Dr Ruth Bland
- Affiliate (Undergraduate Medical School)
Publications
2023
McGowan, C. and Bland, R. (2023) The benefits of breastfeeding on child intelligence, behavior, and executive function: a review of recent evidence. Breastfeeding Medicine, 18(3), pp. 172-187. (doi: 10.1089/bfm.2022.0192) (PMID:36749962)
Ryan, A., Higgins, P. and Bland, R. M. (2023) Fifteen-minute consultation: paediatric night sweats-when to reassure and when to investigate. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice, 108(1), pp. 22-28. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322987) (PMID:34857653)
2022
Keightley, J., Walsh, J. and Bland, R. M. (2022) How to use autoantibodies in suspected paediatric rheumatic disease. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107(4), pp. 236-241. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323212) (PMID:35470242)
2021
Rochat, T. J. et al. (2021) An evaluation of a combined psychological and parenting intervention for HIV-positive women depressed in the perinatal period, to enhance child development and reduce maternal depression: study protocol for the Insika Yomama cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 22, 914. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05672-0)
Wright, C. M. , MacPherson, J., Bland, R., Ashorn, P., Zaman, S. and Ho, F. K. (2021) Wasting and stunting in infants and young children as risk factors for subsequent stunting or mortality: longitudinal analysis of data from Malawi, South Africa, and Pakistan. Journal of Nutrition, 151(7), pp. 2022-2028. (doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab054) (PMID:33830247) (PMCID:PMC8245889)
2019
Houle, B., Rochat, T. J., Newell, M.-L., Stein, A. and Bland, R. M. (2019) Breastfeeding, HIV exposure, childhood obesity, and prehypertension: a South African cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 16(8), e1002889. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002889) (PMID:31454346)
2018
Mitchell, J. M., Tomlinson, M., Bland, R. M., Houle, B., Stein, A. and Rochat, T. J. (2018) Confirmatory factor analysis of the Kaufman assessment battery in a sample of primary school-aged children in rural South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 48(4), pp. 434-452. (doi: 10.1177/0081246317741822)
Rochat, T. J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Pearson, R. M. and Bland, R. M. (2018) Prevalence and risk factors for child mental disorders in a population-based cohort of HIV-exposed and unexposed African children aged 7-11 years. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 27(12), pp. 1607-1620. (doi: 10.1007/s00787-018-1146-8) (PMID:29680970)
Rochat, T. J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Pearson, R. M., Newell, M. L. and Bland, R.M. (2018) Psychological morbidity and parenting stress in mothers of primary school children by timing of acquisition of HIV infection: a longitudinal cohort study in rural South Africa. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 9(1), pp. 41-57. (doi: 10.1017/S204017441700068X) (PMID:28899439)
2017
Rochat, T.J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Pearson, R.M., Newell, M.L. and Bland, R.M. (2017) Cohort profile: the Siyakhula cohort, rural South Africa. International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(6), 1755-1756n. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx148) (PMID:29025088) (PMCID:PMC5837732)
Rochat, T. J., Stein, A., Cortina-Borja, M., Tanser, F. and Bland, R. M. (2017) The Amagugu intervention for disclosure of maternal HIV to uninfected primary school-aged children in South Africa: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet HIV, 4(12), e566-e576. (doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(17)30133-9) (PMID:28843988)
Mkwanazi, N. B., Rochat, T. J. and Bland, R. M. (2017) The Amagugu intervention: a qualitative investigation into maternal experiences and perspectives of a maternal HIV disclosure support intervention in rural South Africa. Health Policy and Planning, 32(9), pp. 1231-1240. (doi: 10.1093/heapol/czx056) (PMID:28981662)
Rochat, T. J., Mitchell, J., Lubbe, A. M., Stein, A., Tomlinson, M. and Bland, R. M. (2017) Communication about HIV and death: Maternal reports of primary school-aged children's questions after maternal HIV disclosure in rural South Africa. Social Science and Medicine, 172, pp. 124-134. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.10.031) (PMID:27881248) (PMCID:PMC5224234)
2016
van Rooyen, H., Essack, Z., Rochat, T., Wight, D. , Knight, L., Bland, R. and Celum, C. (2016) Taking HIV testing to families: designing a family-based intervention to facilitate HIV testing, disclosure and intergenerational communication. Frontiers in Public Health, 4, 154. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00154) (PMID:27547750) (PMCID:PMC4974258)
Rochat, T. J., Mitchell, J., Stein, A., Mkwanazi, N. B. and Bland, R. M. (2016) The Amagugu intervention: a conceptual framework for increasing HIV disclosure and parent-led communication about health among HIV-Infected parents with HIV-uninfected primary school-aged children. Frontiers in Public Health, 4, 183. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00183) (PMID:27630981) (PMCID:PMC5005419)
Mitchell, J.M., Rochat, T.J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Newell, M.L. and Bland, R.M. (2016) The effect of maternal and child early life factors on grade repetition among HIV exposed and unexposed children in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 7(2), pp. 185-196. (doi: 10.1017/s2040174415007230) (PMID:26449271)
Craig, E., Reilly, J.J. and Bland, R. (2016) Risk factors for overweight and overfatness in rural South African children and adolescents. Journal of Public Health, 38(1), pp. 24-33. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv016) (PMID:25742718) (PMCID:PMC4750520)
Downie, J., MacTier, H. and Bland, R. M. (2016) Should pregnant women with unknown HIV status be offered rapid HIV testing in labour? Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 101(1), pp. 79-84. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307226) (PMID:26668051)
