Melissa Watt | Scholars@Duke

Melissa Watt
Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health

Dr. Watt's research focuses on understanding and addressing gender-specific health issues in sub-Saharan Africa, with specific attention to HIV, substance use and mental health. In Tanzania, she currently leads an implementation science study aimed at improving access to long-term antiretroviral therapy for pregnant women with HIV. In South Africa, she is collaborating with Dr. Kathleen Sikkema on a study to support HIV care engagement in the context of sexual trauma. In Ghana, she is supporting a team of DGHI graduate students in Global Health to examine the impact of community health workers on the uptake of family planning. Completed research includes the development and evaluation of mental health treatment for women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania, prevention of alcohol-exposed pregnancies in South Africa, and understanding HIV risk behaviors among individuals who use methamphetamine in South Africa.

Dr. Watt directs the Master of Science in Global Health at DGHI and serves as the Associate Director for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core of the Duke Center for AIDS Research. She has a Ph.D. in Health Behavior from the University of North Carolina, and an M.A. in Gender and Development from the University of Sussex in the U.K.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2020

Contact Information

Box 90519, Trent Hall 333, Durham, NC 27708
Trent Hall, Room 329, Box 90519, Durham, NC 27708
melissa.watt@duke.edu (919) 613-6126

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2008
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2017 - 2020
- Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2012 - 2017
Recognition
In the News
- JUN 6, 2017 Duke Global Health Institute
  
  DGHI/KCMC Symposium Addresses Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
- AUG 7, 2013 Duke Research Blog
  
  Psychological help for fistula patients in Tanzania
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Research
Research
Selected Grants
- Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2025
- Formative Research to Assess Needs, Examine Outcomes, and Inform Future Training Interventions for Community-Based HIV Services in Moshi, Tanzania awarded by Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2019 - 2020
- A stigma reduction intervention at time of entry into antenatal care to improve PMTCT services in Tanzania awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2019
- Cancer Treatment Disparities in the HIV Population: Exploring the Impact of HIV on Physician and Patient Decision-Making awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2019
- Postpartum HIV care engagement in the context of Option B+ in Tanzania awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2019
- Improving the health of South African women with traumatic stress in HIV care awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2018
- Development of Mental Health Treatment for Obstetric Fistula Patients awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2016
- HIV risk behaviors among methamphetamine users in Cape Town, South Africa awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2015
- Alcohol-Related HIV Risks Among South African Women awarded by University of Connecticut 2008 - 2014
- The Sri Lanka Healthy Minds Study awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2014
- Brief Care-based HIV Prevention for Newly Diagnosed Men awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2012
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Mwamba, Rimel N., Saumya S. Sao, Brandon A. Knettel, Linda M. Minja, Haika Osaki, Blandina T. Mmbaga, and Melissa H. Watt. “The Disclosure Dilemma: Willingness to Disclose a Positive HIV Status Among Individuals Preparing for HIV Testing During Antenatal Care in Tanzania.” Aids and Behavior 25, no. 3 (March 2021): 908–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-03058-y.
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  - Oshosen, Martha, Brandon A. Knettel, Elizabeth Knippler, Michael Relf, Blandina T. Mmbaga, and Melissa H. Watt. “"She Just Told Me Not To Cry": A Qualitative Study of Experiences of HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) Among Pregnant Women Living with HIV in Tanzania.” Aids and Behavior 25, no. 1 (January 2021): 104–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02946-7.
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  - Yemeke, Tatenda T., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, Nonceba Ciya, Corne Robertson, and John A. Joska. “Screening for Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Distress Among Women in HIV Care in Cape Town, South Africa.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence 35, no. 21–22 (November 2020): 4842–62. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517718186.
