Japhet Killewo
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Tanzanian doctor and epidemiologist
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- Bachelors Medicine Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
- PhD Epidemiology London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Japhet Killewo is a Tanzanian doctor and epidemiologist in Kagera, Tanzania. He was the former Chair of Tanzanian Public Health Association and currently an epidemiology professor at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences . His research area focuses on HIV/AIDS epidemiology research in Kagera region in Tanzania. As a clinician, he also focuses on AIDS control and mother-to-child intervention in Tanzania. As a scholar, he publishes actively in international journals and participated in many projects across the globe, which are organised and supported by the European Union, as well as World Bank and USAIDS.
Japhet Killewo's Published Works
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- Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults (2017) (3677)
- Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants (2016) (3648)
- Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants (2017) (1563)
- A century of trends in adult human height (2016) (861)
- Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants (2021) (585)
- Use pattern of maternal health services and determinants of skilled care during delivery in Southern Tanzania: implications for achievement of MDG-5 targets (2007) (449)
- Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults (2019) (300)
- The epidemiology of HIV‐1 infection in urban areas, roadside settlements and rural villages in Mwanza Region, Tanzania (1992) (265)
- Trends in obesity and diabetes across Africa from 1980 to 2014: an analysis of pooled population-based studies (2017) (178)
- A community trial of the impact of improved sexually transmitted disease treatment on the HIV epidemic in rural Tanzania: 1. Design (1995) (175)
- Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants (2020) (138)
- Tanzania's health system and workforce crisis (2012) (135)
- Perceived Delay in Healthcare-seeking for Episodes of Serious Illness and Its Implications for Safe Motherhood Interventions in Rural Bangladesh (2006) (122)
- Equity in use of home-based or facility-based skilled obstetric care in rural Bangladesh: an observational study (2006) (121)
- Prevalence of HIV-1 infection in the Kagera region of Tanzania: a population-based study. (1990) (118)
- Social, cultural and sexual behavioral determinants of observed decline in HIV infection trends: lessons from the Kagera Region, Tanzania. (2004) (102)
- A population-based study of syphilis and sexually transmitted disease syndromes in north-western Tanzania. 2. Risk factors and health seeking behaviour. (1993) (97)
- Motivation and satisfaction among community health workers in Morogoro Region, Tanzania: nuanced needs and varied ambitions (2015) (89)
- Surveillance of HIV and syphilis infections among antenatal clinic attendees in Tanzania-2003/2004 (2006) (87)
- Determinants of postnatal care use at health facilities in rural Tanzania: multilevel analysis of a household survey (2015) (86)
- The impact of HIV‐1 infection on mortality in children under 5 years of age in sub‐Saharan Africa: a demographic and epidemiologic analysis (1994) (80)
- Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol (2020) (77)
- Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants (2018) (70)
- Analysis of dropout across the continuum of maternal health care in Tanzania: findings from a cross-sectional household survey (2017) (69)
- Initial experiences and innovations in supervising community health workers for maternal, newborn, and child health in Morogoro region, Tanzania (2015) (68)
- Incidence of HIV-1 infection among adults in the Kagera region of Tanzania. (1993) (57)
- The need for COVID-19 research in low- and middle-income countries (2020) (56)
- Decline in the prevalence of HIV-1 infection in young women in the Kagera region of Tanzania. (1998) (56)
- Acceptability of voluntary HIV testing with counselling in a rural village in Kagera, Tanzania. (1998) (55)
- Prevalence of intestinal parasites in adult patients with enteropathic AIDS in north-eastern Tanzania. (1996) (48)
- Bangladesh - inequalities in utilization of maternal health care services: evidence from MATLAB (2004) (48)
- The social and cultural contexts of HIV / AIDS transmission in the Kagera region Tanzania. (1999) (48)
- Monitoring of HIV-1 infection prevalence and trends in the general population using pregnant women as a sentinel population: 9 years experience from the Kagera region of Tanzania. (2000) (46)
- A population-based study of syphilis and sexually transmitted disease syndromes in north-western Tanzania. 1. Prevalence and incidence. (1993) (45)
- Self-medication with antimalarial drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (1995) (45)
- Sentinel surveillance and cross sectional survey on HIV infection prevalence: a comparative study. (1996) (44)
