AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Aga

Publications (925)

Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) in Zimbabwe: Outcomes and Challenges.

Journal: Global health, science and practice

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Hakim James G JG Chidzonga Midion M MM Borok Margaret Z MZ Nathoo Kusum J KJ Matenga Jonathan J Havranek Edward E Cowan Frances F Abas Melanie M Aagaard Eva E Connors Susan S

Advancing feminist innovation in sport studies: A transdisciplinary dialogue on gender, health and wellbeing.

Journal: Frontiers in sports and active living

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Thorpe Holly H Bekker Sheree S Fullagar Simone S Mkumbuzi Nonhlanhla N Nimphius Sophia S Pape Madeleine M Sims Stacy T ST Travers A A

Usefulness of highly active antiretroviral therapy on health-related quality of life of adult recipients in Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS patient care and STDs

Publication Year: 2009

Authors & Co-authors:  Magafu Mgaywa G M D MG Moji Kazuhiko K Igumbor Ehimario U EU Hashizume Masahiro M Mizota Tsutomu T Komazawa Osuke O Cai Guoxi G Yamamoto Taro T

Prevalence of psychological trauma and association with current health and functioning in a sample of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected Tanzanian adults.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Pence Brian W BW Shirey Kristen K Whetten Kathryn K Agala Bernard B Itemba Dafrosa D Adams Julie J Whetten Rachel R Yao Jia J Shao John J

Trauma history and depression predict incomplete adherence to antiretroviral therapies in a low income country.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Whetten Kathryn K Shirey Kristen K Pence Brian Wells BW Yao Jia J Thielman Nathan N Whetten Rachel R Adams Julie J Agala Bernard B Ostermann Jan J O'Donnell Karen K

Evaluating mental health difficulties and associated outcomes among HIV-positive adolescents in Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Dow Dorothy E DE Turner Elizabeth L EL Shayo Aisa M AM Mmbaga Blandina B Cunningham Coleen K CK O'Donnell Karen K

A Qualitative Exploration of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Contexts of HIV-Positive Adolescents in Tanzania.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Ramaiya Megan K MK Sullivan Kristen A KA O' Donnell Karen K Cunningham Coleen K CK Shayo Aisa M AM Mmbaga Blandina T BT Dow Dorothy E DE

Effect of the PREPARE intervention on sexual initiation and condom use among adolescents aged 12-14: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Mmbaga Elia John EJ Kajula Lusajo L Aarø Leif Edvard LE Kilonzo Mrema M Wubs Annegreet Gera AG Eggers Sander Matthijs SM de Vries Hein H Kaaya Sylvia S

Caregiver role in HIV medication adherence among HIV-infected orphans in Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Gichane Margaret W MW Sullivan Kristen A KA Shayo Aisa M AM Mmbaga Blandina T BT O' Donnell Karen K Cunningham Coleen K CK Dow Dorothy E DE

Modality of Primary HIV Disclosure and Association with Mental Health, Stigma, and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Tanzanian Youth Living with HIV.

Journal: AIDS patient care and STDs

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Ramos Julia V JV Mmbaga Blandina T BT Turner Elizabeth L EL Rugalabamu Leonia L LL Luhanga Severa S Cunningham Coleen K CK Dow Dorothy E DE

Building resilience: a mental health intervention for Tanzanian youth living with HIV.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Dow Dorothy E DE Mmbaga Blandina T BT Turner Elizabeth L EL Gallis John A JA Tabb Zachary J ZJ Cunningham Coleen K CK O'Donnell Karen E KE

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the MMSE and MoCA questionnaires in Tanzanian Swahili for a traumatic brain injury population.

Journal: BMC neurology

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Vissoci Joao Ricardo Nickenig JRN de Oliveira Leonardo Pestillo LP Gafaar Temitope T Haglund Michael M MM Mvungi Mark M Mmbaga Blandina Theophil BT Staton Catherine A CA

Prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV-1 infection among people who inject drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a sign of successful intervention?

Journal: Harm reduction journal

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Likindikoki Samuel Lazarus SL Mmbaga Elia John EJ Leyna Germana Henry GH Moen Kåre K Makyao Neema N Mizinduko Mucho M Mwijage Alex Ishungisa AI Faini Diana D Leshabari Melkizedeck Thomas MT Meyrowitsch Dan Wolf DW

Feasibility and acceptability of a nutritional intervention testing the effects of nitrate-rich beetroot juice and folic acid on blood pressure in Tanzanian adults with elevated blood pressure.

Journal: International journal of food sciences and nutrition

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Kandhari Navneet N Prabhakar Meghna M Shannon Oliver O Fostier William W Koehl Christina C Rogathi Jane J Temu Gloria G Stephan Blossom C M BCM Gray William K WK Haule Irene I

Nitrate-Rich Beetroot Juice Reduces Blood Pressure in Tanzanian Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.

