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Nora West, PhD, MPH

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Title(s)Assistant Professor, Medicine
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San Francisco CA 94110
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    I am a social scientist who uses qualitative and mixed methods within TB screening, diagnostics, and therapeutics research. My research interests focus on understanding trajectories of mental health during TB diagnosis and treatment, the influence of mental health on engagement with the TB diagnosis and care cascade, and implementation science approaches for the integration of mental health services into TB care and treatment.

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    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MarylandPhD08/2021International Health, Social and Behavioral Interventions
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaMPH05/2012Health Behavior

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    Addressing unmet needs: intervention approaches for mental health among people with tuberculosiss in Uganda
    NIH K01AI185258Sep 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2029
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. The impact of ethical implications intertwined with tuberculosis household contact investigation: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2026; 21(3):e0306848. Mlambo LM, Milovanovic M, Hanrahan CF, Motsomi K, Morolo MT, Mohlamonyane MM, Albaugh NW, Ahmed K, Martinson N, Dowdy DW, West NS. PMID: 41911256; PMCID: PMC13035131.
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    2. Preferences for tongue swab-based versus sputum-based testing in the context of TB care: a best-worst scaling exercise in Vietnam and Zambia. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Oct 20; 10(10). Castro MDM, Le H, Muzazu S, Pham N, Trinh T, Nyirenda HC, Shabalu P, West N, Phan H, Cattamanchi A, Denkinger CM, Muyoyeta M, Kerkhoff AD. PMID: 41120199; PMCID: PMC12542534.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Addressing Stigma, Mental Well-Being, and Alcohol Use among People with Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Call for an Integrated Care Model. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Oct 01; 113(4):720-723. Izudi J, Bajunirwe F, Cattamanchi A, West N. PMID: 40730178; PMCID: PMC12493261.
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    4. Poverty and protection: the relationship between multidimensional poverty, social protection interventions, and HIV viral load. AIDS. 2025 Nov 01; 39(13):1926-1935. Ayer A, Mukondwa RW, Avilés-Guamán C, Takarinda K, West N, Makoni T, Mukungwa S, Mukuwapasi W, Hudson M, Christian C, Webb K, Shete PB. PMID: 40511935; PMCID: PMC13082644.
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    5. Okweraliikirira and Okwenyamira: Idioms of Psychological Distress Among People Living with HIV in Rakai, Uganda. Cult Med Psychiatry. 2025 Sep; 49(3):857-872. West NS, Nakubulwa R, Murray SM, Ddaaki W, Mayambala D, Nakyanjo N, Nalugoda F, Hutton HE, Surkan PJ, Kennedy CE. PMID: 40335775.
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    6. Identifying mechanisms by which social determinants of health impact TB diagnostic evaluation uptake in Uganda: a qualitative study. Int J Equity Health. 2025 Mar 14; 24(1):73. Nalugwa T, Annerstedt KS, Nabwire S, West NS, Kadota JL, Atkins S, Cattamanchi A, Lönnroth K, Katamba A, Shete PB. PMID: 40087654; PMCID: PMC11909805.
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    7. "Someone who hates themself doesn't come for their drugs": Experiences of mental health along the HIV care continuum in South-Central, Uganda. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0290809. West NS, Ddaaki W, Murray SM, Nakyanjo N, Isabirye D, Nakubulwa R, Nalugoda F, Surkan PJ, Hutton HE, Kennedy CE. PMID: 39388435; PMCID: PMC11466431.
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    8. Cognitive interviewing to assess and adapt three measures of mental health symptoms among people living with HIV in Rakai, Uganda: the Thinking a Lot Questionnaire, the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), and the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL). Res Sq. 2024 Jul 10. West NS, Namuganga LP, Isabirye D, Nakubulwa R, Ddaaki W, Nakyanjo N, Nalugoda F, Murray SM, Kennedy CE. PMID: 39041027; PMCID: PMC11261958.
