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Gileard Masenga
Researcher at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College
Publications - 34
Citations - 918
Gileard Masenga is an academic researcher from Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 33 publications receiving 718 citations.
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High Acceptability of a Vaginal Ring Intended as a Microbicide Delivery Method for HIV Prevention in African Women
A. van der Straten,A. van der Straten,Elizabeth T. Montgomery,Helen Cheng,L. Wegner,Gileard Masenga,C. von Mollendorf,Linda-Gail Bekker,S. Ganesh,K. Young,Joseph Romano,Annalene Nel,Cynthia Woodsong +12 more
TL;DR: Initial concerns with this novel method suggest a need for enhanced product counseling when VRs are introduced, and qualitative data suggest that informants grew to like the ring because it felt securely placed, was unnoticeable during daily activities, and felt “normal” during sex.
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Safety, tolerability, and systemic absorption of dapivirine vaginal microbicide gel in healthy, HIV-negative women
Annalene Nel,Paul Coplan,Janneke van de Wijgert,Saidi Kapiga,Claire von Mollendorf,Eveline Geubbels,Joseph Vyankandondera,Helen Rees,Gileard Masenga,Ireen Kiwelu,Jocelyn Moyes,Shanique C Smythe +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the local and systemic safety of dapivirine vaginal gel vs. placebo gel as well as the systemic absorption of DAPIVIRINE in healthy, HIV-negative women.
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Safety, Acceptability and Adherence of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring in a Microbicide Clinical Trial Conducted in Multiple Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Annalene Nel,Linda-Gail Bekker,Elizabeth A. Bukusi,Elizabeth Hellstrӧm,Philip Kotze,Cheryl Louw,Francis Martinson,Gileard Masenga,Elizabeth T. Montgomery,Nelisiwe Ndaba,Ariane van der Straten,Neliëtte van Niekerk,Cynthia Woodsong +12 more
TL;DR: The dapivirine vaginal ring has a favourable safety and acceptability profile and if proven safe and effective in large-scale trials, it will be an important component of combination HIV prevention approaches for women.
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Vaginal Ring Adherence in Sub-Saharan Africa: Expulsion, Removal, and Perfect Use
Elizabeth T. Montgomery,A. van der Straten,A. van der Straten,Helen Cheng,L. Wegner,Gileard Masenga,C. von Mollendorf,Linda-Gail Bekker,S. Ganesh,K. Young,Joseph Romano,Annalene Nel,Cynthia Woodsong +12 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that adherence to VR use in the context of HIV prevention trials in these communities should be high, thereby enabling more accurate assessment of an active microbicide safety and efficacy.
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Prevalence and risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a population based study in Tanzanian rural community.
TL;DR: POP is a common condition among rural Tanzanian women where 64.6% have an anatomical POP stage II–IV and 6.7% are having a severe POP descending 1 cm or more below the hymen.