Publications

List of publications related to PROMISE (newest on top)

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

• Extended pre-exposure prophylaxis with lopinavir-ritonavir versus lamivudine to prevent HIV-1 transmission through breastfeeding up to 50 weeks in infants in Africa (ANRS 12174): a randomised controlled trial. Nagot N, Kankasa C, Tumwine JK, Meda N, Hofmeyr GJ, Vallo R, Mwiya M, Kwagala M, Traore H, Sunday A, Singata M, Siuluta C, Some E, Rutagwera D, Neboua D, Ndeezi G, Jackson D, Maréchal V, Neveu D, Engebretsen IM, Lombard C, Blanche S, Sommerfelt H, Rekacewicz C, Tylleskär T, Van de Perre P; ANRS 12174 Trial Group. Lancet. 2016 Feb 6;387(10018):566-73. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00984-8. Epub 2015 Nov 19. PMID: 26603917

• Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial. Tylleskär T, Jackson D, Meda N, Engebretsen IM, Chopra M, Diallo AH, Doherty T, Ekström EC, Fadnes LT, Goga A, Kankasa C, Klungsøyr JI, Lombard C, Nankabirwa V, Nankunda JK, Van de Perre P, Sanders D, Shanmugam R, Sommerfelt H, Wamani H, Tumwine JK; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. Lancet. 2011 Jul 30;378(9789):420-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60738-1. PMID: 21752462

2024

• Evaluation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programs at the second immunization visit in Burkina Faso and Zambia – PubMed Tassembedo S, Mwiya M, Mennecier A, Kankasa C, Fao P, Molès JP, Kania D, Chunda-Liyoka C, Sakana BLD, D’Ottavi M, Taofiki AO, Rutagwera D, Wilfred-Tonga MM, Tylleskär T, Nagot N, Van de Perre P; PROMISE-EPI Study Group. AIDS. 2024 May 1;38(6):875-885. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003827. Epub 2024 Jan 4. PMID: 38181091; PMCID: PMC10994186.
• Optimised prevention of postnatal HIV transmission in Zambia and Burkina Faso (PROMISE-EPI): a phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial – PubMed. Kankasa C, Mennecier A, Sakana BLD, Molès JP, Mwiya M, Chunda-Liyoka C, D’Ottavi M, Tassembedo S, Wilfred-Tonga MM, Fao P, Rutagwera D, Matoka B, Kania D, Taofiki OA, Tylleskär T, Van de Perre P, Nagot N. Lancet. 2024 Apr 6;403(10434):1362-1371. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02464-9. Epub 2024 Mar 11. PMID: 38484756.

2023

• Facilitators and barriers to infant post-natal HIV prophylaxis, a qualitative sub-study of the PROMISE-EPI trial in Lusaka, Zambia – PubMed Mennecier A, Matoka B, Wilfred-Tonga MM, Chunda-Liyoka C, Mwiya M, Nagot N, Molès JP, Van de Perre P, Kankasa C, King R. Front Public Health. 2023 Aug 17;11:1242904. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1242904. PMID: 37663847; PMCID: PMC10469758.

2021

• Design and challenges of a large HIV prevention clinical study on mother-to-child transmission: ANRS 12397 PROMISE-EPI study in Zambia and Burkina Faso – PubMed. Mennecier A, Kankasa C, Fao P, Moles JP, Eymard-Duvernay S, Mwiya M, Kania D, Chunda-Liyoka C, Sakana L, Rutagwera D, Tassembedo S, Wilfred-Tonga MM, Mosqueira B, Tylleskär T, Nagot N, Van de Perre P; ANRS 12397 Study group. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Jun;105:106402. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106402. Epub 2021 Apr 17. PMID: 33872801.