Rochat, T. J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Coovadia, H., Coutsoudis, A., Desmond, C., Newell, M.-L. and Bland, R. M. (2016) Exclusive breastfeeding and cognition, executive function, and behavioural disorders in primary school-aged children in Rural South Africa: a cohort analysis. PLoS Medicine, 13(6), e1002044. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002044) (PMID:27328132) (PMCID:PMC4915617)
2015
Coetzee, B., Kagee, A. and Bland, R. (2015) Barriers and facilitators to paediatric adherence to antiretroviral therapy in rural South Africa: a multi-stakeholder perspective. AIDS Care, 27(3), pp. 315-321. (doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.967658) (PMID:25355176) (PMCID:PMC4305492)
Mkwanazi, N. B., Rochat, T. J. and Bland, R. M. (2015) Living with HIV, disclosure patterns and partnerships a decade after the introduction of HIV programmes in rural South Africa. AIDS Care, 27(Supl 1), pp. 65-72. (doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1028881) (PMID:26616127)
2014
Craig, E., Bland, R., Ndirangu, J. and Reilly, J. J. (2014) Use of mid-upper arm circumference for determining overweight and overfatness in children and adolescents. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(8), pp. 763-766. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305137)
Chetty, T., Carter, R. J., Bland, R. M. and Newell, M.-L. (2014) HIV status, breastfeeding modality at 5 months and postpartum maternal weight changes over 24 months in rural South Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 19(7), pp. 852-862. (doi: 10.1111/tmi.12320)
Rochat, T. J., Arteche, A. X., Stein, A., Mkwanazi, N. and Bland, R. M. (2014) Maternal HIV disclosure to young HIV-uninfected children. AIDS, 28, S331-S341. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000333)
2013
Craig, E., Reilly, J. and Bland, R. (2013) Body fatness or anthropometry for assessment of unhealthy weight status? comparison between methods in South African children and adolescents. Public Health Nutrition, 16(11), pp. 2005-2013. (doi: 10.1017/S1368980012004338)
Moon, S. et al. (2013) Differential profiles and inhibitory effect on rotavirus vaccines of non-antibody components in breast milk from mothers in developing and developed countries. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 32(8), pp. 863-870. (doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318290646d)
Bland, R.M., Ndirangu, J. and Newell, M.-L. (2013) Maximising opportunities for increased antiretroviral treatment in children in an existing HIV programme in rural South Africa. British Medical Journal, 2013(346), f550. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.f550)
Craig, E., Bland, R. and Reilly, J. (2013) Objectively measured physical activity levels of children and adolescents in rural South Africa: high volume of physical activity at low intensity. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 38(1), pp. 81-84. (doi: 10.1139/apnm-2012-0115)
Rochat, T.J., Mkwanazi, N. and Bland, R. (2013) Maternal HIV disclosure to HIV-uninfected children in rural South Africa: a pilot study of a family-based intervention. BMC Public Health, 13(147), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-147)
2012
Ndirangu, J., Viljoen, J., Bland, R.M., Danaviah, S., Thorne, C., Van de Perre, P. and Newell, M.-L. (2012) Cell-free (RNA) and cell-associated (DNA) HIV-1 and postnatal transmission through breastfeeding. PLoS ONE, 7(12), e51493. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051493) (PMID:23284701) (PMCID:PMC3532207)
Mkwanazi, N.B., Rochat, T.M., Imrie, J. and Bland, R.M. (2012) Disclosure of maternal HIV status to children: considerations for research and practice in sub-Saharan Africa. Future Virology, 7(12), pp. 1159-1182. (doi: 10.2217/FVL.12.109)
Le Doare, K., Bland, R. and Newell, M.L. (2012) Neurodevelopment in children born to HIV-infected mothers by infection and treatment status. Pediatrics, 130(5), e1326-e1344. (doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-0405)
Johnson, L.F., Davies, M.-A., Moultrie, H., Sherman, G.G., Bland, R.M., Rehle, T.M., Dorrington, R.E. and Newell, M.-L. (2012) The effect of early initiation of antiretroviral treatment in infants receiving pediatric auto immune deficiency syndrome mortality in South Africa. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 31(5), pp. 469-473. (doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182456ba2)
Johnson, L.F., Stinson, K., Newell, M.-L., Bland, R.M., Moultrie, H., Davies, M.-A., Rehle, T.M., Dorrington, R.E. and Sherman, G.G. (2012) The contribution of maternal HIV seroconversion during late pregnancy and breastfeeding to mother-to-child transmission of HIV. JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 59(4), pp. 417-425. (doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182432f27)
Hontelez, J.A.C., Newell, M.-L., Bland, R.M., Munnelly, K., Lessells, R.J. and Bärnighausen, T. (2012) Human resources needs for universal access to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a time and motion study. Human Resources for Health, 10(39), (doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-10-39)
Ndirangu, J., Newell, M.-L., Thorne, C. and Bland, R.M. (2012) Treating HIV-infected mothers reduces under 5 years of age mortality rates to levels seen in children of HIV-uninfected mothers in rural South Africa. Antiviral Therapy, 17, pp. 81-90. (doi: 10.3851/IMP1991)
2011
Bland, R.M. (2011) Management of HIV-infected children in Africa: progress and challenges. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96(10), pp. 911-915. (doi: 10.1136/adc.2010.193789)
Newell, M.-L., Nagot, N., Neveu, D., Bland, R., Coovadia, H. and van de Perre, P. (2011) Reply to Filteau. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 53(2), pp. 209-210. (doi: 10.1093/cid/cir328)
Rochat, T.J., Bland, R., Coovadia, H., Stein, A. and Newell, M.-L. (2011) Towards a family-centered approach to HIV treatment and care for HIV-exposed children, their mothers and their families in poorly resourced settings. Future Virology, 6(6), pp. 687-696. (doi: 10.2217/fvl.11.45)
Neveu, D., Viljoen, J., Bland, R.M., Nagot, N., Danaviah, S., Coutsoudis, A., Rollins, N.C., Coovadia, H.M., Van de Perre, P. and Newell, M.-L. (2011) Cumulative exposure to cell-free HIV in breast milk, rather than feeding pattern per se, identifies postnatally infected infants. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 52(6), pp. 819-825. (doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq203)
