Publications

2025

  1. Jaya ZN, Mapanga W, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Young women’s perspectives on a user-friendly self-sampling intervention to improve the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections in underserved communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Women's Health. 2025 Dec;25(1):1-0.http://10.1186/s12905-025-03684-5
  2. Duah E, Mathebula EM, Maluleke K, Baloyi TV, Ephraim RK, Mashamba-Thompson T. Assessing user experience with the Bioline™ HCV point-of-care test in primary healthcare settings: a mixed-methods study. BMC Health Services Research. 2025 Apr 1;25(1):484.http://10.1186/s12913-025-12634-8
  3. Phooko V, Maluleke K, Ramatsokotla S, Serite T, Kgarosi K, Sokudela F, Mashamba‐Thompson T. Defining Public health transformation: A scoping review. Public Health Challenges. 2025 Jun;4(2):e70048.http://10.1002/puh2.70048

2024

  1. Jaya, Z. N., Mapanga, W., Moetlhoa, B., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. (2024). Nurses’ perspectives on user-friendly self-sampling interventions for diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections among young women in eThekwini district municipality: a nominal group technique. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 106.http://10.1186/s12913-023-10353-6.
  2.  Osei, E., Apiribu, F., Kissi, J., Asante, L. S., Ampon-Wireko, S., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. (2024). Healthcare workers’ perspectives on the availability and use of mobile health technologies for disease diagnosis and treatment support in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Plos one, 19(4), e0294802. http://10.1371/journal.pone.0294802
  3. Moetlhoa, B., Nxele, S. R., Maluleke, K., Mathebula, E., Marange, M., Chilufya, M., ... & Mashamba-Thompson, T. (2024). Barriers and enablers for implementation of digital-linked diagnostics models at point-of-care in South Africa: stakeholder engagement. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 216.http://10.1186/s12913-024-10691-z.
  4.  Maluleke, K., Musekiwa, A., Nxele, S. R., Moetlhoa, B., Makena, L., Nzuza, N., ... & Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. Co-creation of a novel approach for improving supply chain management for SARS-CoV-2 point of care diagnostic services in Mopani District, Limpopo Province: Nominal Group Technique. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1378508.
  5. Jaya ZN, Mapanga W, Dlangalala T, Thembane N, Kgarosi K, Dzinamarira T, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Accuracy of self-collected versus healthcare worker collected specimens for diagnosing sexually transmitted infections in females: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 2024 May 7;14(1):10496.http://10.1038/s41598-024-61358-y.
  6. Dzinamarira T, Iradukunda PG, Saramba E, Gashema P, Moyo E, Mangezi W, Musuka G. COVID-19 and mental health services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A critical literature review. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 2024 Feb 17:152465.http://10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152465
  7. Moyo E, Dzinamarira T, Moyo P, Murewanhema G, Ross A. Men's Involvement in Maternal Health in sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review of Enablers and Barriers. Midwifery. 2024 Apr 7:103993.http://10.1016/j.midw.2024.103993.
