Reuben Musarandega

Biographic Data

ID2067390
NAMEReuben Musarandega
GIVEN NAMESReuben
FAMILY NAMEMusarandega
SIGNATUREMUSARANDEGA R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Zimbabwe
ORCID0000-0002-0622-2195
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Maternal mortality decline in Zimbabwe, 2007/2008 to 2018/2019

    Open AccessReuben Musarandega, Jenny A Cresswell et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    BACKGROUND: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.1 target is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to less than 70 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births by 2030. In the Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality strategy, a supplementary target was added, that no country has an MMR above 140 by 2030. We conducted two cross-sectional reproductive age mortality surveys to analyse changes in Zimbabwe's MMR between 2007-2008 and 2018-2019 …

  • Changes in causes of pregnancy-related and maternal mortality in Zimbabwe 2007-08 to 2018-19

    Open AccessReuben Musarandega, Solwayo Ngwenya et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Zimbabwe experienced a decline in both direct and indirect causes of pregnancy-related deaths. Deaths from indirect causes declined mainly due to a reduction in HIV/AIDS-related and malaria mortality, while deaths from direct causes declined because of a reduction in obstetric haemorrhage and pregnancy-related infections. Ongoing interventions ought to improve the coverage and quality of maternal care in Zimbabwe, to further reduce deaths from di…

  • Causes of maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessReuben Musarandega, Michael Nyakura et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

  • Project ACCLAIM

    Open AccessN Bandopadhay, Godfrey Woelk et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

    The ACCLAIM Study aimed to assess the effect of a package of community interventions on the demand for, uptake of, and retention of HIV-positive pregnant/postpartum women in maternal and child health (MCH) and prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services. The study occurred from 2013 to 2015 in Eswatini, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The three interventions were: (1) a social learning and action component for community leaders, (2) com…

  • Acceptability of lifelong treatment among HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women (Option B+) in selected health facilities in Zimbabwe

    Open AccessAddmore Chadambuka, Leila Katirayi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    This study found that Option B+ is generally accepted among PPBW as a means to strengthen their health and protect their babies. Consistent with previous literature, this study demonstrated the importance of male partner and community support in satisfactory adherence to ART and enhancing counseling techniques. Strengthening community sensitization and male knowledge is critical to encourage women to disclose their HIV status and ensure successfu…

  • Integrated human rights and poverty eradication strategy

    Open AccessReuben MusarandegaARTICLEInternational Social Science…2009

    High poverty levels characterise sub-Saharan Africa, Zimbabwe included. Over 80 per cent of Zimbabwe's population lived below the total consumption poverty line and 70 per cent below the food poverty line in 2003. This plummeting of social indicators resulted from the freefall suffered by the country's economy from the 1990s, after unsuccessful attempts to implement structural adjustment programmes prescribed by international financial institutio…