Publications

2020 Publications

Mziray SR, Kumburu HH, Assey HB, Sonda TB, Mahande MJ, Msuya SE, Kiwelu IE (2020). Patterns of acquired HIV-1 drug resistance mutations and predictors of virological failure in Moshi, Northern Tanzania. PLoS ONE 15(9): Oct e0232649. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0232649
Kisigo GA, Ngocho JS, Knettel BA, Oshosen M, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2020). At home, no one knows A qualitative study of retention challenges among women living with HIV in Tanzania. PLoS One. Aug;15(8):e0238232. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238232. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32853233
Etoori D, Wringe A, Renju J, Kabudula CW, Gomez-Olive FX, Reniers G (2020). Challenges with tracing patients on antiretroviral therapy who are late for clinic appointments in rural South Africa and recommendations for future practice. Glob Health Action. 2020 Dec 31; 13(1): 1755115. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1755115. PMID: 32340584
Irira M, Ngocho JS, Youze J, Shayo I, Komba V, Minja L, Karia FP, Bartlett J, Mmbaga BT (2020). Prevalence and Outcome of HIV-associated Malignancies Among HIV-infected Children Enrolled into Care at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center 2006 to 2014: A Hospital-based Retrospective Analytical Study. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol; Jan 42 (1): 69-73. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001389. .PMID: 30601401
Maokola W, Ngowi B, Lawson L, Mahande M, Todd J, Msuya SE (2020). Performance of and Factors Associated With Tuberculosis Screening and Diagnosis Among People Living With HIV: Analysis of 2012-2016 Routine HIV Data in Tanzania. Front Public Health. Feb 6; 7: 404. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00404. PMID: 32117844
Watt MH, Knettel BA, Knippler ET, Kisigo G, Ngocho JS, Renju J, Rogathi J, Sao SS, Minja L, Osaki H, Mwamba RN, Mmbaga BT (2020). The development of Maisha, a video-assisted counseling intervention to address HIV stigma at entry into antenatal care in Tanzania. Eval Program Plann. Aug 5;83:101859. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2020.101859. PMID: 32795711
Chotta NAS, Msuya SE, Mgongo M, Hashim TH, Stray-Pedersen A (2020). Mother’s knowledge on HIV, Syphilis and Rubella and associated factors in northern Tanzania: implications for MTCT elimination strategies. Int J Pediatr. 2020 Jul 7; 7546954. doi: 10.1155/2020/7546954. PMID: 32695189
Mollel EW, Todd J, Mahande MJ, Msuya SE (2020). Effect of Tuberculosis infection on mortality of HIV infected patients in Northern Tanzania. Tropical Medicine and Health. Apr 48:26 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00212-z
Robert M, Todd J, Ngowi BJ, Msuya SE, Ramadhani A, Sambu V, Jerry I, Mujuni MR, Mahande MJ, Ngocho JS, Maokola W (2020). Determinants of isoniazid preventive therapy completion among people living with HIV attending care and treatment clinics from 2013 to 2017 in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. A cross-sectional analytical study. BMC Infect Dis. Apr 10; 20(1): 276. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-04997-6. PMID: 32276618
Etoori D, Wringe A, Kabudula CW, Renju J, Rice B, Gomez-Olive FX, Reniers G (2020). Misreporting of Patient Outcomes in the South African National HIV Treatment Database: Consequences for Programme Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation. Front Public Health. Apr 7; 8: 100. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00100. PMID: 32318534
Mboya MF, Njau P, Todd J, John B, Lyatuu G, Machumi L, Msuya SE, Mahande MJ, Renju J (2020). Trend and predictors for early infant diagnosis by PCR among HIV-exposed infants in Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania, 2014-2016. Issue 4: ISSN 2591 – 6769. East African Journal of Applied Health Monitoring and Evaluation (Accepted)

MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH
Elewonibi B, Sato R, Manongi R, Msuya SE, Shah I, Canning D (2020). The distance-quality trade-off in women’s choice of family planning provider in North Eastern Tanzania. BMJ Glob Health. Feb 13;5(2): e002149. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002149. PMID: 32133195
Sanga LA, Mtuy T, Philemon RN, Mahande MJ (2020). Inter-pregnancy interval and associated adverse maternal outcomes among women who delivered at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania, 2000-2015. PLoS One. Feb 6;15(2): doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228330. PMID: 3202767
Mwanamsangu AH, Mahande MJ, Mazuguni F, Bishanga BR, Mazuguni N, Msuya SE, Mosha D (2020). Maternal obesity and intrapartum obstetric complications among pregnant women: a retrospective cohort analysis from the birth registry in northern Tanzania. Obesity Sci Pract. (Jan), 13: 6(2): 171-180. doi: 10.1002/osp4.395.
Mahande MJ, Shayo E, Amour C, Mshana G, Msuya SE (2020). Factors associated with modern contraceptive use among postpartum women in Bukombe district, Geita region, Tanzania. PLoS ONE 15(10): Oct e0239903. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0239903
Kalengo NH, Sanga LA, Philemon RN, Obure J, Mahande MJ (2020). The recurrence rate of preterm birth and associated factors among women who delivered at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Northern Tanzania: A registry-based cohort study. PLoS One. Sep 14;15(9):e0239037. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239037. PMID: 32925974
Ali F, Mgongo M, Mamseri R, George JM, Mboya IB, Msuya SE, (2020). Prevalence and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among women with children aged < 24 months in Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania: a community-based cross-sectional study. Int Breastfeed J Sept: 15, 80 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-020-00322-8.
Natai CC, Gervas N, Sikira FM, Leyaro BJ, Mfanga J, Yussuf MH, Msuya SE (2020). Association between male involvement during antenatal care on use of maternal health services in Mwanza City, North-Western Tanzania: A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open; 10: e036211. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036211
Mboya IB, Mamseri R, Leyaro BJ, George J, Msuya SE, Mgongo M (2020). Prevalence and factors associated with anemia among children under five years of age in Rombo district, Kilimanjaro region, Northern Tanzania. F1000Research; Sept:
Kiwango F, Mboya IB, John B, Hashim T, Msuya SE, Mgongo M (2020). Prevalence and factors associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding in Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Sep 1;20(1):505. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03209-y. PMID: 32873243
Damian DJ, Tibelerwa JY, John B, Philemon R, Mahande MJ, Msuya SE (2020). Factors influencing utilization of skilled birth attendance during childbirth in the Southern Highlands, Tanzania: A multilevel analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Jul 20: 420. doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03110-8
Lyellu HY, Hussein TH, Wandel M, Stray-Pedersen B, Mgongo M, Msuya SE (2020). Prevalence and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among women in Moshi municipal, northern Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy and Child Health,May 11; 20(1): 285. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-02966-0.
Shayo I, Msuya SE, Amour C, Mahande MJ (2020). awareness and factors associated with postpartum modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age, Bukombe district, Geita region. Advances in Sexual Medicine, May 10: 71-85. https://www.scirp.org/journal/asm
Olotu FI, Mahande MJ, Renju J, and Obure J (2020). Prevalence and risk factors for preeclampsia/eclampsia in Northern Tanzania. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology Vol. 12(2), pp. 78-85, April – June 2020. DOI: 10.5897/JPHE2019.1143
Mboya IB, Mahande MJ, Obure J, Mwambi HG (2020). Predictors of perinatal death in the presence of missing data: A birth registry-based study in northern Tanzania. PLoS One. Apr 16;15(4). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231636. PMID: 32298332
Tarimo CS, Mahande MJ, Obure J (2020). Prevalence and risk factors for cesarean delivery following labor induction at a tertiary hospital in North Tanzania: a retrospective cohort study (2000-2015). BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. Mar 18; 20(1): 173. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-02861-8. PMID: 32188409.

CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Ngocho JS, Minja L, van der Gaast-de Jongh CE, Rahamat-Langendoen JC, Langereis JD, Mmbaga BT, de Jonge MI (2020). Viral-bacterial (co-)occurrence in the upper airways and the risk of childhood pneumonia in resource-limited settings. J Infect 2020 Jun 10; S0163-4453 (20) 30393-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.06.013.
Ngocho JS, Horumpende PG, De Jonge MI, Mmbaga BT (2020). Inappropriate treatment of community-acquired pneumonia among children under five years of age in Tanzania. International J of Infectious Diseases (IJID). Jan 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.01.038
Dorsey S, Lucid L, Martin P, King KM, O’Donnell K, Murray LK, Wasonga AI, Itemba DK, Cohen JA, Manongi R, Whetten K (2020). Effectiveness of Task-Shifted Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children Who Experienced Parental Death and Posttraumatic Stress in Kenya and Tanzania: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2020 Jan 22. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.4475. PMID: 31968059
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Issa SA, Singh MG, Kilonzo KG, Leyaro BJ, Msuya SE, Ngocho JS (2020). Poor hypertension control among patients attending the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. Ethiop Med J; Vol 58 (3).
Diarz E, Leyaro BJ, Kivuyo SL, Ngowi BJ, Msuya SE, Mfinanga SG, Bonfoh B, Mahande MJ (2020). Red meat consumption and its association with hypertension and hyperlipidemia among adult Maasai pastoralists of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania. PLoS ONE Jun; 15(6):e0233777. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233777
Linde DS, Andersen MS, Mwaiselage J, Manongi R, Kjaer SK, Rasch V (2020). Effectiveness of One-Way Text Messaging on Attendance to Follow-Up Cervical Cancer Screening Among Human Papillomavirus-Positive Tanzanian Women (Connected2Care): Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Apr 2;22(4): doi: 10.2196/15863. PMID: 32238335
Mchome BL, Kjaer SK, Manongi R, Swai P, Waldstroem M, Iftner T, Wu C, Mwaiselage J, Rasch V (2020). HPV types, cervical high-grade lesions and risk factors for oncogenic human papillomavirus infection among 3416 Tanzanian women. Sex Transm Infect. Apr 8:sextrans-2019-054263. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2019-054263. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32269071