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    9. Okweraliikirira and Okwenyamira: Idioms of Psychological Distress Among People Living with HIV in Rakai, Uganda. Res Sq. 2024 Jul 02. West NS, Nakubulwa R, Murray SM, Ddaaki W, Mayambala D, Nakyanjo N, Nalugoda F, Hutton HE, Surkan PJ, Kennedy CE. PMID: 39011105; PMCID: PMC11247927.
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    10. Placing the values and preferences of people most affected by TB at the center of screening and testing: an approach for reaching the unreached. BMC Glob Public Health. 2023; 1(1). Kerkhoff AD, West NS, Del Mar Castro M, Branigan D, Christopher DJ, Denkinger CM, Nhung NV, Theron G, Worodria W, Yu C, Muyoyeta M, Cattamanchi A. PMID: 39239641; PMCID: PMC11376596.
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    11. From trauma to transmission: exploring the intersection of adversity, substance use, and HIV risk in women's life histories. Int J Equity Health. 2023 09 01; 22(1):174. West NS, Kussaga F, Rittenhouse A, Duroseau B, Knight D, Mbwambo J, Likindikoki S, Saleem HT. PMID: 37658358; PMCID: PMC10474777.
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    12. Prevalence and predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in a sample of women who use drugs in Tanzania: the key role of drug use stigma. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 07 18; 23(1):517. Saleem HT, West NS, Likindikoki S. PMID: 37464339; PMCID: PMC10354950.
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    13. Household- Versus Incentive-Based Contact Investigation for Tuberculosis in Rural South Africa: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 04 03; 76(7):1164-1172. Hanrahan CF, Nonyane BAS, Lebina L, Mmolawa L, Siwelana T, West NS, Albaugh N, Martinson N, Dowdy DW. PMID: 36458857; PMCID: PMC10319771.
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    14. Economic, social, and clinic influences on opioid treatment program retention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a qualitative study. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023 03 27; 18(1):19. Knight D, Nkya IH, West NS, Yang C, Kidorf M, Latkin C, Saleem HT. PMID: 36973794; PMCID: PMC10042396.
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    15. Mental Health Problems Across the HIV Care Continuum for Adolescents Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review. AIDS Behav. 2023 Aug; 27(8):2548-2565. Poku OB, West NS, Eschliman EL, Dangerfield DT, Bass J, Kennedy CE, Murray SM. PMID: 36650389; PMCID: PMC10350473.
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    16. "A Double Stress": The Mental Health Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among People Living with HIV in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Behav. 2022 Jan; 26(1):261-265. West NS, Ddaaki W, Nakyanjo N, Isabirye D, Nakubulwa R, Nalugoda F, Kagaayi J, Kennedy CE. PMID: 34292428; PMCID: PMC8295456.
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    17. Post-trial perceptions of a symptom-based TB screening intervention in South Africa: implementation insights and future directions for TB preventive healthcare services. BMC Nurs. 2021 Feb 08; 20(1):29. Salazar-Austin N, Milovanovic M, West NS, Tladi M, Barnes GL, Variava E, Martinson N, Chaisson RE, Kerrigan D. PMID: 33557831; PMCID: PMC7869510.
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    18. Selfie consents, remote rapport, and Zoom debriefings: collecting qualitative data amid a pandemic in four resource-constrained settings. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 01; 6(1). Reñosa MDC, Mwamba C, Meghani A, West NS, Hariyani S, Ddaaki W, Sharma A, Beres LK, McMahon S. PMID: 33419929; PMCID: PMC7798410.
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    19. Perceptions of Community and Clinic-Based Adherence Clubs for Patients Stable on Antiretroviral Treatment: A Mixed Methods Study. AIDS Behav. 2020 Apr; 24(4):1197-1206. Mudavanhu M, West NS, Schwartz SR, Mutunga L, Keyser V, Bassett J, Van Rie A, Hanrahan CF. PMID: 31560093; PMCID: PMC9933863.
