2024
Combining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania
Strelzer S, Julius J, Anicet N, Byabato O, Chiwanga F, Hassan S, Kayandabila F, Laizer A, Majuta T, Murray B, Said T, Ndile S. Combining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania. BMJ Open Quality 2024, 13: e002891. PMID: 39510766, PMCID: PMC11552003, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical care training programsCare training programsQI conceptsTraining programQuality improvementMinistry of Health and Social WelfareCritical care deliveryQuality improvement initiativesCritical care trainingCritical care conceptsMiddle-income countriesCritical care settingMortality rateCare deliveryCare trainingCare settingsPaired t-testUnited Republic of TanzaniaCare conceptsImprovement initiativesPre/post analysisRepublic of TanzaniaBlood glucose monitoringHospital guidelinesDescriptive statisticsUnderstanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study
Hassan S, Wiciak M, Escobar K, del Mar González Montalvo M, Richards T, Villanueva H, Ortiz J, Evans D, Nunez-Smith M. Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e138. PMID: 39291834, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFederally Qualified Health CentersNon-communicable diseasesMultiple non-communicable diseasesMixed-methods study designDisaster preparednessQualified Health CentersQualitative dataMixed methods studyMental health disordersQualitative in-depth interviewsKnowledge of disaster preparednessExperiences of staffHealth disparitiesIn-depth interviewsUnderstanding barriersHealth centersMethods studyHealth disordersStudy designPuerto RicoQuantitative surveyCareNarrative approachPreparednessPerceived gapPeripheral Arterial Disease prevalence and risk factors in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort
Adams O, Galusha D, Martinez-Brockman J, Morris E, Hassan S, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Peripheral Arterial Disease prevalence and risk factors in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0306918. PMID: 39186495, PMCID: PMC11346651, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research NetworkAnkle brachial indexPeripheral arterial disease prevalencePeripheral arterial diseasePotential risk factorsSample of community-dwelling peopleRisk factorsCommunity-dwelling peopleAssociation of potential risk factorsFemale sexLower educational attainmentHistory of heart diseaseRisk factors of peripheral arterial diseaseCohort Study participantsAssociated with peripheral arterial diseaseHigh school educationHeart diseaseBody mass indexMultivariate logistic regressionOscillometric deviceAssociation of increasing ageSmoking statusYears of ageStudy participantsHeart disease history
2019
Patient and provider perspectives on implementation barriers and facilitators of an integrated opioid treatment and HIV care intervention
Cooke A, Saleem H, Hassan S, Mushi D, Mbwambo J, Lambdin B. Patient and provider perspectives on implementation barriers and facilitators of an integrated opioid treatment and HIV care intervention. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2019, 14: 3. PMID: 30691511, PMCID: PMC6350287, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-019-0133-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid treatment programsOTP clinicIntervention characteristicsHIV servicesHIV care interventionsHIV-positive PWUDAntiretroviral therapy initiationHIV-positive patientsOTP providersCare contextLow-resource settingsDar es Salaam TanzaniaSpecific care contextsOTP patientsOpioid treatmentTherapy initiationSuccess of interventionsCare interventionsNeeds of providersPatient educationClinic workloadPatientsTherapy interventionOuter settingIntervention protocol
2017
Convenience without disclosure: a formative research study of a proposed integrated methadone and antiretroviral therapy service delivery model in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Cooke A, Saleem H, Mushi D, Mbwambo J, Hassan S, Lambdin BH. Convenience without disclosure: a formative research study of a proposed integrated methadone and antiretroviral therapy service delivery model in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2017, 12: 23. PMID: 29041950, PMCID: PMC5646174, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-017-0089-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral therapyOTP clinicElectronic health information systemsHealth information systemsHIV careService delivery modelsHIV clinical managementHIV clinical careOTP providersEffective HIV preventionDar es SalaamDelivery modelOTP patientsART adherenceCD4 testingClinic capacityClinical managementTimely initiationHIV preventionProgram clinicsClinic staffClinical carePatientsTreatment settingsPrevalence and predictors of HCV among a cohort of opioid treatment patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Lambdin BH, Lorvick J, Mbwambo JK, Rwegasha J, Hassan S, Lum P, Kral AH. Prevalence and predictors of HCV among a cohort of opioid treatment patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2017, 45: 64-69. PMID: 28628854, PMCID: PMC6166640, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid treatment programsHepatitis C virusOTP clinicHCV antibodiesAntibody serostatusHCV careDar es SalaamTreatment programHCV antibody prevalenceMultivariable Poisson regressionCross-sectional studyRoutine programmatic dataHIV-positiveMiddle-income countriesAdjusted analysisHIV servicesLast injectionMethadone patientsTreatment patientsC virusLeading causeAntibody prevalenceOverall seroprevalenceHigh burdenPWID
2015
“Can’t you initiate me here?”: Challenges to timely initiation on antiretroviral therapy among methadone clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Saleem HT, Mushi D, Hassan S, Bruce RD, Cooke A, Mbwambo J, Lambdin BH. “Can’t you initiate me here?”: Challenges to timely initiation on antiretroviral therapy among methadone clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2015, 30: 59-65. PMID: 26831364, PMCID: PMC4829458, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTimely ART initiationART initiationMethadone clinicsMethadone clientsCD4 testingAntiretroviral therapy accessCD4 test resultsEarly ART initiationCare CD4 testingHealth system factorsHIV-positive clientsDar es SalaamSocial supportLimited social supportAntiretroviral therapyHIV careHIV clinicClinic providersHIV treatmentClinic levelTherapy accessClinicART statusHIVTreatment breakdown