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Publications (260)

Factors shaping the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in Ghana.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Gyamerah Akua O AO Odiase Osamuedeme J OJ Habib Helen H HH Achana Fabian F Canizares Andy A Getahun Monica M Aborigo Raymond R Ouner Jerry John JJ Malechi Hawa H Koku Awoonor-Williams John J

"There is no need to leave the beach to test": a qualitative study of HIV self-testing knowledge and acceptability of HIV self-test kit distribution among social networks of fishermen in Western Kenya.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Lewis-Kulzer Jayne J Olugo Phoebe P Gutin Sarah A SA Kwena Zachary A ZA Nishimura Holly H Thorp Marguerite M Agot Kawango K Ayieko Benard B Bukusi Elizabeth A EA Oluoch Lennah L

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

Prevalence, risk factors and management of common mental health disorders in Cameroon: a systematic review.

Journal: BMJ public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Ngwa Che Henry CH Mpofu Limkile L Patricia Tchokokam T Njuma Libwea John J Obiora Rejoice Uche RU Keinamma Marion M Ines Danga Aloleko DA Ngo Ngo Valery NV Oneke Egbe Henrieta EH Bessong Crayton E CE

Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and its association with current mental wellbeing among young adults in Pakistan.

Journal: Child abuse & neglect

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Authors & Co-authors: Mahmood Shafaq S Fatmi Zafar Z

COVID-19-related stress, anxiety and vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in South-Western Nigeria.

Journal: Scientific reports

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Ojo Temitope Olumuyiwa TO Adetunji Tajudin Adesegun TA Eneh Stanley Chinedu SC Akanji Baderinwa Opeyemi BO Fajobi Olusola O Elugbaju Olanrewaju O Ibigbami Olanrewaju Ibikunle OI Owojuyigbe Temilola Oladunmomi TO Olowookere Samuel Anu SA Afolabi Olusegun Temitope OT

Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence in pregnancy: a multicentre, binational study.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Ubom Akaninyene E AE Ohachenu Chidinma P CP Auwal Suraiya S SS Usman Safiyya F SF Opoku Akwasi B AB Ansing Caesar A CA Shehu Jamiu S JS Oriji Peter C PC Okpebri Komommo O KO Olutoye Ademola S AS

Variability and social patterning of cancer mortality in 343 Latin American cities: an ecological study.

Journal: The Lancet. Global health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Alfaro Tania T Martinez-Folgar Kevin K Stern Dalia D Wilches-Mogollon Maria A MA Muñoz María Pía MP Quick Harrison H Alazraqui Marcio M Ramirez-Zea Manuel M Miranda J Jaime JJ Lazo Mariana M

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

Health assets among refugees in Australia: a systematic review.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Dawson Angela A Adjei-Mensah Evelyn E Hayen Andrew A Nathan Sally S Heywood Anita A Mahimbo Abela A Merrington Heidi H Rogers Claire C

Coping mechanisms for students with mental disorders: An exploratory qualitative study at Busitema University's Mbale and Busia Campuses.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Kagoya Enid Kawala EK Mpagi Joseph J Waako Paul P Muhwezi Martha R L MRL Namaganda Agnes A Nsubuga Allan G AG Atala Christine Etoko CE Okello Francis F Okibure Ambrose A Kibuuka Ronald R

Predictors for vaccine hesitancy among nursing students in Namibia.

Journal: Journal of public health in Africa

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Authors & Co-authors: Gabriel Rebekka N RN Kashiva Alfeus D AD Shikesho Ottilie N ON

Predictors of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) among health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic at a regional teaching and referral hospital in Western Kenya.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Bundi Jared Makori JM Morema Everlyne Nyanchera EN Shisanya Morris Senghor MS

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

Strengthening primary care mental health services - lessons from the South African HIV programme.

Journal: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde

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Authors & Co-authors: Dunlop J J Zibengwa E E Manyuchi A E AE Chinyandura C C Mutsago T T Magongoa K S KS Khoele G G Mabitsi M M Rees K K

Implementation of national policies and interventions (WHO Best Buys) for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Ghana: a mixed methods analysis.