MENTAL HEALTH
Lugata S, Elinisa M, Doshi B, Kashuta RA, Hango S, Mallosa WJ, Kelly C, Ngocho JS (2020). Symptoms and predictors of depression among university students in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. J of Mental Health. Jul . doi: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1793129
Mboya IB, Leyaro BJ, Kongo A, Mkombe C, Kyando E, George J (2020). Internet addiction and associated factors among medical and allied health sciences students in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychol. Jul 9; 8(1): 73. doi: 10.1186/s40359-020-00439-9. PMID: 32646491
Adams DJ, Ndanzi T, Rweyunga AP, George J, Mhando L, Ngocho JS, Mboya IB (2020). Depression and associated factors among geriatric population in Moshi district council, northern Tanzania. Aging and Mental Health. April 6: 1-7. Doi:10.1080/13607863.2020.1745147. PMID: 32252543
Mboya IB, John B, Kipopile ES, Mhando L, George J, Ngocho JS (2020). Factors associated with mental distress among undergraduate students in northern Tanzania. BMC Psychiatry. Apr 20 (1), 28. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-2448-1. PMID: 31996200 PMCID: PMC6988278
Wesselhoeft R, Madsen FK, Lichtenstein MB, Sibbersen C, Manongi R, Mushi DL, Nguyen HTT, Van TN, Kyhl H, Bilenberg N, Meyrowitsch DW, Gammeltoft TM, Rasch V (2020). Postnatal depressive symptoms display marked similarities across continents. J Affect Disord. Jan 15; 261: 58-66. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.09.075. PMID: 31600588
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Yussuf MH, Elewonibi BR, Rwabilimbo MM, Mboya IB, Mahande MJ (2020). Trends and predictors of changes in modern contraceptive use among women aged 15-49 years in Tanzania from 2004-2016: Evidence from Tanzania Demographic and Health Surveys. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 29;15(6):e0234980. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234980. eCollection 2020.PMID: 32598371
Mwandali, BK., Msuya, SE. and Mwakanyamale, AA. (2020) Availability, Range and Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Services for Adolescents at Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam—Tanzania. Open Journal of Nursing, March; 10, 286-307. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojn.2020.103020
Sato R, Elewonibi B, Msuya S, Manongi R, Canning D, Shah I (2020). Why do women discontinue contraception and what are the post-discontinuation outcomes? Evidence from the Arusha Region, Tanzania. Sex Reprod Health Matters; 28(1): 1723321. doi: 10.1080/26410397.2020.1723321. PMID: 32178594.

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
Hape WM, Magambo MJ, Ngocho JS, Mosha V, Msuya SE, Leyaro BJ (2020). Bacterial isolates and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern among patients admitted with chronic lower limb ulcers at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Northern zone referral hospital, Tanzania. Int J Low Extrem Wounds Jun; 11: 1534734620923455. doi.org/10.1177/1534734620923455. PMID: 32525722
COVID-19
Mboya IB, Ngocho SJ, Mgongo M, Samu LP, Pyuza JJ, Amour C, Mahande MJ, Leyaro BJ, George JM, Philemon RN, Muro F, Renju J, Msuya SE (2020). Community engagement in COVID-19 prevention: experiences from Kilimanjaro region, Northern Tanzania. PAMJ. Aug: 35 (2): 146. doi/10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.24473

2021 Publications

Rizvi A, Lawson DO, Young T, Dewidar O, Nicholls S, Akl EA, Little J, Magwood O, Shamseer L, Ghogomu E, Jull JE, Rader T, Bhutta Z, Chamberlain C, Ellingwood H, Greer-Smith R, Hardy BJ, Harwood M, Kennedy M, Kredo T, Loder E, Mahande MJ, Mbuagbaw L, Nkangu M, Okwen PM, Ramke J, Tufte J, Tugwell P, Wang X, Wiysonge CS, Welch VA (2022). Guidance relevant to the reporting of health equity in observational research: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. May 19; 12(5):e056875. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056875.

