Melissa H. Watt

Melissa H. Watt, PhD

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Population Health Sciences

Academic Office Information

melissa.watt@hsc.utah.edu

Research Interests

  • Behavioral Interventions
  • HIV
  • Mental Health
  • Health Disparities
  • Global Health
  • Qualitative Methods

Dr. Melissa Watt has expertise in the development and evaluation of behavioral interventions, and the application of rigorous qualitative methods. She has a multi-disciplinary research program that applies social and behavioral research methods to understand and improve health outcomes globally. Dr. Watt leads the MAMA Study in Moshi, Tanzania, which is addressing HIV stigma in the intrapartum period. She collaborates on global research projects with School of Medicine faculty in the departments of Surgery, Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Watt has a teaching appointment in the University of Utah Honors, where she teaches undergraduate courses and directs the Honors Integrated Minor in Health. She co-leads the Health Equity Research Core in the Woman and Child Institute, and serves as the Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Department of Population Health Sciences.

Education History

Doctoral Training University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 PhD
University of Sussex
 MA
Undergraduate University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 BA

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Ames SG, Delaney RK, Delgado-Corcoran C, Houtrow AJ, Alvey J, Watt MH, Murphy N (2024). Impact of disability-based discrimination in healthcare on parents of children with medical complexity. Dev Med Child Neurol. (Read full article)
  2. Suneja G, Kimani SM, Gill H, Painschab MS, Knettel BA, Watt MH (2024). Addressing the Intersectional Stigma of Kaposi Sarcoma and HIV: A Call to Action. JCO Glob Oncol, 10, e2300264. (Read full article)
  3. Khouri A, Stephens MJ, Young J, Galyean P, Knettel BA, Cherenack EM, Zickmund S, Watt MH, Bartlett J, Pollak KI, Ubel PA, Fagerlin A, Suneja G (2023). Cancer Treatment Decision-Making for People Living With HIV: Physician-Reported Barriers, Facilitators, and Recommendations. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 94(5), 482-489. (Read full article)
  4. Keating EM, Sakita F, Vonderohe M, Nkini G, Amiri I, Loutzenheiser K, Young B, Rent S, Staton CA, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2023). Family caregiver perspectives on strengths and challenges in the care of pediatric injury patients at a tertiary referral hospital in Northern Tanzania. PLoS One, 18(12), e0286836. (Read full article)
  5. Biswas D, Asadullah A, Khan SH, Khan ZH, Islam MT, Khan AI, Qadri F, Nelson EJ, Watt MH, Leung DT (2023). Qualitative Assessment of a Smartphone-Based Mobile Health Tool to Guide Diarrhea Management in Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 110(1), 159-164. (Read full article)
  6. Niyonsaba M, Nkeshimana M, Uwitonze JM, Davies J, Maine R, Nyinawankusi JD, Hunt M, Rickard R, Jayaraman S, Watt MH (2023). Challenges and opportunities to improve efficiency and quality of prehospital emergency care using an mHealth platform: Qualitative study in Rwanda. Afr J Emerg Med, 13(4), 250-257. (Read full article)
  7. Sao SS, Kisigo GA, Osaki H, Coleman JN, Renju J, Mwamba RN, Ngocho JS, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2023). Understanding male involvement in antenatal care in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for engagement. Sex Reprod Healthc, 39, 100931. (Read full article)
  8. Keating EM, Sakita F, Vlasic K, Amiri I, Nkini G, Nkoronko M, Young B, Birchall J, Watt MH, Staton CA, Mmbaga BT (2023). Healthcare provider perspective on barriers and facilitators in the care of pediatric injury patients at a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania: A qualitative study. PLOS Glob Public Health, 3(11), e0002599. (Read full article)
  9. Barabara ML, Cohen SR, Masenga G, Minja LM, Mlay PS, Stephens MJ, Olomi GA, Mlay J, Marchand V, Weglarz A, Hanson O, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2023). Factors associated with respectful maternity care and influence of HIV status among women giving birth in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Birth. (Read full article)
  10. McCarty RD, Barnard ME, Lawson-Michod KA, Owens M, Green SE, Derzon S, Karabegovic L, Akerley WL, Watt MH, Doherty JA, Grieshober L (2023). Pathways to lung cancer diagnosis among individuals who did not receive lung cancer screening: a qualitative study. BMC Prim Care, 24(1), 203. (Read full article)
  11. Knettel B, Minja L, Msoka E, Tarimo C, Katiti V, Pan W, Mwobobia J, Juhlin E, Knippler E, Watt M, Suneja G, Kimani S, Abouelella D, Mmbaga B, Osazuwa-Peters N (2023). Culturally-informed adaptation and psychometric properties of the Cataldo Cancer Stigma Scale in Northern Tanzania. J Psychosoc Oncol, 1-13. (Read full article)
  12. Ames SG, Delaney RK, Houtrow AJ, Delgado-Corcoran C, Alvey J, Watt MH, Murphy N (2023). Perceived Disability-Based Discrimination in Health Care for Children With Medical Complexity. Pediatrics, 152(1). (Read full article)
