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List of works by Melissa H Watt

"At home, no one knows": A qualitative study of retention challenges among women living with HIV in Tanzania

scientific article published on 27 August 2020

"If you don't take a stand for your life, who will help you?": Men's engagement in HIV care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on 14 January 2016

"It's all the time in my mind": facilitators of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a Tanzanian setting

scientific article

"It's because I think too much": Perspectives and experiences of adults with hypertension engaged in HIV care in northern Tanzania

scientific article published on 03 December 2020

"It's better for me to drink, at least the stress is going away": perspectives on alcohol use during pregnancy among South African women attending drinking establishments

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"Nothing Is Free": A Qualitative Study of Sex Trading Among Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa.

scientific article published on 8 January 2015

"She Just Told Me Not To Cry": A Qualitative Study of Experiences of HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) Among Pregnant Women Living with HIV in Tanzania

scientific article published on 22 June 2020

"Wine you get every day, but a child you can't replace": The perceived impact of parental drinking on child outcomes in a South African township

scientific article published on December 2015

'I have a lot of faith in her': Value of community health workers in addressing family planning in rural Ghana

scientific article published on 12 May 2020

A counseling intervention to address HIV stigma at entry into antenatal care in Tanzania (Maisha): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 30 December 2019

A nurse-delivered mental health intervention for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

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A qualitative study of methamphetamine initiation in Cape Town, South Africa

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

AIDS-Related Stigma, HIV Testing, and Transmission Risk Among Patrons of Informal Drinking Places in Cape Town, South Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on June 1, 2012

Acceptability of a group intervention for initiates of antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania

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Addiction and treatment experiences among active methamphetamine users recruited from a township community in Cape Town, South Africa: A mixed-methods study

scientific article published on 30 April 2015

Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in a South African Community: Reconciling Knowledge, Norms, and Personal Experience

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Alcohol-serving venues in South Africa as sites of risk and potential protection for violence against women

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An ethnographic exploration of diarrheal disease management in public hospitals in Bangladesh: From problems to solutions

scientific article published on 10 July 2020

Antibiotic overuse for acute respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of outpatients and their physicians

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Attitudes Toward Long-Term Use of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Moshi, Tanzania: A Longitudinal Study

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Attitudes toward alcohol use during pregnancy among women recruited from alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa: A mixed-methods study

scientific article published on 09 September 2018

Avoidant Coping Mediates the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy for HIV Disclosure and Depression Symptoms Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Newly Diagnosed with HIV.

scientific article published on 25 January 2018

Beliefs about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder among men and women at alcohol serving establishments in South Africa

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Cancer-Related Stigma in Malawi: Narratives of Cancer Survivors

scientific article published in 2023

Caregiving expectations and challenges among elders and their adult children in Southern Sri Lanka

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Childbirth experiences of women living with HIV: a neglected event in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission care continuum

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Co-occurring Psychosocial Problems and HIV Risk Among Women Attending Drinking Venues in a South African Township: A Syndemic Approach

scientific article (publication date: 3 October 2012)

Delays contributing to the development and repair of obstetric fistula in northern Tanzania

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Depression and HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partners Among Newly HIV-Diagnosed Men Who Have Sex with Men

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Depression and anxiety among pregnant women living with HIV in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Development of a coping intervention to improve traumatic stress and HIV care engagement among South African women with sexual trauma histories.

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

Development of an intervention to improve mental health for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania

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Drinking before and after pregnancy recognition among South African women: the moderating role of traumatic experiences

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Drinking in the Context of Life Stressors: A Multidimensional Coping Strategy Among South African Women

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Experiences of forced sex among female patrons of alcohol-serving venues in a South African township

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Experiences of social support among women presenting for obstetric fistula repair surgery in Tanzania

scientific article published on 06 September 2016

Exploring patterns and predictors of suicidal ideation among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

scientific article published on 21 July 2020

Factors associated with self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a Tanzanian setting

scientific article published on March 2010

Food Insufficiency, Substance Use, and Sexual Risks for HIV/AIDS in Informal Drinking Establishments, Cape Town, South Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2012

