AUTHOR'S PROFILE

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Publications (90)

An interventional pilot of customized adherence enhancement combined with long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication (CAE-L) for poorly adherent patients with chronic psychotic disorder in Tanzania.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Mbwambo Jessie J Kaaya Sylvia S Lema Isaac I Burant Christopher J CJ Magwiza Catherine C Madundo Kim K Njiro Godwin G Blixen Carol E CE Cassidy Kristin A KA Levin Jennifer B JB

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

Digital use of standardised assessment tools for children and adolescents: can available paper-based questionnaires be used free of charge in electronic format?

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Cottin Marianne M Blum Kathrin K Konjufca Jon J Quevedo Yamil Y Kaaya Sylvia S Behn Alex A Schmeck Klaus K Sharp Carla C Zimmermann Ronan R

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 peer-facilitated psychological group intervention for perinatal women living with HIV and depression in Tanzania-Healthy Options: A cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Journal: PLoS medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Kaaya Sylvia S Siril Hellen H Fawzi Mary C Smith MCS Aloyce Zenaice Z Araya Ricardo R Kaale Anna A Kasmani Muhummed Nadeem MN Komba Amina A Minja Anna A Mwimba Angelina A

Prevalence of Depression and Suicidal Ideation and Associated Risk Factors in Adolescents Receiving Care and Treatment for Hiv/Aids at a Tertiary Health Facility in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania.

Journal: Research square

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Gamassa Editruda E Steven Ester E Mtei Rachel R Kaaya Sylvia S

Adapting and usability testing of the Kansas city cardiomyopathy questionnaire (KCCQ) in a heart failure clinic in Tanzania: the Swahili KCCQ.

Journal: BMC cardiovascular disorders

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Chillo Pilly P Mlay Jackson J Akanyirige Precious W PW Majani Naizihijwa N Janabi Mohamed M Kaaya Sylvia S Hawkins Claudia C Hirschhorn Lisa R LR

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

Hopefulness among individuals living with schizophrenia and their caregivers in Tanzania: an actor-partner interdependence model.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Martinez Alyssa A Baumgartner Joy Noel JN Kaaya Sylvia S Swai Praxeda P Lawala Paul S PS Thedai Beatrice B Minja Anna A Headley Jennifer J Egger Joseph R JR

Mental Health Information Reporting Assistant (MHIRA)-an open-source software facilitating evidence-based assessment for clinical services.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Zimmermann Ronan R Konjufca Jon J Sakejo Peter P Kilonzo Mrema M Quevedo Yamil Y Blum Kathrin K Biba Edison E Mosha Tumaini T Cottin Marianne M Hernández Cristóbal C

Translation and cultural adaptation of drug use stigma and HIV stigma measures among people who use drugs in Tanzania.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Mlunde Linda B LB Hirschhorn Lisa R LR Nyblade Laura L Rothrock Nan E NE Mbugi Erasto V EV Moskowitz Judith T JT Kaaya Sylvia S Hawkins Claudia C Leyna Germana G Mbwambo Jessie K JK

Generalized and COVID related anxiety as risk factors for health outcomes among adolescents with HIV during COVID-19 in Tanzania.

Journal: Research square

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Siril Hellen H Gitagno David D Kaaya Sylvia S Caputo Matthew M Hirschhorn Lisa L Nyamuhanga Tumaini T Mtei Rachel R Festo Charles C Hawkins Claudia C

Fathers' mental health and coping strategies: a qualitative study in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Jeong Joshua J McCann Juliet K JK Joachim Damas D Ahun Marilyn N MN Kabati Mary M Kaaya Sylvia S

Alcohol-related negative consequences among drinkers around the world.

Journal: Addiction (Abingdon, England)

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Graham Kathryn K Bernards Sharon S Knibbe Ronald R Kairouz Sylvia S Kuntsche Sandra S Wilsnack Sharon C SC Greenfield Thomas K TK Dietze Paul P Obot Isidore I Gmel Gerhard G

Grand challenges: Improving HIV treatment outcomes by integrating interventions for co-morbid mental illness.