- Stigma, Facility Constraints, and Personal Disbelief: Why Women Disengage from HIV Care During and After Pregnancy in Morogoro Region, Tanzania (2016) (44)
- HIV-1 Infection Prevalence and Incidence Trends in Areas of Contrasting Levels of Infection in the Kagera Region, Tanzania, 1987-2000 (2005) (43)
- Social capital and the decline in HIV transmission – A case study in three villages in the Kagera region of Tanzania (2010) (42)
- “Every method seems to have its problems”- Perspectives on side effects of hormonal contraceptives in Morogoro Region, Tanzania (2015) (41)
- Monitoring of HIV‐1 Infection Prevalence and Trends in the General Population Using Pregnant Women as a Sentinel Population: 9 Years Experience From the Kagera Region of Tanzania (2000) (40)
- Epidemiology and demography in public health (2010) (40)
- Why are primary school children overweight and obese? A cross sectional study undertaken in Kinondoni district, Dar-es-salaam (2015) (40)
- Estimating and projecting HIV prevalence and AIDS deaths in Tanzania using antenatal surveillance data (2006) (39)
- The accuracy of an alternative confirmatory strategy for detection of antibodies to HIV-1: experience from a regional laboratory in Kagera, Tanzania. (1999) (37)
- Validity of an FFQ to measure nutrient and food intakes in Tanzania (2018) (35)
- Socio-geographical patterns of HIV-1 transmission in Kagera Region, Tanzania. (1994) (35)
- Equally able, but unequally accepted: Gender differentials and experiences of community health volunteers promoting maternal, newborn, and child health in Morogoro Region, Tanzania (2015) (35)
- Health challenges in Tanzania: Context for educating health professionals (2012) (34)
- Men’s roles in care seeking for maternal and newborn health: a qualitative study applying the three delays model to male involvement in Morogoro Region, Tanzania (2019) (32)
- The age of opportunity: prevalence of key risk factors among adolescents 10–19 years of age in nine communities in sub‐Saharan Africa (2019) (31)
- Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight (2020) (30)
- Newborn screening for sickle cell disease: an innovative pilot program to improve child survival in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (2019) (30)
- Prevalence and Incidence of Syphilis and its Association with HIV-1 Infection in a Population-Based Study in the Kagera Region of Tanzania (1994) (28)
- Program synergies and social relations: implications of integrating HIV testing and counselling into maternal health care on care seeking (2015) (28)
- Irrational drug use in Tanzania. (1991) (28)
- Access to social capital and risk of HIV infection in Bukoba urban district, Kagera region, Tanzania (2014) (28)
- HIV and infant feeding practices: epidemiological implications for sub-Saharan African countries. (1990) (26)
- Prevalence of HIV infection among hospital patients in north west Tanzania. (1999) (26)
- AIDS epidemic in Kagera region, Tanzania--the experiences of local people. (1993) (24)
- Determinants of high blood pressure and barriers to diagnosis and treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2016) (24)
- Design and field methods of the ARISE Network Adolescent Health Study (2020) (24)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk Factors Among Truck Stand Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh (2007) (23)
- Profile: The Dar Es Salaam Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Dar es Salaam HDSS). (2017) (21)
- Patterns of hookworm and Ascaris infection in Dar es Salaam. (1991) (21)
- Exploring the role of cognitive and structural forms of social capital in HIV/AIDS trends in the Kagera region of Tanzania – a grounded theory study (2011) (18)
- Poverty, TB, and HIV infection: a vicious cycle. (2002) (18)
- Supply-side dimensions and dynamics of integrating HIV testing and counselling into routine antenatal care: a facility assessment from Morogoro Region, Tanzania (2015) (18)
- Profile, knowledge, and work patterns of a cadre of maternal, newborn, and child health CHWs focusing on preventive and promotive services in Morogoro Region, Tanzania (2015) (16)
- Epidemiology towards the control of HIV infection in Tanzania with special reference to the Kagera region (1994) (16)
- Ecological and Epidemiological Findings Associated with Zoonotic Rabies Outbreaks and Control in Moshi, Tanzania, 2017–2018 (2019) (15)
- Design and Field Methods of the ARISE Network COVID-19 Rapid Monitoring Survey (2021) (14)
- Can volunteer community health workers manage multiple roles? An interrupted time-series analysis of combined HIV and maternal and child health promotion in Iringa, Tanzania (2018) (14)
- Informal food environment is associated with household vegetable purchase patterns and dietary intake in the DECIDE study: Empirical evidence from food vendor mapping in peri-urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2021) (14)
- The Value of a Statistical Life-Year in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence From a Large Population-Based Survey in Tanzania. (2019) (12)
