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Overview

Matthew Chersich is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their research centers primarily on the intersections of environmental and medical sciences, focusing on the health impacts of climate change and related topics.

The scientist's work appears extensively within the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine. Subfields of particular emphasis include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, and Health.

Chersich's main topics of work cover a range of public and global health concerns associated with environmental factors, such as:

  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Associations between high temperatures in pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirths: systematic review and meta-analysis (2020, BMJ)
  • COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers (2020, Globalization and Health)
  • Dolutegravir with emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate versus efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for initial treatment of HIV-1 infection (ADVANCE): week 96 results from a randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial (2020, The Lancet HIV)
  • Physiological mechanisms of the impact of heat during pregnancy and the clinical implications: review of the evidence from an expert group meeting (2022, International Journal of Biometeorology)
  • Maternal and newborn health risks of climate change: A call for awareness and global action (2021, Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica)

Matthew Chersich frequently publishes in several venues, including:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Open Research Europe
  • International Journal of Biometeorology
  • BMJ Open

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Chersich are:

  • Stanley Lüchters
  • Britt Nakstad
  • Sari Kovats
  • Véronique Filippi
  • Nathalie Roos

Best Publications

  • Dolutegravir plus Two Different Prodrugs of Tenofovir to Treat HIV

    Willem D F Venter;Michelle Moorhouse;Simiso Sokhela;Lee Fairlie

  • Inequities in access to health care in South Africa

    Bronwyn Harris;Jane Goudge;John E Ataguba;Diane McIntyre

  • Associations between high temperatures in pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirths: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Matthew Francis Chersich;Minh Duc Pham;Minh Duc Pham;Ashtyn Areal;Marjan Mosalam Haghighi

  • Attitudes and behaviours of maternal health care providers in interactions with clients: a systematic review

    Priya Mannava;Kelly Durrant;Jane Rosamond Woodward Fisher;Matthew Francis Chersich;Matthew Francis Chersich

  • COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers.

    Matthew F. Chersich;Glenda Gray;Lee Fairlie;Quentin Eichbaum;Quentin Eichbaum

  • Involving men to improve maternal and newborn health: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions

    Mariam Tokhi;Liz Comrie-Thomson;Liz Comrie-Thomson;Liz Comrie-Thomson;Jessica Davis;Anayda Portela

  • Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Behavioral Risk Factors of Female Sex Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

    Fiona Scorgie;Matthew F. Chersich;Matthew F. Chersich;Innocent Ntaganira;Antonio Gerbase

  • Intravaginal Practices, Bacterial Vaginosis, and HIV Infection in Women: Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis

    Nicola Low;Matthew F. Chersich;Matthew F. Chersich;Kurt Schmidlin;Matthias Egger

  • We are despised in the hospitals: sex workers experiences of accessing health care in four African countries.

    Fiona Scorgie;Daisy Nakato;Eric Harper;Marlise Richter

  • Effectiveness of HIV prevention for youth in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized trials.

    Kristien Michielsen;Matthew F Chersich;Stanley Luchters;Petra De Koker

  • Dolutegravir with emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate versus efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for initial treatment of HIV-1 infection (ADVANCE): week 96 results from a randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial.

    Willem D F Venter;Simiso Sokhela;Bryony Simmons;Michelle Moorhouse

  • Characteristics and outcomes of adult patients lost to follow-up at an antiretroviral treatment clinic in johannesburg, South Africa

    Rishikesh P Dalal;Catherine Macphail;Mmabatho Mqhayi;Jeff Wing

  • Effects of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Duration and Regimen on Risk for Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Risa M Hoffman;Vivian Black;Karl Technau;Karin Joan van der Merwe

  • Impact of five years of peer-mediated interventions on sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya

    Stanley Luchters;Matthew F. Chersich;Agnes Rinyiru;Mary Stella Barasa

  • Vulnerability of women in southern Africa to infection with HIV: biological determinants and priority health sector interventions.

    Matthew F Chersich;Helen V Rees

  • Priority interventions to reduce HIV transmission in sex work settings in sub-Saharan Africa and delivery of these services

    Matthew F Chersich;Stanley Luchters;Stanley Luchters;Stanley Luchters;Innocent Ntaganira;Antonio Gerbase

  • Human rights abuses and collective resilience among sex workers in four African countries: a qualitative study

    Fiona Scorgie;Katherine Elizabeth Vasey;Eric Harper;Marlise L Richter;Marlise L Richter

  • Health system weaknesses constrain access to PMTCT and maternal HIV services in South Africa: a qualitative enquiry

    Courtenay Sprague;Matthew F Chersich;Matthew F Chersich;Vivian Black

  • Utilization of traditional healers in South Africa and costs to patients: Findings from a national household survey

    Nonhlanhla Nxumalo;Olufunke Alaba;Bronwyn Harris;Matthew Chersich

  • Intravaginal Practices, Vaginal Infections and HIV Acquisition: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Adriane Martin Hilber;Suzanna C. Francis;Matthew Chersich;Matthew Chersich;Pippa Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanley Luchters
Stanley Luchters Ghent University
Megan S. C. Lim
Megan S. C. Lim Burnet Institute
Kishorchandra Mandaliya
Kishorchandra Mandaliya University of Washington
Mark Stoove
Mark Stoove Burnet Institute
Charles D. H. Parry
Charles D. H. Parry South African Medical Research Council
Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill University of Liverpool
Catherine MacPhail
Catherine MacPhail University of Wollongong
Marta Boffito
Marta Boffito Imperial College London
Nuala McGrath
Nuala McGrath University of Southampton

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