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Department of Biostatistics

Publications (94)

Observational research in epidemic settings: a roadmap to reform.

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Ricotta Emily E EE Bustos Carrillo Fausto A FA Angelli-Nichols Samuel S Barugahare John J Benton Adia A Carlson Colin J CJ Chang-Rabley Emma E Dean Natalie E NE Duda Stephany N SN Federer Lisa L

Data-Driven Cutoff Selection for the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Depression Screening Tool.

Journal: JAMA network open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Levis Brooke B Bhandari Parash Mani PM Neupane Dipika D Fan Suiqiong S Sun Ying Y He Chen C Wu Yin Y Krishnan Ankur A Negeri Zelalem Z Imran Mahrukh M

Associations between prenatal exposure to environmental phenols and child neurodevelopment at two years of age in a South African birth cohort.

Journal: Environmental research

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Authors & Co-authors: Zhou Terry T Abrishamcar Sarina S Christensen Grace G Eick Stephanie M SM Barr Dana Boyd DB Vanker Aneesa A Hoffman Nadia N Donald Kirsten A KA Wedderburn Catherine J CJ Andra Syam S SS

Neutralizing antibody correlate of protection against severe-critical COVID-19 in the ENSEMBLE single-dose Ad26.COV2.S vaccine efficacy trial.

Journal: Nature communications

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Carpp Lindsay N LN Hyrien Ollivier O Fong Youyi Y Benkeser David D Roels Sanne S Stieh Daniel J DJ Van Dromme Ilse I Van Roey Griet A GA Kenny Avi A Huang Ying Y

Supporting African communities to increase resilience and mental health of kids with developmental disabilities and their caregivers using the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training Programme (SPARK trial): study protocol for a cluster randomised clinical controlled trial.

Journal: Trials

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Washington-Nortey Melissa M Angwenyi Vibian V Demissie Mekdes M Mwangome Eva E Eshetu Tigist T Negussie Hanna H Goldsmith Kimberley K Healey Andrew A Feyasa Merga M Medhin Girmay G

28-country global study on associations between cultural characteristics and Recovery College fidelity.

Journal: Npj mental health research

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Authors & Co-authors: Kotera Yasuhiro Y Ronaldson Amy A Hayes Daniel D Hunter-Brown Holly H McPhilbin Merly M Dunnett Danielle D Jebara Tesnime T Takhi Simran S Masuda Takahiko T Camacho Elizabeth E

Blood Pressure, Antihypertensive Use, and Late-Life Alzheimer and Non-Alzheimer Dementia Risk: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.

Journal: Neurology

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Lennon Matthew J MJ Lipnicki Darren M DM Lam Ben Chun Pan BCP Crawford John D JD Schutte Aletta E AE Peters Ruth R Rydberg-Sterner Therese T Najar Jenna J Skoog Ingmar I Riedel-Heller Steffi G SG

Depression: an individual-level early warning indicator of virologic failure in HIV patients in South Africa.

Journal: Public health action

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Authors & Co-authors: Edwards J A JA Brijkumar J J Dudgeon M M Robichaux C C Johnson B B Rautman L L Powers R A RA Sun Y V YV Pillay S S Ordonez C C

Comparing the medication costs of treating patients with schizophrenia who use cannabis with those who do not.

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

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Authors & Co-authors: Nowbath Nikhil N Abdelatif Nada N Lippi Gian G

Genetic variants for head size share genes and pathways with cancer.

Journal: Cell reports. Medicine

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Authors & Co-authors: Knol Maria J MJ Poot Raymond A RA Evans Tavia E TE Satizabal Claudia L CL Mishra Aniket A Sargurupremraj Muralidharan M van der Auwera Sandra S Duperron Marie-Gabrielle MG Jian Xueqiu X Hostettler Isabel C IC

Task-sharing with lay counsellors to deliver a stepped care intervention to improve depression, antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression in people living with HIV: a study protocol for the TENDAI randomised controlled trial.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Abas Melanie M Mangezi Walter W Nyamayaro Primrose P Jopling Rebecca R Bere Tarisai T McKetchnie Samantha M SM Goldsmith Kimberley K Fitch Calvin C Saruchera Emily E Muronzie Thabani T

A nurse-delivered mental health intervention for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Pilot and feasibility studies

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Authors & Co-authors: Watt Melissa H MH Mosha Mary V MV Platt Alyssa C AC Sikkema Kathleen J KJ Wilson Sarah M SM Turner Elizabeth L EL Masenga Gileard G GG

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 developmental analysis of dimensions of empathy during early adolescence: Behavioral empathy but not cognitive empathy is associated with lower psychopathology.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Cherewick Megan M Schmiege Sarah S Hipp Emily E Leiferman Jenn J Njau Prosper P Dahl Ronald E RE

Growth mindset, persistence, and self-efficacy in early adolescents: Associations with depression, anxiety, and externalising behaviours.