- Are out‐of‐school adolescents at higher risk of adverse health outcomes? Evidence from 9 diverse settings in sub‐Saharan Africa (2020) (12)
- Mothers' definition of diarrhoea in a suburban community in Tanzania. (1989) (11)
- Communicating with the people about HIV infection risk as a basis for planning interventions: lessons from the Kagera Region of Tanzania. (1997) (11)
- Characteristics of Individuals and Couples Seeking HIV-1 Prevention Services in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: The Voluntary HIV-1 Counseling and Testing Efficacy Study (2000) (11)
- An investigation of a cholera epidemic in Butiama village of the Mara Region, Tanzania. (1989) (8)
- The protective effect of measles vaccine under routine vaccination conditions in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a case-control study. (1991) (8)
- Where and when to vaccinate? Interdisciplinary design and evaluation of the 2018 Tanzanian anti-rabies campaign: Biogeography-based vaccination planning. (2020) (7)
- Dietary determinants of serum total cholesterol among middle-aged and older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2017) (7)
- Estimating the Capacity for ART Provision in Tanzania with the Use of Data on Staff Productivity and Patient Losses (2009) (6)
- The value of hope: development and validation of a contextual measure of hope among people living with HIV in urban Tanzania a mixed methods exploratory sequential study (2020) (6)
- Factors Associated with HIV Drug Resistance in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Analysis of a Complex Adaptive System (2021) (6)
- "Because Even the Person Living With HIV/AIDS Might Need to Make Babies" – Perspectives on the Drivers of Feasibility and Acceptability of an Integrated Community Health Worker Model in Iringa, Tanzania (2019) (4)
- Integrating Community Health Worker Roles to Improve Facility Delivery Utilization in Tanzania: Evidence from an Interrupted Time Series Analysis (2019) (4)
- Comparison of Costs of Home and Facility-based Basic Obstetric Care in Rural Bangladesh (2010) (4)
- Factors affecting early identification of pregnant women by community health workers in Morogoro, Tanzania (2019) (4)
- Can training interventions in entrepreneurship, beekeeping, and health change the mind-set of vulnerable young adults toward self-employment? A qualitative study from urban Tanzania (2019) (4)
- One Health Central and Eastern Africa: Historical and Future Perspectives (2016) (4)
- The Social and Cultural Contexts of HIV/AIDS Transmission in the Kagera Region, Tanzania (1999) (3)
- Management of fever among under-fives and utility of malaria rapid diagnostic test under reduced malaria burden in Rufiji District, Southeastern Tanzania (2015) (3)
- Risk factors for overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2021) (3)
- Science, sense, and nonsense about HIV in Africa. (2000) (3)
- A methodology for design, evaluation, and improvement of village health worker supervision schemes in rural Tanzania (1986) (3)
- Exploring the mechanisms behind HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: conceptual mapping of a complex adaptive system based on multi-disciplinary expert insights (2022) (2)
- Role of dietary quality and diversity on overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Tanzania (2022) (2)
- Quality of antenatal care counseling in selected health centers in Morogoro Region, Tanzania (2018) (2)
- Regional approach to building operational level capacity for disaster planning: the case of the Eastern Africa region. (2013) (2)
- Exploring drivers of food choice among PLHIV and their families in a peri-urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2022) (2)
- Identifying mechanisms behind HIV drug resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systems approach (2021) (2)
- Social capital and the decline in HIV transmission - a case study in three villages in the Kagera region of Tanzania : original article (2010) (2)
- Male circumcision and HIV infection in Bukoba urban district, Kagera region, Tanzania (2015) (1)
- 343 Addressing community violence through training: rukajuu beekeeping pilot intervention in dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2016) (1)
- Development and Feasibility of Tablet-based 24-hour Recall for Dietary Intake and Recipe Collection Among Adults and Children in Tanzania (P10-018-19). (2019) (1)
- Use of the Automated Disaster and Emergency Planning Tool in developing district level public health emergency operating procedures in three East African countries. (2013) (1)
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and its determinants among sub-Saharan African adolescents (2022) (1)
- Institutional frameworks for management of epizoonotic emergencies in six countries in the Eastern Africa region: a situational analysis. (2013) (1)
- 043: IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE TANZANIA DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH CARE PROGRAM (2015) (1)
- A University Driven Approach to Engaging Communities in Solving Complex Health Problems at the Human-Animal-Environmental Interface: A One Health Demonstration Site Survey in Kilosa District, Tanzania (2017) (1)
