Ismail Amiri

Dados Biográficos

ID7730889
NOMEIsmail Amiri
PRENOMESIsmail
SOBRENOMEAmiri
ASSINATURAAMIRI I
AFILIAÇÕESDuke University
ORCID0000-0002-7533-7578
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2021
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • The role of faith in suicide prevention among people living with HIV

    Open AccessRyan A Parker, Jackline Rwakilomba et al.ARTICLEMental Health Religion & Culture2026

    Religious leaders are important actors on the pathway to care for many people experiencing mental distress, particularly in low-resource settings. There is a need for collaboration with religious leaders in suicide risk recognition and interventions. From May-June, 2024, we conducted qualitative interviews with 14 religious leaders and eight mental health workers in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania to explore the potential to integrate aspects of faith into…

  • From research to practice

    Paul Ngangula, Louise Joel et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    Despite the life-saving potential of mental health interventions, their scalability and integration within healthcare systems present significant challenges, particularly in low-resource global settings. This study investigated scaling IDEAS for Hope, a telehealth counseling intervention designed to reduce suicide risk and improve HIV care engagement among people living with HIV in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, and identified actionable implementation s…

  • Development of a brief telehealth-delivered counseling intervention to reduce suicide risk and improve HIV care engagement in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

    Open AccessBrandon A Knettel, Ismail Amiri et al.ARTICLEEvaluation and Program Planning2025

  • Challenges and opportunities for improving mental health care and preventing suicide among people living with HIV

    Open AccessElizabeth T Knippler, Alyssa J Martinez et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    People living with HIV (PLWH) experience unique stressors that contribute to emotional distress, and PLWH are more than twice as likely to die by suicide when compared to the general population. In countries like Tanzania, there is a relatively high burden of HIV but few resources to support mental health needs. To gain a better understanding of mental health challenges experienced by PLWH in northern Tanzania and identify opportunities for inter…

  • Healthcare provider perspective on barriers and facilitators in the care of pediatric injury patients at a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania

    Open AccessElizabeth M Keating, Francis Sakita et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Pediatric injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The recovery of injured children in LMICs is often impeded by barriers in accessing and receiving timely and quality care at healthcare facilities. The purpose of this study was to identify the barriers and the facilitators in pediatric injury care at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC), a tertiary zonal referral hospital in Nort…

  • Patient perspectives on the helpfulness of a community health worker program for HIV care engagement in Tanzania

    Brandon A Knettel, Amnazo Muhirwa et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2023

    Task-shifting is a valuable approach for redistributing clinical tasks to nonprofessional health workers and relieving human resource shortages. The Community-Based HIV Services (CBHS) program is a national cohort of volunteer community health workers (CHWs) who support HIV care engagement at clinics in Tanzania. We recruited 23 patients initiating HIV care at two clinics to understand their experiences with the CBHS program. Participants complet…

  • Validation of a culturally sensitive, Swahili-translated instrument to assess suicide risk among adults living with HIV in Tanzania

    Open AccessLinda Minja, Brandon A Knettel et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2023

    In Tanzania, there are high rates of suicidal thoughts and behavior among people living with HIV (PLWH), yet few instruments exist for effective screening and referral. To address this gap, we developed and validated Swahili translations of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Screen Version and two accompanying scales assessing self-efficacy to avoid suicidal action and reasons for living. We administered a structured survey to 80…

  • Long-Distance Travel for HIV-Related Care—Burden or Choice

    Open AccessVirginia A Fonner, David Geurkink et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021