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  1. Probable depression and its correlates among undergraduate students in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, February 2023, Frontiers

    Joel Francis

  2. Alcohol use and multimorbidity among adults aged 40 years and above in rural South Africa: a cross-sectional study

    Article • February 2023, Research Square

    Joel Francis

  3. Factors associated with the uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPTp-SP) for malaria in pregnancy: Further analysis of the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, February 2023, PLOS

    Joel Francis, Godwin Kalu

  4. Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 Restrictions: A Study of 30 Countries From the I-SHARE Consortium

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Joel Francis

  5. Health policy and planning: statement of intent

    Article • Health Policy and Planning, November 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Joel Francis

  6. Preventing Alcohol-Related Harm in East Africa: Stakeholder Perceptions of Readiness across Five Countries

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Joel Francis

  7. The effect of a postpartum intrauterine device programme on choice of contraceptive method in Tanzania: a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized trial

    Article • Health Policy and Planning, November 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Joel Francis

  8. Pre-treatment HIV-1 drug resistance in antiretroviral therapy-naive adults in Eastern Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, October 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Joel Francis

  9. Protocol: Developing a framework to improve glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2022, PLOS

    Joel Francis

  10. Glycaemic control among type 2 diabetes patients in sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 to 2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joel Francis

  11. A study on willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine at a tertiary institution community in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, July 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Joel Francis

  12. Missed opportunity for alcohol use disorder screening and management in primary health care facilities in northern rural Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey

    Article • Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joel Francis

  13. Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020

    Article • The Lancet, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Getinet Ayano, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Shariful Islam, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Joel Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  14. Factors associated with the uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPTp-SP) for malaria in pregnancy: further analysis of the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey

    Article • June 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Joel Francis

  15. Integration of Alcohol Use Disorder Interventions in General Health Care Settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, March 2022, Frontiers

    Joel Francis

  16. Vitamin K-dependent anticoagulant use and level of anticoagulation control in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a retrospective cohort study

    Article • BMJ Open, February 2022, BMJ

    Joel Francis

  17. Willingness to take the Covid-19 vaccines and associated factors at a tertiary institution community in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Article • October 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Joel Francis

  18. The International Sexual Health And Reproductive Health Survey (I-SHARE-1): A Multi-Country Analysis of Adults from 30 Countries Prior to and During the Initial COVID-19 Wave

    Article • September 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Joel Francis

  19. ‘I haven’t heard much about other methods’: quality of care and person-centredness in a programme to promote the postpartum intrauterine device in Tanzania

    Article • BMJ Global Health, June 2021, BMJ

    Joel Francis

  20. Factors associated with phosphatidylethanol (PEth) sensitivity for detecting unhealthy alcohol use: An individual patient data meta‐analysis

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, May 2021, Wiley

    Joel Francis

  21. The epidemiology of tuberculosis-associated hyperglycemia in individuals newly screened for type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joel Francis

  22. Willingness to pay for community delivery of antiretroviral treatment in urban Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey

    Article • Health Policy and Planning, October 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Joel Francis

  23. International Sexual Health And REproductive health (I-SHARE) survey during COVID-19: study protocol for online national surveys and global comparative analyses

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Infections, October 2020, BMJ

    Joel Francis

  24. Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Srinivas Goli, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Aidin Abedi, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Joel Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Teklemariam Gultie, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  25. Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Joel Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  26. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Dr Shariful Islam, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Aidin Abedi, Joel Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  27. Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Shariful Islam, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Joel Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  28. Adaptation and piloting of an integrated intervention model for alcohol use disorders in primary healthcare in rural Tanzania: a study protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2020, BMJ

    Joel Francis

  29. Sexual Health and COVID-19: Protocol for a Living Scoping Review

    Article • August 2020, Research Square

    Joel Francis

  30. Estimating global injuries morbidity and mortality: methods and data used in the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study

    Article • Injury Prevention, August 2020, BMJ

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Amrit Banstola, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr marek majdan, Dr Aidin Abedi, Joel Francis, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  31. Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, August 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Shariful Islam, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Aidin Abedi, Joel Francis, Dr Teklemariam Gultie, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  32. Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

    Article • Nature Medicine, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Turki Alanzi, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Joel Francis, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Anemaw A. Asrat, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Professor ORISH EBERE ORSAKWE, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  33. Evaluating the Implementation of an Intervention to Improve Postpartum Contraception in Tanzania: A Qualitative Study of Provider and Client Perspectives

    Article • Global Health Science and Practice, June 2020, Johns Hopkins School Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs

    Joel Francis

  34. Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet, June 2020, Elsevier

    Turki Alanzi, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Prof. Maciej Banach, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Shariful Islam, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Srinivas Goli, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Joel Francis, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Mr Nejimu Biza Zepro, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  35. Department of Error

