , C Jessica E Metcalf , Amy Wesolowski

Using geospatial models to map zero-dose children: factors associated with zero-dose vaccination status before and after a mass measles and rubella vaccination campaign in Southern province, Zambia.

BMJ global health

Avec: Rohan Arambepola , Yangyupei Yang , Kyle Hutchinson , Francis Dien Mwansa , Julie Ann Doherty , Frazer Bwalya , Phillimon Ndubani , Gloria Musukwa , William John Moss , Amy Wesolowski , Simon Mutembo

Leveraging a national biorepository in Zambia to assess measles and rubella immunity gaps across age and space.

Scientific reports

Avec: Andrea C Carcelen , Amy K Winter , William J Moss , Innocent Chilumba , Irene Mutale , Gershom Chongwe , Mwaka Monze , Gina Mulundu , Hope Nkamba , Francis D Mwansa , Lloyd Mulenga , Dale A Rhoda , Kyla Hayford , Simon Mutembo

Patient satisfaction among persons living with HIV/AIDS and receiving antiretroviral therapy in urban Uganda: A factor analysis.

PloS one

Avec: Juliet Nabbuye Sekandi , Maria Eugenia Castellanos , Henok Woldu , Robert Kakaire , Simon Mutembo , Jane Namangolwa Mutanga

Who is missed in a community-based survey: Assessment and implications of biases due to incomplete sampling frame in a community-based serosurvey, Choma and Ndola Districts, Zambia, 2022.

PLOS global public health

Avec: Natalya Kostandova , Simon Mutembo , Christine Prosperi , Francis Dien Mwansa , Chola Nakazwe , Harriet Namukoko , Bertha Nachinga , Gershom Chongwe , Innocent Chilumba , Kalumbu H Matakala , Gloria Musukwa , Mutinta Hamahuwa , Webster Mufwambi , Japhet Matoba , Kenny Situtu , Irene Mutale , Alex C Kong , Edgar Simulundu , Phillimon Ndubani , Alvira Z Hasan , Shaun A Truelove , Amy K Winter , Andrea C Carcelen , Bryan Lau , William J Moss , Amy Wesolowski

Réseau de co-auteurs

William J Moss 13 collaborations

Andrea C Carcelen 10 collaborations

Gershom Chongwe 7 collaborations

Amy K Winter 7 collaborations

Philip E Thuma 7 collaborations

Francis D Mwansa 6 collaborations

Innocent Chilumba 6 collaborations

Irene Mutale 6 collaborations

Kyla Hayford 6 collaborations

Amy Wesolowski 6 collaborations

Christine Prosperi 5 collaborations

Phillimon Ndubani 5 collaborations

Gloria Musukwa 5 collaborations

Mutinta Hamahuwa 5 collaborations

Natalya Kostandova 5 collaborations

Jane N Mutanga 5 collaborations

Edgar Simulundu 4 collaborations

Shaun A Truelove 4 collaborations

Francis Dien Mwansa 4 collaborations

Kalumbu H Matakala 4 collaborations

Christopher C Whalen 4 collaborations

Amy Winter 3 collaborations

Yangyupei Yang 3 collaborations

Chola Nakazwe 3 collaborations

Harriet Namukoko 3 collaborations

Bertha Nachinga 3 collaborations

Kabondo Makungo 3 collaborations

Elliot N Kabalo 3 collaborations

Webster Mufwambi 3 collaborations

Japhet Matoba 3 collaborations

Amara E Ezeamama 3 collaborations

Robert C Fubisha 3 collaborations

Derrick Sialondwe 3 collaborations

Brenda Simuchembu 3 collaborations

Jelita Chinyonga 3 collaborations

Gina Mulundu 3 collaborations

Mwaka Monze 3 collaborations

Kelvin Kapungu 2 collaborations

Constance Sakala 2 collaborations

David Ngula 2 collaborations

Stacie Loisate 2 collaborations

Rohan Arambepola 2 collaborations

Alvira Z Hasan 2 collaborations

Bryan Lau 2 collaborations

Xiao Song 2 collaborations

Kunda Mutesu-Kapembwa 2 collaborations

Passwell Munachoonga 2 collaborations

John R Giles 2 collaborations

Andrea Carcelen 2 collaborations

Hope Nkamba 2 collaborations

Lloyd Mulenga 2 collaborations

William John Moss 2 collaborations

Phil Thuma 1 collaboration

Patricia Bobo 1 collaboration

Penelope Kalesha Masumbu 1 collaboration

Rupali J Limaye 1 collaboration

Nyambe B Sinyange 1 collaboration

Nathan Kapata 1 collaboration

Mazyanga Liwewe 1 collaboration

Andrew Silumezi 1 collaboration

Shaun Truelove 1 collaboration

Gatien De Broucker 1 collaboration

Phillip P Salvatore 1 collaboration

Nkumbula Moyo 1 collaboration

Catherine G Sutcliffe 1 collaboration

Innocent C Bwalya 1 collaboration

Evans Betha 1 collaboration

Nchimunya Chaavwa 1 collaboration

Lombe Kampamba 1 collaboration

Ken Situtu 1 collaboration

Princess Kayeye 1 collaboration

Matthew J Ferrari 1 collaboration

C J E Metcalf 1 collaboration

Saki Takahashi 1 collaboration

Wilbroad Mutale 1 collaboration

Nyambe Sinyange 1 collaboration

Amy Kaye Winter 1 collaboration

Benson M Hamooya 1 collaboration

Brian Muyunda 1 collaboration

Keith Mweebo 1 collaboration

Nzali Kancheya 1 collaboration

Lyapa Sikazwe 1 collaboration

Morgan Sakala 1 collaboration

Johanzi Mvula 1 collaboration

Salazeh Kunda 1 collaboration

Shem Kabesha 1 collaboration

Chilala Cheelo 1 collaboration

Isaac Fwemba 1 collaboration

Clive Banda 1 collaboration

Sepiso K Masenga 1 collaboration

Joshua Mak 1 collaboration

Bryan N Patenaude 1 collaboration

Monica E Pilewskie 1 collaboration

Kebby Musokotwane 1 collaboration

Cuthbert Kanene 1 collaboration

Kevin Dobbin 1 collaboration

Xiaobai Yao 1 collaboration

Changwei Li 1 collaboration

Vincent C Marconi 1 collaboration

Hellen K Matakala 1 collaboration

Jane W Wanyiri 1 collaboration

Kelly Searle 1 collaboration

Angels Mwiche 1 collaboration

Caroline Phiri 1 collaboration

Chris Book 1 collaboration

Macwani Mutukwa 1 collaboration

Hannah R Meredith 1 collaboration

Javier Perez-Saez 1 collaboration

Théophile Mande 1 collaboration

Andrea Rinaldo 1 collaboration

Caroline O Buckee 1 collaboration

Andrew J Tatem 1 collaboration

C Jessica E Metcalf 1 collaboration

Kyle Hutchinson 1 collaboration

Julie Ann Doherty 1 collaboration

Frazer Bwalya 1 collaboration

Dale A Rhoda 1 collaboration

Juliet Nabbuye Sekandi 1 collaboration

Maria Eugenia Castellanos 1 collaboration

Henok Woldu 1 collaboration

Robert Kakaire 1 collaboration

Jane Namangolwa Mutanga 1 collaboration

Kenny Situtu 1 collaboration

Alex C Kong 1 collaboration