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Sharla Marie Rent

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Neonatology
DUMC 102509, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt Street, 8th Floor, Durham, NC 27705

Scholarly Works - Preprints


"A Man Never Cries": A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Gender Differences in Depression and Alcohol Use in Moshi, Tanzania.

Preprint · November 16, 2023 BACKGROUND: Unhealthy alcohol use negatively impacts many components of health and wellness, including mental health conditions like major depressive disorder (MDD). Globally, gender differences are common for both alcohol use behaviors and MDD, but these ... Full text Link to item Cite

"When a man drinks alcohol it's cool but when a woman drinks she is a hoe": A Qualitative Exploration of Alcohol, Gender, Stigma, and Sexual Assault in Moshi, Tanzania.

Preprint · August 28, 2023 BACKGROUND: Alcohol's ever-increasing global use poses a distinct threat to human well-being, with intake and associated burdens rising especially quickly in low- and middle-income countries like Tanzania. Prior research has shown alcohol use and related c ... Full text Link to item Cite