Modiegi Diseko

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 812 citations indexed

About

Modiegi Diseko is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Modiegi Diseko has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 812 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Infectious Diseases, 15 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 10 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Modiegi Diseko's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (17 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (14 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (6 papers). Modiegi Diseko is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (17 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (14 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (6 papers). Modiegi Diseko collaborates with scholars based in Botswana, United States and United Kingdom. Modiegi Diseko's co-authors include Gloria Mayondi, Shahin Lockman, Roger Shapiro, Rebecca Zash, Joseph Makhema, Mompati Mmalane, Denise L. Jacobson, Max Essex, Judith Mabuta and Chipo Petlo and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Modiegi Diseko

28 papers receiving 804 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Neural-Tube Defects and Antiretroviral Treatment Regimens in Botswana

2019 230 citations Rebecca Zash, Lewis B. Holmes et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Modiegi Diseko Botswana	14	503	269	244	217	174	29	812
Gloria Mayondi Botswana	16	580 1.2×	290 1.1×	270 1.1×	229 1.1×	194 1.1×	40	953
Rebecca Zash United States	18	781 1.6×	347 1.3×	304 1.2×	288 1.3×	285 1.6×	55	1.2k
Anthony Ogwu United States	12	523 1.0×	186 0.7×	158 0.6×	161 0.7×	219 1.3×	23	798
Jennifer Jao United States	16	435 0.9×	113 0.4×	125 0.5×	152 0.7×	370 2.1×	85	819
Régis Kreitchmann Brazil	16	419 0.8×	155 0.6×	215 0.9×	93 0.4×	105 0.6×	40	618
Paul Natureeba Uganda	17	298 0.6×	221 0.8×	365 1.5×	167 0.8×	96 0.6×	28	754
Françoise Renaud Switzerland	11	427 0.8×	88 0.3×	128 0.5×	74 0.3×	207 1.2×	22	575
Sandra Hernández Spain	12	273 0.5×	128 0.5×	130 0.5×	203 0.9×	147 0.8×	20	511
Esaú João Brazil	16	540 1.1×	84 0.3×	126 0.5×	64 0.3×	174 1.0×	56	736
Kunjal Patel United States	15	710 1.4×	99 0.4×	108 0.4×	71 0.3×	337 1.9×	36	962

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Kebaabetswe, Poloko, Modiegi Diseko, Rebecca Zash, et al.. (2024). A qualitative assessment of barriers to iron and folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Botswana. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 3369–3369. 1 indexed citations

Escudero, Daniel J., Rebecca Zash, Modiegi Diseko, et al.. (2023). The impact of free antiretroviral therapy for pregnant non‐citizens and their infants in Botswana. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 26(10). e26161–e26161. 2 indexed citations

Mayondi, Gloria, Modiegi Diseko, Judith Mabuta, et al.. (2023). Incident HIV acquisition among pregnant women in Botswana: findings from the Tsepamo birth outcomes surveillance study. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 26(1). e26008–e26008. 4 indexed citations

Olaleye, Omonike A., Rebecca Zash, Modiegi Diseko, et al.. (2022). Impact of prophylactic antimalarials in pregnant women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus on birth outcomes in Botswana. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 27(11). 990–998. 1 indexed citations

Caniglia, Ellen C., Rebecca Zash, Sonja A. Swanson, et al.. (2022). Iron, folic acid, and multiple micronutrient supplementation strategies during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes in Botswana. The Lancet Global Health. 10(6). e850–e861. 22 indexed citations

Zash, Rebecca, Ellen C. Caniglia, Modiegi Diseko, et al.. (2022). High risk of adverse birth outcomes among adolescents living with HIV in Botswana compared to adult women living with HIV and adolescents without HIV. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 22(1). 372–372. 1 indexed citations

Diseko, Modiegi, Ellen C. Caniglia, Gloria Mayondi, et al.. (2022). Association of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection With Maternal Mortality and Neonatal Birth Outcomes in Botswana by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Status. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 141(1). 135–143. 7 indexed citations

Diseko, Modiegi, Gloria Mayondi, Judith Mabuta, et al.. (2022). Cross‐sectional trends in HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Botswana: an opportunity for PrEP?. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 25(3). e25892–e25892. 5 indexed citations

Zash, Rebecca, Ellen C. Caniglia, Modiegi Diseko, et al.. (2021). Maternal weight and birth outcomes among women on antiretroviral treatment from conception in a birth surveillance study in Botswana. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 24(6). e25763–e25763. 17 indexed citations

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Caniglia, Ellen C., Modiegi Diseko, Gloria Mayondi, et al.. (2021). Seasonality of adverse birth outcomes in women with and without HIV in a representative birth outcomes surveillance study in Botswana. BMJ Open. 11(9). e045882–e045882. 2 indexed citations

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Isaacson, Arielle, Modiegi Diseko, Gloria Mayondi, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and outcomes of twin pregnancies in Botswana: a national birth outcomes surveillance study. BMJ Open. 11(10). e047553–e047553. 5 indexed citations

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Zash, Rebecca, Modiegi Diseko, Gloria Mayondi, et al.. (2020). Mid-trimester cervical length not associated with HIV status among pregnant women in Botswana. PLoS ONE. 15(3). e0229500–e0229500. 4 indexed citations

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Caniglia, Ellen C., Roger Shapiro, Modiegi Diseko, et al.. (2020). Weight gain during pregnancy among women initiating dolutegravir in Botswana. EClinicalMedicine. 29-30. 100615–100615. 30 indexed citations

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Caniglia, Ellen C., Rebecca Zash, Modiegi Diseko, et al.. (2020). Modest reduction in adverse birth outcomes following the COVID-19 lockdown. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 224(6). 615.e1–615.e12. 48 indexed citations

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Mayondi, Gloria, Paige L. Williams, Jean Leidner, et al.. (2018). In-utero exposure to antiretrovirals and neurodevelopment among HIV-exposed-uninfected children in Botswana. AIDS. 32(9). 1173–1183. 20 indexed citations

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Zash, Rebecca, Denise L. Jacobson, Modiegi Diseko, et al.. (2018). Comparative safety of dolutegravir-based or efavirenz-based antiretroviral treatment started during pregnancy in Botswana: an observational study. The Lancet Global Health. 6(7). e804–e810. 104 indexed citations

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Zash, Rebecca, Kathryn Rough, Denise L. Jacobson, et al.. (2018). Effect of Gestational Age at Tenofovir-Emtricitabine-Efavirenz Initiation on Adverse Birth Outcomes in Botswana. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 7(3). e148–e151. 9 indexed citations

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Caniglia, Ellen C., Rebecca Zash, Denise L. Jacobson, et al.. (2017). Emulating a target trial of antiretroviral therapy regimens started before conception and risk of adverse birth outcomes. AIDS. 32(1). 113–120. 37 indexed citations

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Johnson, Katherine M., Rebecca Zash, Miriam J. Haviland, et al.. (2016). Hypertensive disease in pregnancy in Botswana: Prevalence and impact on perinatal outcomes. Pregnancy Hypertension. 6(4). 418–422. 17 indexed citations

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Mayondi, Gloria, Kathleen E. Wirth, Chelsea Morroni, et al.. (2015). Unintended pregnancy, contraceptive use, and childbearing desires among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Botswana: across-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 16(1). 44–44. 40 indexed citations

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