Houlihan, C.F., Bland, R.M., Mutevedzi, P.C., Lessells, R.J., Ndirangu, J., Thulare, H. and Newell, M.-L. (2011) Cohort profile: Hlabisa HIV treatment and care programme. International Journal of Epidemiology, 40(2), pp. 318-326. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyp402)
Ndirangu, J., Bland, R., Barnighausen, T. and Newell, M.-L. (2011) Validating child vaccination status in a demographic surveillance system using data from a clinical cohort study: evidence from rural South Africa. BMC Public Health, 11, p. 372. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-372)
Ndlovu, B.G., Danaviah, S., Moodley, E., Ghebremichael, M., Bland, R., Viljoen, J., Newell, M.-L., Ndung'u, T. and Carr, W.H. (2011) Use of dried blood spots for the determination of genetic variation of interleukin-10, killer immunoglobulin-like receptor and HLA class I genes. Tissue Antigens, 79(2), pp. 114-122. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2011.01807.x)
Newell, M.L., Thorne, C. and Bland, R. (2011) Children with HIV infection. In: Hall, J.C., Hall, B.J. and Cockerell, C.J. (eds.) HIV/AIDS in the Post-HAART Era: Manifestations, Treatment, and Epidemiology. People's Medical Publishing House. ISBN 9781607951056
2010
Coutsoudis, A., England, K., Rollins, N., Coovadia, H., Newell, M.L. and Bland, R. (2010) Womenʼs morbidity and mortality in the first 2 years after delivery according to HIV status. AIDS, 24(18), pp. 2859-2866. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834041b7)
Bland, R.M. (2010) Body mass index, immune recovery and survival: an important but understudied relationship. AIDS, 24(13), pp. 2125-2126. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833cfd76)
Ndirangu, J., Newell, M.L., Tanser, F., Herbst, A.J. and Bland, R. (2010) Decline in early life mortality in a high HIV prevalence rural area of South Africa: evidence of HIV prevention or treatment impact? AIDS, 24(4), pp. 593-602. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328335cff5)
Becquet, R., Bland, R., Ekouevi, D.K., Dabis, F. and Newell, M.L. (2010) Universal antiretroviral therapy among pregnant and postpartum HIV-infected women would improve maternal health and decrease postnatal HIV transmission. AIDS, 24(8), pp. 1239-1241. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328338b791)
Bland, R. M., Coovadia, H. M., Coutsoudis, A., Rollins, N. C. and Newell, M. L. (2010) Cohort Profile: Mamanengane or the Africa Centre Vertical Transmission Study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 39(2), pp. 351-360. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyp165)
Janssen, N., Ndirangu, J., Newell, M.-L. and Bland, R.M. (2010) Successful paediatric HIV treatment in rural primary care in Africa. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 95(6), pp. 414-421. (doi: 10.1136/adc.2009.169367)
Mepham, S.O., Bland, R.M. and Newell, M.L. (2010) Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-rich and -poor settings. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 118(2), pp. 202-218. (doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02733.x)
Patel, D., Bland, R., Coovadia, H., Rollins, N., Coutsoudis, A. and Newell, M.L. (2010) Breastfeeding, HIV status and weights in South African children: a comparison of HIV-exposed and unexposed children. AIDS, 24(3), pp. 437-445. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283345f91)
2009
Rollins, N.C., Becquet, R., Bland, R.M., Coutsoudis, A., Coovadia, H.M. and Newell, M.-L. (2009) Preventing postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV: context matters. AIDS, 23(6), p. 740. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328327727b)
Maheswaran, H. and Bland, R.M. (2009) Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-limited settings. Future Virology, 4(2), pp. 165-175. (doi: 10.2217/17460794.4.2.165)
Coovadia, H., Bland, R.M. and Walls, T. (2009) Two commentaries on 'Impact of tuberculosis preventive therapy on tuberculosis and mortality in HIV-infected children'. Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal, 4(4), pp. 1449-1451. (doi: 10.1002/ebch.437)
Marais, B., Cooke, G.S., Little, K.E., Bland, R.M., Thulare, H. and Newell, M.-L. (2009) Need for timely paediatric HIV treatment within primary health care in rural South Africa. PLoS ONE, 4(9), e7101. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007101)
Mepham, S., Bland, R.M. and Newell, M.L. (2009) Challenges for the management of HIV-infected pregnant women in resource constrained settings. In: Canfield, R.N. (ed.) Infectious Pregnancy Complications. Nova Biomedical Books: New York. ISBN 9781607410386
Myer, L. et al. (2009) Duration, pattern of breastfeeding and postnatal transmission of HIV: pooled analysis of individual data from West and South African cohorts. PLoS ONE, 4(10), e7397. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007397)
Newell, M.L. and Bland, R.M. (2009) Antiretroviral treatment in HIV-infected African infants. Therapy, 61(1), pp. 11-13. (doi: 10.2217/14750708.6.1.11)
2008
Rollins, N.C., Becquet, R., Bland, R.M., Coutsoudis, A., Coovadia, H.M. and Newell, M.-L. (2008) Infant feeding, HIV transmission and mortality at 18 months: the need for appropriate choices by mothers and prioritization within programmes. AIDS, 22(17), pp. 2349-2357. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328312c740)
Savage, F., Renfrew, M.J. and Bland, R.M. (2008) Countdown to 2015 for maternal, newborn, and child survival. Lancet, 372(9636), p. 369. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61147-2)
Bland, R.M., Little, K.E., Coovadia, H.M., Coutsoudis, A., Rollins, N.C. and Newell, M.-L. (2008) Intervention to promote exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months of life in a high HIV prevalence area. AIDS, 22(7), pp. 883-891. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282f768de)
Belizan, J.M., Desmond, C., Bland, R.M., Boyce, G., Coovadia, H.M., Coutsoudis, A., Rollins, N. and Newell, M.-L. (2008) Scaling-up exclusive breastfeeding support programmes: the example of KwaZulu-Natal. PLoS ONE, 3(6), e2454. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002454)