Gaffur R, Mchome B, Ndaninginan LL, Asubiojo B, Mahande MJ, Maro E (2022). Association between first birth cesarean delivery and adverse maternal-perinatal outcomes in the second pregnancy: a registry-based study in Northern Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. May 16; 22(1): 411. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04719-7.

Florida J. Muro, Furaha S. Lyamuya, Charles Kwobah, John Bollinger, Champica K. Bodinayake, Ajith Nagahawatte, Bhagya Piyasiri, Ruvini Kurukulasooriya, Shamim Ali, Rose Mallya, Robert Rolfe, Jr., Anushka Ruwanpathirana, Tianchen Sheng, Truls Østbye, Richard Drew, Peter Kussin, Christopher W. Woods, Deverick J. Anderson, Blandina T. Mmbaga, and L. Gayani Tillekeratne (2022). Opportunities for Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship: Findings From a Prospective, Multi-Center Study in Three Low- or Middle-Income Countries. Front Public Health. 2022; 10: 848802. Apr doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.848802. PMID: 35548085

Paulo HA, Mosha D, Mwanyika-Sando M, Mboya IB, Madzorera I, Killewo J, Leyna GH, Msuya SE, Fawzi WW (2022). Role of dietary quality and diversity on overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Tanzania. PLoS One. Apr 17(4): e0266344. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266344
Mosha MV, Paulo HA, Msuya SE, Grosskurth H, Filteau S (2022). Lack of an association between dietary patterns and adiposity among primary school children in Kilimanjaro Tanzania. BMC Nutr. Apr 21; 8(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s40795-022-00529-4
Tarimo CS, Bhuyan SS, Zhao Y, Ren W, Mohammed A, Li Q, Gardner M, Mahande MJ, Wang Y, Wu J (2022). Prediction of low Apgar score at five minutes following labor induction intervention in vaginal deliveries: machine learning approach for imbalanced data at a tertiary hospital in North Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. Apr 1; 22(1): 275. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04534-0.
McCormick BJJ, Richard SA, Murray-Kolb LE, Kang G, Lima AAM, Mduma E, Kosek MN, Rogawski McQuade ET, Houpt ER, Bessong P, Shrestha S, Bhutta Z, Amour C, Ahmed T, Caulfield LE; MAL-ED Network Investigators (2022). Full breastfeeding protection against common enteric bacteria and viruses: results from the MAL-ED cohort study. Am J Clin Mar 4; 115(3): 759-769. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab391.
Philemon RN, Mmbaga BT, Bartlett J, Renju J, Mtuy TB, Mboya IB, Msuya SE (2022). Adherence to Optimal Breastfeeding Practices Among HIV-Positive Mothers in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Patient Prefer Adherence. Mar 30; 16: 841-852. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S343213. PMID: 35387257

Publications
Mohammed M, Mboya IB, Mwambi H, Elbashir MK, Omolo B (2021). Predictors of colorectal cancer survival using cox regression and random survival forests models based on gene expression data. PLoS One. Dec 29; 16(12): e0261625. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261625.

Knippler ET, Mwamba RN, Coleman JN, Knettel BA, Minja LM, Kisigo GA, Ngocho JS, Cichowitz C, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2021). Attitudes Toward Pregnancy Among Women Enrolled in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Services in Moshi, Tanzania AIDS Behav. Dec; 25(12): 4008-4017. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03339-0.

Gray CL, Whetten K, Daniels JL, Hudgens MG, Pettifor AE, Hobbie AM, Thielman NM, Dubie ME, Itemba D, Madan I, Vann V, Wasonga AI, Manongi R, Ostermann J, Whetten RA, Pence BW (2021). Family Composition and Stability for Orphans: A Longitudinal Study of Well-Being in 5 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Int J Public Health. Dec 21; 66: 1604057. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2021.1604057.

Mboya IB, Mahande MJ, Obure J, Mwambi HG (2021). Joint Modeling of Singleton Preterm Birth and Perinatal Death Using Birth Registry Cohort Data in Northern Tanzania. Front Pediatr. Nov 30; 9: 749707. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.749707.