Journal: Health research policy and systems

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Baatiema Leonard L Sanuade Olutobi Adekunle OA Kretchy Irene Akwo IA Okoibhole Lydia L Kushitor Sandra Boatemaa SB Haghparast-Bidgoli Hassan H Awuah Raphael Baffour RB Amon Samuel S Mensah Sedzro Kojo SK Grijalva-Eternod Carlos S CS

A case study of the development of a valid and pragmatic implementation science measure: the Barriers and Facilitators in Implementation of Task-Sharing Mental Health interventions (BeFITS-MH) measure.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Yang Lawrence H LH Bass Judy K JK Le PhuongThao D PD Singh Ritika R Gurung Dristy D Velasco Paola R PR Grivel Margaux M MM Susser Ezra E Cleland Charles M CM Alvarado Rubén R

Psychometric performance of tools to measure internalized drug use stigma among people who use drugs and people on medication-assisted treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: Drug and alcohol dependence

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Authors & Co-authors: Endres-Dighe Stacy M SM Mlunde Linda B LB Oga Emmanuel E Mbwambo Jessie K JK Shomari Zawadi Z Mkufya Judith J Nguma Elizabeth E Teemba Lucy C LC Saalim Khalida K Nyblade Laura L

Consensus-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with epilepsy: A report from the Psychiatric Pediatric Issues Task Force of the International League Against Epilepsy.

Journal: Epilepsia

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Authors & Co-authors: Valente Kette D KD Reilly Colin C Carvalho Rachel M RM Smith Mary Lou ML Mula Marco M Wirrell Elaine C EC Wilmshurst Jo M JM Jetté Nathalie N Brigo Francesco F Kariuki Symon M SM

Association between sexual violence and depression is mediated by perceived social support among female university students in the kingdom of Eswatini.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Fielding-Miller Rebecca R McDougal Lotus L Frost Elizabeth E Masuku Sakhile S Shabalala Fortunate F

Evaluating the psychometric properties of three WHO instruments to assess knowledge about human rights, attitudes toward persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities, and practices related to substitute decision-making and coercion in mental health.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors: Moro Maria Francesca MF Gyimah Leveana L Susser Ezra E Ansong Joana J Kane Jeremy J Amissah Caroline C Gureje Oye O Osei Akwasi A Norcini Pala Andrea A Taylor Dan D

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

Burnout and quality of life among healthcare workers in central Uganda.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Kabunga Amir A Kigongo Eustes E Okalo Ponsiano P Udho Samson S Grace Anna Auma AA Tumwesigye Raymond R Akello Anne Ruth AR Musinguzi Marvin M Acup Walter W Nabaziwa Jannat J

Impact of climate change on maternal health outcomes: An evidence gap map review.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Meherali Salima S Nisa Saba S Aynalem Yared Asmare YA Kennedy Megan M Salami Bukola B Adjorlolo Samuel S Ali Parveen P Silva Kênia Lara KL Aziato Lydia L Richter Solina S

Community-Based Intervention and Its Effect on Decreasing the Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in an Al-Alaqa Male Primary school in Al-Alaqa Village White Nile State, Sudan.

Journal: Parasite epidemiology and control

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Authors & Co-authors: Balola Hamza Hussain Ahmed HHA Idress Eltayeb Abdelazeem EA Moreljwab Mohammed Hassan MH Mokhtar Amani Mahmoud Fadul AMF Tia Murtada Mustafa Gabir MMG Alharbi Mohammed F MF Osman Abdalla Mohamed Ahmed AMA Swamy D S Veerabhadra DSV MohamedAhmed Abubakr Ali Elamin AAE Elnageeb Mohamed E ME

Engagement of private healthcare sector in addressing noncommunicable diseases at primary care level in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Journal: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Iqbal Meesha M Iqbal Romaina R Siddiqi Sameen S Slama Slim S Phyo Pyi Pyi PP Thabet Aya A Hammerich Asmus A El Berri Hicham H

Antiretroviral therapy non-adherence and its association with psychosocial factors in Nigeria: comparative study of sexual minority and heterosexual men living with HIV.

