AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Joyce

Publications (109)

Optimizing Engagement With a Smartphone App to Prevent Violence Against Adolescents: Results From a Cluster Randomized Factorial Trial in Tanzania.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Janowski Roselinde R Cluver Lucie D LD Shenderovich Yulia Y Wamoyi Joyce J Wambura Mwita M Stern David D Clements Lily L Melendez-Torres G J GJ Baerecke Lauren L Ornellas Abigail A

Development and validation of a machine learning model to predict cognitive behavioral therapy outcome in obsessive-compulsive disorder using clinical and neuroimaging data.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  van de Mortel Laurens A LA Bruin Willem B WB Alonso Pino P Bertolín Sara S Feusner Jamie D JD Guo Joyce J Hagen Kristen K Hansen Bjarne B Thorsen Anders Lillevik AL Martínez-Zalacaín Ignacio I

Prevalence and correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among pregnant women from an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Mulupi Stephen S Abubakar Amina A Nyongesa Moses Kachama MK Angwenyi Vibian V Kabue Margaret M Mwangi Paul Murimi PM Odhiambo Rachel R Marangu Joyce J Njoroge Eunice E Mokaya Mercy Moraa MM

Prevalence of Epilepsy across 25 Sub-Counties in Three Districts of Northern Uganda.

Journal: Neuroepidemiology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Kaducu Joyce Moriku JM Mbutiwi Fiston Ikwa Ndol FIN Keller Luise L Escheu Gabriele G Hauke Peter P Pfausler Bettina B Schmutzhard Erich E Schmidt Veronika V Carabin Hélène H Ovuga Emilio E

Intersection between individual, household, environmental and system level factors in defining risk and resilience for children in Kenya's ASAL: A qualitative study.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Chongwo Esther Jebor EJ Aoko Barack B Kaniala Martha M Esala Moses M Magoma Phillis P Njoroge Eunice E Nyamanya Susan S Marangu Joyce J Khamis Anil A Ng'asike John J

Physical activity and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania: insights for public health policy in low-income contexts.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Ndabi Joyce Sifa JS Simwanza Alfa A Chukwuorji JohnBosco C JC Tladi Dawn D Muomah Rosemary C RC Nwonyi Sampson K SK Tay Doris Akosua DA Joachim Dale D Malete Leapetswe L Adamba Clement C

Experiences of women living with cervical cancer in Ghana: challenges and coping strategies.

Journal: BMC women's health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Agyeiwaa Joyce J Kusi-Amponsah Diji Abigail A Amoo Sarah Ama SA Asare Hayford H Yeboah Dorcas D Antwi Godwin G Davies Anita Efua AE Diji Francis F Ebu Enyan Nancy Innocentia NI

COVID-19 and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and child marriage: An online multi-country cross sectional survey.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Pande Shania S Shamu Simukai S Abdelhamed Amr A Munyao Kingoo James J Van de Velde Sarah S Temmerman Marleen M Esho Tammary T Kimani Samuel S Omwoha Joyce J Kpokiri Eneyi E EE

Prevalence and factors contributing to mental health challenges among school-going adolescents: a case of a climate-vulnerable Manafwa Watershed in Uganda.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Batte Charles C Apio Pamela Okwir PO Semulimi Andrew Weil AW Nuwasiima Shivan S Kasoma Ronald Mutebi RM Mwesigwa Martin Menya MM Twinamasiko Nelson N Siddharthan Trishul T Mukisa John J Mukunya David D

Caregiving experiences and practices: qualitative formative research towards development of integrated early childhood development interventions targeting Kenyans and refugees in Nairobi's informal settlements.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Angwenyi Vibian V Abubakar Amina A Kabue Margaret M Njoroge Eunice E Nasambu Carophine C Ssewanyana Derrick D Mulupi Stephen S Marangu Joyce J Ombech Eunice E Mokaya Mercy Moraa MM

Motivation, responsibilities, and experiences of HIV/AIDS counselors in the Volta Region of Ghana: a descriptive phenomenological study.

Journal: AIDS research and therapy

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Dwomoh Festus F Douglas Mbuyiselo M Charles-Unadike Veronica O VO Komesuor Joyce J Manu Emmanuel E

Risk factors and strategies for relapse prevention among individuals living with serious mental illness in South Africa: Qualitative inquiry from patients' and caregivers' perspectives.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mlay Joyce Protas JP Naidu Thirusha T Ramlall Suvira S Mhlungu Sbusisiwe Sandra SS Zondi Makhosazane M Lessells Richard R Manuel Jennifer I JI Tomita Andrew A

Self-management interventions for gestational diabetes in Africa: a scoping review.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Druye Andrews Adjei AA Owusu Gifty G Yeboa Naomi Kyeremaa NK Boso Christian Makafui CM Berchie Gifty Osei GO Nabe Bernard B Abraham Susanna Aba SA Nsatimba Frederick F Agyare Dorcas Frempomaa DF Agyeiwaa Joyce J

Ownership and usage of insecticide-treated nets in Ghana: a scoping review of facilitators and barriers.

