AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Sylvia

Publications (90)

Stability and changes in meaning in life profiles and their impact on mental health among chinese university students: a latent transition analysis.

Journal: Frontiers in psychology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Kwok Sylvia Y C L SYCL Fang Siqi S Huang Bella Meici BM Addis Tesfaw Alebel A Deng Xi X

Number of people treated for hepatitis C virus infection in 2014-2023 and applicable lessons for new HBV and HDV therapies.

Journal: Journal of hepatology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Razavi Homie A HA Waked Imam I Qureshi Huma H Kondili Loreta A LA Duberg Ann-Sofi AS Aleman Soo S Tanaka Junko J Lazarus Jeffrey V JV Low-Beer Daniel D Abbas Zaigham Z

Healthcare provider perspectives on barriers and facilitators to integration of cardiovascular disease-related care into HIV care and treatment clinics in urban Tanzania.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Ottaru Theresia A TA Ngakongwa Fileuka C FC Butt Zeeshan Z Hawkins Claudia A CA Kaaya Sylvia F SF Metta Emmy O EO Chillo Pilly P Siril Helen N HN Hirschhorn Lisa R LR Kwesigabo Gideon P GP

Knowledge and perceptions about fragile X syndrome and fragile X-premutation-associated conditions among medical doctors in Nigeria.

Journal: Clinical genetics

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mbachu Chioma N P CNP Hagerman Randi R Eseigbe Edwin E Odita Amalachukwu A Mbachu Ikechukwu I Ilikanu Samuel S Akowundu Kasarachi K Ndukwu Chizalu C Echezona Malachy M Okereke Onyedikachi O

Gendered socio-economic and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among adults living in selected informal settlements in Kenya: an intersectional analysis.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mwanga Daniel M DM Odero Henry Owoko HO Kadengye Damazo T DT Odunga Sally Atieno SA Muluve Eva E Mugotitsa Bylhah B Wafubwa Ruth Nanjekho RN Austrian Karen K Kiwuwa-Muyingo Sylvia S

The unmet mental health needs of adolescents with HIV in eastern Tanzania: Experiences of healthcare providers, adolescents, and caregivers.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Njau Tasiana T Sunguya Bruno B Mwakawanga Dorkasi L DL Minja Agape A Kaaya Sylvia S Fekadu Abebaw A

Social support and managing schizophrenia in Tanzania: Perspectives from treatment-engaged individuals and relative caregivers.

Journal: SSM. Mental health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Swai Praxeda P Desjardins Monica M Minja Anna A Headley Jennifer J Lawala Paul P Ndelwa Liness L Maboja Carina C Temu Joseph J Lukens Ellen E Kaaya Sylvia S

Functioning and quality of life among treatment-engaged adults with psychotic disorders in urban Tanzania: Baseline results from the KUPAA clinical trial.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Egger Joseph R JR Kaaya Sylvia S Swai Praxeda P Lawala Paul P Ndelwa Liness L Temu Joseph J Bukuku Eliasa Swata ES Lukens Ellen E Susser Ezra E Dixon Lisa L

A novel missense variant in the ATPase domain of ATP8A2 and review of phenotypic variability of -related disorders caused by missense changes.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Authors & Co-authors:  Flannery Kyle P KP Safwat Sylvia S Matsell Eli E Battula Namarata N Hamed Ahlam A A AAA Mohamed Inaam N IN Elseed Maha A MA Koko Mahmoud M Abubaker Rayan R Abozar Fatima F

Perceived barriers and opportunities for implementing an integrated psychological intervention for depression in adolescents living with HIV in Tanzania.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Njau Tasiana T Mwakawanga Dorkasi L DL Sunguya Bruno B Minja Agape A Kaaya Sylvia S Fekadu Abebaw A

"All I was Thinking About was Shattered": Women's Experiences Transitioning Out of Anti-Trafficking Shelters During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda.

Journal: Affilia

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Authors & Co-authors:  Namy Sophie S Namakula Sylvia S Nabachwa Agnes Grace AG Ollerhead Madeleine M Tsai Laura Cordisco LC Kemitare Jean J Bolton Kelly K Nkwanzi Violet V Carlson Catherine C

Prevalence and Correlates of Substance Use Among Youth Living with HIV in Fishing Communities in Uganda.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

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Authors & Co-authors:  Brathwaite Rachel R Mutumba Massy M Nannono Sylvia S Ssewamala Fred M FM Filiatreau Lindsey M LM Namatovu Phionah P

Prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in HIV-positive outpatients in rural Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors:  Marwick Katherine F M KF Kaaya Sylvia F SF

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Child Depression Inventory for use in Tanzania with children affected by HIV.