Bland, R.M. and Newell, M.L. (2008) Prolonged breastfeeding and HIV transmission. Preventive Medicine, 47(1), pp. 34-35. (doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.03.007)
Coovadia, H. and Bland, R.M. (2008) From Alma-Ata to Agincourt: primary health care in AIDS. Lancet, 372(9642), pp. 866-868. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61373-2)
Little, K.E., Bland, R. and Newell, M.L. (2008) Vertically acquired paediatric HIV infection: the challenges of providing comprehensive packages of care in resource-limited settings. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 13(9), pp. 1098-1110. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02130.x)
Mkwanazi, N.B., Patel, D., Newell, M.-L., Rollins, N.C., Coutsoudis, A., Coovadia, H.M. and Bland, R.M. (2008) Rapid testing may not improve uptake of HIV testing and same day results in a rural South African community: a cohort study of 12,000 women. PLoS ONE, 3(10), e3501. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003501)
2007
Bland, R.M., Becquet, R., Rollins, N.C., Coutsoudis, A., Coovadia, H.M. and Newell, M.L. (2007) Breast health problems are rare in both HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women who receive counseling and support for breast-feeding in South Africa. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 45(11), pp. 1502-1510. (doi: 10.1086/523320)
Lebon, A., Bland, R.M., Rollins, N.C., Coutsoudis, A., Coovadia, H. and Newell, M.-L. (2007) Short communication: CD4 counts of HIV-infected pregnant women and their infected children - implications for PMTCT and treatment programmes. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 12(12), pp. 1472-1474. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01954.x)
Coovadia, H.M., Rollins, N.C., Bland, R.M., Coutsoudis, A. and Newell, M.-L. (2007) Breastfeeding and HIV transmission – authors' reply. Lancet, 369(9579), pp. 2073-2074. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60968-4)
Bland, R.M., Rollins, N.C., Coovadia, H.M., Coutsoudis, A. and Newell, M.L. (2007) Infant feeding counselling for HIV-infected and uninfected women: appropriateness of choice and practice. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85(4), pp. 289-296. (doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.032441)
Bland, R.M. (2007) Exclusive breastfeeding – what is its place in HIV prevalent areas? How do we approach exclusive breastfeeding in the era of HIV. Continuing Medical Education, 25(1),
Coovadia, H.M. and Bland, R.M. (2007) Preserving breastfeeding practice through the HIV pandemic. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 12(9), pp. 1116-1133. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01895.x)
Coovadia, H.M., Rollins, N.C., Bland, R.M., Little, K., Coutsoudis, A., Bennish, M.L. and Newell, M.-L. (2007) Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study. Lancet, 369(9567), pp. 1107-1116. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60283-9)
2005
Thairu, L.N., Pelto, G.H., Rollins, N.C., Bland, R. and Ntshangase, N. (2005) Sociocultural influences on infant feeding decisions among HIV-infected women in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 1(1), pp. 2-10. (doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2004.00001.x) (PMID:16881874) (PMCID:PMC6874389)
Shah, S., Rollins, N.C. and Bland, R. (2005) Breastfeeding knowledge among health workers in rural South Africa. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 51(1), pp. 33-38. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmh071)
2004
Kauchali, S., Rollins, N.C., Bland, R. and Broeck, J. v. d. (2004) Maternal perceptions of acute respiratory infections in children under 5 in rural South Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 9(5), pp. 644-650. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01238.x)
Bland, R., Rollins, N.C., Broeck, J. v. d. and Coovadia, H.M. (2004) The use of non-prescribed medication in the first 3 months of life in rural South Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 9(1), pp. 118-124. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01148.x)
Coutsoudis, A., Rollins, N.C., Adhikari, M., Bobat, R. and Bland, R.M. (2004) The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme and infant feeding practices. South African Medical Journal, 94(2), p. 70.
2003
Bland, R., Rollins, N.C., Solarsh, G., Broeck, J. v. d. and Coovadia, H.M. (2003) Maternal recall of exclusive breast feeding duration. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 88(9), pp. 778-783. (doi: 10.1136/adc.88.9.778)
Goga, A.E., Bland, R.M., Rollins, N.C. and Coovadia, H.M. (2003) Exclusive breast-feeding - a pipe dream? South African Medical Journal, 93(8), pp. 602-603.
2002
Bland, R., Rollins, N.C., Coutsoudis, A. and Coovadia, H.M. (2002) Breastfeeding practices in an area of high HIV prevalence in rural South Africa. Acta Paediatrica, 91(6), pp. 704-711. (doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2002.tb03306.x)
Goga, A.E., Bland, R.M., Van Royen, H., Rollins, N.C. and Coovadia, H.M. (2002) A breastfeeding support strategy in an HIV endemic area. In: Davis, M.K., Hanson, L.A., Isaacs, C.E. and Wright, A.L. (eds.) Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation. Series: Advances in experimental medicine and biology (503). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York, pp. 259-261. ISBN 9780306467363
2001
Bland, R., Bulgarelli, S., Jackson, D., Paton, J.Y., Reilly, J.J. and Ventham, J.C. (2001) Total energy expenditure in children with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. European Respiratory Journal, 18(1), pp. 164-169.
2000
Bland, R., Corrigan, D.L., Chapman, J.P. and Paton, J.Y. (2000) Tuberculosis in children at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, January 1995-April 1998. Health Bulletin, 58(2), pp. 102-111.
1999
Corrigan, D.L., Bland, R.M. and Paton, J.Y. (1999) Management of tuberculosis in Wales: 1986-92. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 80(6), pp. 579-580. (doi: 10.1136/adc.80.6.579a)
Bland, R., Evans, T.J. , Raine, P. and Weaver, L.T. (1999) Inflammatory bowel disease in Scottish children. Health Bulletin, 57(6), pp. 365-373.