  13. Hunt M, Niyonsaba M, Uwitonze JM, Nyinawankusi JD, Davies J, Maine R, Nkeshimana M, Jayaraman S, Watt MH (2023). Challenges Locating the Scene of Emergency: A Qualitative Study of the EMS System in Rwanda. Prehosp Emerg Care, 1-5. (Read full article)
  14. Henry V, Stephens MJ, Galyean P, Young J, Zickmund S, Knettel BA, Bartlett J, Watt MH, Pollak KI, Ubel PA, Fagerlin A, Suneja G (2023). Improving Cancer Care for People Living With HIV: A Qualitative Study of Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 116(1), 60-67. (Read full article)
  15. Peterson J, Wilson TF, Watt MH, Gruhl J, Davis S, Olsen J, Parsons MW, Kann BH, Swire-Thompson B, Fagerlin A, Warner EL, King AJ, Chino F, Johnson SB (2023). International medical tourism of US cancer patients for alternative cancer treatments: Financial, demographic, and clinical profiles of online crowdfunding campaigns. Cancer Med, 12(7), 8871-8879. (Read full article)
  16. Watt MH, Minja LM, Barabara M, Mlay P, Stephens MJ, Olomi G, Mlay J, Marchand V, Mmbaga BT, Hanson OR, Cohen SR (2023). A simulation and experiential learning intervention for labor and delivery providers to address HIV stigma during childbirth in Tanzania: study protocol for the evaluation of the MAMA intervention. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 23(1), 181. (Read full article)
  17. Watt MH, Suneja G, Zimba C, Westmoreland KD, Bula A, Cutler L, Khatri A, Painschab MS, Kimani S (2023). Cancer-Related Stigma in Malawi: Narratives of Cancer Survivors. JCO Glob Oncol, 9, e2200307. (Read full article)
  18. Lawson-Michod KA, Watt MH, Grieshober L, Green SE, Karabegovic L, Derzon S, Owens M, McCarty RD, Doherty JA, Barnard ME (2022). Pathways to ovarian cancer diagnosis: a qualitative study. BMC Womens Health, 22(1), 430. (Read full article)
  19. Baron KG, Troxel WM, Galway S, Kharidia S, DeVettori G, Gilles A, Sundar KM, Watt MH (2023). Couples-based interventions to promote PAP adherence among older adults: a qualitative study of patients, partners, and providers. J Clin Sleep Med, 18(11), 2627-2634. (Read full article)
  20. Morgan A, Watt M, Zullig L, Sued H, Schroeder K (2022). Pediatric cancer outcomes after the implementation of a residential hostel in Tanzania. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 69(10), e29758. (Read full article)
  21. Nelson EJ, Khan AI, Keita AM, Brintz BJ, Keita Y, Sanogo D, Islam MT, Khan ZH, Rashid MM, Nasrin D, Watt MH, Ahmed SM, Haaland B, Pavia AT, Levine AC, Chao DL, Kotloff KL, Qadri F, Sow SO, Leung DT (2022). Improving Antibiotic Stewardship for Diarrheal Disease With Probability-Based Electronic Clinical Decision Support: A Randomized Crossover Trial. JAMA Pediatr, 176(10), 973-979. (Read full article)
  22. Keating EM, Sakita F, Mmbaga BT, Nkini G, Amiri I, Tsosie C, Fino N, Watt MH, Staton CA (2022). A cohort of pediatric injury patients from a hospital-based trauma registry in Northern Tanzania. Afr J Emerg Med, 12(3), 208-215. (Read full article)
  23. Keating EM, Sakita F, Mmbaga BT, Amiri I, Nkini G, Rent S, Fino N, Young B, Staton CA, Watt MH (2022). Three delays model applied to pediatric injury care seeking in Northern Tanzania: A mixed methods study. PLOS Glob Public Health, 2(8), e0000657. (Read full article)
  24. Sikkema KJ, Rabie S, King A, Watt MH, Mulawa MI, Andersen LS, Wilson PA, Marais A, Ndwandwa E, Majokweni S, Orrell C, Joska JA (2022). ImpACT+, a coping intervention to improve clinical outcomes for women living with HIV and sexual trauma in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 23(1), 680. (Read full article)
  25. Manavalan P, Madut DB, Wanda L, Msasu A, Mmbaga BT, Thielman NM, Watt MH (2022). A community health worker delivered intervention to address hypertension among adults engaged in HIV care in northern Tanzania: Outcomes from a pilot feasibility study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 24(8), 1095-1104. (Read full article)
  26. Ngocho JS, Minja LM, Mwamba RN, Knettel BA, Kisigo GA, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2022). Prevalence and predictors of depression among women attending antenatal care in Moshi, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 22(1), 594. (Read full article)
  27. Keita AM, Brintz BJ, Khan AI, Taufiqul Islam M, Khan ZH, Keita Y, Hwang J, Nelson EJ, Qadri F, Sow S, Leung DT, Watt MH (2022). Introduction of an Electronic Clinical Decision Support Tool to Inform Prescribing for Pediatric Diarrhea in Bangladesh and Mali: Do Provider Expectations Predict Experiences? Am J Trop Med Hyg, 107(1), 32-34. (Read full article)
  28. Peterson J, Wilson T, Gruhl J, Davis S, Olsen J, Parsons M, Kann B, Fagerlin A, Watt M, Johnson S (2022). Timing and Motivations for Alternative Cancer Therapy With Insights From a Crowdfunding Platform: Cross-sectional Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Cancer, 8(2), e34183. (Read full article)
  29. Delaney RK, Pinto NM, Ozanne EM, Brown H, Stark LA, Watt MH, Karasawa M, Patel A, Donofrio MT, Steltzer MM, Miller SG, Zickmund SL, Fagerlin A (2021). Parents' decision-making for their foetus or neonate with a severe congenital heart defect. Cardiol Young, 32(6), 896-903. (Read full article)
  30. Sao SS, Minja L, Vissoci JRN, Watt MH (2021). The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the HIV Stigmatizing Attitudes Scale (HSAS) in Tanzania. AIDS Behav, 26(5), 1530-1543. (Read full article)