Journal: Vulnerable children and youth studies

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Authors & Co-authors:  Traube Dorian D Dukay Victor V Kaaya Sylvia S Reyes Hector H Mellins Claude C

Randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of an interactive group counseling intervention for HIV-positive women on prenatal depression and disclosure of HIV status.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Kaaya Sylvia F SF Blander Jeffrey J Antelman Gretchen G Cyprian Fileuka F Emmons Karen M KM Matsumoto Kenji K Chopyak Elena E Levine Michelle M Smith Fawzi Mary C MC

Dynamics of parent-adolescent communication on sexual health and HIV/AIDS in Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Kajula Lusajo J LJ Sheon Nicolas N De Vries Hein H Kaaya Sylvia F SF Aarø Leif E LE

Hopefulness Fosters Affective and Cognitive Constructs for Actions to Cope and Enhance Quality of Life among People Living with HIV in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Siril Hellen H Fawzi Mary C Smith MC Todd Jim J Wyatt Monique M Kilewo Japheth J Ware Norma N Kaaya Sylvia S

The prevalence of mental health morbidity and its associated factors among women attending a prenatal clinic in Tanzania.

Journal: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Mahenge Bathsheba B Stöckl Heidi H Likindikoki Samuel S Kaaya Sylvia S Mbwambo Jessie J

Parenting practices and styles associated with adolescent sexual health in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Kajula Lusajo J LJ Darling Nancy N Kaaya Sylvia F SF De Vries Hein H

Depression at antiretroviral therapy initiation and clinical outcomes among a cohort of Tanzanian women living with HIV.

Journal: AIDS (London, England)

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Sudfeld Christopher R CR Kaaya Sylvia S Gunaratna Nilupa S NS Mugusi Fedinand F Fawzi Wafaie W WW Aboud Said S Smith Fawzi Mary C MC

Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors among 34,111 HAART Naïve HIV-Infected Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: International journal of hypertension

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Authors & Co-authors:  Njelekela Marina M Muhihi Alfa A Aveika Akum A Spiegelman Donna D Hawkins Claudia C Armstrong Catharina C Liu Enju E Okuma James J Chalamila Guerino G Kaaya Sylvia S

CLINICAL outcomes and loss to follow-up among people living with HIV participating in the NAMWEZA intervention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a prospective cohort study.

Journal: AIDS research and therapy

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Siril Hellen N HN Kaaya Sylvia F SF Smith Fawzi Mary Kay MK Mtisi Expeditho E Somba Magreat M Kilewo Japheth J Mugusi Ferdinand F Minja Anna A Kaale Anna A Todd Jim J

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

Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Child Growth and Development.

Journal: Pediatrics

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Neamah Hind H HH Sudfeld Christopher C McCoy Dana Charles DC Fink Günther G Fawzi Wafaie W WW Masanja Honorati H Danaei Goodarz G Muhihi Alfa A Kaaya Sylvia S Smith Fawzi Mary C MC

Mate Yako Afya Yako: Formative research to develop the Tanzania HIV self-testing education and promotion (Tanzania STEP) project for men.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Conserve Donaldson F DF Muessig Kathryn E KE Maboko Leonard L LL Shirima Sylvia S Kilonzo Mrema N MN Maman Suzanne S Kajula Lusajo L

Validating the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for screening of depression in Tanzania.

Journal: Neurology, psychiatry, and brain research

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Authors & Co-authors:  Smith Fawzi Mary C MC Ngakongwa Fileuka F Liu Yuanyuan Y Rutayuga Theonest T Siril Hellen H Somba Magreat M Kaaya Sylvia F SF

Lifetime economic impact of the burden of childhood stunting attributable to maternal psychosocial risk factors in 137 low/middle-income countries.