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  - Manavalan, Preeti, Deng B. Madut, Julian T. Hertz, Nathan M. Thielman, Nwora Lance Okeke, Blandina T. Mmbaga, and Melissa H. Watt. “Hypertension burden and challenges across the hypertension treatment cascade among adults enrolled in HIV care in northern Tanzania.” J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 22, no. 8 (August 2020): 1518–22. https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.13929.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Thuy-Vi Nguyen, Cheick Touré, Demba Traoré, Jennifer Wesson, and Joy Noel Baumgartner. “Integrated mental health screening for obstetric fistula patients in Mali: From evidence to policy.” Plos One 15, no. 9 (January 2020): e0238777. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238777.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Elizabeth T. Knippler, Linda Minja, Godfrey Kisigo, Brandon A. Knettel, James S. Ngocho, Jenny Renju, et al. “A counseling intervention to address HIV stigma at entry into antenatal care in Tanzania (Maisha): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.” Trials 20, no. 1 (December 30, 2019): 807. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3933-z.
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  - Kisigo, G. A., P. Manavalan, C. Cichowitz, B. A. Knettel, B. T. Mmbaga, and M. H. Watt. “Experiences of Fetal or Infant Loss Among Tanzanian Women in HIV Care.” Journal of Loss and Trauma 24, no. 7 (October 3, 2019): 625–35. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2019.1600850.
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  - Minja, Linda, Cody Cichowitz, Brandon A. Knettel, Michael J. Mahande, Godfrey Kisigo, Elizabeth T. Knippler, James S. Ngocho, Blandina T. Mmbaga, and Melissa H. Watt. “Attitudes Toward Long-Term Use of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Moshi, Tanzania: A Longitudinal Study.” Aids and Behavior 23, no. 9 (September 2019): 2610–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02622-5.
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  - Cichowitz, Cody, Festo Mazuguni, Linda Minja, Prosper Njau, Gretchen Antelman, James Ngocho, Brandon A. Knettel, Melissa H. Watt, and Blandina T. Mmbaga. “Vulnerable at Each Step in the PMTCT Care Cascade: High Loss to Follow Up During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in Tanzania.” Aids and Behavior 23, no. 7 (July 2019): 1824–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2298-8.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Cody Cichowitz, Godfrey Kisigo, Linda Minja, Brandon A. Knettel, Elizabeth T. Knippler, James Ngocho, Preeti Manavalan, and Blandina T. Mmbaga. “Predictors of postpartum HIV care engagement for women enrolled in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs in Tanzania.” Aids Care 31, no. 6 (June 2019): 687–98. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2018.1550248.
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  - Knettel, Brandon A., Linda Minja, Lilian N. Chumba, Martha Oshosen, Cody Cichowitz, Blandina T. Mmbaga, and Melissa H. Watt. “Serostatus disclosure among a cohort of HIV-infected pregnant women enrolled in HIV care in Moshi, Tanzania: A mixed-methods study.” Ssm Population Health 7 (April 2019): 7–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.11.007.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Elizabeth T. Knippler, Brandon A. Knettel, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Nonceba Ciya, Landon Myer, and John A. Joska. “HIV Disclosure Among Pregnant Women Initiating ART in Cape Town, South Africa: Qualitative Perspectives During the Pregnancy and Postpartum Periods.” Aids and Behavior 22, no. 12 (December 2018): 3945–56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2272-5.
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  - Cherenack, Emily M., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, Nathan B. Hansen, and Patrick A. Wilson. “Avoidant Coping Mediates the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy for HIV Disclosure and Depression Symptoms Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Newly Diagnosed with HIV.” Aids and Behavior 22, no. 10 (October 2018): 3130–40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2036-2.
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  - Fletcher, Olivia V., Philip A. May, Soraya Seedat, Kathleen J. Sikkema, and Melissa H. Watt. “Attitudes toward alcohol use during pregnancy among women recruited from alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa: A mixed-methods study.” Social Science & Medicine (1982) 215 (October 2018): 98–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.09.008.
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  - Sikkema, Kathleen J., Karmel W. Choi, Corne Robertson, Brandon A. Knettel, Nonceba Ciya, Elizabeth T. Knippler, Melissa H. Watt, and John A. Joska. “Development of a coping intervention to improve traumatic stress and HIV care engagement among South African women with sexual trauma histories.” Evaluation and Program Planning 68 (June 2018): 148–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.02.007.