1998
Bland, R., Mackie, P.L., Shorts, S., Pate, S. and Paton, J.Y. (1998) The rapid diagnosis and clinical features of human herpesvirus 6. Journal of Infection, 36(2), pp. 161-165.
Articles
McGowan, C. and Bland, R. (2023) The benefits of breastfeeding on child intelligence, behavior, and executive function: a review of recent evidence. Breastfeeding Medicine, 18(3), pp. 172-187. (doi: 10.1089/bfm.2022.0192) (PMID:36749962)
Ryan, A., Higgins, P. and Bland, R. M. (2023) Fifteen-minute consultation: paediatric night sweats-when to reassure and when to investigate. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice, 108(1), pp. 22-28. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322987) (PMID:34857653)
Keightley, J., Walsh, J. and Bland, R. M. (2022) How to use autoantibodies in suspected paediatric rheumatic disease. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107(4), pp. 236-241. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323212) (PMID:35470242)
Rochat, T. J. et al. (2021) An evaluation of a combined psychological and parenting intervention for HIV-positive women depressed in the perinatal period, to enhance child development and reduce maternal depression: study protocol for the Insika Yomama cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 22, 914. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05672-0)
Wright, C. M. , MacPherson, J., Bland, R., Ashorn, P., Zaman, S. and Ho, F. K. (2021) Wasting and stunting in infants and young children as risk factors for subsequent stunting or mortality: longitudinal analysis of data from Malawi, South Africa, and Pakistan. Journal of Nutrition, 151(7), pp. 2022-2028. (doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab054) (PMID:33830247) (PMCID:PMC8245889)
Houle, B., Rochat, T. J., Newell, M.-L., Stein, A. and Bland, R. M. (2019) Breastfeeding, HIV exposure, childhood obesity, and prehypertension: a South African cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 16(8), e1002889. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002889) (PMID:31454346)
Mitchell, J. M., Tomlinson, M., Bland, R. M., Houle, B., Stein, A. and Rochat, T. J. (2018) Confirmatory factor analysis of the Kaufman assessment battery in a sample of primary school-aged children in rural South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 48(4), pp. 434-452. (doi: 10.1177/0081246317741822)
Rochat, T. J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Pearson, R. M. and Bland, R. M. (2018) Prevalence and risk factors for child mental disorders in a population-based cohort of HIV-exposed and unexposed African children aged 7-11 years. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 27(12), pp. 1607-1620. (doi: 10.1007/s00787-018-1146-8) (PMID:29680970)
Rochat, T. J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Pearson, R. M., Newell, M. L. and Bland, R.M. (2018) Psychological morbidity and parenting stress in mothers of primary school children by timing of acquisition of HIV infection: a longitudinal cohort study in rural South Africa. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 9(1), pp. 41-57. (doi: 10.1017/S204017441700068X) (PMID:28899439)
Rochat, T.J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Pearson, R.M., Newell, M.L. and Bland, R.M. (2017) Cohort profile: the Siyakhula cohort, rural South Africa. International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(6), 1755-1756n. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx148) (PMID:29025088) (PMCID:PMC5837732)
Rochat, T. J., Stein, A., Cortina-Borja, M., Tanser, F. and Bland, R. M. (2017) The Amagugu intervention for disclosure of maternal HIV to uninfected primary school-aged children in South Africa: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet HIV, 4(12), e566-e576. (doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(17)30133-9) (PMID:28843988)
Mkwanazi, N. B., Rochat, T. J. and Bland, R. M. (2017) The Amagugu intervention: a qualitative investigation into maternal experiences and perspectives of a maternal HIV disclosure support intervention in rural South Africa. Health Policy and Planning, 32(9), pp. 1231-1240. (doi: 10.1093/heapol/czx056) (PMID:28981662)
Rochat, T. J., Mitchell, J., Lubbe, A. M., Stein, A., Tomlinson, M. and Bland, R. M. (2017) Communication about HIV and death: Maternal reports of primary school-aged children's questions after maternal HIV disclosure in rural South Africa. Social Science and Medicine, 172, pp. 124-134. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.10.031) (PMID:27881248) (PMCID:PMC5224234)
van Rooyen, H., Essack, Z., Rochat, T., Wight, D. , Knight, L., Bland, R. and Celum, C. (2016) Taking HIV testing to families: designing a family-based intervention to facilitate HIV testing, disclosure and intergenerational communication. Frontiers in Public Health, 4, 154. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00154) (PMID:27547750) (PMCID:PMC4974258)
Rochat, T. J., Mitchell, J., Stein, A., Mkwanazi, N. B. and Bland, R. M. (2016) The Amagugu intervention: a conceptual framework for increasing HIV disclosure and parent-led communication about health among HIV-Infected parents with HIV-uninfected primary school-aged children. Frontiers in Public Health, 4, 183. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00183) (PMID:27630981) (PMCID:PMC5005419)
Mitchell, J.M., Rochat, T.J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Newell, M.L. and Bland, R.M. (2016) The effect of maternal and child early life factors on grade repetition among HIV exposed and unexposed children in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 7(2), pp. 185-196. (doi: 10.1017/s2040174415007230) (PMID:26449271)
Craig, E., Reilly, J.J. and Bland, R. (2016) Risk factors for overweight and overfatness in rural South African children and adolescents. Journal of Public Health, 38(1), pp. 24-33. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv016) (PMID:25742718) (PMCID:PMC4750520)
Downie, J., MacTier, H. and Bland, R. M. (2016) Should pregnant women with unknown HIV status be offered rapid HIV testing in labour? Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 101(1), pp. 79-84. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307226) (PMID:26668051)