PROMISE EBF

2019

• A new plan for extended paediatric HIV testing is needed in Africa.
  Molès JP, Méda N, Kankasa C, Tumwine J, Singata-Madliki M, Tassemdebo S, Mwiya M, Ndeezi G, Batting J, Tylleskar T, Quillet C, Peries M, Van de Perre P, Nagot N.
  Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Dec;7(12):e1603-e1604.
• Prevalence and determinants of HIV shedding in breast milk during continued breastfeeding among Zambian mothers not on antiretroviral treatment (ART): A cross-sectional study.
  Rutagwera DG, Molès JP, Kankasa C, Mwiya M, Tuaillon E, Peries M, Nagot N, Van de Perre P, Tylleskär T; ANRS12174 consortium.
  Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Nov;98(44):e17383.
• Lopinavir-Ritonavir Impairs Adrenal Function in Infants.
  Kariyawasam D, Peries M, Foissac F, Eymard-Duvernay S, Tylleskär T, Singata-Madliki M, Kankasa C, Meda N, Tumwine J, Mwiya M, Engebretsen I, Flück CE, Hartmann MF, Wudy SA, Hirt D, Treluyer JM, Molès JP, Blanche S, Van De Perre P, Polak M, Nagot N.
  Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 21. pii: ciz888.
• Growth in HIV-1-exposed but uninfected infants treated with lopinavir-ritonavir versus lamivudine: a secondary analysis of the ANRS 12174 trial.
  Blanche S, Tylleskär T, Peries M, Kankasa C, Engebretsen I, Meda N, Tumwine JK, Singata-Madliki M, Mwiya M, Van de Perre P, Nagot N; ANRS 12174 Trial Group.
  Lancet HIV. 2019 May;6(5):e307-e314
• MAIT cells, TCR γδ+ cells and ILCs cells in human breast milk and blood from HIV infected and uninfected women.
  Bedin AS, Molès JP, Rutagwera D, Nagot N, Kankasa C, Tylleskär T, Valverde-Villegas JM, Durand M, Van de Perre P, Tuaillon E.
  Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2019 Jun;30(4):479-487.

2018

• Effects of schooling on aspects of attention in rural Burkina Faso, West Africa.
  Sanou AS, Diallo AH, Holding P, Nankabirwa V, Engebretsen IMS, Ndeezi G, Tumwine JK, Meda N, Tylleskar T, Kashala-Abotnes E.
  PLoS One. 2018 Sep 5;13(9):e0203436.
• Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
  Sanou AS, Diallo AH, Holding P, Nankabirwa V, Engebretsen IMS, Ndeezi G, Tumwine JK, Meda N, Tylleskär T, Kashala-Abotnes E.
  Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2018 Jun 7;12:30
• HIV-1 disease progression in immune-competent HIV-1-infected and breastfeeding mothers participating in the ANRS 12174 clinical trial in Burkina Faso, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia: a cohort study.
  Somé EN, Engebretsen IMS, Nagot N, Meda NY, Vallo R, Kankasa C, Tumwine JK, Singata-Madliki M, Harper K, Hofmeyr GJ, Van de Perre P, Tylleskär T; ANRS 12174 Trial Group.
  BMJ Open. 2018 Apr 5;8(4):e019239.
• Oral medicine acceptance in infants and toddlers: measurement properties of the caregiver-administered Children’s acceptance tool (CareCAT).
  Blume J, Ruano AL, Wang S, Jackson DJ, Tylleskär T, Strand LI.
  BMC Pediatr. 2018 Mar 22;18(1):117.
• Exclusive breastfeeding promotion and neuropsychological outcomes in 5-8 year old children from Uganda and Burkina Faso: Results from the PROMISE EBF cluster randomized trial.
  Tumwine JK, Nankabirwa V, Diallo HA, Engebretsen IMS, Ndeezi G, Bangirana P, Sanou AS, Kashala-Abotnes E, Boivin M, Giordani B, Elgen IB, Holding P, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Skylstad V, Nalugya J, Tylleskar T, Meda N.PLoS One. 2018 Feb 23;13(2):e0191001.