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  - Knettel, Brandon A., Cody Cichowitz, James Samwel Ngocho, Elizabeth T. Knippler, Lilian N. Chumba, Blandina T. Mmbaga, and Melissa H. Watt. “Retention in HIV Care During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in the Option B+ Era: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies in Africa.” Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999) 77, no. 5 (April 2018): 427–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000001616.
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  - Cichowitz, Cody, Melissa H. Watt, Bariki Mchome, and Gileard G. Masenga. “Delays contributing to the development and repair of obstetric fistula in northern Tanzania.” International Urogynecology Journal 29, no. 3 (March 2018): 397–405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-017-3416-2.
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  - Sikkema, Kathleen J., Marta I. Mulawa, Corne Robertson, Melissa H. Watt, Nonceba Ciya, Dan J. Stein, Emily M. Cherenack, Karmel W. Choi, Matapelo Kombora, and John A. Joska. “Improving AIDS Care After Trauma (ImpACT): Pilot Outcomes of a Coping intervention Among HIV-Infected Women with Sexual Trauma in South Africa.” Aids and Behavior 22, no. 3 (March 2018): 1039–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-2013-1.
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  - Velloza, Jennifer, Melissa H. Watt, Laurie Abler, Donald Skinner, Seth C. Kalichman, Alexis C. Dennis, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “HIV-Risk Behaviors and Social Support Among Men and Women Attending Alcohol-Serving Venues in South Africa: Implications for HIV Prevention.” Aids and Behavior 21, no. Suppl 2 (November 2017): 144–54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1853-z.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Alexis C. Dennis, Karmel W. Choi, Nonceba Ciya, John A. Joska, Corne Robertson, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “Impact of Sexual Trauma on HIV Care Engagement: Perspectives of Female Patients with Trauma Histories in Cape Town, South Africa.” Aids and Behavior 21, no. 11 (November 2017): 3209–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1617-1.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Brandon A. Knettel, Karmel W. Choi, Elizabeth T. Knippler, Philip A. May, and Soraya Seedat. “Risk for Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies Among Women at Drinking Venues in Cape Town, South Africa.” Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 78, no. 5 (September 2017): 795–800. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2017.78.795.
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  - Lion, Ryan R., Melissa H. Watt, Wendee M. Wechsberg, and Christina S. Meade. “Gender and Sex Trading Among Active Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa.” Subst Use Misuse 52, no. 6 (May 12, 2017): 773–84. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2016.1264964.
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  - Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Champica K. Bodinayake, Thushani Dabrera, Ajith Nagahawatte, Wasantha Kodikara Arachchi, Anoji Sooriyaarachchi, Kearsley Stewart, Melissa Watt, Truls Østbye, and Christopher W. Woods. “Antibiotic overuse for acute respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of outpatients and their physicians.” Bmc Fam Pract 18, no. 1 (March 16, 2017): 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0619-z.
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  - Choi, Karmel W., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Bavi Vythilingum, Lut Geerts, Sheila C. Faure, Melissa H. Watt, Annerine Roos, and Dan J. Stein. “Maternal childhood trauma, postpartum depression, and infant outcomes: Avoidant affective processing as a potential mechanism.” Journal of Affective Disorders 211 (March 2017): 107–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.01.004.
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  - Lewandowski, Laura B., Melissa H. Watt, Laura E. Schanberg, Nathan M. Thielman, and Christiaan Scott. “Missed opportunities for timely diagnosis of pediatric lupus in South Africa: a qualitative study.” Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 15, no. 1 (February 23, 2017): 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-017-0144-6.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Kathryn E. Guidera, Andréa L. Hobkirk, Donald Skinner, and Christina S. Meade. “Intimate partner violence among men and women who use methamphetamine: A mixed-methods study in South Africa.” Drug Alcohol Rev 36, no. 1 (January 2017): 97–106. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12420.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Mary V. Mosha, Alyssa C. Platt, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Sarah M. Wilson, Elizabeth L. Turner, and Gileard G. Masenga. “A nurse-delivered mental health intervention for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial.” Pilot Feasibility Stud 3 (2017): 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0178-z.