  8. Moyo E, Murewanhema G, Moyo P, Ross A, Dzinamarira T. The use of oral human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis in pregnant and lactating women in sub-Saharan Africa: considerations, barriers, and recommendations. Global Health Journal. 2024 Apr 29.http://10.1016/j.glohj.2024.04.002
  9. Alshammari, M. K., Alruwaili, M. N., Alanazi, A., Alenezi, F. N., Alsaiari, A. A., Almehmadi, M., ... & Dzinamarira, T. (2024). Genetic Variants Associated with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Infection and Public Health.http://10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.001
  10. Dzinamarira T, Moyo E. Adolescents and young people in sub-Saharan Africa: overcoming challenges and seizing opportunities to achieve HIV epidemic control. Frontiers in Public Health. 2024 Mar 19;12:1321068.http://10.3389/fpubh.2024.1321068
  11. Mbunge E, Chemhaka G, Dzinamarira T, Moyo E, Fashoto S, Muchemwa B, Buwerimwe J, Petrus E. Determinants of under-five mortality in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the 2015–2016 Zimbabwe demographic Health Survey data. Women and Children Nursing. 2024 Mar 22.http://10.1016/j.wcn.2024.02.001
  12. Dzinamarira T, Moyo E, Moyo B, Murewanhema G, Cuadros D, Kouamou V, Mpofu A, Musuka G. Strengthening and enhancing national antiretroviral drug resistance surveillance in Zimbabwe—A country that has reached UNAIDS 95-95-95 amongst adults. Frontiers in Public Health. 2024 Feb 14;12:1346027.http://10.3389/fpubh.2024.1346027
  13. Mapingure M, Chingombe I, Dzinamarira T, Moyo B, Samba C, Murigo D, Mugurungi O, Mbunge E, Makota RB, Murewanhema G, Musuka G. Presence of tuberculosis symptoms among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Zimbabwe. AIDS research and therapy. 2024 Mar 28;21(1):18.http://10.3389/fpubh.2024.1346027
  14. Makoni T, Madzima B, Dzinamarira T, Moyo E, Mpofu A, Chingombe I, Mapingure M, Musuka G. Putting communities at the forefront of community-led monitoring in Zimbabwe. Frontiers in Public Health. 2024 Jan 8;11:1320944.http://10.3389/fpubh.2023.1320944
  15. Gashegu M, Gahamanyi N, Ndayambaje FX, Munyaneza B, Ndahindwa V, Lukwago F, Ingabire L, Gambanga F, Gashema P, Tuyishime A, Dzinamarira T. Exploring Prescription Practices: Insights from an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a Tertiary Healthcare Facility, Rwanda.http://10.20944/preprints202405.0531
  16. Niyoyita JC, Ndayisenga J, Omolo J, Niyompano H, Bimenyimana PC, Dzinamarira T, Nsekuye O, Chavez I, Hakizayezu F. Factors Associated with Neonatal Sepsis among Neonates Admitted in Kibungo Referral Hospital, Ngoma District-Rwanda: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.
  17. Mhango M, Chitungo I, Sihlahla I, Moyo E, Denhere K, Dzinamarira T. Treading the Thin Line Between Health Ethics and Patient Care in the Application of Telemedicine: The Case of Sound Ethical Guidelines in Telemedicine in Sub-Saharan Africa.http://10.32388/7HLOH3
  18. Dzobo M, Dzinamarira T, Jaya Z, Kgarosi K, Thompson TM. Experiences and Perspectives Regarding Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence. Available at SSRN 4774663.http://10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056140
  19. Dzinamarira T, Moyo E, Murewanhema G. Correspondence on “A case for the inclusion of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan African countries’ guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections” by “Dzinamarira et al”. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2024 Feb 1;100(1):57-.http://10.1136/sextrans-2023-055943
  20. Ephraim RK, Kotam GP, Duah E, Ghartey FN, Mathebula EM, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Application of medical artificial intelligence technology in sub-Saharan Africa: Prospects for medical laboratories. Smart Health. 2024 Aug 2:100505.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352648324000618
  21. Dlangalala T, Musekiwa A, Mashamba-Thompson T. Quality of TB diagnostic services at primary healthcare clinics in eThekwini district, South Africa. Plos one. 2024 Jul 18;19(7):e0307149.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0307149
  22. Jaya ZN, Mapanga W, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Understanding the preferences of young women in self-sampling interventions for sexually transmitted infection diagnosis: a discrete choice experimental protocol. BMJ open. 2024 Sep 1;14(9):e082981.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/9/e082981.abstract