  31. Manavalan P, Madut DB, Hertz JT, Thielman NM, Okeke NL, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2022). Hypertension among adults enrolled in HIV care in northern Tanzania: comorbidities, cardiovascular risk, and knowledge, attitudes and practices. Pan Afr Med J, 41, 285. (Read full article)
  32. Ginjupalli R, Mundaden R, Choi Y, Herfel E, Oketch SY, Watt MH, Makhulo B, Bukusi EA, Huchko M (2022). Developing a framework to describe stigma related to cervical cancer and HPV in western Kenya. BMC Womens Health, 22(1), 39. (Read full article)
  33. Knippler ET, Mwamba RN, Coleman JN, Knettel BA, Minja LM, Kisigo GA, Ngocho JS, Cichowitz C, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2021). Attitudes Toward Pregnancy Among Women Enrolled in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Services in Moshi, Tanzania. AIDS Behav, 25(12), 4008-4017. (Read full article)
  34. Einerson BD, Watt MH, Sartori B, Silver R, Rothwell E (2021). Lived experiences of patients with placenta accreta spectrum in Utah: a qualitative study of semi-structured interviews. BMJ Open, 11(11), e052766. (Read full article)
  35. Knettel BA, Fernandez KM, Wanda L, Amiri I, Cassiello-Robbins C, Watt MH, Mmbaga BT, Relf MV (2021). The Role of Community Health Workers in HIV Care Engagement: A Qualitative Study of Stakeholder Perspectives in Tanzania. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care, 32(6), 682-692. (Read full article)
  36. Knettel BA, Muhirwa A, Wanda L, Amiri I, Muiruri C, Fernandez KM, Watt MH, Mmbaga BT, Relf MV (2021). Patient perspectives on the helpfulness of a community health worker program for HIV care engagement in Tanzania. AIDS Care, 1-8. (Read full article)
  37. Osaki H, Sao SS, Kisigo GA, Coleman JN, Mwamba RN, Renju J, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2021). Male engagement guidelines in antenatal care: unintended consequences for pregnant women in Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 21(1), 720. (Read full article)
  38. Kisigo GA, Ngocho JS, Mwamba RN, Knettel BA, Relf MV, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2021). HIV Stigmatizing Attitudes Among Men Accompanying Their Partners to Antenatal Care in Tanzania: A Mixed-Method Study. AIDS Behav, 25(10), 3172-3182. (Read full article)
  39. van Melle DT, Ten Asbroek G, Rolfe R, Vanderburg S, Abeysinghe YW, Halloluwa C, Zhang HL, Ostbye T, Kurukulasooriya R, Sheng T, Kanchana S, Wijayaratne G, Bodinayake C, Nagahawatte A, Watt MH, Woods CW, de Silva V, Tillekeratne G (2021). Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes Regarding Antibiotic Use for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: Insights from Patients in Sri Lanka. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 105(6), 1690-1695. (Read full article)
  40. Knettel BA, Wanda L, Amiri I, Myers J, Fernandez KM, Muiruri C, Watt MH, Mmbaga BT, Relf MV (2021). Assessing the Influence of Community Health Worker Support on Early Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence, Anticipated Stigma, and Mental Health Among People Living with HIV in Tanzania. AIDS Patient Care STDS, 35(8), 308-317. (Read full article)
  41. Watt MH, Minja L, Knettel BA, Mwamba RN, Osaki H, Ngocho JS, Kisigo GA, Renju J, Vissoci JRN, Sao SS, Mmbaga BT (2020). Pilot Outcomes of Maisha: An HIV Stigma Reduction Intervention Developed for Antenatal Care in Tanzania. AIDS Behav, 25(4), 1171-1184. (Read full article)
  42. Rolfe R Jr, Kwobah C, Muro F, Ruwanpathirana A, Lyamuya F, Bodinayake C, Nagahawatte A, Piyasiri B, Sheng T, Bollinger J, Zhang C, Ostbye T, Ali S, Drew R, Kussin P, Anderson DJ, Woods CW, Watt MH, Mmbaga BT, Tillekeratne LG (2021). Barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in three low- and middle-income country tertiary care settings: findings from a multi-site qualitative study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control, 10(1), 60. (Read full article)
  43. Mwamba RN, Sao SS, Knettel BA, Minja LM, Osaki H, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2020). The Disclosure Dilemma: Willingness to Disclose a Positive HIV Status Among Individuals Preparing for HIV Testing During Antenatal Care in Tanzania. AIDS Behav, 25(3), 908-916. (Read full article)
  44. Mkumba L, Muiruri C, Garg K, Watt MH, Okeke NL (2021). Perspectives of Chronic Disease Management Among Persons with HIV: A Qualitative Study. Patient Prefer Adherence, 15, 49-55. (Read full article)
  45. Oshosen M, Knettel BA, Knippler E, Relf M, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2020). "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. AIDS Behav, 25(1), 104-112. (Read full article)
  46. Knettel B, Corrigan K, Cherenack E, Ho N, Carr S, Cahill J, Chino J, Ubel P, Watt M, Suneja G (2021). HIV, cancer, and coping: The cumulative burden of a cancer diagnosis among people living with HIV. J Psychosoc Oncol, 39(6), 734-748. (Read full article)
  47. Manavalan P, Wanda L, Galson SW, Thielman NM, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2021). Hypertension Care for People With HIV in Tanzania: Provider Perspectives and Opportunities for Improvement. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care, 20, 23259582211052399. (Read full article)