Journal: Global public health

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Cherewick Megan M Hipp Emily E Njau Prosper P Dahl Ronald E RE

Risk and protective factors for mental health and wellbeing among adolescent orphans.

Journal: Health psychology and behavioral medicine

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Authors & Co-authors: Cherewick Megan M Dahl Ronald E RE Bertomen Samantha S Hipp Emily E Shreedar Priyanka P Njau Prosper F PF Leiferman Jenn A JA

Prenatal exposure to dental amalgam in the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition Study: associations with neurodevelopmental outcomes at 9 and 30 months.

Journal: Neurotoxicology

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors: Watson Gene E GE Evans Katie K Thurston Sally W SW van Wijngaarden Edwin E Wallace Julie M W JMW McSorley Emeir M EM Bonham Maxine P MP Mulhern Maria S MS McAfee Alison J AJ Davidson Philip W PW

Prenatal and recent methylmercury exposure and heart rate variability in young adults: the Seychelles Child Development Study.

Journal: Neurotoxicology and teratology

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Zareba Wojciech W Thurston Sally W SW Zareba Grazyna G Couderc Jean Philippe JP Evans Katie K Xia Jean J Watson Gene E GE Strain J J JJ McSorley Emeir E Yeates Alison A

The impact of psychiatric comorbidity on Parkinson's disease outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: The Lancet regional health. Europe

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Authors & Co-authors: Burchill Ella E Watson Cameron James CJ Fanshawe Jack B JB Badenoch James Brunton JB Rengasamy Emma E Ghanem Dory Anthony DA Holle Constantine C Conti Isabella I Sadeq Mohammed Ahmed MA Saini Aman A

Global research priorities for infections that affect the nervous system.

Journal: Nature

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors: John Chandy C CC Carabin Hélène H Montano Silvia M SM Bangirana Paul P Zunt Joseph R JR Peterson Phillip K PK

Psychological distress among Ugandan adolescents living with HIV: Examining stressors and the buffering role of general and religious coping strategies.

Journal: Global public health

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors: Mutumba Massy M Bauermeister Jose A JA Harper Gary W GW Musiime Victor V Lepkowski James J Resnicow Ken K Snow Rachel C RC

Prevalence, intensity and factors associated with soil-transmitted helminths infections among preschool-age children in Hoima district, rural western Uganda.

Journal: BMC infectious diseases

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors: Ojja Silvestro S Kisaka Stevens S Ediau Michael M Tuhebwe Doreen D Kisakye Angela N AN Halage Abdullah A AA Mugambe Richard K RK Mutyoba Joan N JN

Validation of the Arabic Version of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale.

Journal: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Khalil Hanan H Aldaajani Zakiyah F ZF Aldughmi Mayis M Al-Sharman Alham A Mohammad Tareq T Mehanna Raja R El-Jaafary Shaimaa I SI Dahshan Ahmed A Ben Djebara Mouna M Kamel Walaa A WA

Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height.

Journal: Nature

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors: Marouli Eirini E Graff Mariaelisa M Medina-Gomez Carolina C Lo Ken Sin KS Wood Andrew R AR Kjaer Troels R TR Fine Rebecca S RS Lu Yingchang Y Schurmann Claudia C Highland Heather M HM

Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity.

Journal: Nature genetics

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Turcot Valérie V Lu Yingchang Y Highland Heather M HM Schurmann Claudia C Justice Anne E AE Fine Rebecca S RS Bradfield Jonathan P JP Esko Tõnu T Giri Ayush A Graff Mariaelisa M

Publisher Correction: Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity.

Journal: Nature genetics

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Publisher Correction: Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity.

Journal: Nature genetics

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Community health worker-delivered counselling for common mental disorders among chronic disease patients in South Africa: a feasibility study.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Myers Bronwyn B Petersen-Williams Petal P van der Westhuizen Claire C Lund Crick C Lombard Carl C Joska John A JA Levitt Naomi S NS Butler Christopher C Naledi Tracey T Milligan Peter P

Publisher Correction: Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity.

