Overview
Dorothy Dow, MD, MSc is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Research Professor at the Duke Global Health Institute. Dr. Dow’s research focuses on prevention and treatment of HIV in pediatric populations including prevention of mother-to-child transmission and a focus on adolescent and young adult populations. Dr. Dow is co-director of the Duke Center for AIDS Research Clinical Core, chair of IMPAACT Network Protocol 2016 and a member of the AHISA network. She is co-site leader of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre-Duke University Collaboration where she works nearly full time in Moshi, Tanzania, though returns to Duke University Medical Center to provide clinical care on the general pediatric infectious diseases inpatient consult service four to six weeks per year.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Peer-led interventions: Exploring the peer group leader experience of delivering Sauti ya Vijana, a group-based mental health intervention for youth living with HIV in Tanzania
Conference Plos Mental Health · January 1, 2026 Youth living with HIV (YLWH) face mental health challenges which negatively influence their adherence to antiretroviral medication and HIV outcomes. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where the majority of YLWH reside, there are few mental health professionals. Task-s ... Full text CitePeer-led interventions: Exploring the peer group leader experience of delivering Sauti ya Vijana, a group-based mental health intervention for youth living with HIV in Tanzania.
Journal Article PLOS Ment Health · 2026 Youth living with HIV (YLWH) face mental health challenges which negatively influence their adherence to antiretroviral medication and HIV outcomes. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where the majority of YLWH reside, there are few mental health professionals. Task-s ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteIntegrating a mental health referral system within adolescent HIV clinics in Tanzania.
Journal Article AIDS · November 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of integrating a mental health stepped-care referral pathway for young people with HIV (YPWH) who screened positive for mental health distress using task-sharing and stepped-care approaches. DESIGN: ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Streamlining the Sauti ya Vijana (The Voice of Youth) intervention to support Tanzanian government scale-up and integration of mental health care into routine clinical care for youth living with HIV
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2030Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sauti ya Vijana (The Voice of Youth), a Mental Health and Life Skills Intervention to Improve HIV Outcomes Among Young People Living with HIV in Tanzania
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2021 - 2027View All Grants