  23. Dlangalala T, Musekiwa A, Mckelly D, Baloyi E, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Accessibility of TB diagnostic services at primary healthcare clinics in the eThekwini district, South Africa: a geospatial analysis. BMJ open. 2024 Sep 1;14(9):e082129.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/9/e082129.abstract
  24. Dzobo M, Dzinamarira T, Strauss M, Mashamba-Thompson T. Rural women's preferences for cervical cancer screening via HPV self-sampling: a discrete choice experiment study in chidamoyo, Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe. AJOG Global Reports. 2024 Nov 1;4(4):100414.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666577824001084
  25. Dzobo M, Dzinamarira T, Jaya Z, Kgarosi K, Mashamba-Thompson T. Experiences and perspectives regarding Human papillomavirus self-sampling in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of qualitative evidence. Heliyon. 2024 Jun 18.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(24)08957-6
  26. Jaya ZN, Mapanga W, Ogunsakin R, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Young Women’s Preferences for a Self-Sampling Intervention to Diagnose Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Discrete Choice Experiment. medRxiv. 2024:2024-06.https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.06.03.24308383v1
  27. Jaya ZN, Mapanga W, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Understanding the Preferences of Young Women in Self-Sampling Interventions for STI Diagnosis: A Discrete Choice Experiment Protocol. medRxiv. 2024 Jan 7:2024-01.https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.05.23299719v1
  28. Duah E, Ephraim RK, Mathebula EM, Mashamba-Thompson TP. REASSURED evaluation of the Bioline HCV point-of-care testing for diagnosing hepatitis C virus infection in primary healthcare settings of Ghana: a study protocol. BMJ open. 2024 Nov 1;14(11):e082416.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/11/e082416.abstract
  29. Baloyi TV, Mashamba-Thompson T, Madela-Mntla E. Evidence on the reasons and factors influencing contraceptive non-utilization among women of childbearing age in Sub-Saharan Africa.https://osf.io/97vmz/resources
  30. Mapulanga M, Kgarosi K, Maluleke K, Hlongwa M, Dlungwane T. Evidence of community health workers’ delivery of physical rehabilitation services in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. BMJ open. 2024 May 1;14(5):e079738.

​2023

  1. Dlamini K, Moetlhoa B, Turner A, Maluleke K, Mashamba-Thompson T. Mapping evidence on cryptococcal antigen infection among HIV-infected persons in sub-Saharan Africa- A scoping review protocol. PLOS ONE. 2023 Jun 9;18(6):e0281849. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281849, PMID 37294775.
  2. Maluleke K, Musekiwa A, Mashamba-Thompson T. Evaluating supply chain management of SARS-CoV-2 point-of-care (POC) diagnostic services in primary healthcare clinics in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. PLOS ONE. 2023 Jun 27;18(6):e0287477. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287477, PMID 37368879.
  3. Nxele SR, Moetlhoa B, Dlungwane T, Mathebula EM, Hlongwana KW, Dzobo M et al. The co-creation of strategies and interventions to improve mobile-linked POC diagnostics user experience in South Africa: nominal group technique.
  4.  Moetlhoa B, Maluleke K, Mathebula EM, Kgarosi K, Nxele SR, Lenonyane B et al. REASSURED diagnostics at point-of-care in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Jun 5;3(6):e0001443. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001443, PMID 37276194.
  5. Nxele SR, Moetlhoa B, Dlangalala T, Maluleke K, Kgarosi K, Theberge AB, Mashamba-Thompson TP et al. Mobile-linked point-of-care diagnostics in community-based healthcare: A scoping review of user experiences. medRxiv. 2023:2023-05doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.28.23290656
  6.  Tshotetsi Lumbani, et al. Evidence on non-invasive point-of-care diagnostics in low-middle-income countries: scoping review protocol; 2023.https://osf.io/ucqzr
  7.  Kotze MJ, Mashamba-Thompson TP, Stephens D. Editorial: Implementation of genomic medicine in Africa: one continent, one vision. Front Genet. 2022;13:1133118. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1133118, PMID 36704332.
