Published in BMC Womens Health on November 15, 2011
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A conceptual model of HIV/AIDS stigma from five African countries. J Adv Nurs (2007) 1.98
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"It is her responsibility": partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, northern Tanzania. J Int AIDS Soc (2011) 1.74
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Current status of medication adherence and infant follow up in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission programme in Addis Ababa: a cohort study. J Int AIDS Soc (2011) 1.62
HIV stigma and missed medications in HIV-positive people in five African countries. AIDS Patient Care STDS (2009) 1.62
'No sister, the breast alone is not enough for my baby' a qualitative assessment of potentials and barriers in the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in southern Zambia. Int Breastfeed J (2008) 1.56
Verbal and physical abuse and neglect as manifestations of HIV/AIDS stigma in five African countries. Public Health Nurs (2007) 1.55
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The impact of taking or not taking ARVs on HIV stigma as reported by persons living with HIV infection in five African countries. AIDS Care (2009) 1.30
Why caretakers bypass Primary Health Care facilities for child care - a case from rural Tanzania. BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 1.30
Maternal near miss and mortality in a rural referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2013) 1.28
Existence and functionality of emergency obstetric care services at district level in Kenya: theoretical coverage versus reality. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 1.18
The development and validation of the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument - Nurse (HASI-N). AIDS Care (2009) 1.17
Waiting for attention and care: birthing accounts of women in rural Tanzania who developed obstetric fistula as an outcome of labour. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2011) 1.17
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Unfulfilled expectations to services offered at primary health care facilities: experiences of caretakers of underfive children in rural Tanzania. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 1.15
Measuring HIV stigma for PLHAs and nurses over time in five African countries. SAHARA J (2009) 1.14
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Why do health workers in rural Tanzania prefer public sector employment? BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 1.08
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HIV-1, HSV-2 and syphilis among pregnant women in a rural area of Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors. BMC Infect Dis (2008) 1.02
HIV stigma and nurse job satisfaction in five African countries. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care (2009) 1.01
The context of HIV risk behaviours among HIV-positive injection drug users in Viet Nam: moving toward effective harm reduction. BMC Public Health (2009) 0.99
Balancing collective responsibility, individual opportunities and risks: a qualitative study on how police officers reason around volunteering in an HIV vaccine trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2010) 0.98
Comparing HIV prevalence estimates from prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme and the antenatal HIV surveillance in Addis Ababa. BMC Public Health (2012) 0.97
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High potential of escalating HIV transmission in a low prevalence setting in rural Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2007) 0.97
Reasons for declining to enroll in a phase I and II HIV vaccine trial after randomization among eligible volunteers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. PLoS One (2011) 0.95
The potential role of mother-in-law in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a mixed methods study from the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2011) 0.89
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Applying the theory of planned behaviour to explain HIV testing in antenatal settings in Addis Ababa - a cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 0.86
A qualitative evaluation of volunteers' experiences in a phase I/II HIV vaccine trial in Tanzania. BMC Infect Dis (2011) 0.86
EXPERIENCES OF HIV/AIDS STIGMA OF PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND NURSES INVOLVED IN THEIR CARE FROM FIVE AFRICAN COUNTRIES. Afr J Nurs Midwifery (2008) 0.85
"Listen to your body". A qualitative text analysis of internet discussions related to pregnancy health and pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy. Patient Educ Couns (2008) 0.85
Health-related quality of life and needs of care and support of adult Tanzanians with cancer: a mixed-methods study. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2012) 0.84
Poisonous milk and sinful mothers: the changing meaning of breastfeeding in the wake of the HIV epidemic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Int Breastfeed J (2010) 0.83
Rethinking nursing care: an ethnographic approach to nurse-patient interaction in the context of a HIV prevention programme in rural Tanzania. Int J Nurs Stud (2012) 0.80
Perceived Health System Causes of Obstetric Fistula from Accounts of Affected Women in Rural Tanzania: A Qualitative Study. Afr J Reprod Health (2015) 0.79
Web-based Discussion Forums on Pregnancy Complaints and Maternal Health Literacy in Norway: A Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res (2016) 0.78
Validity of non-invasive assessment of anaemia in pregnancy. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 0.77
A qualitative study of perceived risk for HIV transmission among police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2013) 0.75
"They ask whether this is real or fake": a qualitative norwegian study of pregnancy complaints and access to social benefits. Health Care Women Int (2013) 0.75
Assessing the performance of nurses in the management of malaria patients in Tanzania. J Trop Pediatr (2010) 0.75