  48. Manavalan P, Minja L, Wanda L, Hertz JT, Thielman NM, Okeke NL, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2020). "It's because I think too much": Perspectives and experiences of adults with hypertension engaged in HIV care in northern Tanzania. PLoS One, 15(12), e0243059. (Read full article)
  49. Watt MH, Knettel BA, Knippler ET, Kisigo G, Ngocho JS, Renju J, Rogathi J, Sao SS, Minja L, Osaki H, Mwamba RN, Mmbaga BT (2020). The development of Maisha, a video-assisted counseling intervention to address HIV stigma at entry into antenatal care in Tanzania. Eval Program Plann, 83, 101859. (Read full article)
  50. Corrigan KL, Knettel BA, Ho N, Carr S, Shah B, Cahill J, Chino J, Watt MH, Suneja G (2020). Improving Access to Cancer Care in the HIV Population: Qualitative Research to Identify Barriers to Care. Health Equity, 4(1), 468-475. (Read full article)
  51. Stephens MJ, Schrumpf LA, Nsarko NE, Baumgartner JN, Ohemeng-Dapaah S, Akosah E, Watt MH (2020). 'I have a lot of faith in her': Value of community health workers in addressing family planning in rural Ghana. Glob Public Health, 15(10), 1509-1521. (Read full article)
  52. Watt MH, Nguyen TV, Tour C, Traor D, Wesson J, Baumgartner JN (2020). Integrated mental health screening for obstetric fistula patients in Mali: From evidence to policy. PLoS One, 15(9), e0238777. (Read full article)
  53. Knettel BA, Mwamba RN, Minja L, Goldston DB, Boshe J, Watt MH, KCMC Option B study team (2020). Exploring patterns and predictors of suicidal ideation among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. AIDS, 34(11), 1657-1664. (Read full article)
  54. Biswas D, Hossin R, Rahman M, Bardosh KL, Watt MH, Zion MI, Sujon H, Rashid MM, Salimuzzaman M, Flora MS, Qadri F, Khan AI, Nelson EJ (2020). An ethnographic exploration of diarrheal disease management in public hospitals in Bangladesh: From problems to solutions. Soc Sci Med, 260, 113185. (Read full article)
  55. Kisigo GA, Ngocho JS, Knettel BA, Oshosen M, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2020). "At home, no one knows": A qualitative study of retention challenges among women living with HIV in Tanzania. PLoS One, 15(8), e0238232. (Read full article)
  56. Manavalan P, Madut DB, Hertz JT, Thielman NM, Okeke NL, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2020). Hypertension burden and challenges across the hypertension treatment cascade among adults enrolled in HIV care in northern Tanzania. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 22(8), 1518-1522. (Read full article)
  57. Schrumpf LA, Stephens MJ, Nsarko NE, Akosah E, Baumgartner JN, Ohemeng-Dapaah S, Watt MH (2020). Side effect concerns and their impact on women's uptake of modern family planning methods in rural Ghana: a mixed methods study. BMC Womens Health, 20(1), 57. (Read full article)
  58. Hertz JT, Kweka GL, Manavalan P, Watt MH, Sakita FM (2019). Provider-perceived barriers to diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome in Tanzania: a qualitative study. Int Health, 12(2), 148-154. (Read full article)
  59. Sao SS, Knettela BA, Kisigo GA, Knippler ET, Osaki H, Mwamba RN, Rogathi J, Ngochob JS, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2020). HIV Community-Level Stigmatizing Attitudes in Tanzania: Perspectives from Antenatal Care. East Afr Health Res J, 4(2), 118-127. (Read full article)
  60. Watt MH, Knippler ET, Minja L, Kisigo G, Knettel BA, Ngocho JS, Renju J, Osaki H, Mwamba R, Rogathi JJ, Mmbaga BT (2019). A counseling intervention to address HIV stigma at entry into antenatal care in Tanzania (Maisha): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials, 20(1), 807. (Read full article)
  61. Ngocho JS, Watt MH, Minja L, Knettel BA, Mmbaga BT, Williams PP, Sorsdahl K (2019). Depression and anxiety among pregnant women living with HIV in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. PLoS One, 14(10), e0224515. (Read full article)
  62. Minja L, Cichowitz C, Knettel BA, Mahande MJ, Kisigo G, Knippler ET, Ngocho JS, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2019). Attitudes Toward Long-Term Use of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Moshi, Tanzania: A Longitudinal Study. AIDS Behav, 23(9), 2610-2617. (Read full article)
  63. Cichowitz C, Mazuguni F, Minja L, Njau P, Antelman G, Ngocho J, Knettel BA, Watt MH, Mmbaga BT (2020). Vulnerable at Each Step in the PMTCT Care Cascade: High Loss to Follow Up During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in Tanzania. AIDS Behav, 23(7), 1824-1832. (Read full article)
  64. Watt MH, Cichowitz C, Kisigo G, Minja L, Knettel BA, Knippler ET, Ngocho J, Manavalan P, Mmbaga BT (2018). Predictors of postpartum HIV care engagement for women enrolled in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs in Tanzania. AIDS Care, 31(6), 687-698. (Read full article)
  65. Kisigo GA, Manavalan P, Cichowitz C, Knettel BA, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2019). Experiences of Fetal or Infant Loss among Tanzanian Women in HIV Care. J Loss Trauma, 24(7), 625-635. (Read full article)
  66. Mazuguni F, Mwaikugile B, Cichowitz C, Watt MH, Mwanamsangu A, Mmbaga BT, Njau P, Mahande MJ, Todd J, Renju J (2019). Unpacking Loss to Follow-Up Among HIV-Infected Women Initiated on Option B+ In Northern Tanzania: A Retrospective Chart Review. East Afr Health Res J, 3(1), 6-15. (Read full article)
