[HTML][HTML] Educating religious leaders to promote uptake of male circumcision in Tanzania: a cluster randomised trial

JA Downs, AH Mwakisole, AB Chandika, S Lugoba… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Male circumcision is being widely deployed as an HIV prevention strategy in
countries with high HIV incidence, but its uptake in sub-Saharan Africa has been below …

[HTML][HTML] Partnerships with religious leaders to promote family planning in rural Tanzania: an open-label, cluster randomised trial

AH Mwakisole, VJ Lambert, A Nzali… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Family planning benefits maternal–child health, education, and economic
wellbeing. Despite global efforts, an unsatisfied demand for family planning persists in sub …

Design and pilot testing of a church-based intervention to address interpersonal and intrapersonal barriers to uptake of family planning in rural Tanzania: a qualitative …

C Aristide, A Mwakisole, N Mwakisole… - BMJ sexual & …, 2020 - srh.bmj.com
Background Use of family planning (FP) saves the lives of mothers and children, and
contributes to better economic outcomes for households and empowerment for women. In …

Religious leaders as trusted messengers in combatting hypertension in rural Tanzanian communities

VJ Lambert, GA Kisigo, A Nzali, E Laizer… - American Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Hypertension is a growing public health emergency in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
Based on the known influence of religious leaders in rural sub-Saharan Africa and our prior …

Perspectives of Muslim religious leaders to shape an educational intervention about family planning in rural Tanzania: a qualitative study

A Chalem, A Nzali, AA Cordeiro… - … Health: Science and …, 2023 - ghspjournal.org
Introduction: Uptake of effective contraceptive methods can be hindered by poor
understanding and uncertainty about its compatibility with religious beliefs. We sought to …