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  - Meade, Christina S., Ryan R. Lion, Daniella M. Cordero, Melissa H. Watt, John A. Joska, Hetta Gouse, and Warren Burnhams. “HIV Risk Behavior Among Methamphetamine Users Entering Substance Abuse Treatment in Cape Town, South Africa.” Aids Behav 20, no. 10 (October 2016): 2387–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1333-x.
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  - Gouse, Hetta, John A. Joska, Ryan R. Lion, Melissa H. Watt, Warren Burnhams, Adam W. Carrico, and Christina S. Meade. “HIV testing and sero-prevalence among methamphetamine users seeking substance abuse treatment in Cape Town.” Drug Alcohol Rev 35, no. 5 (September 2016): 580–83. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12371.
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  - Pitpitan, Eileen V., Seth C. Kalichman, Lisa A. Eaton, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, Donald Skinner, and Desiree Pieterse. “Men's Behavior Predicts Women's Risks for HIV/AIDS: Multilevel Analysis of Alcohol-Serving Venues in South Africa.” Prevention Science : The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research 17, no. 4 (May 2016): 472–82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-015-0629-9.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Stephen M. Kimani, Donald Skinner, and Christina S. Meade. “"Nothing Is Free": A Qualitative Study of Sex Trading Among Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa.” Arch Sex Behav 45, no. 4 (May 2016): 923–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0418-8.
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  - Wilson, Sarah M., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, Gileard G. Masenga, and Mary V. Mosha. “Psychological Symptoms and Social Functioning Following Repair of Obstetric Fistula in a Low-Income Setting.” Matern Child Health J 20, no. 5 (May 2016): 941–45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-016-1950-z.
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  - Dennis, Alexis C., Sarah M. Wilson, Mary V. Mosha, Gileard G. Masenga, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Korrine E. Terroso, and Melissa H. Watt. “Experiences of social support among women presenting for obstetric fistula repair surgery in Tanzania.” Int J Womens Health 8 (2016): 429–39. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S110202.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Lisa A. Eaton, Alexis C. Dennis, Karmel W. Choi, Seth C. Kalichman, Donald Skinner, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in a South African Community: Reconciling Knowledge, Norms, and Personal Experience.” Maternal and Child Health Journal 20, no. 1 (January 2016): 48–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1800-4.
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  - Choi, Karmel W., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Jennifer Velloza, Adele Marais, Cicyn Jose, Dan J. Stein, Melissa H. Watt, and John A. Joska. “Maladaptive coping mediates the influence of childhood trauma on depression and PTSD among pregnant women in South Africa.” Archives of Women’S Mental Health 18, no. 5 (October 2015): 731–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-015-0501-8.
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  - Velloza, Jennifer, Melissa H. Watt, Karmel W. Choi, Laurie Abler, Seth C. Kalichman, Donald Skinner, Desiree Pieterse, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “HIV/AIDS-related stigma in South African alcohol-serving venues and its potential impact on HIV disclosure, testing and treatment-seeking behaviours.” Global Public Health 10, no. 9 (October 2015): 1092–1106. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2014.1001767.
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  - Wilson, Sarah M., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, and Gileard G. Masenga. “Psychological Symptoms Among Obstetric Fistula Patients Compared to Gynecology Outpatients in Tanzania.” Int J Behav Med 22, no. 5 (October 2015): 605–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-015-9466-2.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Bronwyn Myers, Sheri L. Towe, and Christina S. Meade. “The mental health experiences and needs of methamphetamine users in Cape Town: A mixed methods study.” S Afr Med J 105, no. 8 (September 21, 2015): 685–88. https://doi.org/10.7196/samjnew.7910.
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  - Meade, Christina S., Sheri L. Towe, Melissa H. Watt, Ryan R. Lion, Bronwyn Myers, Donald Skinner, Stephen Kimani, and Desiree Pieterse. “Addiction and treatment experiences among active methamphetamine users recruited from a township community in Cape Town, South Africa: A mixed-methods study.” Drug Alcohol Depend 152 (July 1, 2015): 79–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.04.016.