Food insecurity and alcohol use among pregnant women at alcohol-serving establishments in South Africa

scientific article published on June 2014

Gender and Sex Trading Among Active Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa

scientific article published on 7 February 2017

Gender-based violence and HIV sexual risk behavior: Alcohol use and mental health problems as mediators among women in drinking venues, Cape Town ⬇️

scientific article published on July 16, 2012

Gender-based violence, alcohol use, and sexual risk among female patrons of drinking venues in Cape Town, South Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on April 19, 2012

HIV Disclosure Among Pregnant Women Initiating ART in Cape Town, South Africa: Qualitative Perspectives During the Pregnancy and Postpartum Periods

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

HIV Risk Behavior Among Methamphetamine Users Entering Substance Abuse Treatment in Cape Town, South Africa.

scientific article published on 12 February 2016

HIV testing and sero-prevalence among methamphetamine users seeking substance abuse treatment in Cape Town. ⬇️

scientific article published on 14 December 2015

HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township

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HIV, cancer, and coping: The cumulative burden of a cancer diagnosis among people living with HIV

scientific article published on 06 January 2021

HIV-Risk Behaviors and Social Support Among Men and Women Attending Alcohol-Serving Venues in South Africa: Implications for HIV Prevention

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

HIV/AIDS-related stigma in South African alcohol-serving venues and its potential impact on HIV disclosure, testing and treatment-seeking behaviours

scientific article published on 29 January 2015

Hypertension burden and challenges across the hypertension treatment cascade among adults enrolled in HIV care in northern Tanzania

scientific article published on 11 July 2020

Impact of Sexual Trauma on HIV Care Engagement: Perspectives of Female Patients with Trauma Histories in Cape Town, South Africa.

scientific article published on 19 November 2016

Improving AIDS Care After Trauma (ImpACT): Pilot Outcomes of a Coping intervention Among HIV-Infected Women with Sexual Trauma in South Africa

scientific article published on 21 December 2017

Improving Access to Cancer Care in the HIV Population: Qualitative Research to Identify Barriers to Care

scientific article published on 30 October 2020

Improving mental health among people living with HIV: a review of intervention trials in low- and middle-income countries

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Integrated mental health screening for obstetric fistula patients in Mali: From evidence to policy

scientific article published on 04 September 2020

Integrating HIV prevention into services for abused women in South Africa.

scientific article published on April 2010

Intimate partner violence among men and women who use methamphetamine: A mixed-methods study in South Africa

scientific article published on June 2016

Intimate partner violence and the association with HIV risk behaviors among young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Longitudinal cohort study of depression, post-traumatic stress, and alcohol use in South African women who attend alcohol serving venues

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Maladaptive coping mediates the influence of childhood trauma on depression and PTSD among pregnant women in South Africa.

scientific article published on 13 January 2015

Maternal childhood trauma, postpartum depression, and infant outcomes: Avoidant affective processing as a potential mechanism

scientific article published on 8 January 2017

Mediators of interpersonal violence and drug addiction severity among methamphetamine users in Cape Town, South Africa

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Men (and women) as "sellers" of sex in alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa

scientific article published on June 2014

Men who report recent male and female sex partners in Cape Town, South Africa: an understudied and underserved population

scientific article published on 22 March 2013

Men's Behavior Predicts Women's Risks for HIV/AIDS: Multilevel Analysis of Alcohol-Serving Venues in South Africa

scientific article published on 15 January 2016

Mental Health and HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Patrons of Alcohol Serving Venues in Cape Town, South Africa

scientific article (publication date: July 2011)

Mental Health and Substance Use Among Patients in a North Carolina HIV Clinic

scientific article published on January 2015

Mental health treatment to reduce HIV transmission risk behavior: a positive prevention model

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Methamphetamine use is associated with childhood sexual abuse and HIV sexual risk behaviors among patrons of alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa

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Missed opportunities for religious organizations to support people living with HIV/AIDS: findings from Tanzania

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Missed opportunities for timely diagnosis of pediatric lupus in South Africa: a qualitative study

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Perceived acceptability of home-based couples voluntary HIV counseling and testing in Northern Tanzania

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Pilot Outcomes of Maisha: An HIV Stigma Reduction Intervention Developed for Antenatal Care in Tanzania

scientific article published on 12 November 2020

Positive choices: outcomes of a brief risk reduction intervention for newly HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men.