Journal: BMJ global health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Smith Fawzi Mary C MC Andrews Kathryn G KG Fink Günther G Danaei Goodarz G McCoy Dana Charles DC Sudfeld Christopher R CR Peet Evan D ED Cho Jeanne J Liu Yuanyuan Y Finlay Jocelyn E JE

Agents of change among people living with HIV and their social networks: stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial of the intervention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: BMJ global health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Smith Fawzi Mary C MC Siril Hellen H Liu Yuanyuan Y McAdam Keith K Ainebyona Donald D McAdam Elspeth E Somba Magreat M Oljemark Kicki K Mleli Neema N Lienert Jeffrey J

A customized adherence enhancement program combined with long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication (CAE-L) for poorly adherent patients with chronic psychotic disorder in Tanzania: A pilot study methodological report.

Journal: Heliyon

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Mbwambo Jessie J Kaaya Sylvia S Lema Isaac I Blixen Carol C Cassidy Kristin A KA Levin Jennifer B JB Sajatovic Martha M

Improving communication about HIV prevention among people living with HIV and their at-risk social network members in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: Cogent medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Siril Hellen H Kaale Anna A Minja Anna A Kilewo Japheth J Mugusi Ferdinand F Sunguya Bruno B Todd Jim J Kaaya Sylvia S Smith Fawzi Mary C MC

Healthy Options: study protocol and baseline characteristics for a cluster randomized controlled trial of group psychotherapy for perinatal women living with HIV and depression in Tanzania.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Smith Fawzi Mary C MC Siril Hellen H Larson Elysia E Aloyce Zenaice Z Araya Ricardo R Kaale Anna A Kamala Janeth J Kasmani Muhummed Nadeem MN Komba Amina A Minja Anna A

Depression and Sexual Trauma Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in HIV-Prevention Research in Tanzania.

Journal: Maternal and child health journal

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Cherenack Emily M EM Tolley Elizabeth E EE Kaaya Sylvia S Headley Jennifer J Baumgartner Joy Noel JN

The value of hope: development and validation of a contextual measure of hope among people living with HIV in urban Tanzania a mixed methods exploratory sequential study.

Journal: BMC psychology

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Siril Hellen H Smith Fawzi Mary C MC Todd Jim J Somba Magreat M Kaale Anna A Minja Anna A Killewo Japhet J Mugusi Ferdinand F Kaaya Sylvia F SF

Community perceptions of barriers to management of chronic psychotic disorders and knowledge and attitudes about long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication: qualitative study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: BJPsych open

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Blixen Carol C Lema Isaac I Mbwambo Jessie J Kaaya Sylvia S Levin Jennifer B JB Sajatovic Martha M

Prevalence and factors associated with intimate partner violence after HIV status disclosure among pregnant women with depression in Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Aloyce Zenaice Z Larson Elysia E Komba Amina A Mwimba Angelina A Kaale Anna A Minja Anna A Siril Hellen H Kamala Janeth J Somba Magreat M Ngakongwa Fileuka F

Agents of change: Comparing HIV-related risk behavior of people attending ART clinics in Dar es Salaam with members of their social networks.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Kaaya Sylvia S Siril Hellen H McAdam Keith K Ainebyona Donald D Somba Magreat M McAdam Elspeth E Oljemark Kicki K Todd James J Andrew Irene I Simwinga Alice A

Depression and Viral Suppression Among Adults Living with HIV in Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Regan Mathilda M Muhihi Alfa A Nagu Tumaini T Aboud Said S Ulenga Nzovu N Kaaya Sylvia S Fawzi Mary C Smith MCS Yousafzai Aisha K AK Mugusi Ferdinand F Fawzi Wafaie W WW

Barriers and Facilitators to Effective Implementation of the NAMWEZA Intervention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Somba Magreat M Kaaya Sylvia S Siril Hellen H Oljemark Kicki K Ainebyona Donald D McAdam Elspeth E Todd James J Andrew Irene I McAdam Keith K Simwinga Alice A

Alcohol use in Tanzanians with chronic psychotic disorders and poor medication adherence.

Journal: The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Simon Emily E Levin Jennifer B JB Mbwambo Jessie J Blixen Carol C Lema Isaac I Aebi Michelle M Njiro Godwin G Cassidy Kristin K Kaaya Sylvia S Sajatovic Martha M

Perceived burden and family functioning among informal caregivers of individuals living with schizophrenia in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Clari Rosarito R Headley Jennifer J Egger Joseph J Swai Praxeda P Lawala Paul P Minja Anna A Kaaya Sylvia S Baumgartner Joy Noel JN