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    20. Risk factors for catastrophic costs associated with tuberculosis in rural South Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2019 06 01; 23(6):756-763. Stracker N, Hanrahan C, Mmolawa L, Nonyane B, Tampi R, Tucker A, West N, Lebina L, Martinson N, Dowdy D. PMID: 31315710; PMCID: PMC6755915.
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    21. The impact of community- versus clinic-based adherence clubs on loss from care and viral suppression for antiretroviral therapy patients: Findings from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in South Africa. PLoS Med. 2019 05; 16(5):e1002808. Hanrahan CF, Schwartz SR, Mudavanhu M, West NS, Mutunga L, Keyser V, Bassett J, Van Rie A. PMID: 31112543; PMCID: PMC6528966.
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    22. Contact tracing versus facility-based screening for active TB case finding in rural South Africa: A pragmatic cluster-randomized trial (Kharitode TB). PLoS Med. 2019 04; 16(4):e1002796. Hanrahan CF, Nonyane BAS, Mmolawa L, West NS, Siwelana T, Lebina L, Martinson N, Dowdy DW. PMID: 31039165; PMCID: PMC6490908.
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    23. Infant feeding by South African mothers living with HIV: implications for future training of health care workers and the need for consistent counseling. Int Breastfeed J. 2019; 14:11. West NS, Schwartz SR, Yende N, Schwartz SJ, Parmley L, Gadarowski MB, Mutunga L, Bassett J, Van Rie A. PMID: 30815026; PMCID: PMC6376722.
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    24. Siyaphambili protocol: An evaluation of randomized, nurse-led adaptive HIV treatment interventions for cisgender female sex workers living with HIV in Durban, South Africa. Res Nurs Health. 2019 04; 42(2):107-118. Comins CA, Schwartz SR, Phetlhu DR, Guddera V, Young K, Farley JE, West N, Parmley L, Geng E, Beyrer C, Dowdy D, Mishra S, Hausler H, Baral S. PMID: 30644999; PMCID: PMC6666398.
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    25. Mental health in South African adolescents living with HIV. AIDS Care. 2019 01; 31(1):117-124. West N, Schwartz S, Mudavanhu M, Hanrahan C, France H, Nel J, Mutunga L, Bernhardt S, Bassett J, Van Rie A. PMID: 30304947.
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    26. Improving active case finding for tuberculosis in South Africa: informing innovative implementation approaches in the context of the Kharitode trial through formative research. Health Res Policy Syst. 2017 May 30; 15(1):42. Kerrigan D, West N, Tudor C, Hanrahan CF, Lebina L, Msandiwa R, Mmolawa L, Martinson N, Dowdy D. PMID: 28558737; PMCID: PMC5450237.
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    27. Acceptability and Preferences among Men and Women for Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. J Pregnancy. 2017; 2017:4758017. Yende N, Van Rie A, West NS, Bassett J, Schwartz SR. PMID: 28243473; PMCID: PMC5294384.
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    28. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and predictive factors in an urban informal settlement in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 11 08; 16(1):661. Ncayiyana JR, Bassett J, West N, Westreich D, Musenge E, Emch M, Pettifor A, Hanrahan CF, Schwartz SR, Sanne I, van Rie A. PMID: 27825307; PMCID: PMC5101651.
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    29. "I don't know if this is right … but this is what I'm offering": healthcare provider knowledge, practice, and attitudes towards safer conception for HIV-affected couples in the context of Southern African guidelines. AIDS Care. 2016; 28(3):390-6. West N, Schwartz S, Phofa R, Yende N, Bassett J, Sanne I, Van Rie A. PMID: 26445035; PMCID: PMC4882088.
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    30. Acceptability and preferences for safer conception HIV prevention strategies: a qualitative study. Int J STD AIDS. 2016 10; 27(11):984-92. Schwartz SR, West N, Phofa R, Yende N, Sanne I, Bassett J, Van Rie A. PMID: 26384950; PMCID: PMC4889551.
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