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  - Skalski, Linda M., Melissa H. Watt, Jessica C. MacFarlane, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Jason E. Stout, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “Mental Health and Substance Use Among Patients in a North Carolina HIV Clinic.” N C Med J 76, no. 3 (July 2015): 148–55. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.76.3.148.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Sarah M. Wilson, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Jennifer Velloza, Mary V. Mosha, Gileard G. Masenga, Margaret Bangser, Andrew Browning, and Pilli M. Nyindo. “Development of an intervention to improve mental health for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania.” Eval Program Plann 50 (June 2015): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.01.007.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Laurie Abler, Jennifer Velloza, Lisa A. Eaton, Seth C. Kalichman, Donald Skinner, and Desiree Pieterse. “Experiences of forced sex among female patrons of alcohol-serving venues in a South African township.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence 30, no. 9 (May 2015): 1533–52. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260514540807.
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  - Abler, Laurie, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, Eileen V. Pitpitan, Seth C. Kalichman, Donald Skinner, and Desiree Pieterse. “Traumatic stress and the mediating role of alcohol use on HIV-related sexual risk behavior: results from a longitudinal cohort of South African women who attend alcohol-serving venues.” Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999) 68, no. 3 (March 2015): 322–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000000433.
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  - Hobkirk, Andréa L., Melissa H. Watt, Kimberly T. Green, Jean C. Beckham, Donald Skinner, and Christina S. Meade. “Mediators of interpersonal violence and drug addiction severity among methamphetamine users in Cape Town, South Africa.” Addict Behav 42 (March 2015): 167–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.11.030.
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  - Meade, Christina S., Sheri L. Towe, Melissa H. Watt, Andrea L. Hobkirk, Donald Skinner, Bronwyn Myers, Stephen M. Kimani, and Desiree Pieterse. “HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township.” Aids Behav 19, no. 1 (January 2015): 186–91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0795-y.
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  - Perera, B., M. Watt, T. Ostbye, H. Rajapakse, S. Ranabahu, and J. Maselko. “Perceptions of successful ageing in Sri Lankan older people: A qualitative study.” Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics 10, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 22–30.
  - Kimani, Stephen M., Melissa H. Watt, M Giovanna Merli, Donald Skinner, Bronwyn Myers, Desiree Pieterse, Jessica C. MacFarlane, and Christina S. Meade. “Respondent driven sampling is an effective method for engaging methamphetamine users in HIV prevention research in South Africa.” Drug Alcohol Depend 143 (October 1, 2014): 134–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.07.018.
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  - Sikkema, Kathleen J., Laurie Abler, Nathan B. Hansen, Patrick A. Wilson, Anya S. Drabkin, Arlene Kochman, Jessica C. MacFarlane, et al. “Positive choices: outcomes of a brief risk reduction intervention for newly HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men.” Aids and Behavior 18, no. 9 (September 2014): 1808–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0782-3.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Lisa A. Eaton, Karmel W. Choi, Jennifer Velloza, Seth C. Kalichman, Donald Skinner, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “"It's better for me to drink, at least the stress is going away": perspectives on alcohol use during pregnancy among South African women attending drinking establishments.” Social Science & Medicine (1982) 116 (September 2014): 119–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.048.
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  - Abler, Laurie A., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, Lisa A. Eaton, Karmel W. Choi, Seth C. Kalichman, Donald Skinner, and Desiree Pieterse. “Longitudinal cohort study of depression, post-traumatic stress, and alcohol use in South African women who attend alcohol serving venues.” Bmc Psychiatry 14 (August 6, 2014): 224. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-014-0224-9.
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  - Eaton, Lisa A., Eileen V. Pitpitan, Seth C. Kalichman, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Donald Skinner, Melissa H. Watt, Desiree Pieterse, and Demetria N. Cain. “Food insecurity and alcohol use among pregnant women at alcohol-serving establishments in South Africa.” Prevention Science : The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research 15, no. 3 (June 2014): 309–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-013-0386-6.
