Tanzabilities Study
Tanzania has among the most significant adverse reproductive health statistics of any country and high rates of persons with disabilities who are invisible in reproductive healthcare, yet health professionals receive no training in how to address reproductive health concerns in persons with disabilities. This study will conduct the formative research needed to develop a rigorous reproductive health curriculum for healthcare providers treating Tanzanian people with disabilities. We will test the intervention (curriculum) on health workers' skills to effectively address reproductive health concerns for people with disabilities.
Contact the Tanzabilities Study
Email: kpmark@umn.edu
Address: 1300 S. 2nd St., Suite 180, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
The Tanzabilities Study is:
Based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in partnership with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health in Minneapolis, USA.
Led by Principal Investigator Drs. Kristen Mark and Dickson Mkoka.
This research study is overseen by the University of Minnesota Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Aim 1
Assessing reproductive health needs of the Tanzanian disability community and the learning needs of healthcare workers/students
Aim 2
Developing a curriculum tailored to the African context that addresses the needs of people with disabilities
Aim 3
Scientifically evaluating the effectiveness of the developed curriculum
Research Team
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Principal Investigator:
Institute of Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Medical School
Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH
Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH
Coinvestigators:
Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health
Institute of Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Medical School
Michael W. Ross, MD, PhD, MPH, MHPEd, MSt
Jennifer Connor, PhD, LMFT
Michael W. Ross, MD, PhD, MPH, MHPEd, MSt
Jennifer Connor, PhD, LMFT
Investigator Partners
Principal Investigator:
Dickson Mkoka, PhD
Coinvestigators:
Stella Mushy, PhD, MN, MWH, BScN
Gift Gadiel, BScN, MSc, PHEC
Lucy Mgopa, MD
Research colleagues at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Agnes Massae, PhD, MN, MWH, BScN
Dorkas Mwakawanga, MN, MWH, BScN
Victor Chikwala,
Ally Abdul Ndende,
Emmanuel SUmari,
Johns Hopkins University
Maria Trent, MD
Indiana University
Devon Hensel, PhD
Malmö University
Charlotta Löfgren, PhD
Staff in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Program Director: Gudrun Kilian, BA
Graduate Research Assistants
Marguerite Puchner-Hardman (LinkedIn)
Rashid Mfinanga (LinkedIn)
Advisory Board and Participating Organizations
Coming soon...
This study is conducted jointly by University of Minnesota and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
NIH Grant Number: R01HD110999
UMN IRB: STUDY00019968
MUHAS IRB: DA.282/298/01.C/1946
TANZANIA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH IRB: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/4506
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