Journal: PLoS medicine

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Kaaya Sylvia S Eustache Eddy E Lapidos-Salaiz Ilana I Musisi Seggane S Psaros Christina C Wissow Lawrence L

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, correlates for early neurological disorders and association with functioning among children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS in Uganda.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Mpango Richard Stephen RS Rukundo Godfrey Zari GZ Muyingo Sylvia Kiwuwa SK Gadow Kenneth D KD Patel Vikram V Kinyanda Eugene E

Validity of the Personal Impact of Epilepsy Scale (PIES) in patients with epilepsy in Uganda.

Journal: Epilepsy & behavior : E&B

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Chakraborty Payal P Vissoci Joao Ricardo Nickenig JRN Muhumuza Christine C Fuller Anthony T AT Koltai Deborah C DC Nshemerirwe Sylvia S Haglund Michael M MM Kaddumukasa Martin N MN

Hospital-based epilepsy care in Uganda: A prospective study of three major public referral hospitals.

Journal: Epilepsy & behavior : E&B

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Fuller Anthony T AT Almojuela Alysa A Kaddumukasa Martin N MN Chakraborty Payal P Smith Patrick J PJ Kolls Brad J BJ Van Belleghem Florence F Muhumuza Christine C Nshemerirwe Sylvia S Kaddumukasa Mark M

Parental education as an indicator of socioeconomic status: improving quality of data by requiring consistency across measurement occasions.

Journal: Scandinavian journal of public health

Publication Year: 2009

Authors & Co-authors:  Aarø Leif Edvard LE Flisher Alan J AJ Kaaya Sylvia S Onya Hans H Namisi Francis S FS Wubs Annegreet A

An HIV/AIDS knowledge scale for adolescents: item response theory analyses based on data from a study in South Africa and Tanzania.

Journal: Health education research

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Aarø Leif E LE Breivik Kyrre K Klepp Knut-Inge KI Kaaya Sylvia S Onya Hans E HE Wubs Annegreet A Helleve Arnfinn A Flisher Alan J AJ

Cancer and the 'other' noncommunicable chronic diseases in older people living with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited settings: a challenge to success.

Journal: AIDS (London, England)

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Hirschhorn Lisa R LR Kaaya Sylvia F SF Garrity Philip S PS Chopyak Elena E Fawzi Mary C S MC

Championing mental health at work: emerging practice from innovative projects in the UK.

Journal: Health promotion international

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Robinson Mark M Tilford Sylvia S Branney Peter P Kinsella Karina K

Promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in southern and eastern Africa (PREPARE): project design and conceptual framework.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Aarø Leif Edvard LE Mathews Catherine C Kaaya Sylvia S Katahoire Anne Ruhweza AR Onya Hans H Abraham Charles C Klepp Knut-Inge KI Wubs Annegreet A Eggers Sander Matthijs SM de Vries Hein H

Sociocognitive Predictors of Condom Use and Intentions Among Adolescents in Three Sub-Saharan Sites.

Journal: Archives of sexual behavior

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Eggers Sander M SM Aarø Leif E LE Bos Arjan E R AE Mathews Catherine C Kaaya Sylvia F SF Onya Hans H de Vries Hein H

Social Cognition Variables and Victimization as Predictors of Sexual Debut Among Adolescents in South Africa and Tanzania: A Multi-group SEM Analysis.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Wubs Annegreet Gera AG Aarø Leif Edvard LE Kaaya Sylvia S Onya Hans H Mathews Catherine C

Nocturnal incontinence in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in a South African cohort.

Journal: Journal of pediatric urology

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Roozen Sylvia S Olivier Leana L Niemczyk Justine J von Gontard Alexander A Peters Gjalt-Jorn Y GY Kok Gerjo G Viljoen Denis D Curfs Leopold L

Effectiveness and safety of the tri-iodothyronine analogue Triac in children and adults with MCT8 deficiency: an international, single-arm, open-label, phase 2 trial.