  67. Watt MH, Knippler ET, Knettel BA, Sikkema KJ, Ciya N, Myer L, Joska JA (2019). HIV Disclosure Among Pregnant Women Initiating ART in Cape Town, South Africa: Qualitative Perspectives During the Pregnancy and Postpartum Periods. AIDS Behav, 22(12), 3945-3956. (Read full article)
  68. Knettel BA, Minja L, Chumba LN, Oshosen M, Cichowitz C, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2018). Serostatus disclosure among a cohort of HIV-infected pregnant women enrolled in HIV care in Moshi, Tanzania: A mixed-methods study. SSM Popul Health, 7, 007-7. (Read full article)
  69. Fletcher OV, May PA, Seedat S, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH (2018). Attitudes toward alcohol use during pregnancy among women recruited from alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa: A mixed-methods study. Soc Sci Med, 215, 98-106. (Read full article)
  70. Cherenack EM, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Hansen NB, Wilson PA (2019). 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. AIDS Behav, 22(10), 3130-3140. (Read full article)
  71. Cichowitz C, Watt MH, Mmbaga BT (2018). Childbirth experiences of women living with HIV: a neglected event in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission care continuum. AIDS, 32(11), 1537-1539. (Read full article)
  72. Sikkema KJ, Choi KW, Robertson C, Knettel BA, Ciya N, Knippler ET, Watt MH, Joska JA (2018). Development of a coping intervention to improve traumatic stress and HIV care engagement among South African women with sexual trauma histories. Eval Program Plann, 68, 148-156. (Read full article)
  73. Knettel BA, Cichowitz C, Ngocho JS, Knippler ET, Chumba LN, Mmbaga BT, Watt MH (2017). Retention in HIV Care During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in the Option B+ Era: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies in Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 77(5), 427-438. (Read full article)
  74. Cichowitz C, Watt MH, Mchome B, Masenga GG (2017). Delays contributing to the development and repair of obstetric fistula in northern Tanzania. Int Urogynecol J, 29(3), 397-405. (Read full article)
  75. Sikkema KJ, Mulawa MI, Robertson C, Watt MH, Ciya N, Stein DJ, Cherenack EM, Choi KW, Kombora M, Joska JA (2017). Improving AIDS Care After Trauma (ImpACT): Pilot Outcomes of a Coping intervention Among HIV-Infected Women with Sexual Trauma in South Africa. AIDS Behav, 22(3), 1039-1052. (Read full article)
  76. Watt MH, Dennis AC, Choi KW, Ciya N, Joska JA, Robertson C, Sikkema KJ (2016). Impact of Sexual Trauma on HIV Care Engagement: Perspectives of Female Patients with Trauma Histories in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Behav, 21(11), 3209-3218. (Read full article)
  77. Velloza J, Watt MH, Abler L, Skinner D, Kalichman SC, Dennis AC, Sikkema KJ (2017). HIV-Risk Behaviors and Social Support Among Men and Women Attending Alcohol-Serving Venues in South Africa: Implications for HIV Prevention. AIDS Behav, 21(Suppl 2), 144-154. (Read full article)
  78. Watt MH, Mosha MV, Platt AC, Sikkema KJ, Wilson SM, Turner EL, Masenga GG (2017). A nurse-delivered mental health intervention for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Pilot Feasibility Stud, 3, 35. (Read full article)
  79. Watt MH, Knettel BA, Choi KW, Knippler ET, May PA, Seedat S (2017). Risk for Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies Among Women at Drinking Venues in Cape Town, South Africa. J Stud Alcohol Drugs, 78(5), 795-800. (Read full article)
  80. Yemeke TT, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Ciya N, Robertson C, Joska JA (2017). Screening for Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Distress Among Women in HIV Care in Cape Town, South Africa. J Interpers Violence. (Read full article)
  81. Lion RR, Watt MH, Wechsberg WM, Meade CS (2017). Gender and Sex Trading Among Active Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa. Subst Use Misuse, 52(6), 773-784. (Read full article)
  82. Tillekeratne LG, Bodinayake CK, Dabrera T, Nagahawatte A, Arachchi WK, Sooriyaarachchi A, Stewart K, Watt M, stbye T, Woods CW (2017). Antibiotic overuse for acute respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of outpatients and their physicians. BMC Fam Pract, 18(1), 37. (Read full article)
  83. Choi KW, Sikkema KJ, Vythilingum B, Geerts L, Faure SC, Watt MH, Roos A, Stein DJ (2017). Maternal childhood trauma, postpartum depression, and infant outcomes: Avoidant affective processing as a potential mechanism. J Affect Disord, 211, 107-115. (Read full article)
  84. Lewandowski LB, Watt MH, Schanberg LE, Thielman NM, Scott C (2017). Missed opportunities for timely diagnosis of pediatric lupus in South Africa: a qualitative study. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J, 15(1), 14. (Read full article)
  85. Watt MH, Guidera KE, Hobkirk AL, Skinner D, Meade CS (2016). Intimate partner violence among men and women who use methamphetamine: A mixed-methods study in South Africa. Drug Alcohol Rev, 36(1), 97-106. (Read full article)
