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Dr Godfrey Kisigo

Research Student - MPhil/PhD - Epidemiology & Population Health

United Kingdom

I am a research degree student pursuing MPhil/PhD in Epidemiology and Population Health. Also, I am a Research Fellow at the Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (MITU) in Mwanza, Tanzania. I hold a degree in Medicine from the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences and a Master of Science in Global Health from Duke University.

Affiliations

Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Research

My research interest is at the intersection of chronic illness and infectious diseases, including HIV and cardiovascular disease care models. My Phd project is focused on understanding the impact of sleep disorders and cardiovascular disease on health outcomes in Tanzania.
Research Area
Epidemiology
Qualitative research
Population health
Disease and Health Conditions
Chronic diseases
HIV/AIDS
Cardiovascular diseases
Country
Tanzania
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

Selected Publications

Ischemic heart disease burden and healthcare system readiness across sub-Saharan Africa
Khurana, MP; Bundgaard, JS; Jeremiah, K; Cichowitz, C; KISIGO, G; Ruselu, G; Yan, L; Kragh, MV; Hasselbalch, R; Ibáñez, B; Praygod, G; Faurholt-Jepsen, D; Bundgaard, H; Peck, RN;
2026
Nature Cardiovascular Research
Sleep health epidemiology in adults with and without HIV in Mwanza, Tanzania: Baseline results from an ongoing cohort study
KISIGO, GA; Issarow, B; Fadhil, S; Ruselu, G; Fabian, P; Garbindi, A; Mgema, E; Willkens, M; AYIEKO, P; LEES, S; Krieger, AC; Baisley, K; Peck, RN; KAPIGA, S;
2026
Sleep Epidemiology
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns and Left Ventricular Mass Index in Tanzanian Adults Living with and without HIV.
Willkens, M; Issarow, B; Etyang, AO; Fadhil, S; Cichowitz, C; AYIEKO, P; KISIGO, G; Venkatraman, S; Krieger, AC; Devereux, R; Muntner, P; Lee, MH; KAPIGA, S; Peck, R;
2026
Global Heart
Reducing Harm in Cultural Transition: Repurposing the 5 Stages of Grief Model for Global Health Experiences.
Hau, DK; Ruselu, G; Peck, RN; Downs, JA; Manyangu, GJ; Masoza, TS; KISIGO, GA; Smart, LR;
2025
Journal of graduate medical education
Self-Efficacy and One-Year HIV Outcomes for Hospitalized People with HIV in Tanzania: A Mediation Analysis of the Daraja Clinical Trial.
AYIEKO, P; Willkens, M; Issarow, B; Deogratias, D; Fitzgerald, DW; GROSSKURTH, H; KISIGO, G; Okello, E; Metsch, LR; Peck, RN; KAPIGA, S; Lee, MH;
2025
AIDS and behavior
Cost-Effectiveness of Linkage Case Management for Hospitalized People With HIV.
Willkens, M; Issarow, B; KISIGO, G; AYIEKO, P; Deogratias, D; Rutachunzibwa, T; Kabakama, S; Fitzgerald, D; GROSSKURTH, H; Okello, E; Metsch, LR; KAPIGA, S; Lee, MH; Peck, RN; Murphy, SM;
2025
JAMA network open
Prevalence of Sleep Apnea and Sleepiness in Adults With and Without HIV in Mwanza, Tanzania: Baseline Results From an Ongoing Cohort Study.
KISIGO, GA; Issarow, B; Fadhil, S; Ruselu, G; Fabian, P; Garbindi, A; Peck, RN; BAISLEY, K; KAPIGA, S; Krieger, AC;
2025
Journal of sleep research
Diagnostic Performance of Unattended Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurement for Hypertension Screening Among People With and Without HIV.
Lucinde, RK; Willkens, M; Issarow, B; Fadhil, S; Cichowitz, C; AYIEKO, P; KISIGO, G; Venkatraman, S; GROSSKURTH, H; Krieger, AC; Devereux, RB; Lee, MH; KAPIGA, S; Peck, RN; Etyang, AO;
2025
Journal of the American Heart Association
Hospitalization outcomes in people living with HIV on Dolutegravir-based regimen in Mwanza, Tanzania: a comparative cohort.
KISIGO, GA; Barongo, E; Issarow, B; Cichowitz, C; Wajanga, B; Kalluvya, S; Peck, RN;
2025
AIDS research and therapy
"Ashamed of being seen in an HIV clinic": a qualitative analysis of barriers to engaging in HIV care from the perspectives of patients and healthcare workers in the Daraja clinical trial.
Okello, ES; Peck, RN; Issarow, B; KISIGO, G; Abel, K; Malibwa, D; Kabakama, S; Charles, M; Lee, M; Rutachunzibwa, T; Fitzgerald, D; AYIEKO, P; GROSSKURTH, H; Metsch, LR; KAPIGA, S;
2025
BMC public health
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