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Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Muhimbili University of Health

Publications (74)

Factors associated with decreased anal sphincter tone and the accuracy of forced anal examinations to detect individuals having receptive anal intercourse: an observational study.

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Authors & Co-authors: Nyitray Alan G AG Rosser B R Simon BRS Hazra Aniruddha A Nitkowski Jenna J Smith Derek D Brzezinski Bridgett B Ridolfi Timothy J TJ Schneider John A JA Chiao Elizabeth Y EY Sanos Sandrine S

Prevalence and factors associated with alcohol use disorders among people living with HIV attending care and treatment centers at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A cross-sectional study.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Ghaimo Florian Emanuel FE Mzilangwe Ester Steven ES Chacha Samuel S Kuganda Saidi Bakari SB

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

Understanding the Social Dimensions and Context in HIV Research: Instrument Adaptation is More than .

Journal: The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Mtei Rachel Jared RJ Kilonzo Mrema N MN Pan Wei W Kisamo Diana H DH Kisigo Godfrey G Nyblade Laura L Kajula Lusajo L Relf Michael V MV

Understanding the Social Dimensions and Context in HIV Research: Instrument Adaptation is More than .

Journal: The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Mtei Rachel Jared RJ Kilonzo Mrema N MN Pan Wei W Kisamo Diana H DH Kisigo Godfrey G Nyblade Laura L Kajula Lusajo L Relf Michael V MV

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

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

Socio-economic and partner relationship factors associated with antenatal depressive morbidity among pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: Tanzania journal of health research

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors: Kaaya S F SF Mbwambo J K JK Kilonzo G P GP Van Den Borne H H Leshabari M T MT Fawzi M C Smith MC Schaalma H H

Understanding women's experiences of distress during pregnancy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: Tanzania journal of health research

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors: Kaaya S F SF Mbwambo J K JK Fawzi M C Smith MC Van Den Borne H H Schaalma H H Leshabari M T MT

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

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

High HIV seroprevalence, rectal STIs and risky sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men in Dar es Salaam and Tanga, Tanzania.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors: Ross Michael W MW Nyoni Joyce J Ahaneku Hycienth O HO Mbwambo Jessie J McClelland R Scott RS McCurdy Sheryl A SA

Young Men's Social Network Characteristics and Associations with Sexual Partnership Concurrency in Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors: Yamanis Thespina J TJ Fisher Jacob C JC Moody James W JW Kajula Lusajo J LJ

Lubricant use and condom use during anal sex in men who have sex with men in Tanzania.

Journal: International journal of STD & AIDS

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors: Romijnders Kim Agj KA Nyoni Joyce E JE Ross Michael W MW McCurdy Sheryl A SA Mbwambo Jessie J Kok Gerjo G Crutzen Rik R

Harm reduction as a complex adaptive system: A dynamic framework for analyzing Tanzanian policies concerning heroin use.

Journal: The International journal on drug policy

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors: Ratliff Eric A EA Kaduri Pamela P Masao Frank F Mbwambo Jessie K K JK McCurdy Sheryl A SA

Comparing Perceptions with Actual Reports of Close Friend's HIV Testing Behavior Among Urban Tanzanian Men.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors: Mulawa Marta M Yamanis Thespina J TJ Balvanz Peter P Kajula Lusajo J LJ Maman Suzanne S

The psychosocial problems of families caring for relatives with mental illnesses and their coping strategies: a qualitative urban based study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors: Iseselo Masunga K MK Kajula Lusajo L Yahya-Malima Khadija I KI

First Report of Gender Based Violence as a Deterrent to Methadone Access Among Females Who Use Heroin in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors: Balaji Divya D Mlunde Linda B LB Tran Olivia C OC Lambdin Barrot B Mbwambo Jessie J Nyandindi Cassian C Matiko Eva E Copenhaver Michael M Douglas Bruce R R

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

Violence and depression among men who have sex with men in Tanzania.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors: Mgopa Lucy R LR Mbwambo Jessie J Likindikoki Samuel S Pallangyo Pedro P

Associations Between Peer Network Gender Norms and the Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among Urban Tanzanian Men: a Multilevel Analysis.

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

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Mulawa Marta I MI Reyes H Luz McNaughton HLM Foshee Vangie A VA Halpern Carolyn T CT Martin Sandra L SL Kajula Lusajo J LJ Maman Suzanne S

Peer norms moderate the association between mental health and sexual risk behaviors among young men living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors: Hill L M LM Moody J J Gottfredson N C NC Kajula L J LJ Pence B W BW Go V F VF Maman S S

Changes in Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Predict Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Men Living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Hill Lauren M LM Gottfredson Nisha C NC Kajula Lusajo J LJ Pence Brian W BW Go Vivian F VF Moody James J Maman Suzanne S

Structural Network Position and Performance of Health Leaders Within an HIV Prevention Trial.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Mulawa Marta I MI Yamanis Thespina J TJ Kajula Lusajo J LJ Balvanz Peter P Maman Suzanne 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

'That's how we help each other': Community savings groups, economic empowerment and HIV risk among female sex workers in Iringa, Tanzania.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors: Mantsios Andrea A Shembilu Catherine C Mbwambo Jessie J Likindikoki Samuel S Sherman Susan S Kennedy Caitlin C Kerrigan Deanna D

Microfinance and health interventions: Factors influencing loan repayment success with young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: Global public health

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Balvanz Peter P Yamanis Thespina J TJ Mulawa Marta I MI Mwikoko Gema G Kajuna Deusdith D Kilonzo Mrema N MN Kajula Lusajo J LJ Leatherman Sheila S Maman Suzanne S

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

Insights to understand postpartum depression and child nutritional status.

Journal: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Surkan P J PJ Smith Fawzi M C MC Steven E E

Conceptualization of depression amongst older adults in rural Tanzania: a qualitative study.

Journal: International psychogeriatrics

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Howorth Kate K Paddick Stella-Maria SM Rogathi Jane J Walker Richard R Gray William W Oates Lloyd L LL Andrea Damas D Safic Ssenku S Urasa Sarah S Haule Irene I

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

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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

Postpartum depression among women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Tanzania; a call for integrative intervention.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Mbarak Barke B Kilewo Charles C Kuganda Saidi S Sunguya Bruno F BF

Suicide Attempt Following Pacemaker Implantation in an Eighty-Three-Year-Old Male: A Case Report.

Journal: Journal of medical cases

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Authors & Co-authors: Pallangyo Pedro P Mgopa Lucy L Millinga Jalack J Bhalia Smita S Hemed Naairah R NR Mkojera Zabella Z Swai Happiness J HJ Seraphine Polycarp P Mulashani Rydiness R Ndelwa Baraka B

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

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

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