Emma Kalk - Epidemiology

Author Information

Emma Kalk is a researcher affiliated with the Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Research at the School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her work primarily focuses on issues related to HIV, particularly in the context of pregnancy and infant health, as well as monitoring and evaluating public health interventions in South Africa.

Research Contributions

Emma Kalk has made significant contributions to the field of epidemiology, particularly concerning HIV exposure and its effects on infants and pregnant women. Her research spans various topics, including the growth patterns of infants exposed to HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART), the risks associated with preterm birth, and the morbidity of neonates who are HIV-exposed but uninfected. She has also explored the safety and effectiveness of preventive therapies for HIV-positive pregnant women and evaluated public health strategies to monitor HIV testing progress against UNAIDS targets.

Aliases

Emma Kalk is also known by the aliases "E Kalk" and "E. Kalk." These variations are used in different publications and records, but they all refer to the same individual.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Total Number of Papers	51
Total Citation Count	1043
H-index	13

Publications:

Growth patterns of infants with in- utero HIV and ARV exposure in Cape Town, South Africa and Lusaka, Zambia

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12476-z

Year: 2022

Preterm birth and severe morbidity in hospitalized neonates who are HIV exposed and uninfected compared with HIV unexposed.

DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002856

Year: 2021

Increased infectious-cause hospitalization among infants who are HIV-exposed uninfected compared with HIV-unexposed

DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003039

Year: 2021

Association between food intake and obesity in pregnant women living with and without HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: a prospective cohort study

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11566-2

Year: 2021

Lower birth weight-for-age and length-for-age z-scores in infants with in-utero HIV and ART exposure: a prospective study in Cape Town, South Africa

DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-03836-z

Year: 2021

COVID-19 in pregnancy in South Africa: Tracking the epidemic and defining the natural history.

DOI: 10.7196/samj.2020.v110i8.15012

Year: 2020

Understanding and Responding to Prescribing Patterns of Sodium Valproate-Containing Medicines in Pregnant Women and Women of Childbearing Age in Western Cape, South Africa

DOI: 10.1007/s40264-020-00987-4

Year: 2020

Safety and Effectiveness of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in HIV-Positive Pregnant Women on Art: An Observational Study using Linked Population Data.

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1224

Year: 2020

Consolidating strategic information to monitor progress against the UNAIDS 90–90–90 targets: evaluating the operational feasibility of an electronic HIV testing register in Cape Town, South Africa

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05517-7

Year: 2020

Consolidating Strategic Information to Monitor Progress Against the UNAIDS 90-90-90 Targets: Evaluating the Operational Feasibility of an Electronic HIV Testing Register in Cape Town, South Africa

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-23068/v1

Year: 2020

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