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The Meanings in the messages: how SMS reminders and real-time adherence monitoring improve antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Uganda
(AIDS, 2016)
Objective: To understand how a pilot intervention combining SMS reminders with real-time adherence monitoring improved adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adults initiating treatment in rural Uganda.
Design: ...
How Does Antiretroviral Treatment Attenuate the Stigma of HIV? Evidence from a Cohort Study in Rural Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2013)
Program implementers and qualitative researchers have described how increasing availability of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with improvements in psychosocial health and internalized
stigma. To determine ...
Prospective study of the mental health consequences of sexual violence among women living with HIV in rural Uganda
(Journal of interpersonal violence, 2016)
The association between sexual violence and depression is well known, but the temporal aspects of the association have not been well established. We analyzed data from a cohort of 173 HIV-positive women in rural Uganda who ...
Sexual Relationship Power and Depression among HIVInfected Women in Rural Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2012)
Background: Depression is associated with increased HIV transmission risk, increased morbidity, and higher risk of HIV related death among HIV-infected women. Low sexual relationship power also contributes to HIV risk, but ...
A qualitative study of the acceptability of remote electronic bednet use monitoring in Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2022)
Background: Distribution of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) is the most widely used intervention for the prevention of malaria but recall and social desirability biases may lead to challenges in accurately ...
I still desire to have a child
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-01-11)
This study explored the intersecting forms of stigma experienced by HIV-serodifferent couples with unmet reproductive goals in rural Uganda. The parent mixed-methods study, which included 131 HIV-exposed women with plans ...
High PrEP uptake and objective longitudinal adherence among HIV-exposed women with personal or partner plans for pregnancy in rural Uganda: A cohort study
(PLoS Medicine, 2023)
Background: In Uganda, fertility rates and adult HIV prevalence are high, and many women conceive with partners living with HIV. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces HIV acquisition for women and, therefore, infants. ...
Correlates of attendance at community engagement meetings held in advance of biobehavioral research studies: A longitudinal, sociocentric social network study in rural Uganda
(PLoS medicine, 2021)
Background: Community engagement is central to the conduct of health-related research studies as a way to determine priorities, inform study design and implementation, increase recruitment
and retention, build relationships, ...
Overestimation of alcohol consumption norms as a driver of alcohol consumption: a whole-population network study of men across eight villages in rural, southwestern Uganda
(Addiction, 2022)
Background and aims Little is known about how perceived norms about alcohol consumption may influence high alcohol consumption rates in Uganda. This study estimated the accuracy of perceived norms about men’s alcohol ...
Gut carriage of antimicrobial resistance genes in women exposed to small-scale poultry farms in rural Uganda: A feasibility study
(PloS one, 2020)
Background: Antibiotic use for livestock is presumed to be a contributor to the acquisition of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes in humans, yet studies do not capture AMR data before and after livestock introduction. ...