Journal: AIDS care

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Authors & Co-authors: Oginni O A OA Adelola A I AI Ogunbajo A A Opara O J OJ Akanji M M Ibigbami O I OI Afolabi O T OT Akinsulore A A Mapayi B M BM Mosaku S K SK

A systematic review and meta-analysis of compassion fatigue among healthcare professionals before and during COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Kabunga Amir A Kigongo Eustes E Tumwesigye Raymond R Udho Samson S Musinguzi Marvin M Acup Walter W Auma Anna Grace AG Akello Anne Ruth AR Okalo Ponsiano P Nabaziwa Jannat J

Comparison of scores on Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Hospital Anxiety and Depression - Depression subscale scores by administration mode: An individual participant data differential item functioning meta-analysis.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

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Authors & Co-authors: Harel Daphna D Wu Yin Y Levis Brooke B Fan Suiqiong S Sun Ying Y Xu Mingyao M Rice Danielle B DB Boruff Jill J Markham Sarah S Ioannidis John P A JPA

The need for and acceptability of a cancer training course for medical and nursing students in Tanzania: a convergent mixed methods study.

Journal: BMC medical education

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Mushy Stella Emmanuel SE Mkoka Dickson A DA Lukumay Gift G GG Massae Agnes F AF Rohloff Corissa T CT Mgopa Lucy R LR Mwakawanga Dorkasi L DL Kohli Nidhi N Ross Michael W MW Mkonyi Ever E

HIV-Related Stigma Among Pregnant Adolescents: A Qualitative Study of Patient Perspectives in Southwestern Uganda.

Journal: HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)

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Authors & Co-authors: Kabunga Amir A Nabasirye Caroline Kambugu CK Kigingo Eustes E Namata Halimah H Shikanga Enos Mwirotsi EM Udho Samson S Auma Anna Grace AG Nabaziwa Jannat J Tumwesigye Raymond R Musinguzi Marvin M

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

Genome-wide association study identifies 30 obsessive-compulsive disorder associated loci.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Authors & Co-authors: Strom Nora I NI Gerring Zachary F ZF Galimberti Marco M Yu Dongmei D Halvorsen Matthew W MW Abdellaoui Abdel A Rodriguez-Fontenla Cristina C Sealock Julia M JM Bigdeli Tim T Coleman Jonathan R JR

Exploring Effective Approaches: Integrating Mental Health Services into HIV Clinics in Northern Uganda.

Journal: HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)

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Authors & Co-authors: Kabunga Amir A Namata Halimah H Kigongo Eustes E Musinguzi Marvin M Tumwesigye Raymond R Auma Anna Grace AG Nabaziwa Jannat J Shikanga Enos Mwirotsi EM Okalo Ponsiano P Nalwoga Viola V

Knowledge and use of art therapy for mental health treatment among clinical psychologists.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Doku Asare Eugenia Priscilla EP Kushitor Sandra Boatemaa SB Sutherland Edward Kofi EK Ofori Boateng Millicent M Manortey Stephen S

Patterns and Factors Associated With Alcohol Misuse Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in New York City.

Journal: American journal of men's health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Lu Wenhua W Vu Thinh Toan TT Wilton Leo L Paige Mark M Nandi Vijay V Greene Emily E Frye Victoria V

Burnout and coping mechanisms among healthcare professionals in central Uganda.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors: Kabunga Amir A Kigongo Eustes E Okalo Ponsiano P Udho Samson S Grace Anna Auma AA Tumwesigye Raymond R Akello Anne Ruth AR Musinguzi Marvin M Acup Walter W Nabaziwa Jannat J

Body image perception and social support as predictors of psychological distress among third trimester pregnant women in Nigeria.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Olabisi Oluwaseyi Isaiah OI Ogunmodede Eunice E Ojo Simeon S Ilori Oluwafemi O Esan Deborah T DT

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

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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

Correlates of health care seeking behaviour among people who inject drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: The International journal on drug policy

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors: Mlunde Linda Beatrice LB Sunguya Bruno Fokas BF Mbwambo Jessie Kazeni Kilonzo JK Ubuguyu Omary Said OS Shibanuma Akira A Yasuoka Junko J Jimba Masamine M