Journal: Nature genetics

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Reducing mental illness stigma in healthcare settings: Proof of concept for a social contact intervention to address what matters most for primary care providers.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

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Authors & Co-authors: Kohrt Brandon A BA Turner Elizabeth L EL Rai Sauharda S Bhardwaj Anvita A Sikkema Kathleen J KJ Adelekun Adesewa A Dhakal Manoj M Luitel Nagendra P NP Lund Crick C Patel Vikram V

External validation of a shortened screening tool using individual participant data meta-analysis: A case study of the Patient Health Questionnaire-Dep-4.

Journal: Methods (San Diego, Calif.)

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Harel Daphna D Levis Brooke B Sun Ying Y Fischer Felix F Ioannidis John P A JPA Cuijpers Pim P Patten Scott B SB Ziegelstein Roy C RC Markham Sarah S Benedetti Andrea A

Information, Motivation and Behavioral Skills as Mediators Between Sexual Minority Stigma and Condomless anal Sex Among Black South African Men Who have Sex with Men.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Knox Justin J Shiau Stephanie S Kutner Bryan B Reddy Vasu V Dolezal Curtis C Sandfort Theo G M TGM

IgG2 rules: N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine-specific IgG2 and Th17/Th1 cooperation may promote the pathogenesis of acute rheumatic heart disease and be a biomarker of the autoimmune sequelae of .

Journal: Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

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Authors & Co-authors: Kirvan Christine A CA Canini Heather H Swedo Susan E SE Hill Harry H Veasy George G Jankelow David D Kosanke Stanley S Ward Kent K Zhao Yan D YD Alvarez Kathy K

Association of severe malaria with cognitive and behavioural outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a meta-analysis and systematic review.

Journal: Malaria journal

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Ssemata Andrew Sentoogo AS Nakitende Ann Jacquelline AJ Kizito Simon S Thomas Melissa R MR Islam Sumaiya S Bangirana Paul P Nakasujja Noeline N Yang Ziyi Z Yu Yunpeng Y Tran Tuan M TM

Corrigendum: IgG2 rules: N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine-specific IgG2 and Th17/Th1 cooperation may promote the pathogenesis of acute rheumatic heart disease and be a biomarker of the autoimmune sequelae of .

Journal: Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

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Authors & Co-authors: Kirvan Christine A CA Canini Heather H Swedo Susan E SE Hill Harry H Veasy George G Jankelow David D Kosanke Stanley S Ward Kent K Zhao Yan D YD Alvarez Kathy K

Meta-Analyses of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Postpartum Depression.

Journal: The American journal of psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Guintivano Jerry J Byrne Enda M EM Kiewa Jacqueline J Yao Shuyang S Bauer Anna E AE Aberg Karolina A KA Adams Mark J MJ Campbell Archie A Campbell Megan L ML Choi Karmel W KW

Rapporteur summaries of plenary, symposia, and oral sessions from the XXIIIrd World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics Meeting in Toronto, Canada, 16-20 October 2015.

Journal: Psychiatric genetics

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors: Zai Gwyneth G Alberry Bonnie B Arloth Janine J Bánlaki Zsófia Z Bares Cristina C Boot Erik E Camilo Caroline C Chadha Kartikay K Chen Qi Q Cole Christopher B CB

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

Prevalence of depression among people living with HIV in rural hospitals in South-Western Nigeria-Association with clinico-demographic factors.

Journal: AIDS research and therapy

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Adedeji Waheed Adeola WA Ma Qing Q Raji Abiodun Muhammed AM Cha Raymond R Rasaki Olaniran Mudasiru OM Hutson Alan A Taiwo Babafemi O BO Charurat Man E ME Yusuf Oyindamola B OB Fehintola Fatai Adewale FA

Prevalence and Correlates of Depression Among Pregnant Women Enrolled in a Maternal and Newborn Health Program in Rural Northern Ghana: a Cross-sectional Survey.

Journal: Global social welfare : research, policy & practice

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Authors & Co-authors: Lillie Margaret M Gallis John A JA Hembling John J Owusu Raymond Kofi RK Ali Mohammed M Abubakr-Bibilazu Safiyatu S Aborigo Raymond R Adam Haliq H McEwan Elena E Awoonor-Williams John Koku JK