Rochat, T. J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Coovadia, H., Coutsoudis, A., Desmond, C., Newell, M.-L. and Bland, R. M. (2016) Exclusive breastfeeding and cognition, executive function, and behavioural disorders in primary school-aged children in Rural South Africa: a cohort analysis. PLoS Medicine, 13(6), e1002044. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002044) (PMID:27328132) (PMCID:PMC4915617)
Coetzee, B., Kagee, A. and Bland, R. (2015) Barriers and facilitators to paediatric adherence to antiretroviral therapy in rural South Africa: a multi-stakeholder perspective. AIDS Care, 27(3), pp. 315-321. (doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.967658) (PMID:25355176) (PMCID:PMC4305492)
Mkwanazi, N. B., Rochat, T. J. and Bland, R. M. (2015) Living with HIV, disclosure patterns and partnerships a decade after the introduction of HIV programmes in rural South Africa. AIDS Care, 27(Supl 1), pp. 65-72. (doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1028881) (PMID:26616127)
Craig, E., Bland, R., Ndirangu, J. and Reilly, J. J. (2014) Use of mid-upper arm circumference for determining overweight and overfatness in children and adolescents. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(8), pp. 763-766. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305137)
Chetty, T., Carter, R. J., Bland, R. M. and Newell, M.-L. (2014) HIV status, breastfeeding modality at 5 months and postpartum maternal weight changes over 24 months in rural South Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 19(7), pp. 852-862. (doi: 10.1111/tmi.12320)
Rochat, T. J., Arteche, A. X., Stein, A., Mkwanazi, N. and Bland, R. M. (2014) Maternal HIV disclosure to young HIV-uninfected children. AIDS, 28, S331-S341. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000333)
Craig, E., Reilly, J. and Bland, R. (2013) Body fatness or anthropometry for assessment of unhealthy weight status? comparison between methods in South African children and adolescents. Public Health Nutrition, 16(11), pp. 2005-2013. (doi: 10.1017/S1368980012004338)
Moon, S. et al. (2013) Differential profiles and inhibitory effect on rotavirus vaccines of non-antibody components in breast milk from mothers in developing and developed countries. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 32(8), pp. 863-870. (doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318290646d)
Bland, R.M., Ndirangu, J. and Newell, M.-L. (2013) Maximising opportunities for increased antiretroviral treatment in children in an existing HIV programme in rural South Africa. British Medical Journal, 2013(346), f550. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.f550)
Craig, E., Bland, R. and Reilly, J. (2013) Objectively measured physical activity levels of children and adolescents in rural South Africa: high volume of physical activity at low intensity. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 38(1), pp. 81-84. (doi: 10.1139/apnm-2012-0115)
Rochat, T.J., Mkwanazi, N. and Bland, R. (2013) Maternal HIV disclosure to HIV-uninfected children in rural South Africa: a pilot study of a family-based intervention. BMC Public Health, 13(147), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-147)
Ndirangu, J., Viljoen, J., Bland, R.M., Danaviah, S., Thorne, C., Van de Perre, P. and Newell, M.-L. (2012) Cell-free (RNA) and cell-associated (DNA) HIV-1 and postnatal transmission through breastfeeding. PLoS ONE, 7(12), e51493. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051493) (PMID:23284701) (PMCID:PMC3532207)
Mkwanazi, N.B., Rochat, T.M., Imrie, J. and Bland, R.M. (2012) Disclosure of maternal HIV status to children: considerations for research and practice in sub-Saharan Africa. Future Virology, 7(12), pp. 1159-1182. (doi: 10.2217/FVL.12.109)
Le Doare, K., Bland, R. and Newell, M.L. (2012) Neurodevelopment in children born to HIV-infected mothers by infection and treatment status. Pediatrics, 130(5), e1326-e1344. (doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-0405)
Johnson, L.F., Davies, M.-A., Moultrie, H., Sherman, G.G., Bland, R.M., Rehle, T.M., Dorrington, R.E. and Newell, M.-L. (2012) The effect of early initiation of antiretroviral treatment in infants receiving pediatric auto immune deficiency syndrome mortality in South Africa. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 31(5), pp. 469-473. (doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182456ba2)
Johnson, L.F., Stinson, K., Newell, M.-L., Bland, R.M., Moultrie, H., Davies, M.-A., Rehle, T.M., Dorrington, R.E. and Sherman, G.G. (2012) The contribution of maternal HIV seroconversion during late pregnancy and breastfeeding to mother-to-child transmission of HIV. JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 59(4), pp. 417-425. (doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182432f27)
Hontelez, J.A.C., Newell, M.-L., Bland, R.M., Munnelly, K., Lessells, R.J. and Bärnighausen, T. (2012) Human resources needs for universal access to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a time and motion study. Human Resources for Health, 10(39), (doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-10-39)
Ndirangu, J., Newell, M.-L., Thorne, C. and Bland, R.M. (2012) Treating HIV-infected mothers reduces under 5 years of age mortality rates to levels seen in children of HIV-uninfected mothers in rural South Africa. Antiviral Therapy, 17, pp. 81-90. (doi: 10.3851/IMP1991)
Bland, R.M. (2011) Management of HIV-infected children in Africa: progress and challenges. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96(10), pp. 911-915. (doi: 10.1136/adc.2010.193789)
Newell, M.-L., Nagot, N., Neveu, D., Bland, R., Coovadia, H. and van de Perre, P. (2011) Reply to Filteau. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 53(2), pp. 209-210. (doi: 10.1093/cid/cir328)
Rochat, T.J., Bland, R., Coovadia, H., Stein, A. and Newell, M.-L. (2011) Towards a family-centered approach to HIV treatment and care for HIV-exposed children, their mothers and their families in poorly resourced settings. Future Virology, 6(6), pp. 687-696. (doi: 10.2217/fvl.11.45)
Neveu, D., Viljoen, J., Bland, R.M., Nagot, N., Danaviah, S., Coutsoudis, A., Rollins, N.C., Coovadia, H.M., Van de Perre, P. and Newell, M.-L. (2011) Cumulative exposure to cell-free HIV in breast milk, rather than feeding pattern per se, identifies postnatally infected infants. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 52(6), pp. 819-825. (doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq203)