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Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms mediate the relationship between traumatic experiences and drinking behavior among women attending alcohol-serving venues in a South African township

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Predictors of postpartum HIV care engagement for women enrolled in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs in Tanzania

scientific article published on 22 November 2018

Pregnancy, Alcohol Intake, and Intimate Partner Violence among Men and Women Attending Drinking Establishments in a Cape Town, South Africa Township ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2012

Provider-perceived barriers to diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome in Tanzania: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Providers' attitudes towards treating depression and self-reported depression treatment practices in HIV outpatient care

scientific article published on 26 February 2013

Providing support to IPV victims in the emergency department: vignette-based interviews with IPV survivors and emergency department nurses.

scientific article published in June 2008

Psychological Symptoms Among Obstetric Fistula Patients Compared to Gynecology Outpatients in Tanzania

scientific article published on 11 February 2015

Psychological Symptoms and Social Functioning Following Repair of Obstetric Fistula in a Low-Income Setting

scientific article published on 24 March 2016

Religion and HIV in Tanzania: influence of religious beliefs on HIV stigma, disclosure, and treatment attitudes

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Religious coping among women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania

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Respondent driven sampling is an effective method for engaging methamphetamine users in HIV prevention research in South Africa

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Retention in HIV Care During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in the Option B+ Era: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies in Africa

scientific article published on 27 December 2017

Risk for Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies Among Women at Drinking Venues in Cape Town, South Africa.

scientific article published in September 2017

Risk patterns preceding diagnosis among newly HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men in New York City

scientific article published on June 2013

Screening for Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Distress Among Women in HIV Care in Cape Town, South Africa.

scientific article published in July 2017

Serostatus disclosure among a cohort of HIV-infected pregnant women enrolled in HIV care in Moshi, Tanzania: A mixed-methods study

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Side effect concerns and their impact on women's uptake of modern family planning methods in rural Ghana: a mixed methods study

scientific article published on 20 March 2020

THE DEVELOPMENT AND FEASIBILITY OF A BRIEF RISK REDUCTION INTERVENTION FOR NEWLY HIV-DIAGNOSED MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN.

scientific article published on August 2011

The Disclosure Dilemma: Willingness to Disclose a Positive HIV Status Among Individuals Preparing for HIV Testing During Antenatal Care in Tanzania

scientific article published on 03 October 2020

The Protective Role of Religious Coping in Adolescents’ Responses to Poverty and Sexual Decision‐Making in Rural Kenya ⬇️

scientific article published on October 14, 2011

The impact of methamphetamine ("tik") on a peri-urban community in Cape Town, South Africa

scientific article published on 26 October 2013

The mental health experiences and needs of methamphetamine users in Cape Town: A mixed methods study

scientific article published in August 2015

The relationship between attending alcohol serving venues nearby versus distant to one's residence and sexual risk taking in a South African township

scientific article published on 13 February 2013

Traumatic stress and the mediating role of alcohol use on HIV-related sexual risk behavior: results from a longitudinal cohort of South African women who attend alcohol-serving venues

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Vulnerable at Each Step in the PMTCT Care Cascade: High Loss to Follow Up During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in Tanzania

scholarly article by Cody Cichowitz et al published 16 October 2018 in AIDS and Behavior

“Because he has bought for her, he wants to sleep with her”: Alcohol as a currency for sexual exchange in South African drinking venues ⬇️

scientific article published on January 25, 2012

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