My main research focus is on the epidemiology and demographic impacts of HIV in generalised epidemics, predominately in Eastern and Southern Africa. I specialise in the analysis of large complex datasets.
I hold an undergraduate degree in physics from University College London and from LSHTM a Medical Demography MSc and a PhD on the demographic determinants of paediatric HIV. Prior to coming to LSHTM in 2001, I worked at AHED (Association of Health and Environmental Development) in an Egyptian NGO based in Cairo.
I hold an undergraduate degree in physics from University College London and from LSHTM a Medical Demography MSc and a PhD on the demographic determinants of paediatric HIV. Prior to coming to LSHTM in 2001, I worked at AHED (Association of Health and Environmental Development) in an Egyptian NGO based in Cairo.
Affiliations
Department of Population Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health
Teaching
I am module organiser for the Analysing Survey and Population Data and also teach on the Demographic Method module. I run a short course: "Advanced Stata course: programming and techniques to make you life easier"
Research
I am currently working on projects with the ALPHA network. I specialise in the analysis of longitudinal data especially from demographic surveillance. I am also working on the effects of HIV on fertility and HIV incidence in pregnancy and how this impacts on the models that estimate and project paediatric HIV. Other research includes the use of verbal autopsy data, estimating and projecting child mortality in populations affected by generalised HIV epidemics, orphanhood, marriage and HIV, fertility indicators and the social determinants of health and mortality in older people in Eastern Africa.
Research Area
Demography
Epidemiology
Data science
Data management
Social and structural determinants of health
Surveillance
Fertility
Disease and Health Conditions
HIV/AIDS
Country
Tanzania
Malawi
Kenya
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Uganda
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
World
Selected Publications
2024
The Lancet. Global health
2020
AIDS
2020
The Lancet Global Health
2019
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2018
PLOS ONE
2017
Tropical medicine & international health
2013
PloS one
2013
Lancet
2011
International journal of epidemiology
2024
Global health action