Department of Community Health: Recent submissions
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Use of Colorimetric Culture Methods for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates from Sputum Samples in Resource- Limited Settings
(Journal of clinical microbiology, 2013-05-08)Despite recent advances, tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis remains imperfect in resource-limited settings due to its complexity and costs, poor sensitivity of available tests, or long times to reporting. We present a report on ... -
Depressive Symptoms Before and After Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among Older‑Aged Individuals in Rural Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2019)This study aims to characterize associations between depression symptom severity and HIV infection, both prior to and in years after ART initiation, among older adults. The Ugandan Non-Communicable Diseases & Aging Cohort ... -
Depression in Ugandan Rural Women Involved in a Money Saving Group: The Role of Spouse’s Unemployment, Extramarital Relationship, and Substance Use
(International Journal of Women’s Health, 2021-09-22)Background: Rural women are highly prevalent to depression, where spouse-related factors, including extramarital affairs and poverty, intensify its likelihood of occurrence. However, women engaged with a Money-Saving Group ... -
Training leads to improved performance of Health Unit Management Committees in southwestern Uganda
(Research square, 2020-03-11)Background: A quality health workforce is critical for the development of health systems and effective delivery of health services. In southwestern Uganda, Health Unit Management Committees (HUMCs) are central to the ... -
Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Among HIV-Infected Women on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda
(Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 67(Suppl 4), S179., 2014-12)Background: Among HIV-infected women, perinatal depression compromises clinical, maternal, and child health outcomes. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with lower depression symptom severity but the uniformity of ... -
Depression and HIV associated neurocognitive disorders among HIV infected adults in rural southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional quantitative study
(BMC Psychiatry, 2021-07)Background: HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND remains a pronounced consequence of HIV/AIDS despite improved life expectancies. This is often associated with several dysfunctions such as decrease of attention, ... -
Timing of malaria in pregnancy and impact on infant growth and morbidity: a cohort study in Uganda
(Malaria journal, 2016)Background: Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a major cause of fetal growth restriction and low birth weight in endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding of the impact of MiP on infant growth and infant risk of malaria ... -
Ideal Cardiovascular Health and Carotid Atherosclerosis in a Mixed Cohort of HIV-Infected and Uninfected Ugandans
(AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 2016)Background and Aims: Preventable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are responsible for the majority of CVD-related deaths, and are increasingly recognized as a cause of morbidity and mortality for HIV-infected ... -
D-dimer levels and traditional risk factors are associated with incident hypertension among HIV-infected individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
(Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes, 2016)Objectives-We sought to describe blood pressure changes after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and evaluate the association of markers of inflammation with incident hypertension in a cohort of HIV-individuals in ... -
Cytomegalovirus Viremia Associated With Increased Mortality in Cryptococcal Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019-09)Background. Cryptococcal meningitis and tuberculosis are both important causes of death in persons with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia ... -
The Prevalence of Community Acquired Salmonellosis, Associated Factors and Antibiotic Susceptibility Among Out Patients Attending Kagando Hospital, Kasese District, Mid-western, Uganda
(Research square, 2021)Background: Uganda has experienced a number of typhoid fever out breaks, the most recent being in Kampala city in which 1,038 (29%) patients were positive out of 3464 suspected cases. In 2011, typhoid cases (1042) were ... -
The pathway of obstructed labour as perceived by communities in south-western Uganda: a grounded theory study
(Global health action, 2011-12-27)Background: Obstructed labour is still a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in Uganda, where many women give birth at home alone or assisted by non-skilled birth attendants. Little is known of ... -
COVID-19 pandemic: implementing control measures in Africa using the 'SHEF2' model
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2020-09)The COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa is a severe reminder of the brunt of emerging and re-emerging infectious pathogens and the need for simple, context-oriented, and sustainable health models to combat them when the need arises. ... -
Context matters in understanding the vulnerability of women- perspectives from southwestern Uganda.
(Archives of Public Health., 2021-01)Background: Vulnerability at the individual, family, community or organization level affects access and utilization of health services, and is a key consideration for health equity. Several frameworks have been used to ... -
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 ...