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PhD Student
South African TB Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Email: sarahtnyangu@gmail.com
VALIDATE Role:
Network Associate
Research Keywords:
Tuberculosis, Subclinical TB, Clinical Trials
Biography:
My research focus lies at the intersection of medicine, epidemiology, and immunology, with a specific emphasis on Tuberculosis research. Previous research experience as a research manager on a Stop TB Partnership funded TB REACH projects Wave 7 and 10. My research interests are in infectious diseases immunology, subclinical TB and modelling of infectious diseases in high burden areas. Currently undertaking my PhD studies at University of Cape Town investigating the radiological phenotypes of subclinical TB in children and adults.
Key Publications:
- The use of Neurobion Forte in the Treatment of Pellagra in an adult on anti-TB treatment: A case report from Lusaka, Zambia. Sarah Nyangu, Mary Kagujje, Kelvin Zimba, Lophina Chilukutu, Monde Muyoyeta Medical Journal of Zambia Vol. 48 No. 1 (2020) – Articles
- Breakthrough TB among people living with HIV on TB preventive Therapy. S. Nyangu, M. Kagujje, I. Mwaba, D. Luhanga, R. Hambwalula, S. Maliko, T. Mushili, E. Mwamba, Mukaba Mulai, Monde Muyoyeta, Vol 12, No4 Published December 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.22.0016
- Strategies to increase childhood tuberculosis case detection at the primary health care level: Lessons from an active case finding study in Zambia. Kagujje M#, Nyangu S#, Maimbolwa MM, Shuma B, Mutti L, Somwe P, Sanjase N, Chungu C, Kerkhoff AD, Muyoyeta M. PLoS One. 2023 Jul 19;18(7):e0288643. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288643. PMID: 37467209; PMCID: PMC10355435. #contributed equally
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards childhood tuberculosis among healthcare workers at two primary health facilities in Lusaka, Zambia. Kaumba PC, Siameka D, Kagujje M, Chungu C, Nyangu S, Sanjase N, et al. (2024) PLoS ONE 19(3): e0287876. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287876
- Gender-related differences in tuberculosis care engagement in Zambia: a mixed-methods study Authors: Andrew D. Kerkhoff# , Chanda Mwamba# , Jake M. Pry, Mary Kagujje, Sarah Nyangu, Kondwelani Mateyo , Nsala Sanjase, Lophina Chilukutu, Katerina Christopoulos , Monde Muyoyeta, Anjali Sharma Short title: Gender differences in TB care engagement in Zambia #contributed equally
- Pathways to care and preferences for improving tuberculosis services among tuberculosis patients in Zambia: A discrete choice experiment. Andrew D. Kerkhoff , Mary Kagujje, Sarah Nyangu, Kondwelani Mateyo, Nsala Sanjase, Lophina Chilukutu, Ingrid Eshun-Wilson, Elvin H. Geng,, Diane V. Havlir,, Monde Muyoyeta Published: August 31, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252095
- Interrupted time-series analysis of active case-finding for tuberculosis during the COVID-19 pandemic, Zambia. Patrick S Lungu , Andrew D Kerkhoff , Monde Muyoyeta , Clara C Kasapo , Sarah Nyangu , Mary Kagujje , Rhehab Chimzizi , Sulani Nyimbili , Morton Khunga , Nancy Kasese-Chanda , Victoria Musonda , Bushimbwa Tambatamba , Christopher M Kombe , Charles Sakulanda , Kizito Sampa , Andrew Silumesii , Kennedy Malama PubMed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8886254/
- Patient Preferences for Strategies to Improve Tuberculosis Diagnostic Services in Zambia. Kerkhoff AD, Chilukutu L, Nyangu S, et al. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(8):e2229091. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2909
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