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Publications (161)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Care of Victims of Interpersonal Violence and Rape in Tanzania: A Qualitative Investigation.

Journal: International journal of women's health

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Authors & Co-authors: Mgopa Lucy R LR Rosser B R Simon BRS Ross Michael W MW Mohammed Inari I Lukumay Gift Gadiel GG Massae Agnes F AF Mushy Stella E SE Mwakawanga Dorkasi L DL Mkonyi Ever E Trent Maria M

Perceptions of Sexual Healthcare Provision in Tanzania: a Key Informant Qualitative Study.

Journal: Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP

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Authors & Co-authors: Mgopa Lucy R LR Ross Michael W MW Lukumay Gift Gadiel GG Mushy Stella Emmanuel SE Mkony Ever E Massae Agnes F AF Mwakawanga Dorkas L DL Leshabari Sebalda S Mohamed Inari I Trent Maria M

Efficacy of warm compresses in preserving perineal integrity and decreasing pain during normal labor: A systematic review and meta-Analysis.

Journal: African journal of reproductive health

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Fadlalmola Hammad H Abdelmalik Mohammed A MA Masaad Huda K H HKH Abdalla Adel M AM Mohammaed Mohammaed O MO Abbakr Ibrahim I Mohammed Almoez M AM Saeed Abdalrahman A AA Beraima Mohamed A MA Sambu Binyameen M BM

Stigma and healthcare access among men who have sex with men and transgender women who have sex with men in Senegal.

Journal: SAGE open medicine

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Authors & Co-authors: Dibble Kate E KE Baral Stefan D SD Beymer Matthew R MR Stahlman Shauna S Lyons Carrie E CE Olawore Oluwasolape O Ndour Cheikh C Turpin Nunez Gnilane G Toure-Kane Coumba C Leye Diouf Nafissatou N

Depression and anxiety disorders in chronic hemodialysis patients and their quality of life: A cross-sectional study about 106 cases in the northeast of morocco.

Journal: Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: El Filali Abdelilah A Bentata Yassamine Y Ada Naima N Oneib Bouchra B

Community Perceptions on Integrating Animal Vaccination and Health Education by Veterinary and Public Health Workers in the Prevention of Brucellosis among Pastoral Communities of South Western Uganda.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors: Kansiime Catherine C Atuyambe Lynn M LM Asiimwe Benon B BB Mugisha Anthony A Mugisha Samuel S Guma Victor V Rwego Innocent B IB Rutebemberwa Elizeus E

Quality of Caregiving is Positively Associated With Neurodevelopment During the First Year of Life Among HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children in Uganda.

Journal: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Familiar Itziar I Collins Shalean M SM Sikorskii Alla A Ruisenor-Escudero Horacio H Natamba Barnabas B Bangirana Paul P Widen Elizabeth M EM Achidri Daniel D Achola Harriet H Onen Daniel D

Probability of major depression diagnostic classification using semi-structured versus fully structured diagnostic interviews.

Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Levis Brooke B Benedetti Andrea A Riehm Kira E KE Saadat Nazanin N Levis Alexander W AW Azar Marleine M Rice Danielle B DB Chiovitti Matthew J MJ Sanchez Tatiana A TA Cuijpers Pim P

"Thoughts Can Kill You": Characterization of Mental Health Symptoms by Ugandan Grandparent-Caregivers in the HIV/AIDS Era.

Journal: Issues in mental health nursing

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Matovu Schola S Dawson-Rose Carol C Weiss Sandra S Wallhagen Margaret M

Equivalency of the diagnostic accuracy of the PHQ-8 and PHQ-9: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

Journal: Psychological medicine

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Wu Yin Y Levis Brooke B Riehm Kira E KE Saadat Nazanin N Levis Alexander W AW Azar Marleine M Rice Danielle B DB Boruff Jill J Cuijpers Pim P Gilbody Simon S

The Accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Algorithm for Screening to Detect Major Depression: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.

Journal: Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: He Chen C Levis Brooke B Riehm Kira E KE Saadat Nazanin N Levis Alexander W AW Azar Marleine M Rice Danielle B DB Krishnan Ankur A Wu Yin Y Sun Ying Y

I do what a woman should do': a grounded theory study of women's menstrual experiences at work in Mukono District, Uganda.

Journal: BMJ global health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Hennegan Julie J Kibira Simon P S SPS Exum Natalie G NG Schwab Kellogg J KJ Makumbi Fredrick E FE Bukenya Justine J

An Interactive Voice Response Software to Improve the Quality of Life of People Living With HIV in Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal: JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Byonanebye Dathan Mirembe DM Nabaggala Maria S MS Naggirinya Agnes Bwanika AB Lamorde Mohammed M Oseku Elizabeth E King Rachel R Owarwo Noela N Laker Eva E Orama Richard R Castelnuovo Barbara B

Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on women's alcohol use, mental health, and experiences of intimate partner violence in Wakiso, Uganda.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Miller Amanda P AP Mugamba Stephen S Bulamba Robert M RM Kyasanku Emmanuel E Nkale James J Nalugoda Fred F Nakigozi Gertrude G Kigozi Godfrey G Nalwoga Grace K GK Kagaayi Joseph J

Revalidation and adaptation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) in a cross-sectional survey to measure the menstrual experiences of adult women working in Mukono District, Uganda.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Hennegan Julie J Bukenya Justine N JN Kibira Simon P S SPS Nakamya Petranilla P Makumbi Fredrick E FE Exum Natalie G NG Schwab Kellogg J KJ

The influence of primary care physicians' mental health knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy on referrals to specialised services: findings from a longitudinal pilot trial.

Journal: BJPsych open

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Authors & Co-authors: Spagnolo Jessica J Vasiliadis Helen-Maria HM Berbiche Djamal D Champagne François F Leduc Nicole N Melki Wahid W Saeed Khalid K Charfi Fatma F

Health and human rights in scientific literature: a systematic review over a decade.

Journal: Health and human rights

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors: Mpinga Emmanuel Kabengele EK Verloo Henk H London Leslie L Chastonay Philippe P