Houlihan, C.F., Bland, R.M., Mutevedzi, P.C., Lessells, R.J., Ndirangu, J., Thulare, H. and Newell, M.-L. (2011) Cohort profile: Hlabisa HIV treatment and care programme. International Journal of Epidemiology, 40(2), pp. 318-326. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyp402)
Ndirangu, J., Bland, R., Barnighausen, T. and Newell, M.-L. (2011) Validating child vaccination status in a demographic surveillance system using data from a clinical cohort study: evidence from rural South Africa. BMC Public Health, 11, p. 372. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-372)
Ndlovu, B.G., Danaviah, S., Moodley, E., Ghebremichael, M., Bland, R., Viljoen, J., Newell, M.-L., Ndung'u, T. and Carr, W.H. (2011) Use of dried blood spots for the determination of genetic variation of interleukin-10, killer immunoglobulin-like receptor and HLA class I genes. Tissue Antigens, 79(2), pp. 114-122. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2011.01807.x)
Coutsoudis, A., England, K., Rollins, N., Coovadia, H., Newell, M.L. and Bland, R. (2010) Womenʼs morbidity and mortality in the first 2 years after delivery according to HIV status. AIDS, 24(18), pp. 2859-2866. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834041b7)
Bland, R.M. (2010) Body mass index, immune recovery and survival: an important but understudied relationship. AIDS, 24(13), pp. 2125-2126. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833cfd76)
Ndirangu, J., Newell, M.L., Tanser, F., Herbst, A.J. and Bland, R. (2010) Decline in early life mortality in a high HIV prevalence rural area of South Africa: evidence of HIV prevention or treatment impact? AIDS, 24(4), pp. 593-602. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328335cff5)
Becquet, R., Bland, R., Ekouevi, D.K., Dabis, F. and Newell, M.L. (2010) Universal antiretroviral therapy among pregnant and postpartum HIV-infected women would improve maternal health and decrease postnatal HIV transmission. AIDS, 24(8), pp. 1239-1241. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328338b791)
Bland, R. M., Coovadia, H. M., Coutsoudis, A., Rollins, N. C. and Newell, M. L. (2010) Cohort Profile: Mamanengane or the Africa Centre Vertical Transmission Study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 39(2), pp. 351-360. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyp165)
Janssen, N., Ndirangu, J., Newell, M.-L. and Bland, R.M. (2010) Successful paediatric HIV treatment in rural primary care in Africa. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 95(6), pp. 414-421. (doi: 10.1136/adc.2009.169367)
Mepham, S.O., Bland, R.M. and Newell, M.L. (2010) Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-rich and -poor settings. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 118(2), pp. 202-218. (doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02733.x)
Patel, D., Bland, R., Coovadia, H., Rollins, N., Coutsoudis, A. and Newell, M.L. (2010) Breastfeeding, HIV status and weights in South African children: a comparison of HIV-exposed and unexposed children. AIDS, 24(3), pp. 437-445. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283345f91)
Rollins, N.C., Becquet, R., Bland, R.M., Coutsoudis, A., Coovadia, H.M. and Newell, M.-L. (2009) Preventing postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV: context matters. AIDS, 23(6), p. 740. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328327727b)
Maheswaran, H. and Bland, R.M. (2009) Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-limited settings. Future Virology, 4(2), pp. 165-175. (doi: 10.2217/17460794.4.2.165)
Coovadia, H., Bland, R.M. and Walls, T. (2009) Two commentaries on 'Impact of tuberculosis preventive therapy on tuberculosis and mortality in HIV-infected children'. Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal, 4(4), pp. 1449-1451. (doi: 10.1002/ebch.437)
Marais, B., Cooke, G.S., Little, K.E., Bland, R.M., Thulare, H. and Newell, M.-L. (2009) Need for timely paediatric HIV treatment within primary health care in rural South Africa. PLoS ONE, 4(9), e7101. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007101)
Myer, L. et al. (2009) Duration, pattern of breastfeeding and postnatal transmission of HIV: pooled analysis of individual data from West and South African cohorts. PLoS ONE, 4(10), e7397. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007397)
Newell, M.L. and Bland, R.M. (2009) Antiretroviral treatment in HIV-infected African infants. Therapy, 61(1), pp. 11-13. (doi: 10.2217/14750708.6.1.11)
Rollins, N.C., Becquet, R., Bland, R.M., Coutsoudis, A., Coovadia, H.M. and Newell, M.-L. (2008) Infant feeding, HIV transmission and mortality at 18 months: the need for appropriate choices by mothers and prioritization within programmes. AIDS, 22(17), pp. 2349-2357. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328312c740)
Savage, F., Renfrew, M.J. and Bland, R.M. (2008) Countdown to 2015 for maternal, newborn, and child survival. Lancet, 372(9636), p. 369. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61147-2)
Bland, R.M., Little, K.E., Coovadia, H.M., Coutsoudis, A., Rollins, N.C. and Newell, M.-L. (2008) Intervention to promote exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months of life in a high HIV prevalence area. AIDS, 22(7), pp. 883-891. (doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282f768de)
Belizan, J.M., Desmond, C., Bland, R.M., Boyce, G., Coovadia, H.M., Coutsoudis, A., Rollins, N. and Newell, M.-L. (2008) Scaling-up exclusive breastfeeding support programmes: the example of KwaZulu-Natal. PLoS ONE, 3(6), e2454. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002454)
Bland, R.M. and Newell, M.L. (2008) Prolonged breastfeeding and HIV transmission. Preventive Medicine, 47(1), pp. 34-35. (doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.03.007)
Coovadia, H. and Bland, R.M. (2008) From Alma-Ata to Agincourt: primary health care in AIDS. Lancet, 372(9642), pp. 866-868. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61373-2)
Little, K.E., Bland, R. and Newell, M.L. (2008) Vertically acquired paediatric HIV infection: the challenges of providing comprehensive packages of care in resource-limited settings. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 13(9), pp. 1098-1110. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02130.x)
