Research Articles: Recent submissions
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Comparative assessment of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus diagnostic assays for use in resource-limited settings
(BMC Microbiology, 2019-08-22)Background: The rise of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a global health concern. Paucity of data on MRSA carriage prevalence and diagnostic methods in resource-limited settings hampers efforts to ... -
The influence of partnership on contraceptive use among HIV-infected women accessing antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda
(Contraception, 2015)Objective: The objective was to determine individual and dyadic factors associated with effective contraceptive use among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in rural ... -
Community-Based Education Programs in Africa: Faculty Experience Within the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Network
(Goals of Community-Based Education Programs in Participating MEPI Schools, 2014-08)Purpose This paper examines the various models, challenges, and evaluative efforts of community-based education (CBE) programs at Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) schools and makes recommendations to ... -
The Dynamic Relationship Between Social Support and HIV-Related Stigma in Rural Uganda
(Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2014-02-06)Background: Cross-sectional studies show that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigma is negatively correlated with social support. Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the bidirectional relationship between ... -
Systemic Inflammation, Immune Activation and Impaired Lung Function among People Living with HIV in Rural Uganda
(Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes, 2018-08-15)Background—Although both chronic lung disease and HIV are inflammatory diseases common in sub-Saharan Africa, the relationship between systemic inflammation and lung function among people living with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan ... -
Systematic or Test-Guided Treatment for Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Adults
(The new England journal of medicine, 2020-06-18)Background: In regions with high burdens of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), many HIV-infected adults begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) when they are already severely immunocompromised. Mortality after ... -
The contribution to mothers’ health by village health team promotion practices: A case study of Kyabugimbi subcounty Bushenyi District
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Benefits of and Barriers to Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care in Ibanda District, Southwestern, Uganda
(Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2021-12-22)Background: Male involvement in reproductive health care has been shown to have positive outcomes on the maternal and newborn’s health as they provide resources and make crucial decisions. However, male involvement in ... -
Institutional and contextual obstacles to sexuality education policy implementation in Uganda
(2019-05-06)The successful implementation of sexuality education policy for young people has been shown to depend on a sound legislative and institutional framework. This article shows that both institutional factors and contextual ... -
Prediction of Risky Alcohol Use among Ugandan Youth
(2019-01-29)Background: Alcohol use imposes a significant global burden of disease among the youth. Objective: We investigated the level and risk factors of alcohol use among the youth seeking health services at Marie Stopes Uganda ... -
Tuberculosis diagnostic accuracy of stool Xpert MTB/RIF and urine AlereLAM in vulnerable children
(EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 2022)Background Non-sputum-based diagnostic approaches are crucial in children at high risk of disseminated tuberculosis (TB) who cannot expectorate sputum. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of stool Xpert MTB/RIF and urine ... -
Antibacterial Activities of Essential Oil and Fractions of Ethanolic extract of Echinops kebericho Tuber
(Research square, 2020)Background: Echinops kebericho is an endemic medicinal plant in Ethiopia traditionally used for treatment of various infectious diseases through different routes of administration such as inhalation, orally chewed, and ... -
Annual trends of human brucellosis in pastoralist communities of south-western Uganda: a retrospective ten-year study
(Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2015-08-31)Background: Human brucellosis is prevalent in both rural and urban Uganda, yet most cases of the disease in humans go unnoticed and untreated because of inaccurate diagnosis, which is often due to the disease not manifesting ... -
STI prevalence among women at risk for HIV exposure initiating safer conception care in rural, southwestern Uganda
(HHS Public Access, 2020-08)Background: Knowledge of STI prevalence and risk factors is important to the development of tenofovir-based pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and safer conception programming. We introduced STI screening among women at risk ... -
STI prevalence among men living with HIV engaged in safer conception care in rural, southwestern Uganda
(PLOS ONE, 2020-07-27)HIV care provides an opportunity to integrate comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare, including sexually transmitted infection (STI) management. We describe STI prevalence and correlates among men living with HIV ... -
“I beg you…breastfeed the baby, things changed”: infant feeding experiences among Ugandan mothers living with HIV in the context of evolving guidelines to prevent postnatal transmission
(BMC Public Health, 2018)Background: For women living with HIV (WLWH) in low- and middle-income countries, World Health Organization (WHO) infant feeding guidelines now recommend exclusive breastfeeding until six months followed by mixed feeding ... -
Retention in Care and Connection to Care among HIVInfected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa: Estimation via a Sampling-Based Approach
(PLOS ONE, 2011-07-07)Introduction: Current estimates of retention among HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Africa consider patients who are lost to follow-up (LTF) as well as those who die shortly after their last clinic ... -
A Social‑Ecological Framework to Understand Barriers to HIV Clinic Attendance in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda: a Qualitative Study
(AIDS and Behavior, 2021-12-02)The social-ecological model proposes that efforts to modify health behaviors are influenced by constraints and facilitators at multiple levels. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 47 clients in HIV care and 8 HIV ... -
Optimizing Tuberculosis Case Detection through a Novel Diagnostic Device Placement Model: The Case of Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2015)Background Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is being widely adopted in high TB burden countries. Analysis is needed to guide the placement of devices within health systems to optimize the tuberculosis (TB) case detection rate ... -
Peer-group support intervention improves the psychosocial well-being of AIDS orphans: Cluster randomized trial
(Cluster randomized trial. Social science & medicine, 2009)Accumulating evidence suggests that AIDS orphanhood status is accompanied by increased levels of psychological distress such as anxiety, depression, intense guilt, shame, and anger. However, few studies have examined the ...