  86. Meade CS, Lion RR, Cordero DM, Watt MH, Joska JA, Gouse H, Burnhams W (2016). HIV Risk Behavior Among Methamphetamine Users Entering Substance Abuse Treatment in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Behav, 20(10), 2387-2397. (Read full article)
  87. Dennis AC, Wilson SM, Mosha MV, Masenga GG, Sikkema KJ, Terroso KE, Watt MH (2016). Experiences of social support among women presenting for obstetric fistula repair surgery in Tanzania. Int J Womens Health, 8, 429-39. (Read full article)
  88. Gouse H, Joska JA, Lion RR, Watt MH, Burnhams W, Carrico AW, Meade CS (2015). HIV testing and sero-prevalence among methamphetamine users seeking substance abuse treatment in Cape Town. Drug Alcohol Rev, 35(5), 580-3. (Read full article)
  89. Zissette S, Watt MH, Prose NS, Mntambo N, Moshabela M (2016). "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. Psychol Men Masc, 17(3), 265-273. (Read full article)
  90. Watt MH, Kimani SM, Skinner D, Meade CS (2015). "Nothing Is Free": A Qualitative Study of Sex Trading Among Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa. Arch Sex Behav, 45(4), 923-33. (Read full article)
  91. Pitpitan EV, Kalichman SC, Eaton LA, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Skinner D, Pieterse D (2016). Men's Behavior Predicts Women's Risks for HIV/AIDS: Multilevel Analysis of Alcohol-Serving Venues in South Africa. Prev Sci, 17(4), 472-82. (Read full article)
  92. Wilson SM, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Masenga GG, Mosha MV (2016). Psychological Symptoms and Social Functioning Following Repair of Obstetric Fistula in a Low-Income Setting. Matern Child Health J, 20(5), 941-5. (Read full article)
  93. Hobkirk AL, Watt MH, Myers B, Skinner D, Meade CS (2015). A qualitative study of methamphetamine initiation in Cape Town, South Africa. Int J Drug Policy, 30, 99-106. (Read full article)
  94. Watt MH, Eaton LA, Dennis AC, Choi KW, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Sikkema KJ (2015). Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in a South African Community: Reconciling Knowledge, Norms, and Personal Experience. Matern Child Health J, 20(1), 48-55. (Read full article)
  95. Choi KW, Sikkema KJ, Velloza J, Marais A, Jose C, Stein DJ, Watt MH, Joska JA (2015). Maladaptive coping mediates the influence of childhood trauma on depression and PTSD among pregnant women in South Africa. Arch Womens Ment Health, 18(5), 731-8. (Read full article)
  96. Velloza J, Watt MH, Choi KW, Abler L, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Pieterse D, Sikkema KJ (2015). HIV/AIDS-related stigma in South African alcohol-serving venues and its potential impact on HIV disclosure, testing and treatment-seeking behaviours. Glob Public Health, 10(9), 1092-106. (Read full article)
  97. Wilson SM, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Masenga GG (2015). Psychological Symptoms Among Obstetric Fistula Patients Compared to Gynecology Outpatients in Tanzania. Int J Behav Med, 22(5), 605-13. (Read full article)
  98. Abler L, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Hansen NB, Wilson PA, Kochman A (2015). Depression and HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partners Among Newly HIV-Diagnosed Men Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS Patient Care STDS, 29(10), 550-8. (Read full article)
  99. Watt MH, Myers B, Towe SL, Meade CS (2015). The mental health experiences and needs of methamphetamine users in Cape Town: A mixed methods study. S Afr Med J, 105(8), 685-8. (Read full article)
  100. Meade CS, Towe SL, Watt MH, Lion RR, Myers B, Skinner D, Kimani S, Pieterse D (2015). Addiction and treatment experiences among active methamphetamine users recruited from a township community in Cape Town, South Africa: A mixed-methods study. Drug Alcohol Depend, 152, 79-86. (Read full article)
  101. Skalski LM, Watt MH, MacFarlane JC, Proeschold-Bell RJ, Stout JE, Sikkema KJ (2015). Mental Health and Substance Use Among Patients in a North Carolina HIV Clinic. N C Med J, 76(3), 148-55. (Read full article)
  102. Watt MH, Wilson SM, Sikkema KJ, Velloza J, Mosha MV, Masenga GG, Bangser M, Browning A, Nyindo PM (2015). Development of an intervention to improve mental health for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania. Eval Program Plann, 50, 1-9. (Read full article)
  103. Watt MH, Sikkema KJ, Abler L, Velloza J, Eaton LA, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Pieterse D (2014). Experiences of forced sex among female patrons of alcohol-serving venues in a South African township. J Interpers Violence, 30(9), 1533-52. (Read full article)
  104. Abler L, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Pitpitan EV, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Pieterse D (2014). 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. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 68(3), 322-8. (Read full article)
  105. Hobkirk AL, Watt MH, Green KT, Beckham JC, Skinner D, Meade CS (2014). Mediators of interpersonal violence and drug addiction severity among methamphetamine users in Cape Town, South Africa. Addict Behav, 42, 167-71. (Read full article)
  106. Perera B, Watt MH, Ostbye T, Rajapakse H, Ranabahu S, Maselko J (2015). Perceptions of ageing in Sri Lankan older people: A qualitative study. Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 10, 22-30.