Journal: The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Groeneweg Stefan S Peeters Robin P RP Moran Carla C Stoupa Athanasia A Auriol Françoise F Tonduti Davide D Dica Alice A Paone Laura L Rozenkova Klara K Malikova Jana J

Major Depressive Disorder Among HIV Infected Youth in Uganda: Incidence, Persistence and Their Predictors.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Kinyanda Eugene E Salisbury Tatiana T TT Muyingo Sylvia Kiwuwa SK Ssembajjwe Wilber W Levin Jonathan J Nakasujja Noeline N Mpango Richard S RS Abbo Catherine C Seedat Soraya S Araya Ricardo R

The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on intimate partner violence and mental health: advancing mental health services, research, and policy.

Journal: The lancet. Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Oram Sian S Fisher Helen L HL Minnis Helen H Seedat Soraya S Walby Sylvia S Hegarty Kelsey K Rouf Khadj K Angénieux Caroline C Callard Felicity F Chandra Prabha S PS

Enactment of compassionate leadership by nursing and midwifery managers: results from an international online survey.

Journal: BMJ leader

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Papadopoulos Irena I Wright Steve S Lazzarino Runa R Koulouglioti Christina C Aagard Magdeline M Akman Özlem Ö Alpers Lise-Merete LM Apostolara Paraskevi P Araneda Julieta J Biglete-Pangilinan Sylvia S

Towards development of treat to target (T2T) in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: PReS-endorsed overarching principles and points-to-consider from an international task force.

Journal: Annals of the rheumatic diseases

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Smith Eve Mary Dorothy EMD Aggarwal Amita A Ainsworth Jenny J Al-Abadi Eslam E Avcin Tadej T Bortey Lynette L Burnham Jon J Ciurtin Coziana C Hedrich Christian M CM Kamphuis Sylvia S

Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of major depression aids locus discovery, fine mapping, gene prioritization and causal inference.

Journal: Nature genetics

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Meng Xiangrui X Navoly Georgina G Giannakopoulou Olga O Levey Daniel F DF Koller Dora D Pathak Gita A GA Koen Nastassja N Lin Kuang K Adams Mark J MJ Rentería Miguel E ME

Sexual violence victimisation and response among university students in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mzilangwe Ester Steven ES Chande Mallya Rehema R Lindkvist Marie M Kaaya Sylvia S Nkulu Kalengayi Faustine Kyungu FK

Mental health screenings for couples at churches in Nigeria: a strategy for enhancing community-based maternal mental health services in low-resource settings.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Baumgartner Joy Noel JN Kaaya Sylvia S Siril Hellen H

Discovery and fine-mapping of height loci via high-density imputation of GWASs in individuals of African ancestry.

Journal: American journal of human genetics

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Graff Mariaelisa M Justice Anne E AE Young Kristin L KL Marouli Eirini E Zhang Xinruo X Fine Rebecca S RS Lim Elise E Buchanan Victoria V Rand Kristin K Feitosa Mary F MF

Disruptions of neurological services, its causes and mitigation strategies during COVID-19: a global review.

Journal: Journal of neurology

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  García-Azorín David D Seeher Katrin M KM Newton Charles R CR Okubadejo Njideka U NU Pilotto Andrea A Saylor Deanna D Winkler Andrea Sylvia AS Charfi Triki Chahnez C Leonardi Matilde M

Global survey on disruption and mitigation of neurological services during COVID-19: the perspective of global international neurological patients and scientific associations.

Journal: Journal of neurology

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Triki Chahnez Charfi CC Leonardi Matilde M Mallouli Salma Zouari SZ Cacciatore Martina M Karlshoej Kimberly Coard KC Magnani Francesca Giulia FG Newton Charles R CR Pilotto Andrea A Saylor Deanna D Westenberg Erica E

Attempted suicide in Ghana: motivation, stigma, and coping.

Journal: Death studies

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Osafo Joseph J Akotia Charity Sylvia CS Andoh-Arthur Johnny J Quarshie Emmanuel Nii-Boye EN

Factors associated with depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation and behaviours amongst sub-Saharan African adolescents aged 10-19 years: cross-sectional study.

Journal: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Nyundo Azan A Manu Adom A Regan Mathilda M Ismail Abbas A Chukwu Angela A Dessie Yadeta Y Njau Tasiana T Kaaya Sylvia F SF Smith Fawzi Mary C MC