  8. Nakwafila O, Sartorius B, Shumba TW, Dzinamarira T, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Stakeholder’s perspectives on acceptable interventions for promoting hypertension medication adherence in Namibia: nominal group technique. BMJ open. 2023 May 1;13(5):e068238.https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068238
  9. Dzobo M, Dzinamarira T, Maluleke K, Jaya ZN, Kgarosi K, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Mapping evidence on the acceptability of human papillomavirus self-sampling for cervical cancer screening among women in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. BMJ open. 2023 Apr 1;13(4):e062090.  https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062090
  10.  Dzinamarira T, Moyo E, Dzobo M, Mbunge E, Murewanhema G. Cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: an urgent call for improving accessibility and use of preventive services. International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer. 2023 Apr 1;33(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ijgc-2022-003957
  11. Hlongwa M, Hlongwana K, Makhunga S, Choko AT, Dzinamarira T, Conserve D, Tsai AC. Linkage to HIV care following HIV self-testing among men: Systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies from six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS and Behavior. 2023 Feb;27(2):651-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03800-8
  12. Duah E, Mathebula EM, Mashamba-Thompson T. Quality Assurance for Hepatitis C Virus Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnostics. 2023 Feb 12;13(4):684. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13040684
  13.  Nxele SR, Moetlhoa B, Kgarosi K, Mashamba-Thompson T. A scoping review protocol on the integration of mobile-linked POC diagnostics in community-based healthcare: User experience. Plos one. 2023 Feb8;18(2):e0276827. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276827
  14.  Moyo E, Moyo P, Mashe T, Dzobo M, Chitungo I, Dzinamarira T. Implementation of Public Health Genomics in Africa: Lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic, challenges, and recommendations. Journal of Medical Virology. 2023 Jan;95(1):e28295. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28295
  15. Dlangalala, T., Musekiwa, A., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. (2023). Impact of COVID-19 on TB diagnostic services at primary healthcare clinics in eThekwini district, South Africa. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 16645. http://10.1038/s41598-023-43589-7
  16. Dzobo, M., Dzinamarira, T., Murewanhema, G., Chishapira, T., Dube Mandishora, R. S., Fitzpatrick, M., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. (2023). Co-creation of human papillomavirus self-sampling delivery strategies for cervical cancer screening in rural Zimbabwe: nominal group technique. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1275311. http://10.3389/fpubh.2023.1275311
  17. Mashamba-Thompson, T. P., Pfavayi, L. T., & Mutapi, F. (2023). Blind spots in the implementation of point-of-care diagnostics for underserved communities. Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 1(12), 876-878.http://10.1038/s44222-023-00127-4
  18. Sibanda M, Moyo E, Dzinamarira T, Murewanhema G. Application of Kotter’s 8-steps model to reduce maternal mortality due to third delay in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. 2023 Dec 29:100651.
  19. Murewanhema G, Moyo E, Dzinamarira T. Making every baby count–An urgent reproductive health priority as sub-Saharan Africa continues to witness a high incidence of stillbirths. African Journal of Reproductive Health. 2023 Dec 12;27(11):15-7.
  20. Dzinamarira TR, Mutevere M, Nyoka S, Moyo E, Muzenda L, Kakumura F, Dzinamarira T. “Creating a Generation of Equality”: A Stakeholder’s Perspective on Power Dynamics and Gender-Based Violence in Zimbabwe. Global Journal of Health Science. 2023 Dec 8;16(1).
  21. Gashema P, Nzeyimana Z, Ndahimana F, Iradukunda PG, Masengesho V, Umuhire EJ, Welcome O, Ribakare M, Rujeni N, Dzinamarira T. Undetectable equals untransmissible: knowledge, attitude, and practice among HIV-negative clients attending selected health facilities in Rwanda. Pan African Medical Journal. 2023 Dec 5;44(1).
  22. Musuka G, Dzinamarira T, Brief EQ. Climate Change and Health Systems in East and Southern Africa: A Rapid Review.
  23. Mangoya D, Moyo E, Murewanhema G, Moyo P, Chitungo I, Dzinamarira T. The HIV/AIDS responses pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa: A basis for sustainable health system strengthening post–COVID-19. IJID regions. 2023 Dec 1;9:38-41.