Ngoda OA, Mboya IB, Mahande MJ, Msuya SE, Renju J (2021). Trends and factors associated with repeated adolescent pregnancies in Tanzania from 2004-2016: evidence from Tanzania demographic and health surveys. Pan Afr Med J Nov 17; 40: 162. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.162.29021. PMID: 34970404

Asubiojo B, Ng’wamkai PE, Shayo BC, Mwangi R, Mahande MJ, Msuya SE, Maro E (2021). Predictors and Barriers to Post Abortion Family Planning Uptake in Hai District, Northern Tanzania: A Mixed Methods Study. East Afr Health Res J. 2021 Nov; 5(2): 182-192. doi: 10.24248/eahrj.v5i2.671. Epub 2021 Nov 15.

Sabas RR, Nyange NN, Mayala AM, Mahande MJ, Amour C, Mboya IB (2021). Paternal characteristics associated with low birth weight among singleton births: a hospital-based birth cohort study in northern Tanzania. Pan Afr Med J. Nov 24;40:179. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.179.30328.

Letara N, Ngocho JS, Karami N, Msuya SE, Nyombi B, Kassam NA, Skovbjerg S, Åhren C, Philemon R, Mmbaga BT (2021). Prevalence and patient related factors associated with Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae carriage and infection among pediatric patients in Tanzania. Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 23; 11(1): 22759. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-02186-2.

Kimondo FC, Kajoka HD, Mwantake MR, Amour C, Mboya IB (2021). Knowledge, attitude, and practice of cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2021 Oct; 4(5): e1374. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1374.

Ali F,Msuya SE, Mamseri R, Mgongo M, Mboya IB, (2021). Time to cessation of exclusive breastfeeding and associated factors among women with children aged 6-24 months in Kilimanjaro region, Northern Tanzania: A community-based cross-sectional study. PloS One Oct 28; 16(10): e0259041. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259041.

Mnyambwa NP, Philbert D, Kimaro G, Wandiga S, Kirenga B, Mmbaga BT, Muttamba W, Najjingo I, Walusimbi S, Nuwarinda R, Okelloh D, Semvua H, Ngocho J, Senkoro M, Stephen O, Castelnuovo B, Wilfred A, Mgina E, Sanga C, Aman F, Kahwa A, Mfinanga S, Ngadaya E (2021). Gaps related to screening and diagnosis of tuberculosis in care cascade in selected health facilities in East Africa countries: A retrospective study. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact 2021 Sep 22; 25: 100278. doi: 10.1016 /j.jctube. 2021. 100278.

Mchome B, Linde DS, Manongi R, Waldstroem M, Lftner T, Wu C, Mwaisalage J, Rasch V, Kjaer SK (2021). Incident detection of human papillomavirus – a prospective follow-up study among Tanzanian women with a focus on HIV status. Int J Infect Dis. Sep; 110:165-170. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.011.

Mwimo JL, Somoka S, Leyaro BJ, Amour C, Mao E, Mboya IB (2021). Knowledge, attitude and practice of physical activity among patients with diabetes in Kilimanjaro region, Northern Tanzania: a descriptive cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. Sep 29; 11(9): e046841. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046841.

Mcharo RD, Mayaud P, Msuya SE (2021). Where and how do young people like to get their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information? Experiences from students in higher learning institutions in Mbeya, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 1 Sep 16; 21(1): 1683. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11728-2.

