Dorothy Dow
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Research Professor of Global Health
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Dorothy Dow
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Research Professor of Global Health
Dorothy Dow, MD, MSc is a physician-scientist whose research focuses on prevention and treatment of HIV in pediatric populations including prevention of mother-to-child transmission and adolescent and young adult populations. Her current projects target the intersection of HIV treatment adherence and mental health. She is co-director of the Duke Center For AIDS Research Clinical Core, member of the Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance (called AHISA), co-developer of Sauti ya Vijana (SYV-The Voice of Youth), a peer-led, group based mental health intervention for YLWH in Tanzania, and co-chair of IMPAACT 2016, Evaluating a Group-Based Intervention to Improve Mental Health and ART Adherence Among Youth Living with HIV in Low Resource Settings.
Projects
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Adapting LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to improve mental health and PrEP engagement among gay and bisexual men in Guatemala
Guatemala
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Ushiriki wa Vijana: Youth Engagement to End the HIV Epidemic in Tanzania
Tanzania
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Tanzanian Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance (T-AHISA)
Tanzania
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Sauti ya Vijana (SYV): A Mental Health Intervention to Improve HIV Outcomes Among Tanzanian Youth
Tanzania
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IMPAACT 2016: Evaluating a Group-Based Intervention to Improve Mental Health and ART Adherence Among Youth Living with HIV in Low Resource Settings
Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Understanding Barriers and Successes in Transition of Adolescent to Adult HIV Care in Tanzania
Tanzania
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Evaluating a Mental Health Intervention to Improve Mental Health and HIV outcomes among HIV-Positive Tanzanian Youth
Tanzania
Publications
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Zimmerman A, Fawole A, Shahid M, Dow D, Ogbuoji O. Evidence Gaps in Economic Evaluations of HIV Interventions Targeting Young People: A Systematic Review. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Nov;75(5):709–24.Mollel GJ, Ketang’enyi E, Komba L, Mmbaga BT, Shayo AM, Boshe J, et al. Study protocol for Sauti ya Vijana (The Voice of Youth): A hybrid-type 1 randomized trial to evaluate effectiveness and implementation of a mental health and life skills intervention to improve health outcomes for Tanzanian youth living with HIV. PLoS One. 2024;19(8):e0305471.Chow DWS, Goi A, Salm MF, Kupewa J, Mollel G, Mninda Y, et al. Through the looking glass: empowering youth community advisory boards in Tanzania as a sustainable youth engagement model to inform policy and practice. Front Public Health. 2024;12:1348242.Vorkoper S, Agot K, Dow DE, Mbizvo M, Mugo C, Sam-Agudu NA, et al. Building locally anchored implementation science capacity: the case of the adolescent HIV implementation science alliance-supported local iS alliances. Frontiers in Health Services. 2024 Jan 1;4.
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