AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Dow

Publications (168)

Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity.

Journal: The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Rubino Francesco F Cummings David E DE Eckel Robert H RH Cohen Ricardo V RV Wilding John P H JPH Brown Wendy A WA Stanford Fatima Cody FC Batterham Rachel L RL Farooqi I Sadaf IS Farpour-Lambert Nathalie J NJ

Factors influencing the level of patients' satisfaction with mental healthcare delivery in Tamale Metropolis: a multicentre cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Dokurugu Mariama Alhassan MA Aninanya Gifty Apiung GA Alhassan Mustapha M Dowou Robert Kokou RK Daliri Dennis Bomansang DB

Mental health challenges and perceptions of stigma among youth living with HIV in Tanzania.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Mkumba Laura S LS Nasuwa Fortunata F Mmbaga Blandina T BT Shayo Aisa M AM Cunningham Coleen K CK O'Donnell Karen E KE Dow Dorothy E DE

Examining the associations between social support and postpartum depression symptoms among adolescent mothers in Nairobi, Kenya.

Journal: Reproductive health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Gebrekristos Luwam T LT Ajayi Anthony Idowu AI Groves Allison K AK Kabiru Caroline W CW

Digital health for early psychosis in Ghana: patient and caregiver needs and preferences.

Journal: Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Larsen Anna A Agorinya Joel J Beaulieu Alexa A Sottie Emmanuel Quame EQ Buck Benjamin B Obeng Kwadwo K Kyeremeh Bill B Dogbe Fredrick Kwame FK Iddrisu Muhammed Izudeen MI Dowuona Phil Emil Okwei PEO

A scoping review on peer-led interventions to improve youth mental health in low- and middle-income countries.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Chow Dana D Matungwa Dunstan J DJ Blackwood Elizabeth R ER Pronyk Paul P Dow Dorothy D

Quality of life and spiritual needs of patients diagnosed with cancer in a tertiary hospital in southwestern Nigeria.

Journal: Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Esan Deborah Tolulope DT Bolarinwa Falilat Idowu FI Oyama Blessed Obem BO Olabisi Oluwaseyi Isaiah OI Afolayan Joel Adeleke JA Ramos Carlos Guillermo CG Bolarinwa Oladimeji Akeem OA

INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH INTO MANAGEMENT OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN PRIMARY CARE: A PROJECT REPORT.

Journal: West African journal of medicine

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Engmann Stephen Tetteh ST Ampofo Prince P Dowrick Christopher C

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines on end of life and palliative care in the intensive care unit.

Journal: Intensive care medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Kesecioglu Jozef J Rusinova Katerina K Alampi Daniela D Arabi Yaseen M YM Benbenishty Julie J Benoit Dominique D Boulanger Carole C Cecconi Maurizio M Cox Christopher C van Dam Marjel M

Promoting menstrual health and hygiene-insights from the 2023 World Menstrual Hygiene Day celebration events in the Hohoe municipality in Ghana.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Gbogbo Sitsofe S Wuresah Israel I Addo Phyllis P Klomegah Senam S Gbogbo Emmanuel E Axame Wisdom W Klutse Priscilla P Makam Christopher C Dowou Robert Kokou RK Nelson Paramount Eli PE

"My father insisted that I have the baby but not in his house": Adolescent pregnancy, social exclusion and (dis)empowerment of girls in an urban informal settlement in Kenya.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Machoka Beryl Nyatuga BN Kabiru Caroline W CW Ajayi Anthony Idowu AI

Evaluation of the integration of palliative care in a fragile setting amongst host and refugee communities: Using consecutive rapid participatory appraisals.

Journal: Palliative medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Leng Mhoira M Downing Julia J Purewal Gursaran G Namukwaya Liz L Opia Vicky V Venkateswaran Chitra C Nabirye Elizabeth E Bagasha Peace P

Trust in government moderates the association between fear of COVID-19 as well as empathic concern and preventive behaviour.

Journal: Communications psychology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Karakulak Arzu A Tepe Beyza B Dimitrova Radosveta R Abdelrahman Mohamed M Akaliyski Plamen P Alaseel Rana R Alkamali Yousuf Abdulqader YA Amin Azzam A Lizarzaburu Aguinaga Danny A DA Andres Andrii A

Study protocol for Sauti ya Vijana (The Voice of Youth): A hybrid-type 1 randomized trial to evaluate effectiveness and implementation of a mental health and life skills intervention to improve health outcomes for Tanzanian youth living with HIV.

Journal: PloS one

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Authors & Co-authors:  Mollel Getrud J GJ Ketang'enyi Eunice E Komba Lilian L Mmbaga Blandina T BT Shayo Aisa M AM Boshe Judith J Knettel Brandon B Gallis John A JA Turner Elizabeth L EL O'Donnell Karen K

Core outcome sets for trials of interventions to prevent and to treat multimorbidity in adults in low and middle-income countries: the COSMOS study.

Journal: BMJ global health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Vidyasagaran Aishwarya Lakshmi AL Ayesha Rubab R Boehnke Jan R JR Kirkham Jamie J Rose Louise L Hurst John R JR Miranda Juan Jaime JJ Rana Rusham Zahra RZ Vedanthan Rajesh R Faisal Mehreen Riaz MR

Interventions for improving the health and socioeconomic well-being of young parents in Africa: a systematic review protocol.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Odunga Sally Atieno SA Machoka Beryl B Jesang Glorious G Mugo Grace Kathure GK Munyasa Winnan Lucia WL Mukabana Sheila S Maina Beatrice W BW Ajayi Anthony Idowu AI Kabiru Caroline W CW

Impact of financial incentives on viral suppression among adults initiating HIV treatment in Tanzania: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial.