Mohammed M, Mwambi H, Mboya IB, Elbashir MK, Omolo B (2021). A stacking ensemble deep learning approach to cancer type classification based on TCGA data. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 2; 11(1): 15626. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95128-x.
Amour C, Manongi RN, Mahande MJ, Elewonibi B, Farah A, Msuya SE, Shah I (2021). Missed opportunity for family planning counselling along the continuum of care in Arusha region, Tanzania. PLoS One. 2021 Jul 14; 16(7): e0250988. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250988.
Mosha D, Paulo HA, Mwanyika-Sando M, Mboya IB, Madzorera I, Leyna GH, Msuya SE, Bärnighausen TW, Killewo J, Fawzi WW (2021). Risk factors for overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. BMC Nutr. 2021 Jul 16;7(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s40795-021-00445-z
Mahande MJ, Oneko O, Amour C, Pollie M, Smith C, Mboya IB, Finkel M (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of human papillomavirus self-sampling in a semi-urban area in northern Tanzania. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Jul; 154(1): 113-118. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13579. PMID: 33404089
Mchome B, Linde DS, Manongi R, Waldstroem M, Lftner T, Wu C, Mwaisalage J, Rasch V, Kjaer SK (2021). Incident detection of human papillomavirus – a prospective follow-up study among Tanzanian women with a focus on HIV status. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 9; 110: 165-170. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.011.
Maokola WM, Ngowi BJ, Mahande MJ, Todd J, Robert M, Msuya SE (2021). Impact of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy on Tuberculosis incidence among people living with HIV: A secondary data analysis using Inverse Probability Weighting of individuals attending HIV care and treatment clinics in Tanzania. PLoS One. 2021 Jul 13; 16(7): e0254082. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.
Philemon RN, Mmbaga BT, Bartlett J, Renju J, Mtuy T, Mboya IB, Msuya SE (2021). Do Women Enrolled in PMTCT Understand the Recommendations: A Case Study from Kilimanjaro. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2021 Jun 16; 15: 1301-1309. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S307847.
Mabula PL, Kazinyingia KI, Chavala EC, Mosha V, Msuya SE, Leyaro BJ (2021). Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients in Moshi Municipal Council, Kilimanjaro Tanzania. East Afr Health Res J. 2021; Jun; 5(1): 69-74. doi: 10.24248/eahrj.v5i1.653.
Adams DJ, Ndanzi T, Rweyunga AP, George J, Mhando L, Ngocho JS, Mboya IB (2021). Depression and associated factors among geriatric population in Moshi district council, northern Tanzania. Aging and Mental Health. Jun; 25(6): 1035-1041. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2020.1745147.
Emgård M, Mwangi R, Mayo C, Mshana E, Nkini G, Andersson R, Msuya SE, Lepp M, Muro F, Skovbjerg S (2021). Tanzanian primary healthcare workers’ experiences of antibiotic prescription and understanding of antibiotic resistance in common childhood infections: a qualitative phenomenographic study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2021 Jun 27; 10(1): 94. doi: 10.1186/s13756-021-00952-5
Katanga JJ, Rasch V, Manongi R, Pembe AB, Mwaiselage JD, Kjaer SK (2021). Concordance in HPV Detection Between Self-Collected and Health Provider-Collected Cervicovaginal Samples Using careHPV in Tanzanian Women. JCO Glob Oncol. 2021 Jun; 7: 985-991. doi: 10.1200/GO.20.00598.
Theron G, Montepiedra G, Aaron L, McCarthy K, Chakhtoura N, Jean-Philippe P, Zimmer B, Loftis AJ, Chipato T, Nematadzira T, Nyati M, Onyango-Makumbi C, Masheto G, Ngocho J, Tongprasert F, Patil S, Lespinasse D, Weinberg A, Gupta A (2021). Individual and Composite Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in a Randomized Trial on Isoniazid Preventative Therapy Among Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 1;72(11):e784-e790. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1482
Yoseph M, Paddick SM, Gray WK, Andrea D, Barber R, Colgan A, Dotchin C, Urasa S, Kisoli A, Kissima J, Haule I, Rogathi J, Safic S, Mushi D, Robinson L, Walker RW (2021). Prevalence estimates of dementia in older adults in rural Kilimanjaro 2009-2010 and 2018-2019: is there evidence of changing prevalence? Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021 Jun; 36(6): 950-959. doi: 10.1002/gps.5498.
Masuke R, Msuya SE, Mahande MJ, Stray-Pedersen B, Johanpur O, Mgongo M (2021). Effect of inappropriate complementary feeding practices on the nutrition status of children aged 0-24 months in Moshi urban, Northern Tanzania: cohort study. PLoS One. 2021 May 13; 16(5): e0250562. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.
Mosha MV, Kasagama E, Ayieko P, Todd J, Msuya SE, Grosskurth H, Filteau S (2021). Description and comparison of physical activity from self-reports and accelerometry among primary school children in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a pilot study. AAS Open Res. 2021 May 17;3:40. doi: 10.12688/aasopenres.13118.4.
Mahande MJ, Sato R, Amour C, Manongi R, Farah A, Msuya SE, Elewonibi B, Shah I (2021). Predictors of contraceptive discontinuation among postpartum women in Arusha region, Tanzania. Contracept Reprod Med. May 3; 6(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s40834-021-00157-6. PMID: 33934708
Watt MH, Minja L, Knettel BA, Mwamba RN, Osaki H, Ngocho JS, Kisigo GA, Renju J, Vissoci JRN, Sao SS, Mmbaga BT (2021). Pilot Outcomes of Maisha: An HIV Stigma Reduction Intervention Developed for Antenatal Care in Tanzania. AIDS Behav. Apr;25(4):1171-1184. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-03093-9. PMID: 33180253
Mosha MV, Msuya SE, Kasagama E, Ayieko P, Todd J, Filteau S (2021). Prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among primary school children in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. PLoS One. Apr 22; 16(4):e0249595. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249595. PMID: 33886578
Kisigo GA, Ngocho JS, Mwamba RN, Knettel BA, Relf MV, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2021). HIV Stigmatizing Attitudes Among Men Accompanying Their Partners to Antenatal Care in Tanzania: A Mixed-Method Study. AIDS Behav. Apr 21. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03264-2. PMID: 33881647
Mboya IB, Mahande MJ, Obure J, Mwambi HG (2021). Predictors of singleton preterm birth using multinomial regression models accounting for missing data: A birth registry-based cohort study in northern Tanzania. PLoS One. Apr 1;16(4):e0249411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249411. PMID: 33793638