2017

• Birungi N, Fadnes LT, Kasangaki A, Nankabirwa V, Okullo I, Lie SA, Tumwine JK, Åstrøm AN; PROMISE-EBF study group. Assessing causal effects of early life-course factors on early childhood caries in 5-year-old Ugandan children using directed acyclic graphs (DAGs): A prospective cohort study. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2017 Dec;45(6):512-521. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12314. Epub 2017 Jun 20
• Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and child’s cognitive performance at 6-8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso: an observational study.
  Sanou AS, Diallo AH, Holding P, Nankabirwa V, Engebretsen IMS, Ndeezi G, Tumwine JK, Meda N, Tylleskar T, Kashala-Abotnes E.
  PeerJ. 2017 Jun 30;5:e3507.
• Changes in body mass index and hemoglobin concentration in breastfeeding women living with HIV with a CD4 count over 350: Results from 4 African countries (The ANRS 12174 trial).
  Somé EN, Engebretsen IMS, Nagot N, Meda NY, Vallo R, Kankasa C, Tumwine JK, Singata M, Hofmeyr JG, Van de Perre P, Tylleskär T; ANRs 12174 Trial Group.
  PLoS One. 2017 May 9;12(5):e0177259.
• Breastfeeding patterns and its determinants among mothers living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus -1 in four African countries participating in the ANRS 12174 trial.
  Somé EN, Engebretsen IMS, Nagot N, Meda N, Lombard C, Vallo R, Peries M, Kankasa C, Tumwine JK, Hofmeyr GJ, Singata M, Harper K, Van De Perre P, Tylleskar T; ANRS 12174 Trial Group.
  Int Breastfeed J. 2017 May 2;12:22.
• Are Prophylactic and Therapeutic Target Concentrations Different?: the Case of Lopinavir-Ritonavir or Lamivudine Administered to Infants for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV-1 Transmission during Breastfeeding.
  Foissac F, Blume J, Tréluyer JM, Tylleskär T, Kankasa C, Meda N, Tumwine JK, Singata-Madliki M, Harper K, Illamola SM, Bouazza N, Nagot N, Van de Perre P, Blanche S, Hirt D.
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Jan 24;61(2)

2016

• Eide KT, Fadnes LT, Engebretsen IM, Onarheim KH, Wamani H, Tumwine JK, Norheim OF; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. Impact of a peer-counseling intervention on breastfeeding practices in different socioeconomic strata: results from the equity analysis of the PROMISE-EBF trial in Uganda. Glob Health Action. 2016 Jul 28;9:30578. doi: 10.3402/gha.v9.30578. eCollection 2016.
• Fadnes LT, Nankabirwa V, Engebretsen IM, Sommerfelt H, Birungi N, Lombard C, Swanevelder S, Van den Broeck J, Tylleskär T, Tumwine JK; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4-5 year old children in Uganda: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial. BMC Public Health. 2016 Jul 12;16:555. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3234-3
• Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4-5 year old children in Uganda: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial.
  Fadnes LT, Nankabirwa V, Engebretsen IM, Sommerfelt H, Birungi N, Lombard C, Swanevelder S, Van den Broeck J, Tylleskär T, Tumwine JK; PROMISE-EBF Study Group.
  BMC Public Health. 2016 Jul 12;16:555.
• Increased Epstein-Barr virus in breast milk occurs with subclinical mastitis and HIV shedding.
  Sanosyan A, Rutagwera DG, Molès JP, Bollore K, Peries M, Kankasa C, Mwiya M, Tylleskär T, Nagot N, Van De Perre P, Tuaillon E; ANRS 12174 Trial Group (see composition at the Acknowledgments Section).
  Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Jul;95(27):e4005
• Breastfeeding: the medical profession sweeping at its own doorstep.
  Tylleskär T, Bærug A. Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Apr;4(4):e219-20. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)00063-2
• Cost-Effectiveness of Peer Counselling for the Promotion of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Uganda.
  Chola L, Fadnes LT, Engebretsen IM, Nkonki L, Nankabirwa V, Sommerfelt H, Tumwine JK, Tylleskar T, Robberstad B; PROMISE-EBF Study Group.
  PLoS One. 2015 Nov 30;10(11):e0142718.
• Extended pre-exposure prophylaxis with lopinavir-ritonavir versus lamivudine to prevent HIV-1 transmission through breastfeeding up to 50 weeks in infants in Africa (ANRS 12174): a randomised controlled trial.
  Nagot N, Kankasa C, Tumwine JK, Meda N, Hofmeyr GJ, Vallo R, Mwiya M, Kwagala M, Traore H, Sunday A, Singata M, Siuluta C, Some E, Rutagwera D, Neboua D, Ndeezi G, Jackson D, Maréchal V, Neveu D, Engebretsen IMS, Lombard C, Blanche S, Sommerfelt H, Rekacewicz C, Tylleskär T, Van de Perre P; ANRS 12174 Trial Group.
  Lancet. 2016 Feb 6;387(10018):566-573.