  24. Dzinamarira T, Moyo E, Moyo P, Chimene M, Murewanhema G. Leadership, communication, and science: three pillars essential to public health emergency response and closing the gap in the HIV response among key populations. Global Health Journal. 2023 Nov 28.
  25. Moyo E, Moyo P, Mangoya D, Imran M, Dzinamarira T. Adverse drug reaction reporting by healthcare providers in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review of the challenges faced and the strategies to address the challenges. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. 2023 Nov 4:100639.
  26. Musuka G, Moyo E, Cuadros D, Herrera H, Dzinamarira T. Redefining HIV care: a path toward sustainability post-UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023 Oct 19;11:1273720.
  27. Chikava T, Eghtessadi R, Chingombe I, Murewanhema G, Cheza A, Dzinamarira T, Herrera H, Musuka GN. Zimbabwean law and its impact on HIV programmes for key populations. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023 Oct 18;11:1272775.
  28. Moyo E, Chimene M, Moyo P, Musuka G, Mangoya D, Murewanhema G, Dzinamarira T. Risk factors and clinical presentations of long COVID in Africa: A scoping review. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2023 Oct 6
  29. .Murewanhema G, Dzobo M, Moyo E, Moyo P, Mhizha T, Dzinamarira T. Implementing HPV-DNA Screening as Primary Cervical Cancer Screening Modality in Zimbabwe: Challenges and Recommendations. Scientific African. 2023 Sep 6:e01889.
  30. Dzinamarira T, Moyo E. The use of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among people who inject drugs: barriers, and recommendations. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023 Sep 5;11:1265063.
  31. Mbunge E, Chemhaka GB, Dzinamarira T, Moyo E. Assessing the influence of digital technologies on antenatal care visits in Zimbabwe: insights from 2019 Zimbabwe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. Global Health Journal. 2023 Sep 1;7(3):167-74.
  32. Murewanhema G, Mpabuka E, Moyo E, Tungwarara N, Chitungo I, Mataruka K, Gwanzura C, Musuka G, Dzinamarira T. Accessibility and utilization of antenatal care services in sub‐Saharan Africa during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A rapid review. Birth. 2023 Sep;50(3):496-503.
  33. Dzinamarira TR, Mutevere M, Nyoka S, Moyo E, Mkwapatira M, Murewanhema G, Dzinamarira T. Illicit Substance use among adolescents and youths in Zimbabwe: a stakeholder’s perspective on the enabling factors and potential strategies to address this scourge. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2023 Aug;10(8):2913.
  34. Hlongwa M, Moyo E, Dzinamarira T. Approaches for improving linkage to HIV care among HIV self-testing individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. BMJ Global Health. 2023 Jul 1;8(7):e012664.
  35. Mgodi NM, Murewanhema G, Moyo E, Samba C, Musuka G, Dzinamarira T, Brown JM. Advancing the use of Long‐Acting Extended Delivery formulations for HIV prevention in sub‐Saharan Africa: challenges, opportunities, and recommendations. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2023 Jul;26:e26115.
  36. Murewanhema G, Moyo E, Dzinamarira T. Teenage pregnancy in Zimbabwe: A call for expedited interventions. Children and Youth Services Review. 2023 Jul 1;150(C).
  37. Mangoya D, Barham L, Moyo E, Moyo P, Dzinamarira T. The Use of Economic Evaluation Tools in Essential Health Benefits Package Selection for Universal Health Coverage. Value in Health Regional Issues. 2023 Jul 1;36:1-9.
  38. Moyo E, Nhari LG, Moyo P, Murewanhema G, Dzinamarira T. Health effects of climate change in Africa: A call for an improved implementation of prevention measures. Eco-Environment & Health. 2023 Jun 1;2(2):74-8.
  39. Dzinamarira T, Almehmadi M, Alsaiari AA, Allahyani M, Aljuaid A, Alsharif A, Khan A, Kamal M, Rabaan AA, Alfaraj AH, AlShehail BM. Highlights on the development, related patents, and prospects of lenacapavir: the first-in-class HIV-1 capsid inhibitor for the treatment of multi-drug-resistant HIV-1 infection. Medicina. 2023 May 28;59(6):1041.