Mkwanazi, N.B., Patel, D., Newell, M.-L., Rollins, N.C., Coutsoudis, A., Coovadia, H.M. and Bland, R.M. (2008) Rapid testing may not improve uptake of HIV testing and same day results in a rural South African community: a cohort study of 12,000 women. PLoS ONE, 3(10), e3501. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003501)
Bland, R.M., Becquet, R., Rollins, N.C., Coutsoudis, A., Coovadia, H.M. and Newell, M.L. (2007) Breast health problems are rare in both HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women who receive counseling and support for breast-feeding in South Africa. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 45(11), pp. 1502-1510. (doi: 10.1086/523320)
Lebon, A., Bland, R.M., Rollins, N.C., Coutsoudis, A., Coovadia, H. and Newell, M.-L. (2007) Short communication: CD4 counts of HIV-infected pregnant women and their infected children - implications for PMTCT and treatment programmes. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 12(12), pp. 1472-1474. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01954.x)
Coovadia, H.M., Rollins, N.C., Bland, R.M., Coutsoudis, A. and Newell, M.-L. (2007) Breastfeeding and HIV transmission – authors' reply. Lancet, 369(9579), pp. 2073-2074. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60968-4)
Bland, R.M., Rollins, N.C., Coovadia, H.M., Coutsoudis, A. and Newell, M.L. (2007) Infant feeding counselling for HIV-infected and uninfected women: appropriateness of choice and practice. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85(4), pp. 289-296. (doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.032441)
Bland, R.M. (2007) Exclusive breastfeeding – what is its place in HIV prevalent areas? How do we approach exclusive breastfeeding in the era of HIV. Continuing Medical Education, 25(1),
Coovadia, H.M. and Bland, R.M. (2007) Preserving breastfeeding practice through the HIV pandemic. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 12(9), pp. 1116-1133. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01895.x)
Coovadia, H.M., Rollins, N.C., Bland, R.M., Little, K., Coutsoudis, A., Bennish, M.L. and Newell, M.-L. (2007) Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study. Lancet, 369(9567), pp. 1107-1116. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60283-9)
Thairu, L.N., Pelto, G.H., Rollins, N.C., Bland, R. and Ntshangase, N. (2005) Sociocultural influences on infant feeding decisions among HIV-infected women in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 1(1), pp. 2-10. (doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2004.00001.x) (PMID:16881874) (PMCID:PMC6874389)
Shah, S., Rollins, N.C. and Bland, R. (2005) Breastfeeding knowledge among health workers in rural South Africa. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 51(1), pp. 33-38. (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmh071)
Kauchali, S., Rollins, N.C., Bland, R. and Broeck, J. v. d. (2004) Maternal perceptions of acute respiratory infections in children under 5 in rural South Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 9(5), pp. 644-650. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01238.x)
Bland, R., Rollins, N.C., Broeck, J. v. d. and Coovadia, H.M. (2004) The use of non-prescribed medication in the first 3 months of life in rural South Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 9(1), pp. 118-124. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01148.x)
Coutsoudis, A., Rollins, N.C., Adhikari, M., Bobat, R. and Bland, R.M. (2004) The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme and infant feeding practices. South African Medical Journal, 94(2), p. 70.
Bland, R., Rollins, N.C., Solarsh, G., Broeck, J. v. d. and Coovadia, H.M. (2003) Maternal recall of exclusive breast feeding duration. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 88(9), pp. 778-783. (doi: 10.1136/adc.88.9.778)
Goga, A.E., Bland, R.M., Rollins, N.C. and Coovadia, H.M. (2003) Exclusive breast-feeding - a pipe dream? South African Medical Journal, 93(8), pp. 602-603.
Bland, R., Rollins, N.C., Coutsoudis, A. and Coovadia, H.M. (2002) Breastfeeding practices in an area of high HIV prevalence in rural South Africa. Acta Paediatrica, 91(6), pp. 704-711. (doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2002.tb03306.x)
Bland, R., Bulgarelli, S., Jackson, D., Paton, J.Y., Reilly, J.J. and Ventham, J.C. (2001) Total energy expenditure in children with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. European Respiratory Journal, 18(1), pp. 164-169.
Bland, R., Corrigan, D.L., Chapman, J.P. and Paton, J.Y. (2000) Tuberculosis in children at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, January 1995-April 1998. Health Bulletin, 58(2), pp. 102-111.
Corrigan, D.L., Bland, R.M. and Paton, J.Y. (1999) Management of tuberculosis in Wales: 1986-92. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 80(6), pp. 579-580. (doi: 10.1136/adc.80.6.579a)
Bland, R., Evans, T.J. , Raine, P. and Weaver, L.T. (1999) Inflammatory bowel disease in Scottish children. Health Bulletin, 57(6), pp. 365-373.
Bland, R., Mackie, P.L., Shorts, S., Pate, S. and Paton, J.Y. (1998) The rapid diagnosis and clinical features of human herpesvirus 6. Journal of Infection, 36(2), pp. 161-165.
Book Sections
Newell, M.L., Thorne, C. and Bland, R. (2011) Children with HIV infection. In: Hall, J.C., Hall, B.J. and Cockerell, C.J. (eds.) HIV/AIDS in the Post-HAART Era: Manifestations, Treatment, and Epidemiology. People's Medical Publishing House. ISBN 9781607951056
Mepham, S., Bland, R.M. and Newell, M.L. (2009) Challenges for the management of HIV-infected pregnant women in resource constrained settings. In: Canfield, R.N. (ed.) Infectious Pregnancy Complications. Nova Biomedical Books: New York. ISBN 9781607410386
Goga, A.E., Bland, R.M., Van Royen, H., Rollins, N.C. and Coovadia, H.M. (2002) A breastfeeding support strategy in an HIV endemic area. In: Davis, M.K., Hanson, L.A., Isaacs, C.E. and Wright, A.L. (eds.) Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation. Series: Advances in experimental medicine and biology (503). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York, pp. 259-261. ISBN 9780306467363