Journal: The Journal of nutrition

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Siervo Mario M Shannon Oliver O Kandhari Navneet N Prabhakar Meghna M Fostier William W Köchl Christina C Rogathi Jane J Temu Gloria G Stephan Blossom C M BCM Gray William K WK

A group-based mental health intervention for young people living with HIV in Tanzania: results of a pilot individually randomized group treatment trial.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Dow Dorothy E DE Mmbaga Blandina T BT Gallis John A JA Turner Elizabeth L EL Gandhi Monica M Cunningham Coleen K CK O'Donnell Karen E KE

HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men following the implementation of the HIV preventive guideline in Tanzania: respondent-driven sampling survey.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Alexander Ishungisa Mwijage M Moen Kare K Leyna Germana G Makyao Neema N Ramadhan Angela A Lange Theis T Meyrowitsch Dan Wolf DW Mizinduko Mucho M Likindikoki Samuel S Leshabari Melkzedeck M

Beyond severe acute maternal morbidity: a mixed-methods study on the long-term consequences of (severe pre-)eclampsia in rural Tanzania.

Journal: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Mooij R R Kapanga R R RR Mwampagatwa I H IH Mgalega G C GC van Dillen J J Stekelenburg J J de Kok B C BC

The magnitude and determinants of antepartum depression among women attending antenatal clinic at a tertiary hospital, in Mwanza Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Mwita Matiko M Kasongi Doreen D Bernard Eliya E Gunda Daniel D Mmbaga Blandina B

Assessing the Influence of Community Health Worker Support on Early Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence, Anticipated Stigma, and Mental Health Among People Living with HIV in Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS patient care and STDs

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Knettel Brandon A BA Wanda Lisa L Amiri Ismail I Myers John J Fernandez Kimberly M KM Muiruri Charles C Watt Melissa H MH Mmbaga Blandina T BT Relf Michael V MV

Feasibility and acceptability of a peer youth led curriculum to improve HIV knowledge in Northern Tanzania: resilience and intervention experience from the perspective of peer leaders.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Hosaka Kalei R J KRJ Mmbaga Blandina T BT Gallis John A JA Dow Dorothy E DE

Sauti ya Vijana (SYV; The Voice of Youth): Longitudinal Outcomes of an Individually Randomized Group Treatment Pilot Trial for Young People Living with HIV in Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Dow Dorothy E DE O'Donnell Karen E KE Mkumba Laura L Gallis John A JA Turner Elizabeth L EL Boshe Judith J Shayo Aisa M AM Cunningham Coleen K CK Mmbaga Blandina T BT

Socio-cognitive factors influencing access to HIV prevention services among people who inject drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: An integrated bio-behavioural survey.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Likindikoki Samuel L SL Meyrowitsch Dan W DW Mizinduko Mucho M MM Ishungisa Alexander M AM Tersbøl Britt P BP Leyna Germana H GH Moen Kåre K Makyao Neema N Lange Theis T Leshabari Melkizedeck T MT

Adolescent mental health research in Tanzania: a study protocol for a priority setting exercise and the development of an interinstitutional capacity strengthening programme.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Obasi Angela A Seekles Maaike M Boshe Judith J Dow Dorothy D Mmbaga Blandina B Ngakongwa Fileuka F Okello Elialilia E Renju Jenny J Shayo Elizabeth E Simbee Gema G

Burden of HIV-related stigma and associated factors among women living with depression accessing PMTCT services in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Minja Anna Agape AA Larson Elysia E Aloyce Zenaice Z Araya Ricardo R Kaale Anna A Kaaya Sylvia F SF Kamala Janeth J Kasmani Muhummed Nadeem MN Komba Amina A Mwimba Angelina A

A group-based mental health intervention for Tanzanian youth living with HIV: Secondary analysis of a pilot trial.

Journal: Medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Hosaka Kalei R J KRJ Mmbaga Blandina T BT Shayo Aisa M AM Gallis John A JA Turner Elizabeth L EL O'Donnell Karen E KE Cunningham Coleen K CK Boshe Judith J Dow Dorothy E DE

Prevalence and determinants of non-communicable diseases including depression among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Mutagonda Ritah F RF Siril Hellen H Kaaya Sylvia S Amborose Theresia T Haruna Tausi T Mhalu Aisa A Urassa David D Mtisi Expeditho E Moshiro Candida C Tarimo Edith E

A cohort of pediatric injury patients from a hospital-based trauma registry in Northern Tanzania.

