Gernard Msamanga

Biographic Data

ID5460665
NAMEGernard Msamanga
GIVEN NAMESGernard
FAMILY NAMEMsamanga
SIGNATUREMSAMANGA G
AFFILIATIONSMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX0

  • Effect of multivitamin supplements on weight gain during pregnancy among HIV ‐negative women in T anzania

    Open AccessFreeman T Changamire, Ramadhani S Mwiru et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2012

    Multivitamin supplementation has been shown to reduce the risk of low birthweight. This effect could be mediated through gestational weight gain. However, the effect of multivitamin supplementation on weight gain during pregnancy has not been fully studied. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of multivitamins on pregnancy weight gain. We enrolled 8468 HIV-negative women from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in a randomised, placebo-con…

  • Post‐natal anaemia and iron deficiency in HIV‐infected women and the health and survival of their children

    Open AccessSheila Isanaka, Donna Spiegelman et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2012

    Prenatal iron supplementation may improve pregnancy outcomes and decrease the risk of child mortality. However, little is known about the importance of post-natal maternal iron status for child health and survival, particularly in the context of HIV infection. We examined the association of maternal anaemia and hypochromic microcytosis, an erythrocyte morphology consistent with iron deficiency, with child health and survival in the first two to f…

  • Predictors of anaemia and iron deficiency in HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania

    Open AccessJulia L Finkelstein, Saurabh Mehta et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2012

    Objective Anaemia is common during pregnancy, and prenatal Fe supplementation is the standard of care. However, the persistence of anaemia despite Fe supplementation, particularly in HIV infection, suggests that its aetiology may be more complex and warrants further investigation. The present study was conducted to examine predictors of incident haematological outcomes in HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania. Design Prospective cohort study. C…

  • Relationship of exclusive breast-feeding to infections and growth of Tanzanian children born to HIV-infected women

    Open AccessRamadhani S Mwiru, Donna Spiegelman et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2011

    Objective We examined the relationships between exclusive breast-feeding and the risks of respiratory, diarrhoea and nutritional morbidities during the first 2 years of life among children born to women infected with HIV-1. Design We prospectively determined the incidence of respiratory illnesses, diarrhoea, fever, hospitalizations, outpatient visits and nutritional morbidities. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate the relative …

  • Predictors of breastfeeding cessation among HIV‐infected women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Open AccessPaul Petraro, Christopher Duggan et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2010

    This paper examines predictors of breastfeeding cessation among a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women. This was a prospective follow-up study of HIV-infected women who participated in a randomized micronutrient supplementation trial conducted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 795 HIV-infected Tanzanian women with singleton newborns were utilized from the cohort for this analysis. The proportion of women breastfeeding declined fr…

  • Predictors and consequences of anaemia among antiretroviral-naïve HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children in Tanzania

    Open AccessAnirban Chatterjee, Ronald J Bosch et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2010

    Objective Predictors and consequences of childhood anaemia in settings with high HIV prevalence are not well known. The aims of the present study were to identify maternal and child predictors of anaemia among children born to HIV-infected women and to study the association between childhood anaemia and mortality. Design Prospective cohort study. Maternal characteristics during pregnancy and Hb measurements at 3-month intervals from birth were av…

  • Depressive Symptoms Increase Risk of HIV Disease Progression and Mortality Among Women in Tanzania

    Gretchen Antelman, Sylvia Kaaya et al.ARTICLEJAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune…2007

    The effect of depression on HIV disease progression was examined among 996 HIV-positive Tanzanian women participating in a trial on micronutrients and pregnancy outcomes, vertical transmission, and disease progression. Depression and social support were measured 2 months after HIV screening and every 6 to 12 months thereafter. Depression measures from pregnancy and more than 12 months postpartum were included in this analysis. Participants' clini…

  • Validity of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist‐25 amongst HIV‐positive pregnant women in Tanzania

    Open AccessSylvia Kaaya, S F Kaaya et al.ARTICLEActa Psychiatrica Scandinavica2002

    Objective: To validate the Hopkins Symptom Checklist‐25 (HSCL‐25) for use as a depression screen amongst human immuno‐deficiency virus (HIV) positive pregnant women. Method: Amongst 903 (mean age 24.8 years) HIV‐positive pregnant women, a two‐phased design included measures for health‐related quality of life, perceived social support, and the HSCL‐25 screen for depressive (HSCL‐15 subscale) and anxiety symptoms. The Structured Clinical Interview …

  • Predictors of HIV-1 serostatus disclosure

    Gretchen Antelman, Mary C Smith Fawzi et al.ARTICLEAIDS2001

    OBJECTIVES: To examine the socio-demographic and behavioral factors predictive of women's disclosure of an HIV-positive test result in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. DESIGN: From April 1995 to May 2000, 1078 HIV-positive pregnant women participated in an ongoing randomized trial on micronutrients and HIV-1 vertical transmission and progression. Disclosure to a partner or to a female relative was assessed 2 months after post-test counseling and at 6 mon…