Journal: Malaria journal

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Doe Patience Fakornam PF Druye Andrews Adjei AA Azu Theodora Dedo TD Boso Christian Makafui CM Commey Isaac Tetteh IT Agyare Dorcas Frempomaa DF Agyeiwaa Joyce J Berchie Gifty Osei GO Opoku-Danso Rita R Owusu Gifty G

Work-related challenges and their associated coping mechanisms among female head porters (Kayayei) in Ghana.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Komesuor Joyce J Manu Emmanuel E Meyer-Weitz Anna A

Study protocol for a stepped-wedge implementation study investigating the intersectoral collaboration of implementering the TREAT INTERACT intervention for primary school teachers and the mhGAP for health care workers for child mental health promotion in Uganda.

Journal: Trials

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Skar Ane-Marthe Solheim AS Engebretsen Ingunn Marie S IMS Braathu Nora N Aber Harriet H Bækkelund Harald H Kühl Melf-Jakob MJ Mukisa Marjorie M Nalugya Joyce Sserunjogi JS Skokauskas Norbert N Skylstad Vilde V

A hybrid digital parenting programme to prevent abuse of adolescents in Tanzania: statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial.

Journal: Trials

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Klapwijk Jonathan J Melendez-Torres G J GJ Ornellas Abigail A Wambura Mwita M Chetty Angelique N AN Baerecke Lauren L Wamoyi Joyce J Cluver Lucie D LD

Coping strategies of school-going adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in the climate vulnerable Manafwa watershed, Uganda.

Journal: BMC psychology

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Batte Charles C Nuwasiima Shivan S Semulimi Andrew Weil AW Apio Pamela Okwir PO Mutebi Ronald Kasoma RK Mwesigwa Martin Menya MM Twinamasiko Nelson N Siddharthan Trishul T Mukisa John J Mukunya David D

Barriers and outcomes of therapeutic communication between nurses and patients in Africa: a scoping review.

Journal: BMC nursing

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Authors & Co-authors:  Abraham Susanna Aba SA Nsatimba Frederick F Agyare Dorcas Frempomaa DF Agyeiwaa Joyce J Opoku-Danso Rita R Ninnoni Jerry Paul JP Doe Patience Fakornam PF Kuffour Benjamin Osei BO Anumel Benjamin Kofi BK Berchie Gifty Osei GO

Improving alcohol and substance use screening in school-age children: translation, adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the CRAFFT tool for Lumasaaba, Uganda.

Journal: Addiction science & clinical practice

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Nalugya Joyce Sserunjogi JS Engebretsen Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv IMS Nakasujja Noeline N Ndeezi Grace G Babirye Juliet N JN Bakken Victoria V Skar Ane-Marthe Solheim AS Tumwine James K JK Skokauskas Norbert N

Psychosocial and palliative care in African national cancer control plans: A qualitative study.

Journal: Psycho-oncology

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Henry Melissa M Asuzu Chioma C Savard Sabrina S Devault-Tousignant Cyril C Timmermans Sydney S Khosravi Katrina K Amin Amina A Albert Justine J Krochmalnek Tara T Odiyo Phillip P

Designing implementation strategies for the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ and key populations content in undergraduate nursing curricula in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Protocol for a Multi-Methods Research Project.

Journal: JMIR research protocols

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Nxumalo Celenkosini C Luvuno Zamasomi Prudence Busisiwe ZPB Chiya Hlolisile Wilbroda HW Ngcobo Silingene Joyce SJ Naidoo Deshini D Zamudio-Haas Sophia S Harris Orlando O

Recall, relevance and application of an in-school sexual and reproductive health intervention 7-9 years later: perspectives of rural Tanzanian young people.

Journal: Health promotion international

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Wamoyi Joyce J Mshana Gerry G Doyle Aoife M AM Ross David A DA

High prevalence of stigma-related abuse among a sample of men who have sex with men in Tanzania: implications for HIV prevention.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Anderson Alexandra M AM Ross Michael W MW Nyoni Joyce E JE McCurdy Sheryl A SA

High HIV seroprevalence, rectal STIs and risky sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men in Dar es Salaam and Tanga, Tanzania.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Ross Michael W MW Nyoni Joyce J Ahaneku Hycienth O HO Mbwambo Jessie J McClelland R Scott RS McCurdy Sheryl A SA

Lubricant use and condom use during anal sex in men who have sex with men in Tanzania.

