Research Areas

Causal inference, Multivariate statistics, Longitudinal and survival data analysis,

Publications

• Journal Article
  Twabi, H. S., Manda, S. O., Small, D. S., & Kohler, H. P. (2023). A marginal structural model for estimation of the effect of HIV positivity awareness on risky sexual behaviour. Biostatistics & Epidemiology, 6(2), 309-326. (2023)
  https://doi.org/10.1080/24709360.2023.2171537

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• Journal Article
  Mdala, S., Zungu, T., Manda, C., Namate, C., Fernando, E., Twabi, H. S., Msukwa, G., & Kayange, P. C. (2022). Profile of primary childhood glaucoma at a child eye health tertiary facility in Malawi. BMC ophthalmology, 22(1), 45. (2022)
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-022-02279-0

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• Journal Article
  Musekiwa, A., Silinda, P., Bamogo, A., Twabi, H. S., Mohammed, M., Batidzirai, J. M., Matsena Zingoni, Z., Singini, G. C., Moyo, M., Mchunu, N. N., Ekwomadu, T. I., Nevhungoni, P., & Maposa, I. (2022). Prevalence and factors associated with self-reported HIV testing among adolescent girls and young women in Rwanda: evidence from 2019/20 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey. BMC public health, 22(1), 1281. (2022)
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13679-8

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• Journal Article
  Musekiwa, A., Moyo, M., Mohammed, M., Matsena-Zingoni, Z., Twabi, H. S., Batidzirai, J. M., Singini, G. C., Kgarosi, K., Mchunu, N., Nevhungoni, P., Silinda, P., Ekwomadu, T., & Maposa, I. (2022). Mapping Evidence on the Burden of Breast, Cervical, and Prostate Cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in public health, 10, 908302. (2022)
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.908302

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• Journal Article
  Twabi, H. S., Manda, S. O. M., & Small, D. S. (2022). Estimating Unhealthy Food Effects on Childhood Overweight in Malawi Using an Observational Study. Maternal and child health journal, 26(11), 2346–2354. (2022)
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-022-03462-x

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• Book Chapters
  Twabi, H.S., Manda, S.O.M., Small, D.S. (2022). Propensity Score Approaches for Estimating Causal Effects of Exposures in Observational Studies. In: Chen, DG.(., Manda, S.O.M., Chirwa, T.F. (eds) Modern Biostatistical Methods for Evidence-Based Global Health Research. Emerging Topics in Statistics and Biostatistics . Springer, Cham. (2022)
  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11012-2_4

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• Journal Article
  Twabi, H. S., Manda, S. O. M., & Small, D. S. (2021). Evaluating the Effect of Appropriate Complementary Feeding Practices on Child Growth in Malawi Using Cross-Sectional Data: An Application of Propensity Score Matching. Frontiers in nutrition, 8, 714232. (2021)
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.714232

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• Journal Article
  Adam, N. S., Twabi, H. S., & Manda, S. O. M. (2021). A simulation study for evaluating the performance of clustering measures in multilevel logistic regression. BMC medical research methodology, 21(1), 245. (2021)
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01417-4

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• Journal Article
  Zungu, T., Mdala, S., Manda, C., Twabi, H. S., & Kayange, P. (2021). Characteristics and visual outcome of ocular trauma patients at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi. PloS one, 16(3), e0246155. (2021)
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246155

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• Journal Article
  Twabi, H. S., Manda, S. O. M, & Small, D. S. (2020). Assessing the effects of maternal HIV infection on pregnancy outcomes using cross-sectional data in Malawi. BMC public health, 20(1), 1-15. (2020)
  10.1186/s12889-020-09046-0

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