Lugata S, Elinisa M, Doshi B, Kashuta RA, Hango S, Mallosa WJ, Kelly C, Ngocho JS (2021). Symptoms and predictors of depression among university students in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. J Ment Health. 2021 Apr; 30(2): 255-262. doi: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1793129.
Magnusson FL, Rogathi JJ, Sigalla GN, Manongi R, Rasch V, Gammeltoft T, Meyrowitsch DW (2021). Does resilience moderate the effect of intimate partner violence on signs of depression among Tanzanian pregnant women: A cross-sectional study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. Apr; 100(4):768-774. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14062. PMID: 33316080
Swai P, Kjaer SK, Mchome B, Manongi R, Msuya SE, Wu CS, Waldstrom M, Iftner T, Mwaiselage J, Rasch V (2021). The association between human papillomavirus and cervical high-grade cytology among HIV-positive and HIV-negative Tanzanian women: A cross-sectional study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2021 Apr; 100(4): 775-785. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14102.
Katanga J, Kjaer SK, Manongi R, Pembe AB, Iftner T, Waldstrom M, Mwaiselage J, Rasch V (2021). Agreement between careHPV and hybrid capture 2 in detecting high-risk HPV in women in Tanzania. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. Apr; 100(4):786-793. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14101. PMID: 33497480
Rolfe Jr R, Kwobah C, Muro F, Ruwanpathirana A, Lyamuya F, …Tillekeratne GL (2021). Barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in three low- and middle-income country tertiary care settings: findings from a multi-site qualitative study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. Mar 25;10(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s13756-021-00929-4.
Rwabilimbo MM, Elewonibi BR, Yussuf MH, Robert M, Msuya SE, Mahande MJ (2021). Initiation of postpartum modern contraceptive methods: Evidence from Tanzania demographic and health survey. PLoS One. Mar 25;16(3):e0249017. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249017. PMID: 33765100
Kimondo FC, Kajoka HD, Mwantake MR, Amour C, Mboya IB (2021). Knowledge, attitude, and practice of cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. Cancer Rep. Mar 19:e1374. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1374. PMID: 33739611
Kagaruki GB, Mahande MJ, Kimaro GD, Ngadaya ES, Mayige T M, Selemani M, Jaacks LM, Jaffar S, Mfinanaga SG, Bonfoh B (2021). Prevalence and Correlates of Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors Among Regular Street Food Consumers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. Mar 5; 14:1011-1024. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S287999. PMID: 33707960
Songo J, Wringe A, Hassan F, McLean E, Vyas S, Dube A, Luwanda L, Kalua T, Kajoka D, Crampin A, Todd J, Schouten E, Seeley J, Geubbels E, Renju J (2021). Implications of HIV treatment policies on the health workforce in rural Malawi and Tanzania between 2013 and 2017: Evidence from the SHAPE-UTT study. Glob Public Health. 2021 Feb; 16(2): 256-273. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1771395.
Elewonibi B, Amour C, Gleason S, Msuya S, Canning D, Shah I (2021). Estimating the lifetime incidence of induced abortion and understanding abortion practices in a Northeastern Tanzania community through a household survey. Contraception. Feb; 103(2):127-131. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.10.013. PMID: 33098850
Dube A, Renju J, Wamoyi J, Hassan F, Seeley J, Chimukuche RS, Songo J, Kalua T, Crampin A, Moshabela M, Wringe A (2021). Consequences of male partner engagement policies on HIV care-seeking in three African countries: Findings from the SHAPE UTT study. Glob Public Health. 2021 Feb; 16(2): 216-226. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1805788.
Hassan F, Renju J, Songo J, Chimukuche RS, Kalua T, McLean E, Luwanda L, Geubbels E, Seeley J, Moshabela M, Kajoka D, Wringe A (2021). Implementation and experiences of integrated prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Tanzania, Malawi and South Africa: A mixed methods study. Glob Public Health. 2021 Feb; 16(2): 201-215. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1839927
Maokola W, Ngowi B, Lawson L, Robert M, Mahande M, Todd J, Msuya SE (2021). Coverage of isoniazid preventive therapy among people living with HIV; A retrospective cohort study in Tanzania (2012-2016). Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Feb;103:562-567. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.192. PMID: 33276111
Luwanda LB, Vyas S, Songo J, Chimukuche RS, McLean E, Hassan F, Schouten E, Todd J, Geubbels E, Wringe A, Renju J (2021). Assessing the implementation of facility-based HIV testing policies in Malawi, South Africa and Tanzania from 2013-2018: Findings from SHAPE-UTT study. Glob Public Health. 2021 Feb; 16(2):241-255. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1763420.
Mchome BL, Kjaer SK, Manongi R, Swai P, Waldstroem M, Iftner T, Wu C, Mwaiselage J, Rasch V (2021). HPV types, cervical high-grade lesions and risk factors for oncogenic human papillomavirus infection among 3416 Tanzanian women. Sex Transm Infect. Feb; 97(1):56-62. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2019-054263. PMID: 32269071
Renju J, Rice B, Songo J, Hassan F, Chimukuche RS, McLean E, Kalua T, Kajoka D, Geubbels E, Moshabela M, Seeley J, Wringe A (2021). Influence of evolving HIV treatment guidance on CD4 counts and viral load monitoring: A mixed-methods study in three African countries. Glob Public Health. 2021 Feb; 16(2): 288-304. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1805785.
Musheiguza E, Mahande MJ, Malamala E, Msuya SE, Charles F, Philemon R, Mgongo M (2021). Inequalities in stunting among under-five children in Tanzania: decomposing the concentration indexes using demographic health surveys from 2004/5 to 2015/6.Int J Equity Health. Jan 23;20(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12939-021-01389-3.PMID: 33485344
Suleiman IR, Maro E, Shayo BC, Alloyce JP, Masenga G, Mahande MJ, Mchome B (2021). Trend in female genital mutilation and its associated adverse birth outcomes: A 10-year retrospective birth registry study in Northern Tanzania. PLoS One. Jan 6;16(1):e0244888. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244888. PMID: 33406158