  40. Moyo E, Moyo P, Murewanhema G, Mhango M, Chitungo I, Dzinamarira T. Key populations and Sub-Saharan Africa's HIV response. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023 May 16;11:1079990.
  41. Vhanda D, Chinowaita F, Chinowaita K, Vhanda R, Nherera B, Dzinamarira T, Chitungo IJ. Enterprise risk management implementation challenges in the Zimbabwean medical laboratory industry.
  42. Moyo E, Mhango M, Moyo P, Dzinamarira T, Chitungo I, Murewanhema G. Emerging infectious disease outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning from the past and present to be better prepared for future outbreaks. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023 May 9;11:1049986.
  43. Vhanda D, Timire C, Chitungo IJ, Chinowaita F, Nkomo SZ, Chagonda S, Nherera B, Dzinamarira T, Kouamou V. Blood donor retention and iron deficiency anaemia in sub‐Saharan Africa: A call for more robust donor screening methods. Vox Sanguinis. 2023 May 1;118(5).
  44. Dzinamarira T, Moyo E, Pierre G, Mpabuka E, Kahere M, Tungwarara N, Chitungo I, Murewanhema G, Musuka G. Postnatal care services availability and utilization during the COVID-19 era in sub-Saharan Africa: A rapid review. Women and Birth. 2023 May 1;36(3):e295-9.
  45. Mbunge E, Batani J, Chitungo I, Moyo E, Musuka G, Muchemwa B, Dzinamarira T. Towards Data-Driven Artificial Intelligence Models for Monitoring, Modelling and Predicting Illicit Substance Use. InProceedings of the Computational Methods in Systems and Software 2023 Apr 12 (pp. 361-379). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  46. Mbunge E, Batani J, Musuka G, Chitungo I, Chingombe I, Dzinamarira T, Muchemwa B. Emerging Technologies for Tackling Pandemics. Emerging Drug Delivery and Biomedical Engineering Technologies. 2023 Apr 6:211-9.
  47. Dzobo M, Dzinamarira T, Maluleke K, Jaya ZN, Kgarosi K, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Mapping evidence on the acceptability of human papillomavirus self-sampling for cervical cancer screening among women in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. BMJ open. 2023 Apr 1;13(4):e062090.
  48. Dzinamarira T, Moyo E, Dzobo M, Mbunge E, Murewanhema G. Cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: an urgent call for improving accessibility and use of preventive services. International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer. 2023 Apr 1;33(4)
  49. Moyo E, Dzobo M, Moyo P, Murewanhema G, Chitungo I, Dzinamarira T. Burnout among healthcare workers during public health emergencies in sub-Saharan Africa: Contributing factors, effects, and prevention measures. Human Factors in Healthcare. 2023 Mar 16:100039.
  50. Mbunge E, Fashoto SG, Muchemwa B, Millham RC, Chemhaka G, Sibiya MN, Dzinamarira T, Buwerimwe J. Application of machine learning techniques for predicting child mortality and identifying associated risk factors. In2023 Conference on Information Communications Technology and Society (ICTAS) 2023 Mar 8 (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
  51. Rwibasira GN, Dzinamarira T, Remera E, Malamba SS, Fazito E, Mathu R, Matreja P, Cai H, Kayirangwa E, Nsanzimana S. Engagement in HIV continuum of care: Another step needed to close the gap toward UNAIDS 90‐90‐90 targets among younger men in Rwanda. Journal of medical virology. 2023 Mar;95(3):e28619.
  52. Murewanhema G, Gwinji PT, Gwanzura C, Chitungo I, Eghtessadi R, Musuka G, Dzinamarira T. Commercial sexual exploitation of children in Zimbabwe: A threat to human and social development. Child Abuse Review. 2023 Mar;32(2):e2794.
