Research Articles: Recent submissions
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Malaria in camps for internally-displaced persons in Uganda: evaluation of an insecticide-treated bednet distribution programme
(Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2004)Malaria is a key health problem among displaced populations in malaria-endemic areas. Mass distribution of insecticide-treated bednets (ITN) to prevent malaria is often carried out in complex emergencies, but there are few ... -
CD4R cell count at antiretroviral therapy initiation and economic restoration in rural Uganda
(Aids, 2014)Objective: To determine whether earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with better economic outcomes. Design: Prospective cohort study of HIV-positive patients on ART in rural Uganda. Methods: ... -
A cross-sectional study of prevalence and predictors of risky sexual behavior among school-going adolescents in Mbarara municipality, Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2023)Background: Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa are at a greater risk of experiencing the adverse consequences of risky sexual behavior such as unwanted pregnancy and school drop-out than adolescents from other regions. Objectives: ... -
Patterns of care in two HIV continuity clinics in Uganda, Africa: a time-motion study
(AIDS care, 2008)The study objectives were to identify opportunities to improve the quality of care in resource-limited settings by examining the workflow and patient activities at two large outpatient HIV clinics in Uganda. Using time ... -
Food Insecurity and Sexual Risk in an HIV Endemic Community in Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2011)Food insecurity has been linked to high-risk sexual behavior in sub-Saharan Africa, but there are limited data on these links among people living with HIV/AIDS, and on the mechanisms for how food insecurity predisposes ... -
Failure to Initiate Antiretroviral Therapy, Loss to Follow-up and Mortality Among HIV-Infected Patients During the Pre-ART Period in Uganda
(JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2013)Background: Delays and failures in initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among treatment eligible patients may compromise the effectiveness of HIV care in Africa. An accurate understanding, however, of the pace and ... -
Career intentions of final year medical students in Uganda after graduating: the burden of brain drain
(BMC Medical Education, 2015)Background: Uganda has severe shortage of human resources for health despite the heavy disease burden. The country has one of the highest fertility, and population growth rates in the world and is in dire need of trained ... -
Use of a context-specific package to increase sputum smear monitoring among people with pulmonary tuberculosis in Uganda: a quality improvement study
(BMJ Open Quality, 2023)Background: People with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) require sputum smear monitoring (SSM) to ascertain response to anti-TB treatment and cure from TB disease. We aimed to increase SSM at 2, ... -
Use of symptom screening and sputum microscopy testing for active tuberculosis case detection among HIV-infected patients in real-world clinical practice in Uganda
(Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes, 2016)Background: The uptake of intensified active TB case finding among HIV-infected patients using symptom screening is not well understood. We evaluated the rate and completeness of each interim step in the TB “diagnostic ... -
Updating vital status by tracking in the community among patients with epidemic Kaposi sarcoma who are lost to follow-up in sub-Saharan Africa
(BMC cancer, 2017)Background: Throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa (and, indeed, most resource-limited areas), lack of death registries prohibits linkage of cancer diagnoses and precludes the most expeditious approach to determining cancer ... -
Factors associated with retention of health workers in remote public health centers in Northern Uganda: a cross‑sectional study
(Human Resources for Health, 2023)Background: Health worker retention in remote and hard-to-reach areas remains a threat in most low- and middle income countries, and this negatively impacts health service delivery. The health workforce inequity is ... -
Empiric Deworming and CD4 Count Recovery in HIVInfected Ugandans Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy
(PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2014)Background: There is conflicting evidence on the immunologic benefit of treating helminth co-infections (‘‘deworming’’) in HIV-infected individuals. Several studies have documented reduced viral load and increased CD4 count ... -
Program Implementation of Option B– at a President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief-Supported HIV Clinic Improves Clinical Indicators But Not Retention in Care in Mbarara, Uganda
(AIDS patient care and STDs, 2017)2013 WHO guidelines for prevention of mother to child transmission recommend combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all pregnant women, regardless of CD4 count (Option B/B+). We conducted a retrospective analysis of ... -
Effect of two counseling interventions on self-reported alcohol consumption, alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth), and viral suppression among persons living with HIV (PWH) with unhealthy alcohol use in Uganda: A randomized controlled trial
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2023)Purpose: To test the efficacy of two interventions to reduce alcohol use and increase viral suppression compared to a control in persons with HIV (PWH). Methods: In a three-arm (1:1:1) randomized controlled trial (N = ... -
Retinopathy among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy attending hospitals in Mbarara city, south-western Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(BMJ open, 2023)Objective: Retinopathy is one of the complications occurring among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. We sought to determine the prevalence and factors associated with retinopathy among women with hypertensive ... -
The recent outbreak of dengue in Bangladesh is a public and global threat to the international communities; what should we do to mitigate it?
(International Journal of Surgery: Global Health, 2023)Dengue fever, formerly known as tropical influenza or red fever, is a viral infection transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mosquitoes of the species Aedes Aegypti. (1) This mosquito-borne illness is widely spread ... -
Assessing the Quality and Effectiveness of Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers Commercially Available in Mbarara City
(Natural Products Chemistry & Research, 2023)Alcohol based hand sanitizers are currently recommended for routine use in curbing the spread of the serious infectious diseases like COVID-19. This survey examined hand sanitizers marketed in Mbarara city with regards to ... -
Acceptance of the coronavirus disease- 2019 vaccine among medical students in Uganda
(Tropical medicine and health, 2021)Background: COVID-19 is still a major global threat for which vaccination remains the ultimate solution. Uganda reported 40,751 cases and 335 deaths as of 9 April 2021 and started its vaccination program among priority ... -
Advancing detection and response capacities for emerging and re-emerging pathogens in Africa
(The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2023)Recurrent disease outbreaks caused by a range of emerging and resurging pathogens over the past decade reveal major gaps in public health preparedness, detection, and response systems in Africa. Underlying causes of recurrent ... -
The benefits of care: treated HIV infection and health-related quality of life among older-aged people in Uganda
(Aging & Mental Health, 2023)Objectives: The objective of this study is to explore how HIV care affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among older people in Uganda. Methods: We enrolled older-aged (≥49 years) people with HIV receiving HIV ...