Linda B Mlunde

Datos Biográficos

ID7732997
NOMBRELinda B Mlunde
NOMBRESLinda B
APELLIDOMlunde
FIRMAMLUNDE L B
AFILIACIONESThe University of Tokyo
ORCID0000-0001-8244-9036
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS10
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2011
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2023
ÍNDICE H0

  • Acceptability of an integrated school-based HPV vaccination program within two districts of Tanzania

    Open AccessDominique Guillaume, Joseph G Rosen et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Tanzania has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa. The Tanzanian Ministry of Health developed an integrated adolescent health program, HPV-Plus , that combines HPV vaccination with additional health services: nutritional assessments, vision screening, and vaccination for adolescent girls, and education for all genders. This qualitative descriptive study evaluated the acceptability of the HPV-Plus …

  • Community-based transport system in Shinyanga, Tanzania

    Open AccessCastory Munishi, Gilbert Mateshi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    In achieving the sustainable development goal 3.1, Tanzania needs substantial investment to address the three delays which responsible for most of maternal deaths. To this end, the government of Tanzania piloted a community-based emergency transport intervention to address the second delay through m-mama program. This study examined secondary data to determine the cost-effectiveness of this intervention in comparison to the standard ambulance sys…

  • Feasibility and sustainability of a school-based platform for integrated delivery of HPV vaccination with adolescent health services in Tanzania

    Open AccessJoseph G Rosen, Dominique Guillaume et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2023

    To meet lofty human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization goals in Tanzania, the Ministry of Health integrated HPV vaccination with adolescent health services using a school-based approach. A qualitative study was conducted in June–July 2021, examining the feasibility and sustainability of an integrated service package, HPV Plus. In-depth interviews with 46 programme implementers (i.e. health-care workers and teachers) and planning stakeholders (i.e.…

  • Targeted and Population-Wide Interventions Are Needed to Address the Persistent Burden of Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age in Tanzania

    Open AccessBruno Sunguya, Yue Ge et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Recent evidence suggests that 44.8% of women of reproductive age (WRA) in Tanzania suffer from anemia. Addressing this public health challenge calls for local evidence of its burden and determinants thereof for policy and tailored interventions. This secondary data analysis used Tanzania Demographic and Health Surveys (TDHS) 2004−2005 and 2015−2016 with a total of 23,203 WRA. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to characterize the bur…

  • Mental health disorders and substance use among people living with HIV in Nepal

    Khem Narayan Pokhrel, Kalpana Gaulee Pokhrel et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019

    People living with HIV often experience mental health disorders and engage in substance use. Evidence, however, is limited about the influence of mental health disorders and substance use on non-adherence to ART. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 682 HIV-positive people on ART in Nepal. We measured their depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress levels, substance use, and non-adherence to ART. We developed logistic regression models to examin…

  • Predicting health-related quality of life in people living with HIV in Nepal

    Khem Narayan Pokhrel, Vidya Dev Sharma et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017

    HIV-positive people often experience mental health disorders and engage in substance use. Such conditions tend to impair their health-related quality of life (QOL). Evidence, however, is limited about the influence of mental health disorders and substance use on QOL by gender. Also, little is known about the influences of anxiety and high levels of stress on QOL. We recruited 682 HIV-positive people in Nepal and measured their depression, anxiety…

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

    Open AccessDivya Balaji, Linda B Mlunde et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016

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

    Open AccessLinda B Mlunde, Bruno Sunguya et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2016

  • A call for parental monitoring to improve condom use among secondary school students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Open AccessLinda B Mlunde, Krishna C Poudel et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    A high level of parental monitoring is associated with more consistent condom use among male students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- many of whom have engaged in high-risk sexual behaviors such as multiple sexual partnerships, concurrent sexual partnerships, and unprotected sexual intercourse in the past one year. Interventions should thus be strengthened to reduce multiple sexual partnerships, concurrent sexual partnerships, and to improve parent…

  • Undernutrition among HIV-positive children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Open AccessBruno Sunguya, Bruno F Sunguya et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    HIV/AIDS is associated with an increased burden of child underweight status and wasting, even among ART-treated children, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In addition to increasing coverage of ART among HIV-positive children, interventions to ameliorate poor nutrition status may be necessary in this and similar settings. Such interventions should aim at promoting adequate feeding patterns, as well as preventing and treating diarrhea