  53. Hlongwa M, Hlongwana K, Makhunga S, Choko AT, Dzinamarira T, Conserve D, Tsai AC. Linkage to HIV care following HIV self-testing among men: systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies from six countries in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS and Behavior. 2023 Feb;27(2):651-66.
  54. Imran M, Alshammari MK, Arora MK, Dubey AK, Das SS, Kamal M, Alqahtani AS, Sahloly MA, Alshammari AH, Alhomam HM, Mahzari AM. Oral brincidofovir therapy for monkeypox outbreak: a focused review on the therapeutic potential, clinical studies, patent literature, and prospects. Biomedicines. 2023 Jan 19;11(2):278.
  55. Moyo E, Moyo P, Dzinamarira T, Murewanhema G, Ross A. Mapping Evidence on the Determinants of Postnatal Care Knowledge among Postpartum Women in sub-Saharan Africa: A Literature Review. Global Journal of Health Science. 2023;15(12):16-28.
  56. Mapingure M, Chingombe I, Dzinamarira T, Samba C, Moyo B, Mugurungi O, Musuka G. Diminished health and social outcomes among men who have sex with men who use drugs in Zimbabwe. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine. 2023;24(1).
  57. Jafar Z, Quick JD, Larson HJ, Venegas-Vera V, Napoli P, Musuka G, Dzinamarira T, Meena KS, Kanmani TR, Rimányi E. Social media for public health: Reaping the benefits, mitigating the harms. Health Promotion Perspectives. 2023;13(2):105.
  58. Mapingure M, Dzinamarira T, Mukandavire Z, Chingombe I, Cuadros DF, Eghtessadi R, Mutenherwa F, Herrera H, Madziva R, Mukwenha S, Murewanhema G. Understanding the role of intimate partner violence on HIV transmission in Zimbabwe: Secondary data analysis of data from the Zimbabwe demographic survey 2015-2016. Health promotion perspectives. 2023;13(2):113.

2022

  1. Mashamba-Thompson T, Lessells R, Dzinamarira T, Drain P, Thabane L. Co-creation of HIVST delivery approaches for improving urban men’s engagement with HIV services in eThekwini District, KwaZulu-Natal: nominal group technique in intervention development. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2022 Dec;8(1):1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01083-3
  2. Moyo E, Musuka G, Murewanhema G, Moyo P, Dzinamarira T. Monkeypox outbreak: a perspective on Africa's diagnostic and containment capacity. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2022 Oct 1;123:127-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.08.016
  3. Jaya ZN, Mapanga W, van Niekerk B, Dlangalala T, Kgarosi K, Dzobo M, Mulqueeny D, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Mapping Evidence of Self-Sampling to Diagnose Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women: A Scoping Review. Diagnostics. 2022 Jul 26;12(8):1803. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics1208180
  4. Mashamba-Thompson TP. Implementation Science: Bridging the Gap between Point-of-Care Diagnostics Research and Practice. Diagnostics. 2022 Jul 6;12(7):1648. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12071648
  5. Dzobo M, Dzinamarira T, Murewanhema G, Madziva R, Herrera H, Musuka G. Limited syphilis testing for key populations in Zimbabwe: A silent public health threat. Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2022 Jun 10;37(1):385. . https://doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v37i1.385
  6. Musuka G, Dzinamarira T, Madziva R, Herrera H, El Sadr W. Protecting HIV service delivery for key populations in southern Africa in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. IJID Regions. 2022 Jun 1;3:114-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.03.008
  7. Dzinamarira T, Pierre G, Iradukunda PG, Tungwarara N, Mukwenha S, Mpabuka E, Mataruka K, Chitungo I, Musuka G, Murewanhema G. Epidemiological surveillance of enteric viral diseases using wastewater in Africa-A rapid review. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2022 May 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2022.05.010
  8. Chiyaka ET, Chingarande G, Dzinamarira T, Murewanhema G, Madziva R, Herrera H, Musuka G. Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases: Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Zimbabwe. COVID. 2022 May 18;2(5):642-8. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid2050048
  9. Chamane, N., Ebenezer Ogunsakin, R., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. The effect of a mobile-learning curriculum on improving compliance to quality management guidelines for HIV rapid testing services in rural primary healthcare clinics, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a quasi-experimental study. BMC Health Services Research. 2022 May 9; 22(1):624. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07978-4
