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Genesis Chorwe-Sungani

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Genesis Chorwe-Sungani

Genesis Chorwe-Sungani is an Associate Professor of Perinatal Mental Health at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi. He is the executive Dean for the School of Nursing. He holds a PhD obtained from the University of the Western Cape. He has more than 15 years’ experience of teaching in the University. He has supervised numerous masters and PhD students. He also mentors Postdoc fellows.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Malawi;
Topics COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and LTC; Deinstitutionalisation; Ethics and care; Stigma and discrimination;
Methods Delphi surveys; Expert consultations; Literature reviews and synthesis; Measure validation; Prevalence study; Psychometric testing; Quantitative data analysis; Questionnaire; Systematic Review;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Global Perinatal Mental Health;
Websitehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Genesis-Chorwe-Sungani
ORC.IDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4296-6394
GOOGLE SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rW_VMtgAAAAJ&hl=en
Research interests

Perinatal mental Health

Diagnostic Accuracy of Screening instruments

Systematic reviews

Implementation science research
Key publications
  1. Bauer, A., Knapp, M., Weng, J., Ndaferankhande, D., Stubbs, E., Gregoire, A., … Genesis Chorwe-Sungani & Stewart, R. C. (2024). Exploring the return-on-investment for scaling screening and psychosocial treatment for women with common perinatal mental health problems in Malawi: Developing a cost-benefit-calculator tool. PloS one, 19(8), e0308667.
  2. Negeri, Z. F., Levis, B., Ioannidis, J. P., Thombs, B. D., Genesis Chorwe-Sungani & Benedetti, A. (2024). An empirical comparison of statistical methods for multiple cut-off diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis of the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) depression screening tool using published results vs individual participant data. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24(1), 28.
  3. Chorwe-Sungani, G., Chisoni, F., Nyirongo, D., Myaba, J., Sefasi, A., Sagawa, J., … & Jere, D. (2022). Systematic mapping on availability, extent and distribution of mental health research in Malawi. South African Journal of Psychiatry, 28, 7.
  4. Chorwe-Sungani, G., Mwagomba, M., Chirwa, E., Jere, D., & Chipps, J. (2022). Acceptability and feasibility of a screening protocol for antenatal depression (SPADe) in Blantyre District, Malawi. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1), 544.
  5. Chorwe-Sungani, G., Wella, K., Mapulanga, P., & Nyirongo, D. (2022). Systematic review on the prevalence of perinatal depression in Malawi. South African Journal of Psychiatry, 28, 7.
  6. McNab, S., Fisher, J., Honikman, S., Muvhu, L., Levine, R., Chorwe‑Sungani, G., Bar‑Zeev, S., Hailegebriel, T., Yusuf, I., Chowdhary, N., Rahman, A., Bolton, P., Mershon, C., Bormet, M., Henry‑Ernest, D., Portela, A., & Stalls, S. (2022). Comment: silent burden no more: a global call to action to prioritize perinatal mental health. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 22:308. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04645-8
  7. Chorwe-Sungani G. (2021). Malawi. Lancet Psychiatry. 8(6):465-466. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00175-9.
  8. Chepuka, L., Kwanjo-Banda, C., Kafulafula, U., Sefasi, A., & Chorwe-Sungani, G. (2021). Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi. South African Family Practice, 63(1).
  9. Chorwe-Sungani, G. (2021). Assessing COVID-19-related anxiety and functional impairment amongst nurses in Malawi. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 13(1).
  10. Manda‐Taylor, L., Umar, E., Stewart, R. C., Kufankomwe, M., Chorwe‐Sungani, G., Mwale, O. C., … & Pickersgill, M. (2021). Developing Biopsychosocial Research on Maternal Mental Health in Malawi: Community Perspectives and Concerns. Ethics & human research, 43(4), 11-19.