Lucy R Mgopa
Biographic Data
| ID | 5222486 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lucy R Mgopa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lucy R |
| FAMILY NAME | Mgopa |
| SIGNATURE | MGOPA L R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7527-8195 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Challenges Faced by People with Disabilities in Accessing Contraception and Childbirth Care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Background People with disabilities (PWDs) experience significant challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Consequently, global, regional, and national policies recommend equal rights for PWDs to access quality health care. Tanzania is working to improve SRH accessibility; however, women with disabilities still face numerous challenges in accessing reproductive and maternal healthcare services. These challenges must …
Effects of an Afrocentric Sexual Health Education Curriculum for Medical, Nursing, and Midwifery Students in Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest rates of sexual health challenges. Yet, sexual health curricula for health students are rare. To advance research on the effects of such a curricula, we conducted the first randomized controlled trial of a sexual health curriculum for health students. “Training for Health Professionals” was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, trial conducted in Tanzania. In 2021, 412 nursing, midwifery, and medical s…
Addressing sexual health concerns in Tanzania
Little is known about the factors that may prevent healthcare professionals as key stakeholders from exploring sexual health issues in Tanzania. This study examined healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the barriers to addressing sexual health concerns in practice. In June 2019, we conducted an exploratory qualitative study involving 18 focus group discussions among healthcare professionals (n = 60) and students (n = 61) in the health profess…
Cultural and clinical challenges in sexual health care provision to men who have sex with men in Tanzania
Findings from this study revealed a need for training health students in Tanzania to address sexual health issues including accurate information on homosexuality, reporting requirements and clinical management in the legal and socio-cultural context of the African continent
Perceptions of Sexual Healthcare Provision in Tanzania
Data indicate that lack of training in sexual health and guidelines for dealing with sexual issues are a barrier to comprehensive health care. These findings can inform the main areas for curriculum developers to focus on, when developing an Afro-centric sexual health curriculum suitable for students in health care professional courses. Moreover, these findings can be useful when developing treatment guidelines and policies that are beneficial to…
Stigmatization of men who have sex with men in health care settings in East Africa is based more on perceived gender role-inappropriate mannerisms than having sex with men
Background: Healthcare Workers may stigmatize and discriminate against Men who have Sex with Men in East Africa.Objective: To understand the predictors of abuse and discrimination of sexual minority men in healthcare settings by Healthcare workers in seven cities in Tanzania.Method: In total, 300 sexual minority men over the age of 18 were interviewed in 7 Tanzanian cities by trained local interviewers. Abuse from others (physical, verbal, sexual…
Perceptions of Sexual Healthcare Provision in Tanzania
Data indicate that lack of training in sexual health and guidelines for dealing with sexual issues are a barrier to comprehensive health care. These findings can inform the main areas for curriculum developers to focus on, when developing an Afro-centric sexual health curriculum suitable for students in health care professional courses. Moreover, these findings can be useful when developing treatment guidelines and policies that are beneficial to…
Stigmatization of men who have sex with men in health care settings in East Africa is based more on perceived gender role-inappropriate mannerisms than having sex with men
Background: Healthcare Workers may stigmatize and discriminate against Men who have Sex with Men in East Africa.Objective: To understand the predictors of abuse and discrimination of sexual minority men in healthcare settings by Healthcare workers in seven cities in Tanzania.Method: In total, 300 sexual minority men over the age of 18 were interviewed in 7 Tanzanian cities by trained local interviewers. Abuse from others (physical, verbal, sexual…
Cultural and clinical challenges in sexual health care provision to men who have sex with men in Tanzania
Findings from this study revealed a need for training health students in Tanzania to address sexual health issues including accurate information on homosexuality, reporting requirements and clinical management in the legal and socio-cultural context of the African continent
Perceptions of Sexual Healthcare Provision in Tanzania
Data indicate that lack of training in sexual health and guidelines for dealing with sexual issues are a barrier to comprehensive health care. These findings can inform the main areas for curriculum developers to focus on, when developing an Afro-centric sexual health curriculum suitable for students in health care professional courses. Moreover, these findings can be useful when developing treatment guidelines and policies that are beneficial to…
Addressing sexual health concerns in Tanzania
Little is known about the factors that may prevent healthcare professionals as key stakeholders from exploring sexual health issues in Tanzania. This study examined healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the barriers to addressing sexual health concerns in practice. In June 2019, we conducted an exploratory qualitative study involving 18 focus group discussions among healthcare professionals (n = 60) and students (n = 61) in the health profess…
Effects of an Afrocentric Sexual Health Education Curriculum for Medical, Nursing, and Midwifery Students in Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest rates of sexual health challenges. Yet, sexual health curricula for health students are rare. To advance research on the effects of such a curricula, we conducted the first randomized controlled trial of a sexual health curriculum for health students. “Training for Health Professionals” was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, trial conducted in Tanzania. In 2021, 412 nursing, midwifery, and medical s…
Challenges Faced by People with Disabilities in Accessing Contraception and Childbirth Care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Background People with disabilities (PWDs) experience significant challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Consequently, global, regional, and national policies recommend equal rights for PWDs to access quality health care. Tanzania is working to improve SRH accessibility; however, women with disabilities still face numerous challenges in accessing reproductive and maternal healthcare services. These challenges must …
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Tanzania (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)