Laura Mkumba
Biographic Data
| ID | 7729603 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Mkumba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Mkumba |
| SIGNATURE | MKUMBA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Family Health International 360 |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7402-481X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The THINK-TTP Study for Assessing Cognitive Function in Clinical Trials
Purpose of the Research Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare, life-threatening condition with long-term impacts on survivors’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A top HRQoL concern among TTP survivors is cognitive dysfunction. However, the specific cognitive aspects affected by TTP remain poorly understood. This gap limits the ability to assess cognitive outcomes in clinical trials and hinders the development of targete…
Sauti ya Vijana (SYV; The Voice of Youth)
Sauti ya Vijana is a mental health and life skills intervention delivered by young adult group leaders for the improvement of HIV outcomes in young people living with HIV in Tanzania. This pilot randomized controlled trial estimated exploratory intervention effectiveness compared to standard of care. YPLWH (N = 105) were randomized to receive intervention or SOC. The mean age of participants was 18.1 years and 53% were female. Mean scores on ment…
Decolonising global health
box In March 2021, Khan et al published a commentary titled ‘Decolonising global health in 2021: a roadmap to move from rhetoric to reform’ in BMJ Global Health .1 To our knowledge, under the decolonising global health umbrella, this is the first publication to make explicit how to move from theory to practice. However, we express concern over the prescriptive nature of this commentary, namely in its call for ‘metrics,’ ‘checklists,’ and a ‘map’—…
Decolonising global health
box The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has grinded the world economy to a halt and upended health systems across the globe, contributing to disruptions in routine health services and skyrocketing rates of death.1 Against this backdrop, the pandemic highlights with renewed clarity the way structural violence operates both within and between countries. Defined as the discriminatory social arrangement that, whe…
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Decolonising global health
box The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has grinded the world economy to a halt and upended health systems across the globe, contributing to disruptions in routine health services and skyrocketing rates of death.1 Against this backdrop, the pandemic highlights with renewed clarity the way structural violence operates both within and between countries. Defined as the discriminatory social arrangement that, whe…
Decolonising global health
box In March 2021, Khan et al published a commentary titled ‘Decolonising global health in 2021: a roadmap to move from rhetoric to reform’ in BMJ Global Health .1 To our knowledge, under the decolonising global health umbrella, this is the first publication to make explicit how to move from theory to practice. However, we express concern over the prescriptive nature of this commentary, namely in its call for ‘metrics,’ ‘checklists,’ and a ‘map’—…
Sauti ya Vijana (SYV; The Voice of Youth)
Sauti ya Vijana is a mental health and life skills intervention delivered by young adult group leaders for the improvement of HIV outcomes in young people living with HIV in Tanzania. This pilot randomized controlled trial estimated exploratory intervention effectiveness compared to standard of care. YPLWH (N = 105) were randomized to receive intervention or SOC. The mean age of participants was 18.1 years and 53% were female. Mean scores on ment…
The THINK-TTP Study for Assessing Cognitive Function in Clinical Trials
Purpose of the Research Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare, life-threatening condition with long-term impacts on survivors’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A top HRQoL concern among TTP survivors is cognitive dysfunction. However, the specific cognitive aspects affected by TTP remain poorly understood. This gap limits the ability to assess cognitive outcomes in clinical trials and hinders the development of targete…
Global health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Asymptomatic (1 work) · Blood groups and transfusion (1 work)