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Melissa H. Watt
Researcher at Duke University
Publications - 127
Citations - 3095
Melissa H. Watt is an academic researcher from Duke University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 108 publications receiving 2531 citations. Previous affiliations of Melissa H. Watt include Durham University & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Religion and HIV in Tanzania: influence of religious beliefs on HIV stigma, disclosure, and treatment attitudes
TL;DR: The decision to start ARVs hinged primarily on education-level and knowledge about ARVs rather than on religious factors, and research results highlight the influence of religious beliefs on HIV-related stigma and willingness to disclose.
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Retention in HIV Care During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in the Option B+ Era: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies in Africa.
Brandon A. Knettel,Cody Cichowitz,James S. Ngocho,Elizabeth T. Knippler,Lilian N. Chumba,Blandina T. Mmbaga,Melissa H. Watt +6 more
TL;DR: Improved and standardized procedures to track and report retention are needed to accurately represent care engagement and capture undocumented transfers within the health system.
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Mental Health Treatment to Reduce HIV Transmission Risk Behavior: A Positive Prevention Model
Kathleen J. Sikkema,Melissa H. Watt,Anya S. Drabkin,Christina S. Meade,Nathan B. Hansen,Brian W. Pence +5 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that mental health treatment, including behavioral and pharmacologic interventions, can lead to reductions in HIV transmission risk behavior and should be a core component of secondary HIV prevention.
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"It's all the time in my mind": facilitators of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a Tanzanian setting.
Melissa H. Watt,Suzanne Maman,Jo Anne Earp,Eugenia Eng,Philip W Setel,Carol E. Golin,Mark Jacobson +6 more
TL;DR: Five factors emerged to explain excellent adherence in the face of such barriers, and the facilitating factors identified were consistent with the constructs of social cognitive theory and highlighted the importance of interventions that address multiple levels of influence on adherence.
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Gender-based violence, alcohol use, and sexual risk among female patrons of drinking venues in Cape Town, South Africa.
Eileen V. Pitpitan,Seth C. Kalichman,Lisa A. Eaton,Demetria Cain,Kathleen J. Sikkema,Donald Skinner,Melissa H. Watt,Desiree Pieterse +7 more
TL;DR: A hierarchical logistic regression analysis showed that after controlling for alcohol use sexual risk behavior remained significantly associated with gender-based violence, particularly with meeting a new sex partner at the bar, recent STI diagnosis, and engaging in transactional sex, but not protected intercourse or number of partners.