2015

• Birungi N, Fadnes LT, Okullo I, Kasangaki A, Nankabirwa V, Ndeezi G, Tumwine JK, Tylleskär T, Lie SA, Åstrøm AN. Effect of Breastfeeding Promotion on Early Childhood Caries and Breastfeeding Duration among 5 Year Old Children in Eastern Uganda: A Cluster Randomized Trial. PLoS One. 2015 May 4;10(5):e0125352. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125352. eCollection 2015
• Effect of Breastfeeding Promotion on Early Childhood Caries and Breastfeeding Duration among 5 Year Old Children in Eastern Uganda: A Cluster Randomized Trial.
  Birungi N, Fadnes LT, Okullo I, Kasangaki A, Nankabirwa V, Ndeezi G, Tumwine JK, Tylleskär T, Lie SA, Åstrøm AN.
  PLoS One. 2015 May 4;10(5):e0125352.
• Child survival and BCG vaccination: a community based prospective cohort study in Uganda.
  Nankabirwa V, Tumwine JK, Mugaba PM, Tylleskär T, Sommerfelt H; PROMISE- EBF Study Group.
  BMC Public Health. 2015 Feb 22;15:175.

2014

• Ramokolo V, Lombard C, Fadnes LT, Doherty T, Jackson DJ, Goga AE, Chhagan M, Van den Broeck J. HIV infection, viral load, low birth weight, and nevirapine are independent influences on growth velocity in HIV-exposed South African infants. J Nutr. 2014 Jan;144(1):42-8. doi: 10.3945/jn.113.178616. Epub 2013 Nov 6.
• Engebretsen IM, Nankabirwa V, Doherty T, Diallo AH, Nankunda J, Fadnes LT, Ekström EC, Ramokolo V, Meda N, Sommerfelt H, Jackson D, Tylleskär T, Tumwine JK; PROMISE-EBF study group. Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: the PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors. Int Breastfeed J. 2014 Nov 18;9:19. doi: 10.1186/1746-4358-9-19. eCollection 2014.
• Severe events in the first 6 months of life in a cohort of HIV-unexposed infants from South Africa: effects of low birthweight and breastfeeding status.
  Doherty T, Jackson D, Swanevelder S, Lombard C, Engebretsen IM, Tylleskär T, Goga A, Ekström EC, Sanders D; PROMISE EBF study group.
  Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Oct;19(10):1162-9.
• Doherty T, Jackson D, Swanevelder S, Lombard C, Engebretsen IM, Tylleskär T, Goga A, Ekström EC, Sanders D; PROMISE EBF study group. Severe events in the first 6 months of life in a cohort of HIV-unexposed infants from South Africa: effects of low birthweight and breastfeeding status. Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Oct;19(10):1162-9. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12355. Epub 2014 Jul 23.
• Zembe-Mkabile W, Doherty T, Sanders D, Jackson D, Chopra M, Swanevelder S, Lombard C, Surender R. Why do families still not receive the child support grant in South Africa? A longitudinal analysis of a cohort of families across South Africa. BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2012 Oct 22;12:24. doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-12-24
• Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial.
  Engebretsen IM, Jackson D, Fadnes LT, Nankabirwa V, Diallo AH, Doherty T, Lombard C, Swanvelder S, Nankunda J, Ramokolo V, Sanders D, Wamani H, Meda N, Tumwine JK, Ekström EC, Van de Perre P, Kankasa C, Sommerfelt H, Tylleskär T; PROMISE EBF-study group.
  BMC Public Health. 2014 Jun 21;14:633. doi:
• Engebretsen IM, Jackson D, Fadnes LT, Nankabirwa V, Diallo AH, Doherty T, Lombard C, Swanvelder S, Nankunda J, Ramokolo V, Sanders D, Wamani H, Meda N, Tumwine JK, Ekström EC, Van de Perre P, Kankasa C, Sommerfelt H, Tylleskär T; PROMISE EBF-study group. Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial. BMC Public Health. 2014 Jun 21;14:633. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-633.
• Nkonki LL, Daviaud E, Jackson D, Chola L, Doherty T, Chopra M, Robberstad B; Promise-EBF Study Group. Costs of promoting exclusive breastfeeding at community level in three sites in South Africa. PLoS One. 2014 Jan 10;9(1):e79784. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079784. eCollection 2014.