Journal: African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Keating Elizabeth M EM Sakita Francis F Mmbaga Blandina T BT Nkini Getrude G Amiri Ismail I Tsosie Chermiqua C Fino Nora N Watt Melissa H MH Staton Catherine A CA

Prevalence and predictors of depression among women attending antenatal care in Moshi, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Ngocho James S JS Minja Linda M LM Mwamba Rimel N RN Knettel Brandon A BA Kisigo Godfrey A GA Mmbaga Blandina T BT Watt Melissa H MH

Testing for Drug-Related Infectious Diseases and Determinants among People Who Use Drugs in a Low-Resource Setting: A Respondent-Driven Cross-Sectional Survey.

Journal: Tropical medicine and infectious disease

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Likindikoki Samuel Lazarus SL Mmbaga Elia J EJ Mizinduko Mucho M Alexander Mwijage M Adams Lisa V LV Horsburgh Robert R Moen Kåre K Leyna Germana G Lange Theis T Tersbøl Britt P BP

Knowledge and misconceptions about epilepsy among people with epilepsy and their caregivers attending mental health clinics: A qualitative study in Taenia solium endemic pig-keeping communities in Tanzania.

Journal: Epilepsia open

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Makasi Charles E CE Kilale Andrew M AM Ngowi Bernard J BJ Lema Yakobo Y Katiti Victor V Mahande Michael J MJ Msoka Elizabeth F EF Stelzle Dominik D Winkler Andrea S AS Mmbaga Blandina T BT

Brief Report: Task-Shifting "Gold Standard" Clinical Assessment and Safety Planning for Suicide Risk Among People Living With HIV: A Feasibility and Fidelity Evaluation in Tanzania.

Journal: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Knettel Brandon A BA Amiri Ismail I Minja Linda L Martinez Alyssa J AJ Knippler Elizabeth T ET Madundo Kim K Staton Catherine C Vissoci Joao Ricardo N JRN Mwobobia Judith J Mmbaga Blandina T BT

A Mixed-Methods Comparison of Gender Differences in Alcohol Consumption and Drinking Characteristics among Patients in Moshi, Tanzania.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Pauley Alena A Buono Mia M West Kirstin K Metcalf Madeline M Rent Sharla S Kilasara Joseph J Sawe Yvonne Y Mikindo Mariana M Mmbaga Blandina T BT Boshe Judith J

Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial of a telehealth-delivered counseling intervention to reduce suicidality and improve HIV care engagement in Tanzania.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Knettel Brandon A BA Knippler Elizabeth T ET Amiri Ismail I Joel Louise L Madundo Kim K Msoka Elizabeth F EF Boshe Judith J Tarimo Clotilda S CS Katiti Victor V Rwakilomba Jackline J

Culturally-informed adaptation and psychometric properties of the Cataldo Cancer Stigma Scale in Northern Tanzania.

Journal: Journal of psychosocial oncology

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Knettel Brandon B Minja Linda L Msoka Elizabeth E Tarimo Clotilda C Katiti Victor V Pan Wei W Mwobobia Judith J Juhlin Erika E Knippler Elizabeth E Watt Melissa M

From trauma to transmission: exploring the intersection of adversity, substance use, and HIV risk in women's life histories.

Journal: International journal for equity in health

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  West Nora S NS Kussaga Frank F Rittenhouse Alex A Duroseau Brenice B Knight Deja D Mbwambo Jessie J Likindikoki Samuel S Saleem Haneefa T HT

A mixed-methods comparison of gender differences in alcohol consumption and drinking characteristics among patients in Moshi, Tanzania.

Journal: PLOS global public health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Pauley Alena A Buono Mia M West Kirstin K Metcalf Madeline M Rent Sharla S Kilasara Joseph J Sawe Yvonne Y Mikindo Mariana M Mmbaga Blandina T BT Boshe Judith J

"": A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Gender Differences in Depression and Alcohol Use in Moshi, Tanzania.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Pauley Alena A Buono Mia M Metcalf Madeline M West Kirstin K Rent Sharla S Nkenguye William W Sawe Yvonne Y Mikindo Mariana M Kilasara Joseph J Boshe Judith J

Early disengagement from HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis services and associated factors among female sex workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a socioecological approach.

Journal: BMJ global health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Lichtwarck Hanne Ochieng HO Mbotwa Christopher Hariri CH Kazaura Method Rwelengera MR Moen Kåre K Mmbaga Elia John EJ

Challenges and opportunities for improving mental health care and preventing suicide among people living with HIV: Perspectives of mental health professionals in Tanzania.

Journal: PLOS global public health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Knippler Elizabeth T ET Martinez Alyssa J AJ Amiri Ismail I Madundo Kim K Mmbaga Blandina T BT Goldston David B DB Relf Michael V MV Knettel Brandon A BA