Masunga K Iseselo

Biographic Data

ID7746076
NAMEMasunga K Iseselo
GIVEN NAMESMasunga K
FAMILY NAMEIseselo
SIGNATUREISESELO M K
AFFILIATIONSMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
ORCID0000-0001-5881-4435
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • The experience of trial participation disclosure among sex workers in a phase IIb HIV vaccine trial

    Open AccessJoel Seme Ambikile, Edith A M Tarimo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Globally, HIV vaccine clinical trials are conducted in the quest for an effective preventive vaccine. Volunteers’ participation is vital to the success of these trials. However, disclosing involvement in a vaccine trial may have significant consequences, potentially affecting key aspects such as recruitment, retention, and overall engagement. This study aimed to explore the experiences of disclosure and non-disclosure of participation in a Phase …

  • I have the vaccine in my body”

    Open AccessEdith A M Tarimo, Masunga K Iseselo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The knowledge gained on HIV preventive measures by FSW after participation in the trial was valued. However, continued engagement in risky sexual practices and poor compliance with HIV preventive measures highlights the need for continued risk-reduction interventions while searching for an effective HIV vaccine

  • Facilitators and barriers to decision-making for hospital treatment among patients diagnosed with breast cancer in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Open AccessPascal Mkaka Dominic, Masunga K Iseselo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Background Breast cancer is a major public health problem in both developed and developing countries and has become the second leading cause of death among women worldwide. The mortality may be related to delayed or inappropriate treatment decision-making among the diagnosed patients. Decision-making is an important determinant for successful treatment for patients diagnosed with breast cancer. In Tanzania, there is a lack of information in the c…

  • Challenges to the provision of home care and support for people with severe mental illness

    Open AccessJoel Seme Ambikile, Masunga K Iseselo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    A balance between hospital-based and community-based services is needed to effectively provide mental health services for people with mental illness. As an essential part of community mental health services, home-based care plays an important role in meeting patients’ needs, and should, therefore, be appropriately provided. To achieve this, there is a need to understand the challenges faced and take relevant actions to address them. This study ai…

  • Awareness and willingness to use HIV oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among people who inject drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Open AccessMasunga K Iseselo, Edith A M Tarimo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of HIV infection. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could help in HIV prevention among PWIDs. However, little is known about PrEP use among PWIDs in low and middle-income countries. This study reports the awareness of and willingness to use PrEP and the associated factors among PWID in Tanzania. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) to recruit PWIDs in Dar …

  • A controlled pilot intervention on community violence prevention, financial and social capital generation in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

    Open AccessLouis Jansen, Anne H Outwater et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    retrospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT04602416; October 26, 2020)

  • Sexual Behaviours and Practices before and after Phase I/II HIV Vaccine Trial

    Open AccessMasunga K Iseselo, Edith A M Tarimo et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    There is limited information about sexual behavior among volunteers who participated in phase I/II human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine trial. This article describes the sexual behavior, practices before, and after participation in phase I/II HIV vaccine trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We conducted a qualitative descriptive study involving volunteers who participated in the phase I/II vaccine trial between 2007 and 2010. Purposeful sampli…