Journal: International journal of STD & AIDS

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Romijnders Kim Agj KA Nyoni Joyce E JE Ross Michael W MW McCurdy Sheryl A SA Mbwambo Jessie J Kok Gerjo G Crutzen Rik R

Depression and HIV risk among men who have sex with men in Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Ahaneku Hycienth H Ross Michael W MW Nyoni Joyce E JE Selwyn Beatrice B Troisi Catherine C Mbwambo Jessie J Adeboye Adeniyi A McCurdy Sheryl S

Why did I stop? And why did I restart? Perspectives of women lost to follow-up in option B+ HIV care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Sariah Adellah A Rugemalila Joan J Protas Joyce J Aris Eric E Siril Helen H Tarimo Edith E Urassa David D

Clinical profile and mortality among adult patients presenting with altered mental status to the emergency departments of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a descriptive cohort study.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Manji Hussein Karim HK Sawe Hendry Robert HR Kilindimo Said S Premji Elishah Nuralah EN Yussuf Amne Omar AO Simbila Alphonce Nsabi AN Versi Sabira Akber SA Weber Ellen Joyce EJ

"It Gives You a Feeling of Pride when You Touch Her": The Role of Masculinity in Sexual Harassment of Adolescent Schoolgirls in Tanzania.

Journal: Journal of interpersonal violence

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Wamoyi Joyce J Ranganathan Meghna M Mugunga Samuel S Stöckl Heidi H

Sexual Harassment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Qualitative Systematic Review.

Journal: Trauma, violence & abuse

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Hardt Selina S Stöckl Heidi H Wamoyi Joyce J Ranganathan Meghna M

High incidence of poor in-hospital outcomes of term newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy admitted at a regional referral hospital in Dodoma, Tanzania.

Journal: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Mwatonoka Joyce F JF Jumanne Shakilu S Nyundo Azan A Kruger Carsten C

Systematic review of cash plus or bundled interventions targeting adolescents in Africa to reduce HIV risk.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Rogers Kate K Le Kirkegaard Rikke R Wamoyi Joyce J Grooms Kaley K Essajee Shaffiq S Palermo Tia T

Stigma, shame and women's limited agency in help-seeking for intimate partner violence.

Journal: Global public health

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  McCleary-Sills Jennifer J Namy Sophie S Nyoni Joyce J Rweyemamu Datius D Salvatory Adrophina A Steven Ester E

Health managers' views on the status of national and decentralized health systems for child and adolescent mental health in Uganda: a qualitative study.

Journal: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Akol Angela A Engebretsen Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv IM Skylstad Vilde V Nalugya Joyce J Ndeezi Grace G Tumwine James J

Cerebral malaria is associated with long-term mental health disorders: a cross sectional survey of a long-term cohort.

Journal: Malaria journal

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Idro Richard R Kakooza-Mwesige Angelina A Asea Benjamin B Ssebyala Keron K Bangirana Paul P Opoka Robert O RO Lubowa Samson K SK Semrud-Clikeman Margaret M John Chandy C CC Nalugya Joyce J

Prevalence and factors associated with depression symptoms among school-going adolescents in Central Uganda.

Journal: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Nalugya-Sserunjogi Joyce J Rukundo Godfrey Zari GZ Ovuga Emilio E Kiwuwa Steven M SM Musisi Seggane S Nakimuli-Mpungu Etheldreda E

Does child and adolescent mental health in-service training result in equivalent knowledge gain among cadres of non-specialist health workers in Uganda? A pre-test post-test study.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Akol Angela A Nalugya Joyce J Nshemereirwe Sylvia S Babirye Juliet N JN Engebretsen Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv IMS

Prevalence and factors associated with major depressive disorder in children and adolescents at the Uganda Cancer Institute.

Journal: BMC cancer

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Akimana Benedict B Abbo Catherine C Balagadde-Kambugu Joyce J Nakimuli-Mpungu Etheldreda E

Prevalence of aflatoxin, ochratoxin and deoxynivalenol in cereal grains in northern Uganda: Implication for food safety and health.

Journal: Toxicology reports

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Echodu Richard R Maxwell Malinga Geoffrey G Moriku Kaducu Joyce J Ovuga Emilio E Haesaert Geert G