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  - Eaton, Lisa A., Seth C. Kalichman, Eileen V. Pitpitan, Demetria N. Cain, Melissa H. Watt, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Donald Skinner, and Desiree Pieterse. “The relationship between attending alcohol serving venues nearby versus distant to one's residence and sexual risk taking in a South African township.” Journal of Behavioral Medicine 37, no. 3 (June 2014): 381–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-013-9495-8.
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  - Pitpitan, Eileen V., Seth C. Kalichman, Lisa A. Eaton, Melissa H. Watt, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Donald Skinner, Desiree Pieterse, and Demetria Cain. “Men (and women) as "sellers" of sex in alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa.” Prevention Science : The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research 15, no. 3 (June 2014): 296–308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-013-0381-y.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Bilesha Perera, Truls Ostbye, Shyama Ranabahu, Harshini Rajapakse, and Joanna Maselko. “Caregiving expectations and challenges among elders and their adult children in Southern Sri Lanka.” Ageing Soc 34, no. 5 (May 1, 2014): 838–58. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X12001365.
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  - Choi, K. W., L. A. Abler, M. H. Watt, L. A. Eaton, S. C. Kalichman, D. Skinner, D. Pieterse, and K. J. Sikkema. “Drinking before and after pregnancy recognition among South African women:The moderating role of traumatic experiences.” Bmc Pregnancy and Childbirth 14, no. 1 (March 5, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-97.
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  - Choi, Karmel W., Laurie A. Abler, Melissa H. Watt, Lisa A. Eaton, Seth C. Kalichman, Donald Skinner, Desiree Pieterse, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “Drinking before and after pregnancy recognition among South African women: the moderating role of traumatic experiences.” Bmc Pregnancy and Childbirth 14 (March 5, 2014): 97. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-97.
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  - Eaton, Lisa A., Eileen V. Pitpitan, Seth C. Kalichman, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Donald Skinner, Melissa H. Watt, Desiree Pieterse, and Demetria N. Cain. “Beliefs about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder among men and women at alcohol serving establishments in South Africa.” The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 40, no. 2 (March 2014): 87–94. https://doi.org/10.3109/00952990.2013.830621.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Christina S. Meade, Stephen Kimani, Jessica C. MacFarlane, Karmel W. Choi, Donald Skinner, Desiree Pieterse, Seth C. Kalichman, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “The impact of methamphetamine ("tik") on a peri-urban community in Cape Town, South Africa.” Int J Drug Policy 25, no. 2 (March 2014): 219–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.10.007.
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  - Choi, Karmel W., Melissa H. Watt, Jessica C. MacFarlane, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Donald Skinner, Desiree Pieterse, and Seth C. Kalichman. “Drinking in the Context of Life Stressors: A Multidimensional Coping Strategy Among South African Women.” Substance Use & Misuse 49, no. 1–2 (January 2014): 66–76. https://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2013.819365.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Sarah M. Wilson, Mercykutty Joseph, Gileard Masenga, Jessica C. MacFarlane, Olola Oneko, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “Religious coping among women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania.” Glob Public Health 9, no. 5 (2014): 516–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2014.903988.
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  - Eaton, Lisa A., Eileen V. Pitpitan, Seth C. Kalichman, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Donald Skinner, Melissa H. Watt, and Desiree Pieterse. “Men who report recent male and female sex partners in Cape Town, South Africa: an understudied and underserved population.” Archives of Sexual Behavior 42, no. 7 (October 2013): 1299–1308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0077-1.
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  - Drabkin, Anya S., Kathleen J. Sikkema, Patrick A. Wilson, Christina S. Meade, Nathan B. Hansen, Allyson DeLorenzo, Arlene Kochman, et al. “Risk patterns preceding diagnosis among newly HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men in New York City.” Aids Patient Care Stds 27, no. 6 (June 2013): 333–41. https://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2012.0313.
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  - Pitpitan, Eileen V., Seth C. Kalichman, Lisa A. Eaton, Demetria Cain, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Donald Skinner, Melissa H. Watt, and Desiree Pieterse. “Gender-based violence, alcohol use, and sexual risk among female patrons of drinking venues in Cape Town, South Africa.” Journal of Behavioral Medicine 36, no. 3 (June 2013): 295–304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-012-9423-3.