  107. Meade CS, Towe SL, Watt MH, Hobkirk AL, Skinner D, Myers B, Kimani SM, Pieterse D (2014). HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township. AIDS Behav, 19(1), 186-91. (Read full article)
  108. Sikkema KJ, Dennis AC, Watt MH, Choi KW, Yemeke TT, Joska JA (2015). Improving mental health among people living with HIV: a review of intervention trials in low- and middle-income countries. Glob Ment Health (Camb), 2. (Read full article)
  109. Choi KW, Watt MH, Skinner D, Kalichman SC, Sikkema KJ (2016). "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. J Child Adolesc Ment Health, 27(3), 173-87. (Read full article)
  110. Kimani SM, Watt MH, Merli MG, Skinner D, Myers B, Pieterse D, MacFarlane JC, Meade CS (2014). Respondent driven sampling is an effective method for engaging methamphetamine users in HIV prevention research in South Africa. Drug Alcohol Depend, 143, 134-40. (Read full article)
  111. Sikkema KJ, Abler L, Hansen NB, Wilson PA, Drabkin AS, Kochman A, MacFarlane JC, DeLorenzo A, Mayer G, Watt MH, Nazareth W (2014). Positive choices: outcomes of a brief risk reduction intervention for newly HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men. AIDS Behav, 18(9), 1808-19. (Read full article)
  112. Watt MH, Eaton LA, Choi KW, Velloza J, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Sikkema KJ (2014). "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. Soc Sci Med, 116, 119-25. (Read full article)
  113. Abler LA, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Eaton LA, Choi KW, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Pieterse D (2014). Longitudinal cohort study of depression, post-traumatic stress, and alcohol use in South African women who attend alcohol serving venues. BMC Psychiatry, 14, 224. (Read full article)
  114. Eaton LA, Kalichman SC, Pitpitan EV, Cain DN, Watt MH, Sikkema KJ, Skinner D, Pieterse D (2013). The relationship between attending alcohol serving venues nearby versus distant to one's residence and sexual risk taking in a South African township. J Behav Med, 37(3), 381-90. (Read full article)
  115. Pitpitan EV, Kalichman SC, Eaton LA, Watt MH, Sikkema KJ, Skinner D, Pieterse D, Cain D (2013). Men (and women) as "sellers" of sex in alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa. Prev Sci, 15(3), 296-308. (Read full article)
  116. Eaton LA, Pitpitan EV, Kalichman SC, Sikkema KJ, Skinner D, Watt MH, Pieterse D, Cain DN (2013). Food insecurity and alcohol use among pregnant women at alcohol-serving establishments in South Africa. Prev Sci, 15(3), 309-17. (Read full article)
  117. Watt MH, Perera B, Ostbye T, Ranabahu S, Rajapakse H, Maselko J (2014). Caregiving expectations and challenges among elders and their adult children in Southern Sri Lanka. Ageing Soc, 34(5), 838-858. (Read full article)
  118. Choi KW, Abler LA, Watt MH, Eaton LA, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Pieterse D, Sikkema KJ (2014). Drinking before and after pregnancy recognition among South African women: the moderating role of traumatic experiences. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 14, 97. (Read full article)
  119. Watt MH, Meade CS, Kimani S, MacFarlane JC, Choi KW, Skinner D, Pieterse D, Kalichman SC, Sikkema KJ (2013). The impact of methamphetamine ("tik") on a peri-urban community in Cape Town, South Africa. Int J Drug Policy, 25(2), 219-25. (Read full article)
  120. Eaton LA, Pitpitan EV, Kalichman SC, Sikkema KJ, Skinner D, Watt MH, Pieterse D, Cain DN (2014). Beliefs about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder among men and women at alcohol serving establishments in South Africa. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 40(2), 87-94. (Read full article)
  121. Choi KW, Watt MH, MacFarlane JC, Sikkema KJ, Skinner D, Pieterse D, Kalichman SC (2013). Drinking in the Context of Life Stressors: A Multidimensional Coping Strategy Among South African Women. Subst Use Misuse, 49(1-2), 66-76. (Read full article)
  122. Watt MH, Wilson SM, Joseph M, Masenga G, MacFarlane JC, Oneko O, Sikkema KJ (2014). Religious coping among women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania. Glob Public Health, 9(5), 516-27. (Read full article)
  123. Eaton LA, Pitpitan EV, Kalichman SC, Sikkema KJ, Skinner D, Watt MH, Pieterse D (2013). Men who report recent male and female sex partners in Cape Town, South Africa: an understudied and underserved population. Arch Sex Behav, 42(7), 1299-308. (Read full article)
  124. Pitpitan EV, Kalichman SC, Eaton LA, Cain D, Sikkema KJ, Skinner D, Watt MH, Pieterse D (2012). Gender-based violence, alcohol use, and sexual risk among female patrons of drinking venues in Cape Town, South Africa. J Behav Med, 36(3), 295-304. (Read full article)
  125. Drabkin AS, Sikkema KJ, Wilson PA, Meade CS, Hansen NB, DeLorenzo A, Kochman A, MacFarlane JC, Watt MH, Aunon FM, Ranby KW, Mayer G (2013). Risk patterns preceding diagnosis among newly HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men in New York City. AIDS Patient Care STDS, 27(6), 333-41. (Read full article)
  126. Pitpitan EV, Kalichman SC, Eaton LA, Cain D, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Skinner D, Pieterse D (2012). Co-occurring psychosocial problems and HIV risk among women attending drinking venues in a South African township: a syndemic approach. Ann Behav Med, 45(2), 153-62. (Read full article)
  127. Bess KD, Adams J, Watt MH, ODonnell JK, Gaynes BN, Thielman NM, Heine A, Zinski A, Raper JL, Pence BW (2013). Providers' attitudes towards treating depression and self-reported depression treatment practices in HIV outpatient care. AIDS Patient Care STDS, 27(3), 171-80. (Read full article)
  128. Kalichman SC, Watt M, Sikkema K, Skinner D, Pieterse D (2012). Food insufficiency, substance use, and sexual risks for HIV/AIDS in informal drinking establishments, Cape Town, South Africa. J Urban Health, 89(6), 939-51. (Read full article)