    Article • The Lancet, June 2020, Elsevier

    Turki Alanzi, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Joel Francis, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah

  36. Effect of a postpartum family planning intervention on postpartum intrauterine device counseling and choice: evidence from a cluster-randomized trial in Tanzania

    Article • BMC Women s Health, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joel Francis

  37. Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • Injury Prevention, April 2020, BMJ

    Dr. Asres Bedaso Tilahune, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Prof. Maciej Banach, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Amrit Banstola, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr marek majdan, Dr Aidin Abedi, Joel Francis, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  38. Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

    Article • Nature Medicine, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Baye Dagnew, Turki Alanzi, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Prof. Maciej Banach, Tommi Vasankari, Mr. Habtamu Kebebe Kasaye, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Shariful Islam, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Professor Alina Rodriguez, Joel Francis, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Anemaw A. Asrat, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Mr Nejimu Biza Zepro, Professor ORISH EBERE ORSAKWE, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu

  39. Women's Perspectives on Postpartum Intrauterine Devices in Tanzania

    Article • Studies in Family Planning, November 2019, Wiley

    Joel Francis

  40. Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017

    Article • Nature, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Amir Shamshirian, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Professor Yousef Khader, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Joel Francis, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  41. Rarity and limited geographical coverage of individual level alcohol interventions in sub Saharan Africa: Findings from a scoping review

    Article • Journal of Substance Use, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Joel Francis

  42. The epidemiology of intransient TB-induced hyperglycaemia in previously undiagnosed diabetes mellitus 2 individuals: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Systematic Reviews, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joel Francis

  43. Glycaemic, blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol control among patients with diabetes mellitus in a specialised clinic in Botswana: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2019, BMJ

    Joel Francis

  44. Action to protect the independence and integrity of global health research

    Article • BMJ Global Health, June 2019, BMJ

    Valery Ridde, Dr Shariful Islam, Joel Francis

  45. The prevalence of religiosity and association between religiosity and alcohol use, other drug use, and risky sexual behaviours among grade 8-10 learners in Western Cape, South Africa

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2019, PLOS

    Joel Francis

  46. Abstracts of the HIV Research for Prevention Meeting, HIVR4P, 21-25 October, 2018, Madrid

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, October 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Joel Francis

  47. Community delivery of antiretroviral drugs: A non-inferiority cluster-randomized pragmatic trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Article • PLoS Medicine, September 2018, PLOS

    Joel Francis

  48. Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on the Risk of Herpes Zoster among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals in Tanzania

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 2018, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Joel Francis

  49. Quality of Anticoagulation With Warfarin at a Tertiary Hospital in Botswana

    Article • Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, December 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Julius C Mwita, Joel Francis

  50. Ethanol Concentration of Traditional Alcoholic Beverages in Northern Tanzania

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, May 2017, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Joel Francis

  51. The impact of community health worker-led home delivery of antiretroviral therapy on virological suppression: a non-inferiority cluster-randomized health systems trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joel Francis

  52. Renal abnormalities among HIV infected children at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH)—Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Article • BMC Nephrology, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joel Francis

  53. Comparison of self-reported alcohol use with the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol among young people in northern Tanzania

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Dependence, November 2015, Elsevier

    Joel Francis

  54. Validation of the MINI (DSM IV) Tool for the Assessment of Alcohol Dependence among Young People in Northern Tanzania Using the Alcohol Biomarker Phosphatidylethanol (PEth)

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2015, MDPI AG

    Joel Francis

  55. The Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders among Young People in Northern Tanzania

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2015, PLOS

    Joel Francis

  56. Systematic review and meta‐analysis: prevalence of alcohol use among young people in eastern A frica

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, January 2014, Wiley

    Joel Francis

  57. Experiences on recruitment and retention of volunteers in the first HIV vaccine trial in Dar es Salam, Tanzania - the phase I/II HIVIS 03 trial

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joel Francis

  58. Gonococcal antimicrobial resistance: perspectives from the African region

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Infections, November 2013, BMJ

    Joel Francis

  59. The perceptions on male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV infection and considerations in scaling up of the services: a qualitative study among police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joel Francis

  60. Key considerations in scaling up male circumcision in Tanzania: views of the urban residents in Tanzania

    Article • Tanzania Journal of Health Research, January 2012, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Joel Francis

  61. Broad and potent immune responses to a low dose intradermal HIV-1 DNA boosted with HIV-1 recombinant MVA among healthy adults in Tanzania

    Article • Vaccine, October 2011, Elsevier

    Joel Francis

  62. Effect of Improved access to Antiretroviral Therapy on clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in the HIV care and treatment clinic, at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Julius C Mwita, Joel Francis

  63. P14-14 LB. A low dose of multigene, multiclade HIV DNA given intradermally induces strong and broad immune responses after boosting with heterologous HIV MVA

    Article • Retrovirology, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Joel Francis