Journal: The lancet. HIV

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Authors & Co-authors:  Njau Prosper F PF Katabaro Emmanuel E Winters Solis S Sabasaba Amon A Hassan Kassim K Joseph Babuu B Maila Hamza H Msasa Janeth J Fahey Carolyn A CA Packel Laura L

Mental health is just an Addendum: Assessing stakeholder's perceptions on COVID-19 and mental health services provision in Malawi.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mchenga Martina M Ndasauka Yamikani Y Kondowe Fiskani F Kainja Jimmy J M'manga Chilungamo C Maliwichi Limbika L Nyamali Simunye S

Mental health is just an Addendum: Assessing stakeholder's perceptions on COVID-19 and mental health services provision in Malawi.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mchenga Martina M Ndasauka Yamikani Y Kondowe Fiskani F Kainja Jimmy J M'manga Chilungamo C Maliwichi Limbika L Nyamali Simunye S

The mental health toll among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malawi.

Journal: Scientific reports

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Maliwichi Limbika L Kondowe Fiskani F Mmanga Chilungamo C Mchenga Martina M Kainja Jimmy J Nyamali Simunye S Ndasauka Yamikani Y

Community-based intervention to increase HIV testing and case detection in people aged 16-32 years in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Thailand (NIMH Project Accept, HPTN 043): a randomised study.

Journal: The Lancet. Infectious diseases

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Sweat Michael M Morin Stephen S Celentano David D Mulawa Marta M Singh Basant B Mbwambo Jessie J Kawichai Surinda S Chingono Alfred A Khumalo-Sakutukwa Gertrude G Gray Glenda G

Universal screening of Tanzanian HIV-infected adult inpatients with the serum cryptococcal antigen to improve diagnosis and reduce mortality: an operational study.

Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Wajanga Bahati Mk BM Kalluvya Samuel S Downs Jennifer A JA Johnson Warren D WD Fitzgerald Daniel W DW Peck Robert N RN

Proposed new diagnoses of anxious depression and bodily stress syndrome in ICD-11-PHC: an international focus group study.

Journal: Family practice

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Lam T P TP Goldberg D P DP Dowell A C AC Fortes S S Mbatia J K JK Minhas F A FA Klinkman M S MS

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

Multiple somatic symptoms in primary care: A field study for ICD-11 PHC, WHO's revised classification of mental disorders in primary care settings.

Journal: Journal of psychosomatic research

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Goldberg David P DP Reed Geoffrey M GM Robles Rebeca R Bobes Julio J Iglesias Celso C Fortes Sandra S de Jesus Mari Jair J Lam Tai-Pong TP Minhas Fareed F Razzaque Bushra B

Screening for anxiety, depression, and anxious depression in primary care: A field study for ICD-11 PHC.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Goldberg David P DP Reed Geoffrey M GM Robles Rebeca R Minhas Fareed F Razzaque Bushra B Fortes Sandra S Mari Jair de Jesus JJ Lam Tai Pong TP Garcia José Ángel JÁ Gask Linda L

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

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

Financial incentives to promote retention in care and viral suppression in adults with HIV initiating antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania: a three-arm randomised controlled trial.

Journal: The lancet. HIV

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Fahey Carolyn A CA Njau Prosper F PF Katabaro Emmanuel E Mfaume Rashid S RS Ulenga Nzovu N Mwenda Natalino N Bradshaw Patrick T PT Dow William H WH Padian Nancy S NS Jewell Nicholas P NP

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

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

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

Addressing TB multimorbidity in policy and practice: An exploratory survey of TB providers in 27 high-TB burden countries.

Journal: PLOS global public health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Jarde Alexander A Siqueira Noemia N Afaq Saima S Naz Farah F Irfan Muhammad M Tufail Pervaiz P Aslam Faiza F Todowede Olamide O Rakhshanda Shagoofa S Khalid Humaira H

Polymorphisms in ATP-binding cassette transporters associated with maternal methylmercury disposition and infant neurodevelopment in mother-infant pairs in the Seychelles Child Development Study.

Journal: Environment international

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Engström Karin K Love Tanzy M TM Watson Gene E GE Zareba Grazyna G Yeates Alison A Wahlberg Karin K Alhamdow Ayman A Thurston Sally W SW Mulhern Maria M McSorley Emeir M EM

CYP3A genes and the association between prenatal methylmercury exposure and neurodevelopment.

Journal: Environment international

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Llop Sabrina S Tran Van V Ballester Ferran F Barbone Fabio F Sofianou-Katsoulis Aikaterini A Sunyer Jordi J Engström Karin K Alhamdow Ayman A Love Tanzy M TM Watson Gene E GE

Building Bridges through Science.

Journal: Neuron

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Lissek Thomas T Adams Michelle M Adelman John J Ahissar Ehud E Akaaboune Mohammed M Akil Huda H al'Absi Mustafa M Arain Fazal F Arango-Lasprilla Juan Carlos JC Atasoy Deniz D