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  - Pitpitan, Eileen V., Seth C. Kalichman, Lisa A. Eaton, Demetria Cain, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, Donald Skinner, and Desiree Pieterse. “Co-occurring psychosocial problems and HIV risk among women attending drinking venues in a South African township: a syndemic approach.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 45, no. 2 (April 2013): 153–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9420-3.
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  - Bess, Kiana D., Julie Adams, Melissa H. Watt, Julie K. O’Donnell, Bradley N. Gaynes, Nathan M. Thielman, Amy Heine, Anne Zinski, James L. Raper, and Brian W. Pence. “Providers' attitudes towards treating depression and self-reported depression treatment practices in HIV outpatient care.” Aids Patient Care Stds 27, no. 3 (March 2013): 171–80. https://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2012.0406.
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  - Kalichman, Seth C., Melissa Watt, Kathleen Sikkema, Donald Skinner, and Desiree Pieterse. “Food insufficiency, substance use, and sexual risks for HIV/AIDS in informal drinking establishments, Cape Town, South Africa.” Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 89, no. 6 (December 2012): 939–51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-012-9686-6.
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  - Meade, Christina S., Melissa H. Watt, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Lisa X. Deng, Krista W. Ranby, Donald Skinner, Desiree Pieterse, and Seth C. Kalichmann. “Methamphetamine use is associated with childhood sexual abuse and HIV sexual risk behaviors among patrons of alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa.” Drug Alcohol Depend 126, no. 1–2 (November 1, 2012): 232–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.05.024.
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  - Pitpitan, Eileen V., Seth C. Kalichman, Lisa A. Eaton, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Melissa H. Watt, and Donald Skinner. “Gender-based violence and HIV sexual risk behavior: alcohol use and mental health problems as mediators among women in drinking venues, Cape Town.” Social Science & Medicine (1982) 75, no. 8 (October 2012): 1417–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.06.020.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Frances M. Aunon, Donald Skinner, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Jessica C. Macfarlane, Desiree Pieterse, and Seth C. Kalichman. “Alcohol-serving venues in South Africa as sites of risk and potential protection for violence against women.” Substance Use & Misuse 47, no. 12 (October 2012): 1271–80. https://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2012.695419.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Krista W. Ranby, Christina S. Meade, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Jessica C. MacFarlane, Donald Skinner, Desiree Pieterse, and Seth C. Kalichman. “Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms mediate the relationship between traumatic experiences and drinking behavior among women attending alcohol-serving venues in a South African township.” J Stud Alcohol Drugs 73, no. 4 (July 2012): 549–58. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2012.73.549.
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  - Pitpitan, Eileen V., Seth C. Kalichman, Lisa A. Eaton, Demetria Cain, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Donald Skinner, Melissa H. Watt, and Desiree Pieterse. “AIDS-related stigma, HIV testing, and transmission risk among patrons of informal drinking places in Cape Town, South Africa.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 43, no. 3 (June 2012): 362–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9346-9.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Frances M. Aunon, Donald Skinner, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Seth C. Kalichman, and Desiree Pieterse. “"Because he has bought for her, he wants to sleep with her": alcohol as a currency for sexual exchange in South African drinking venues.” Social Science & Medicine (1982) 74, no. 7 (April 2012): 1005–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.12.022.
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  - Puffer, Eve S., Melissa H. Watt, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Rose A. Ogwang-Odhiambo, and Sherryl A. Broverman. “The protective role of religious coping in adolescents' responses to poverty and sexual decision-making in rural Kenya.” Journal of Research on Adolescence : The Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence 22, no. 1 (March 2012): 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00760.x.
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  - Eaton, Lisa A., Seth C. Kalichman, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Donald Skinner, Melissa H. Watt, Desiree Pieterse, and Eileen V. Pitpitan. “Pregnancy, alcohol intake, and intimate partner violence among men and women attending drinking establishments in a Cape Town, South Africa township.” Journal of Community Health 37, no. 1 (February 2012): 208–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-011-9438-7.