2013

• [Determinants of low birth weight among newborns to HIV-infected mothers not eligible for antiretroviral treatment in Africa].
  Traore H, Meda N, Nagot N, Somé E, Neboua D, Kankasa C, Hofmeyr J, Tumwine J, Vallo R, Ye D, Tylleskar T, Van de Perre P.
  Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 2013 Oct;61(5):413-20.
• How evidence based are public health policies for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV?
  Van de Perre P, Tylleskär T, Delfraissy JF, Nagot N.
  BMJ. 2013 Jun 20;346:f3763.
• Pregnant women’s experiences of routine counselling and testing for HIV in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study.
  Rujumba J, Neema S, Tumwine JK, Tylleskär T, Heggenhougen HK.
  BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 May 24;13:189.
• Chola L, Fadnes LT, Engebretsen IM, Tumwine JK, Tylleskar T, Robberstad B; PROMISE EBF Study Group. Infant feeding survival and Markov transition probabilities among children under age 6 months in Uganda. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Mar 1;177(5):453-62. doi: 10.1093/aje/kws254. Epub 2013 Feb 5.

2012

• Lopinavir/Ritonavir versus Lamivudine peri-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV-1 transmission by breastfeeding: the PROMISE-PEP trial Protocol ANRS 12174.
  Nagot N, Kankasa C, Meda N, Hofmeyr J, Nikodem C, Tumwine JK, Karamagi C, Sommerfelt H, Neveu D, Tylleskär T, Van de Perre P; PROMISE-PEP group.
  BMC Infect Dis. 2012 Oct 6;12:246.
• Mother’s perceptions and experiences of infant feeding within a community-based peer counselling intervention in South Africa.
  Nor B, Ahlberg BM, Doherty T, Zembe Y, Jackson D, Ekström EC; PROMISE-EBF Study Group.
  Matern Child Nutr. 2012 Oct;8(4):448-58.
• Hama Diallo A, Meda N, Sommerfelt H, Traore GS, Cousens S, Tylleskar T; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. The high burden of infant deaths in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study. BMC Public Health. 2012 Sep 5;12:739. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-739.
• Doherty T, Sanders D, Jackson D, Swanevelder S, Lombard C, Zembe W, Chopra M, Goga A, Colvin M, Fadnes LT, Engebretsen IM, Ekström EC, Tylleskär T; PROMISE EBF study group. Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health. BMC Pediatr. 2012 Jul 24;12:105.
• “Telling my husband I have HIV is too heavy to come out of my mouth”: pregnant women’s disclosure experiences and support needs following antenatal HIV testing in eastern Uganda.
  Rujumba J, Neema S, Byamugisha R, Tylleskär T, Tumwine JK, Heggenhougen HK.
  J Int AIDS Soc. 2012;15(2):17429.
• Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health.
  Doherty T, Sanders D, Jackson D, Swanevelder S, Lombard C, Zembe W, Chopra M, Goga A, Colvin M, Fadnes LT, Engebretsen IM, Ekström EC, Tylleskär T; PROMISE EBF study group.
  BMC Pediatr. 2012 Jul 24;12:105.
• HIV-1 reservoirs in breast milk and challenges to elimination of breast-feeding transmission of HIV-1.
  Van de Perre P, Rubbo PA, Viljoen J, Nagot N, Tylleskär T, Lepage P, Vendrell JP, Tuaillon E.
  Sci Transl Med. 2012 Jul 18;4(143):143sr3.
• Listening to health workers: lessons from Eastern Uganda for strengthening the programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
  Rujumba J, Tumwine JK, Tylleskär T, Neema S, Heggenhougen HK.
  BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Jan 5;12:3

2011

• Diallo AH, Meda N, Ouédraogo WT, Cousens S, Tylleskar T; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. A prospective study on neonatal mortality and its predictors in a rural area in Burkina Faso: can MDG-4 be met by 2015? J Perinatol. 2011 Oct;31(10):656-63. doi: 10.1038/jp.2011.6. Epub 2011 Mar 3.
• Tylleskär T, Jackson D, Meda N, Engebretsen IM, Chopra M, Diallo AH, Doherty T, Ekström EC, Fadnes LT, Goga A, Kankasa C, Klungsøyr JI, Lombard C, Nankabirwa V, Nankunda JK, Van de Perre P, Sanders D, Shanmugam R, Sommerfelt H, Wamani H, Tumwine JK; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet. 2011 Jul 30;378(9789):420-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60738-1.
• Malaria parasitaemia among infants and its association with breastfeeding peer counselling and vitamin A supplementation: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized trial.
  Nankabirwa V, Tylleskar T, Nankunda J, Engebretsen IM, Sommerfelt H, Tumwine JK; PROMISE EBF Research Consortium.
  PLoS One. 2011;6(7):e21862
  Nankabirwa V, Tumwine JK, Tylleskär T, Nankunda J, Sommerfelt H; PROMISE EBF Research Consortium. Perinatal mortality in eastern Uganda: a community based prospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2011 May 9;6(5):e19674. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019674
• Fadnes LT, Jackson D, Engebretsen IM, Zembe W, Sanders D, Sommerfelt H, Tylleskär T; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study. BMC Public Health. 2011 May 27;11:404. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-404.
• Cost of individual peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda.
  Chola L, Nkonki L, Kankasa C, Nankunda J, Tumwine J, Tylleskar T, Robberstad B; Study Group PROMISE-EBF.
  Cost Eff Resour Alloc. 2011 Jun 29;9(1):11
• Fadnes LT, Nankabirwa V, Sommerfelt H, Tylleskär T, Tumwine JK, Engebretsen IM; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda. Vaccine. 2011 Apr 27;29(19):3564-70. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.02.093. Epub 2011 Mar 12.
• Perinatal mortality in eastern Uganda: a community based prospective cohort study.
  Nankabirwa V, Tumwine JK, Tylleskär T, Nankunda J, Sommerfelt H; PROMISE EBF Research Consortium.
  PLoS One. 2011 May 9;6(5):e19674.

