Unable to replicate

This page lists all replication studies that were awarded 3ie grants but could not be completed due to an inability to obtain the necessary data and/or code to conduct the replication research.

Unable to Replicate

Effect of Early versus Deferred Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV on Survival

Replication study Original paper title:

Prevention of HIV-1 Infection with Early Antiretroviral Therapy


Original researchers: Mari M. Kitahata, Stephen J. Gange, Alison G. Abraham, Barry Merriman, Michael S. Saag, Amy C. Justice, Robert S. Hogg, Steven G. Deeks, Joseph J. Eron, John T. Brooks, Sean B. Rourke, M. John Gill, Ronald J. Bosch, Jeffrey N. Martin, Marina B. Klein, Lisa P. Jacobson, Benigno Rodriguez, Timothy R. Sterling, Gregory D. Kirk, Sonia Napravnik, Anita R. Rachlis, Liviana M. Calzavara, Michael A. Horberg, Michael J. Silverberg, Kelly A. Gebo, James J. Goedert, Constance A. Benson, Ann C. Collier, Stephen E. Van Rompaey, Heidi M. Crane, Rosemary G. McKaig, Bryan Lau, Aimee M. Freeman, Richard D. Moore
Original publication: New England Journal of Medicine
Current status: Unable to Replicate

Preexposure Chemoprophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex with Men

Replication study Original paper title:

Preexposure Chemoprophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex with Men


Original researchers: Robert M. Grant, Javier R. Lama, Peter L. Anderson, Vanessa McMahan, Albert Y. Liu, Lorena Vargas, Pedro Goicochea, Martín Casapía, Juan Vicente Guanira-Carranza, Maria E. Ramirez-Cardich, Orlando Montoya-Herrera, Telmo Fernández, Valdilea G. Veloso, Susan P. Buchbinder, Suwat Chariyalertsak, Mauro Schechter, Linda-Gail Bekker, Kenneth H. Mayer, Esper Georges Kallás, K. Rivet Amico, Kathleen Mulligan, Lane R. Bushman, Robert J. Hance, Carmela Ganoza, Patricia Defechereux, Brian Postle, Furong Wang, J. Jeff McConnell, Jia-Hua Zheng, Jeanny Lee, James F. Rooney, Howard S. Jaffe, Ana I. Martinez, David N. Burns, David V. Glidden
Original publication: New England Journal of Medicine
Current status: Unable to Replicate

Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Men in Rakai, Uganda: a Randomised Trial

Replication study Replication researchers: Eric Djimeu
Original paper title:

Effect of Circumcision of HIV-Negative Men on Transmission of Human Papillomavirus to HIV-Negative Women: A Randomised Trial in Rakai, Uganda


Original researchers: Ronald H. Gray, Godfrey Kigozi, David Serwadda, Frederick Makumbi, Stephen Watya, Fred Nalugoda, Noah Kiwanuka, Lawrence H. Moulton, Mohammad A. Chaudhary, Michael Z. Chen, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Melanie C. Bacon, Carolyn F.M. Williams, Pius Opendi, Steven J. Reynolds, Oliver Laeyendecker, Thomas C. Quinn, Maria J. Wawer
Original publication: Lancet
Current status: Unable to Replicate

Effect of Reduction in Household Air Pollution on Childhood Pneumonia in Guatemala (RESPIRE): A Randomised Controlled Trial

Replication study Replication researchers: Jan Hattendorf
Original paper title:

Effect of Reduction in Household Air Pollution on Childhood Pneumonia in Guatemala (RESPIRE): A Randomised Controlled Trial


Original researchers: Kirk R. Smith, John P. McCracken, Martin W. Weber, Alan Hubbard, Alisa Jenny, Lisa M. Thompson, John Balmes, Anaité Diaz, Byron Arana, Nigel Bruce
Original publication: Lancet
Current status: Unable to Replicate

Can Government-allocated Land Contribute to Food Security? Intrahousehold Analysis of West Bengal’s Microplot Allocation Program

Replication study Replication researchers: Benjamin DK Wood (with Maria Luisa Vasquez)
Original paper title:

Can Government-allocated Land Contribute to Food Security? Intrahousehold Analysis of West Bengal's Microplot Allocation Program


Original researchers: Florence Santos, Diana Fletschner, Vivien Savath, Amber Peterman
Original publication: World Development
Current status: Unable to Replicate