Elizabeth Heilmann
5 Papers
Elizabeth Heilmann is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Internal medicine & Medicine. The author has co-authored 2 publications.
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated risk factors among first antenatal care attendees in Zambia, 2021-2022: a repeated cross-sectional study
Tannia Tembo,Elizabeth Heilmann,Paul Somwe,Samuel Bosomprah,Kalubi Kalenga,Nyembezi Moyo,Bupe Kabamba,Victoria Seffren,Sombo Fwoloshi,Marie-Reine Rutagwera,Maximillian Musunse,Linos Mwiinga,Julie R. Gutman,J. Hines,I. Sikazwe +14 more
TL;DR: Low COVID-19 vaccine uptake among pregnant women attending ANC in Zambia, with missed opportunities for vaccination.
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Measuring Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Continuation Through Electronic Health Records During Program Scale-Up Among the General Population in Zambia
Elizabeth Heilmann,Jackson Okuku,Megumi Itoh,Jonas Z Hines,José Tomás Prieto,Mutinta Phiri,Kelvin Watala,Chilufya Nsofu,Melinda Luhana-Phiri,Nathalie Vlahakis,Michael Kabongo,Boyd Kaliki,Peter A. Minchella,Bupe Musonda +13 more
TL;DR: Zambia’s EHR system, SmartCare, is a valuable resource for measuring individual-level PrEP continuation over time and can be used to inform HIV prevention programs.
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Covid-19 vaccine coverage and acceptability among women attending first antenatal care visits in 3 districts of zambia, december 2021-june 2022
Elizabeth Heilmann,Tannia Tembo,K. A. Kalenga,Warren Malambo,Sombo Fwoloshi,Jonas Z Hines,Izukanji Sikazwe +6 more
TL;DR: Open-to-door vaccination campaigns and individual vaccination consultations at all healthcare encounters may increase the number of women being offered a vaccine and increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among pregnant women in Zambia.
Trends in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among pregnant women attending first antenatal care visits in Zambia: a repeated cross-sectional survey, 2021-2022
Elizabeth Heilmann,T. Tembo,Sombo Fwoloshi,B. Kabamba,F. Chilambe,K. Kalenga,Mpanji Siwingwa,C. Mulube,V. Seffren,C. Bolton-Moore,John Simwanza,S. Yingst,R. Yadav,E. Rogier,A. Auld,S. Agolory,Muzala. Kapina,J. R. Gutman,T. Savory,C. Kangale,L. Mulenga,I. Sikazwe,J. Hines +22 more
TL;DR: Capturing COVID-19 vaccination status and using a multiplex bead assay with anti-nucleocapsid and anti-RBD targets facilitated distinguishing infection-induced versus vaccine-induced antibody responses during a period of increasing COVID-19 vaccine coverage in Zambia.
Implementing SARS-CoV-2 routine surveillance in antenatal care in Zambia, 2021–2022: best practices and lessons learned
Tannia Tembo,Elizabeth Heilmann,Bupe Kabamba,Sombo Fwoloshi,Kalubi Kalenga,Felix Chilambe,Mpanji Siwinga,Marie-Reine I. Rutagwera,Maximillian Musunse,Chabu Kangale,Samuel Yingst,Ruchi Yadav,Theodora Savory,J. R. Gutman,I. Sikazwe,Lloyd B Mulenga,Carolyn Bolton Moore,J. Hines +17 more
TL;DR: A SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence study among pregnant women in Zambia (2021-2022) found 64% cumulative seropositivity, increasing from 27.8% to 56.6% over time, with vaccine coverage rising from 0.5% to 27%.