  129. Meade CS, Watt MH, Sikkema KJ, Deng LX, Ranby KW, Skinner D, Pieterse D, Kalichmann SC (2012). Methamphetamine use is associated with childhood sexual abuse and HIV sexual risk behaviors among patrons of alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa. Drug Alcohol Depend, 126(1-2), 232-9. (Read full article)
  130. Watt MH, Aunon FM, Skinner D, Sikkema KJ, Macfarlane JC, Pieterse D, Kalichman SC (2012). Alcohol-serving venues in South Africa as sites of risk and potential protection for violence against women. Subst Use Misuse, 47(12), 1271-80. (Read full article)
  131. Pitpitan EV, Kalichman SC, Eaton LA, Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Skinner D (2012). Gender-based violence and HIV sexual risk behavior: alcohol use and mental health problems as mediators among women in drinking venues, Cape Town. Soc Sci Med, 75(8), 1417-25. (Read full article)
  132. Watt MH, Ranby KW, Meade CS, Sikkema KJ, MacFarlane JC, Skinner D, Pieterse D, Kalichman SC (2012). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms mediate the relationship between traumatic experiences and drinking behavior among women attending alcohol-serving venues in a South African township. J Stud Alcohol Drugs, 73(4), 549-58. (Read full article)
  133. Pitpitan EV, Kalichman SC, Eaton LA, Cain D, Sikkema KJ, Skinner D, Watt MH, Pieterse D (2012). AIDS-related stigma, HIV testing, and transmission risk among patrons of informal drinking places in Cape Town, South Africa. Ann Behav Med, 43(3), 362-71. (Read full article)
  134. Watt MH, Aunon FM, Skinner D, Sikkema KJ, Kalichman SC, Pieterse D (2012). "Because he has bought for her, he wants to sleep with her": alcohol as a currency for sexual exchange in South African drinking venues. Soc Sci Med, 74(7), 1005-12. (Read full article)
  135. Puffer ES, Watt MH, Sikkema KJ, Ogwang-Odhiambo RA, Broverman SA (2011). The protective role of religious coping in adolescents' responses to poverty and sexual decision-making in rural Kenya. J Res Adolesc, 22(1), 1-7. (Read full article)
  136. Eaton LA, Kalichman SC, Sikkema KJ, Skinner D, Watt MH, Pieterse D, Pitpitan EV (2011). Pregnancy, alcohol intake, and intimate partner violence among men and women attending drinking establishments in a Cape Town, South Africa township. J Community Health, 37(1), 208-16. (Read full article)
  137. Njau B, Watt MH, Ostermann J, Manongi R, Sikkema KJ (2011). Perceived acceptability of home-based couples voluntary HIV counseling and testing in Northern Tanzania. AIDS Care, 24(4), 413-9. (Read full article)
  138. Sikkema KJ, Hansen NB, Kochman A, Santos J, Watt MH, Wilson PA, Delorenzo A, Laudato J, Mayer G (2012). The development and feasibility of a brief risk reduction intervention for newly HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men. J Community Psychol, 39(6), 717-732. (Read full article)
  139. Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Meade CS, Ranby KW, Kalichman SC, Skinner D, Pieterse D (2011). Mental health and HIV sexual risk behavior among patrons of alcohol serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 57(3), 230-7. (Read full article)
  140. Watt MH, Aronin EH, Maman S, Thielman N, Laiser J, John M (2010). Acceptability of a group intervention for initiates of antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania. Glob Public Health, 6(4), 433-46. (Read full article)
  141. Maman S, Yamanis T, Kouyoumdjian F, Watt M, Mbwambo J (2009). Intimate partner violence and the association with HIV risk behaviors among young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. J Interpers Violence, 25(10), 1855-72. (Read full article)
  142. Sikkema KJ, Neufeld SA, Hansen NB, Mohlahlane R, Van Rensburg MJ, Watt MH, Fox AM, Crewe M (2009). Integrating HIV prevention into services for abused women in South Africa. AIDS Behav, 14(2), 431-9. (Read full article)
  143. Sikkema KJ, Watt MH, Drabkin AS, Meade CS, Hansen NB, Pence BW (2009). Mental health treatment to reduce HIV transmission risk behavior: a positive prevention model. AIDS Behav, 14(2), 252-62. (Read full article)
  144. Watt MH, Maman S, Golin CE, Earp JA, Eng E, Bangdiwala SI, Jacobson M (2010). Factors associated with self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a Tanzanian setting. AIDS Care, 22(3), 381-9. (Read full article)
  145. Watt MH, Maman S, Earp JA, Eng E, Setel PW, Golin CE, Jacobson M (2009). "It's all the time in my mind": facilitators of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a Tanzanian setting. Soc Sci Med, 68(10), 1793-800. (Read full article)
  146. Watt MH, Maman S, Jacobson M, Laiser J, John M (2009). Missed opportunities for religious organizations to support people living with HIV/AIDS: findings from Tanzania. AIDS Patient Care STDS, 23(5), 389-94. (Read full article)
  147. Zou J, Yamanaka Y, John M, Watt M, Ostermann J, Thielman N (2009). Religion and HIV in Tanzania: influence of religious beliefs on HIV stigma, disclosure, and treatment attitudes. BMC Public Health, 9, 75. (Read full article)
  148. Watt MH, Bobrow EA, Moracco KE (2008). Providing support to IPV victims in the emergency department: vignette-based interviews with IPV survivors and emergency department nurses. Violence Against Women, 14(6), 715-26. (Read full article)
  149. Cockcroft A, Andersson N, Paredes-Sols S, Caldwell D, Mitchell S, Milne D, Merhi S, Roche M, Konceviciute E, Ledogar RJ (2008). An inter-country comparison of unofficial payments: results of a health sector social audit in the Baltic States. BMC Health Serv Res, 8, 15. (Read full article)
  150. Roche M, Moracco KE, Dixon KS, Stern EA, Bowling JM (2007). Correlates of intimate partner violence among female patients at a North Carolina emergency department. N C Med J, 68(2), 89-94. (Read full article)
  151. Anderson N, Watt MR (2005). Gender and Evidence Based Planning. Dev Pract, 68(2), 141-52.
  152. Andersson N, Swaminathan A, Whitaker C, Watt MH (2003). Mine risk education and the community voice in mine-risk education: lessons from Afghanistan and Angola. Third World Q, 24(5), 873-87.