The influence of stigma on PrEP uptake among adolescent girls and young women in Johannesburg, South Africa and Mwanza, Tanzania: Qualitative findings from the EMPOWER study.

Stangl AL, Bryan C, Barré I, Ramskin L, Lees S, Ndimande-Khoza N, Baron D, Colombini M, Harvey S, Kapiga S, Scorgie F, Delany-Moretlwe S.

PLoS One. 2026 Feb 3;21(2):e0339380.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0339380.

PMID: 41632776;

PMCID: PMC12867226.

Schistosome Infection is Associated With High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Persistence, Together With Altered Cervicovaginal Microbiota.

Mukerebe C, Cordeiro AA, Aristide C, Colombe S, Bullington BW, Kalluvya S, van Dam GJ, de Dood CJ, Corstjens PLAM, Maganga JK, Changalucha JM, Namkinga LA, Makene VA, Lee MH, Downs JA.

J Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 18;233(2):375-380.

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf447.

PMID: 40842278;

PMCID: PMC12741867.

Acceptability, Cost, and Uptake of a Multicomponent Menstrual, Sexual, and Reproductive Health Intervention in Secondary Schools in Northwest Tanzania: Lessons From the PASS MHW Pilot Study.

Okello ES, Sedekia Y, Matungwa DJ, Torondel B, Greco G, Rubli J, Ayieko P, Mcharo O, Luwayi J, Hunsaker B, Hashim R, Towo S, Nahay F, Kapiga S, Renju J.

Eval Rev. 2026 Feb 28:193841X261422289. Epub ahead of print.

DOI: 10.1177/0193841X261422289.

PMID: 41761923;

Sex Differences in Blood Pressure Trajectories Among Adolescents Attending Secondary School in Urban Tanzania.

Nsanya MK, Willkens M, Ayieko P, Reif LK, Nyanza EC, Kapiga SH, Peck RN.

International Journal of Hypertension. 2026 Mar 13;(1):9797898.

DOI: 10.1155/ijhy/9797898.

A framework policy analysis of single-dose HPV vaccination adoption in East Africa: a rapid review.

Umutesi G, Weiner BJ, Jewell T, Kapiga S, Lane J, Mugo NR, Barnabas RV.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Mar 21;26(1):608.

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-14336-1.

PMID: 41862937;

PMCID: PMC13126985.

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns and Left Ventricular Mass Index in Tanzanian Adults Living with and without HIV.

Willkens M, Issarow B, Etyang AO, Fadhil S, Cichowitz C, Ayieko P, Kisigo G, Venkatraman S, Krieger AC, Devereux R, Muntner P, Lee MH, Kapiga S, Peck R.

Glob Heart. 2026 Mar 24;21(1):26.

DOI: 10.5334/gh.1542.

PMID: 41908163;

PMCID: PMC13025247.

Self-Efficacy and One-Year HIV Outcomes for Hospitalized People with HIV in Tanzania: A Mediation Analysis of the Daraja Clinical Trial.

Ayieko P, Willkens M, Issarow B, Deogratias D, Fitzgerald DW, Grosskurth H, Kisigo G, Okello E, Metsch LR, Peck RN, Kapiga S, Lee MH.

AIDS Behav. 2026 Apr;30(4):1022-1029. Epub 2025 Nov 11.

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04917-2.

PMID: 41214254;

PMCID: PMC12771576.

Association of Schistosoma haematobium Infection With Decreased Pregnancy: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Bowers SF, Maganga JK, Mhango L, Shigella P, Mukerebe C, Mazigo HD, van Dam GJ, de Jong D, Hoekstra PT, Corstjens PL, Kapiga SH, Secor WE, Lee MH, Downs JA, Changalucha JM.

Clin Infect Dis. 2026 May 1:ciag215. Epub ahead of print.

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciag215.

PMID: 42065339;

PMCID: PMC13242864.

Engaging Religious Leaders to Reduce Blood Pressures in Rural Tanzanian Communities: A Cluster Randomized Trial.

Kavishe B, Mwakisole A, Kalokola F, Willkens M, Okello E, Kisanga E, Ayieko P, Mcharo O, Lee MH, Kapiga S, Peck R.

Journal of Hypertension. 2026 May 1;44(Suppl 1):e39.

DOI: Not available (conference abstract).

Ischemic heart disease burden and healthcare system readiness across sub-Saharan Africa.

Khurana MP, Bundgaard JS, Jeremiah K, Cichowitz C, Kisigo G, Ruselu G, Yan L, Kragh MV, Hasselbalch R, Ibáñez B, Praygod G, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Bundgaard H, Peck RN.

Nat Cardiovasc Res. 2026 May;5(5):394-403. Epub 2026 May 13.

DOI: 10.1038/s44161-026-00817-3.

PMID: 42129571;

PMCID: PMC13242213.