2010 and older.

• Nankabirwa V, Tylleskär T, Tumwine JK, Sommerfelt H; Promise-ebf Study Group. Maternal education is associated with vaccination status of infants less than 6 months in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study. BMC Pediatr. 2010 Dec 15;10:92. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-10-92.
• Nkonki LL, Daniels KL; PROMISE-EBF study group. Selling a service: experiences of peer supporters while promoting exclusive infant feeding in three sites in South Africa. Int Breastfeed J. 2010 Oct 26;5:17. doi: 10.1186/1746-4358-5-17.
• Nankunda J, Tumwine JK, Nankabirwa V, Tylleskär T; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. “She would sit with me”: mothers’ experiences of individual peer support for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda. Int Breastfeed J. 2010 Oct 26;5:16. doi: 10.1186/1746-4358-5-16.
• Engebretsen IM, Moland KM, Nankunda J, Karamagi CA, Tylleskär T, Tumwine JK. Gendered perceptions on infant feeding in Eastern Uganda: continued need for exclusive breastfeeding support. Int Breastfeed J. 2010 Oct 26;5:13. doi: 10.1186/1746-4358-5-13.
• Engebretsen IM, Shanmugam R, Sommerfelt AE, Tumwine JK, Tylleskär T. Infant feeding modalities addressed in two different ways in Eastern Uganda. Int Breastfeed J. 2010 Feb 4;5(1):2. doi: 10.1186/1746-4358-5-2.
• Fadnes LT, Engebretsen IM, Moland KM, Nankunda J, Tumwine JK, Tylleskär T. Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers – a mixed method approach. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 Sep 6;10:260. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-260.
• Fadnes LT, Engebretsen IM, Wamani H, Wangisi J, Tumwine JK, Tylleskär T. Need to optimise infant feeding counselling: a cross-sectional survey among HIV-positive mothers in Eastern Uganda. BMC Pediatr. 2009 Jan 9;9:2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-2.
• Daniels K, Nor B, Jackson D, Ekström EC, Doherty T. Supervision of community peer counsellors for infant feeding in South Africa: an exploratory qualitative study. Hum Resour Health. 2010 Mar 30;8:6. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-8-6.
• Nankunda J, Tylleskär T, Ndeezi G, Semiyaga N, Tumwine JK; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. Establishing individual peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda: implications for scaling-up. Matern Child Nutr. 2010 Jan;6(1):53-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2009.00187.x.
• Diallo AH, Meda N, Zabsonré E, Sommerfelt H, Cousens S, Tylleskär T; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. Perinatal mortality in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2010 Aug 17;10:45. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-10-45.
• Wandera MN, Engebretsen IM, Rwenyonyi CM, Tumwine J, Astrøm AN; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. Periodontal status, tooth loss and self-reported periodontal problems effects on oral impacts on daily performances, OIDP, in pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009 Oct 14;7:89. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-89.
• Nor B, Zembe Y, Daniels K, Doherty T, Jackson D, Ahlberg BM, Ekström EC; PROMISE-EBF Study Group. “Peer but not peer”: considering the context of infant feeding peer counseling in a high HIV prevalence area. J Hum Lact. 2009 Nov;25(4):427-34. doi: 10.1177/0890334409341050. Epub 2009 Jul 21.
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