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  - Njau, B., M. H. Watt, J. Ostermann, R. Manongi, and K. J. Sikkema. “Perceived acceptability of home-based couples voluntary HIV counseling and testing in Northern Tanzania.” Aids Care 24, no. 4 (January 2012): 413–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2011.608796.
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  - Sikkema, Kathleen J., Nathan B. Hansen, Arlene Kochman, Jonathan Santos, Melissa H. Watt, Patrick A. Wilson, Allyson Delorenzo, Jay Laudato, and Gal Mayer. “THE DEVELOPMENT AND FEASIBILITY OF A BRIEF RISK REDUCTION INTERVENTION FOR NEWLY HIV-DIAGNOSED MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN.” Journal of Community Psychology 39, no. 6 (August 2011): 717–32. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.20463.
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  - Sikkema, Kathleen J., Melissa H. Watt, Christina S. Meade, Krista W. Ranby, Seth C. Kalichman, Donald Skinner, and Desiree Pieterse. “Mental health and HIV sexual risk behavior among patrons of alcohol serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa.” J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 57, no. 3 (July 1, 2011): 230–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182167e7a.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Elizabeth H. Aronin, Suzanne Maman, Nathan Thielman, John Laiser, and Muze John. “Acceptability of a group intervention for initiates of antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania.” Glob Public Health 6, no. 4 (2011): 433–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2010.494162.
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  - Maman, Suzanne, Thespina Yamanis, Fiona Kouyoumdjian, Melissa Watt, and Jessie Mbwambo. “Intimate partner violence and the association with HIV risk behaviors among young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence 25, no. 10 (October 2010): 1855–72. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260509354498.
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  - Sikkema, Kathleen J., Melissa H. Watt, Anya S. Drabkin, Christina S. Meade, Nathan B. Hansen, and Brian W. Pence. “Mental health treatment to reduce HIV transmission risk behavior: a positive prevention model.” Aids Behav 14, no. 2 (April 2010): 252–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9650-y.
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  - Sikkema, Kathleen J., Sharon A. Neufeld, Nathan B. Hansen, Rakgadi Mohlahlane, Madri Jansen Van Rensburg, Melissa H. Watt, Ashley M. Fox, and Mary Crewe. “Integrating HIV prevention into services for abused women in South Africa.” Aids and Behavior 14, no. 2 (April 2010): 431–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9620-4.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Suzanne Maman, Carol E. Golin, Jo Anne Earp, Eugenia Eng, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, and Mark Jacobson. “Factors associated with self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a Tanzanian setting.” Aids Care 22, no. 3 (March 2010): 381–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120903193708.
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  - Otwombe, K., J. Dietrich, K. Sikkema, G. de Bruyn, M. V. D. Watt, and G. Gray. “OA04-04. Perceived parental willingness for their adolescents to participate in future HIV prevention trials: A survey conducted amongst adolescents in Soweto.” Retrovirology 6, no. SUPPL. 3 (October 22, 2009). https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-6-S3-O28.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Suzanne Maman, Jo Anne Earp, Eugenia Eng, Philip W. Setel, Carol E. Golin, and Mark Jacobson. “"It's all the time in my mind": facilitators of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a Tanzanian setting.” Social Science & Medicine (1982) 68, no. 10 (May 2009): 1793–1800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.02.037.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Suzanne Maman, Mark Jacobson, John Laiser, and Muze John. “Missed opportunities for religious organizations to support people living with HIV/AIDS: findings from Tanzania.” Aids Patient Care and Stds 23, no. 5 (May 2009): 389–94. https://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2008.0195.
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  - Zou, James, Yvonne Yamanaka, Muze John, Melissa Watt, Jan Ostermann, and Nathan Thielman. “Religion and HIV in Tanzania: influence of religious beliefs on HIV stigma, disclosure, and treatment attitudes.” Bmc Public Health 9 (March 4, 2009): 75. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-75.
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  - Watt, Melissa H., Emily A. Bobrow, and Kathryn E Beth Moracco. “Providing support to IPV victims in the emergency department: vignette-based interviews with IPV survivors and emergency department nurses.” Violence Against Women 14, no. 6 (June 2008): 715–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801208317290.
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