- Screening and Treatment of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Dar Es Salaam (1987) (1)
- Influence of age on community health worker’s knowledge and service provision for maternal, newborn, and child health in Morogoro region, Tanzania (2015) (1)
- Patterns of comorbidity and multimorbidity among middle-aged and elderly women in peri-urban Tanzania (2022) (1)
- Technical report on the knowledge and attitudes of traditional healers towards modern medical practice and utilization of traditional medicine in two regions of Tanzania mainland (1990) (1)
- Development partner support to the health sector at the local level in Morogoro region, Tanzania (2018) (1)
- COVID-19 Preventive Practices, Psychological Distress, and Reported Barriers to Healthcare Access during the Pandemic among Adult Community Members in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Phone Survey (2022) (1)
- Entrepreneurship, beekeeping, and health training to decrease community violence in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a pilot study for an intervention trial (2021) (1)
- AIDS surveillance in Africa. (1991) (1)
- Field studies in developing countries (2010) (0)
- Measurement and modeling of health-related quality of life (2013) (0)
- Tanzania's health system and workforce crisis (2012) (0)
- Experiences in the 'One health approach': situational analysis of preparedness for Epi-Zoonotic emergencies in six Eastern Africa countries. (2010) (0)
- Comprar Epidemiology And Demography In Public Health | J. Killewo | 9780123822000 | Academic Press (2010) (0)
- Health priority-setting for official development assistance in low-income and middle-income countries: a Best Fit Framework Synthesis study with primary data from Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania (2021) (0)
- Factors associated with enrolment of HIV infected pregnant women and mothers into care and treatment centers in Morogoro rural district, Tanzania (2014) (0)
- Gender and Age Differences in Meal Structures, Food Away from Home, Chrono-Nutrition, and Nutrition Intakes among Adults and Children in Tanzania Using a Newly Developed Tablet-Based 24-Hour Recall Tool (2022) (0)
- Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Associated Factors Among People Living With HIV Following the Introduction of Dolutegravir Based Regimens in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2022) (0)
- Management and cause of cardiac disorders among children below 15 years of age at Muhimbili Medical Centre Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (1995) (0)
- Continued disruptions in health care services and mental health among health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in five sub-Saharan African countries (2022) (0)
- OP-HEAP180105 1096..1106 (2019) (0)
- HIV and SARS-CoV-2: the interplay of two wicked problems (2022) (0)
- Apopulation-based study ofsyphilis andsexually transmitted disease syndromes innorth-western Tanzania. 2.Riskfactors andhealth seeking behaviour (1993) (0)
- The COVID-19 pandemic and its prolonged impacts on food prices, food consumption and diet quality in sub-Saharan Africa (2022) (0)
- The value of hope: development and validation of a contextual measure of hope among people living with HIV in urban Tanzania a mixed methods exploratory sequential study (2020) (0)
- The Continued Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Education and Mental Health Among Sub-Saharan African Adolescents (2022) (0)
- Social capital and HIV infection in Bukoba urban district, Kagera region, Tanzania (2011) (0)
- Disclosure of intimate partner violence by men and women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2022) (0)
- Levels and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among sub-Saharan African adolescents (2022) (0)
- Perceptions and predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care providers across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa (2022) (0)
- Thromboembolic and Bleeding Complications among Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves Attending the MuhimbilI National Hospital, Tanzania (2007) (0)
- Social capital and HIV risk related behaviors in Kagera region, Tanzania (2011) (0)
- Depressive symptoms and their associations with age, chronic conditions, and health status among middle-aged and elderly people in peri-urban Tanzania (2023) (0)
- Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development (2023) (0)
- Title Health Priority-Setting For Overseas Development Assistance in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries: A Comparative Case Study of Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania (2021) (0)
- Health challenges in Tanzania: Context for educating health professionals (2012) (0)
- AIDS surveillance in Africa. Time to rethink case definitions [editorial] (1991) (0)
- Breast Feeding in the Age of AIDS: A Review of Epidemiological and Clinical Evidence (1988) (0)
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