2022 Publications

Gaffur R, Mchome B, Ndaninginan LL, Asubiojo B, Mahande MJ, Maro E (2022). Association between first birth caesarean delivery and adverse maternal-perinatal outcomes in the second pregnancy: a registry-based study in Northern Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. May 16; 22(1): 411. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04719-7.

Florida J. Muro, Furaha S. Lyamuya, Charles Kwobah, John Bollinger, Champica K. Bodinayake, Ajith Nagahawatte, Bhagya Piyasiri, Ruvini Kurukulasooriya, Shamim Ali, Rose Mallya, Robert Rolfe, Jr., Anushka Ruwanpathirana, Tianchen Sheng, Truls Østbye, Richard Drew, Peter Kussin, Christopher W. Woods, Deverick J. Anderson, Blandina T. Mmbaga, and L. Gayani Tillekeratne (2022). Opportunities for Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship: Findings From a Prospective, Multi-Center Study in Three Low- or Middle-Income Countries. Front Public Health. 2022; 10: 848802. Apr doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.848802. PMID: 35548085

McCormick BJJ, Richard SA, Murray-Kolb LE, Kang G, Lima AAM, Mduma E, Kosek MN, Rogawski McQuade ET, Houpt ER, Bessong P, Shrestha S, Bhutta Z, Amour C, Ahmed T, Caulfield LE; MAL-ED Network Investigators (2022). Full breastfeeding protection against common enteric bacteria and viruses: results from the MAL-ED cohort study. Am J Clin Mar 4; 115(3): 759-769. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab391.
Philemon RN, Mmbaga BT, Bartlett J, Renju J, Mtuy TB, Mboya IB, Msuya SE (2022). Adherence to Optimal Breastfeeding Practices Among HIV-Positive Mothers in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Patient Prefer Adherence. Mar 30; 16: 841-852. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S343213. PMID: 35387257

Publications
Mohammed M, Mboya IB, Mwambi H, Elbashir MK, Omolo B (2021). Predictors of colorectal cancer survival using cox regression and random survival forests models based on gene expression data. PLoS One. Dec 29; 16(12): e0261625. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261625.

Gray CL, Whetten K, Daniels JL, Hudgens MG, Pettifor AE, Hobbie AM, Thielman NM, Dubie ME, Itemba D, Madan I, Vann V, Wasonga AI, Manongi R, Ostermann J, Whetten RA, Pence BW (2021). Family Composition and Stability for Orphans: A Longitudinal Study of Well-Being in 5 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Int J Public Health. Dec 21; 66: 1604057. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2021.1604057.

Mboya IB, Mahande MJ, Obure J, Mwambi HG (2021). Joint Modeling of Singleton Preterm Birth and Perinatal Death Using Birth Registry Cohort Data in Northern Tanzania. Front Pediatr. Nov 30; 9: 749707. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.749707.