  10. Dzobo M, Dzinamarira T, Kgarosi K, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Human papillomavirus self-sampling for cervical cancer screening among women in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol. BMJ open. 2022 May 1;12(5):e056140.  https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-05614
  11. Mashamba-Thompson TP. Diagnostics Literacy Advocacy Model for Vulnerable Populations. Diagnostics. 2022 Mar 15;12(3):716.. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12030716
  12. Chamane, N., Thompson, R., Goldstone, S., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. P.. Designing and Piloting of a Mobile Learning Curriculum for Quality Point-Of-Care Diagnostics Services in Rural Clinics of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Front. Reprod. Health. 2022 Feb 1;3:113. https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2021.72830

2021

  1. Dzinamarira, T., Muvunyi, C. M., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. Evaluation of a health education program for improving uptake of HIV self-testing by men in Rwanda: a pilot pragmatic randomized control trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2021 Dec;7:1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00940-x
  2. Daramola, O., Nyasulu, P., Mashamba-Thompson, T., Moser, T., Broomhead, S., Hamid, A., ... & Osamor, V. C. (2021, December). Towards AI-Enabled Multimodal Diagnostics and Management of COVID-19 and Comorbidities in Resource-Limited Settings. In Informatics (Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 63). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics8040063
  3. Osei E, Kuupiel D, Vezi PN, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Mapping evidence of mobile health technologies for disease diagnosis and treatment support by health workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2021 Dec;21:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-020-01381-x
  4. Dlangalala, T., Musekiwa, A., Brits, A., Maluleke, K., Jaya, Z. N., Kgarosi, K., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. (2021). Evidence of TB Services at Primary Healthcare Level during COVID-19: A Scoping Review. Diagnostics. 2021 Nov 27;11(12):2221. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11122221
  5. Maluleke, K., Musekiwa, A., Kgarosi, K., Gregor, E. M., Dlangalala, T., Nkambule, S., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. A Scoping Review of Supply Chain Management Systems for Point of Care Diagnostic Services: Optimising COVID-19 Testing Capacity in Resource-Limited Settings. Diagnostics. 2021 Dec 8;11(12):2299. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11122299
  6. Govere, S. M., Galagan, S., Tlou, B., Mashamba-Thompson, T., Bassett, I. V., & Drain, P. K. Effect of perceived HIV risk on initiation of antiretroviral therapy during the universal test and treat era in South Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2021 Dec;21:1-7.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06689-1
  7. Dlangalala TN, Maluleke K, Musekiwa A, Kgarosi K, Mashamba-Thompson T. Evidence of TB Diagnostic Services at Primary Healthcare Level During COVID-19: A Scoping Review Protocol. 2021 Nov 27;11(12):2221. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-614440/v1
  8. Khumalo, G. E., Lutge, E. E., Naidoo, P., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. Barriers and facilitators of rendering HIV services by community health workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-synthesis. Family Medicine and Community Health. Sep 2021;9(4). https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-000958
  9. Osei, E.; Agyei, K.; Tlou, B.; Mashamba-Thompson, T.P. Availability and Use of Mobile Health Technology for Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Support by Health Workers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Diagnostics. 2021 Jul 9; 11(7): 1233. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11071223
  10. Osei, E., Nkambule, S. J., Vezi, P. N., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Mobile-Linked Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnostics. 2021 Jun 12; 11(6): 1081. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11061081
  11. Osei, E., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. Mobile health applications for disease screening and treatment support in low-and middle-income countries: A narrative review. Heliyon. 2021 Mar 1; 7(3):e06639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06639

 

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