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Examining the Intrapersonal, Interpersonal and Community Level Correlates of Access to Medical Care Among Women Employed by Sex Work in Southern Uganda: A cross-sectional Analysis of the Kyaterekera Study
Women employed by sex work (WESW) experience significant gaps in accessing necessary healthcare services, leading to unmet health needs. Yet, there is a dearth of literature on the barriers to medical care acc...
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Open AccessAdvanced HIV disease and associated factors among young people aged 15—24 years at a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study
Advanced HIV disease (AHD) in young people living with HIV (PLHIV) is an increasingly pressing public health issue in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite global progress in early HIV testing and reducing HIV-related d...
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A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of an Economic Strengthening Intervention to Enhance Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence among Adolescents Living with HIV.
We examined the impact of an economic empowerment intervention on ART adherence among ALHIV. We used data from 455 ALHIV, randomized into intervention, n = 111, and control n = 344. ALHIV were aged 12–16 and recr...
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Preliminary Impact of Group-Based Interventions on Stigma and the Mental Health of Caregivers of Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda
This study examined the preliminary impact of group-cognitive behavioral therapy (G-CBT) and a family-strengthening intervention delivered via multiple family groups (MFG-FS) on HIV stigma, parenting stress, a...
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The Impact of Parent–Adolescent Communication on Reduction of Sexual Risk Possibility Among Adolescents: Findings from the Suubi-Maka Study
Sexual risky behaviors among adolescents and young people remain a major public health problem worldwide. This study examined the impact of parent–adolescent communication on adolescents’ possibility to engage...
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Open AccessFeasibility and acceptability of peer-delivered HIV self-testing and PrEP for young women in Kampala, Uganda
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) account for 29% of new HIV infections in Uganda despite representing just 10% of the population. Peer support improves AGYW linkage to HIV care and medication adherence....
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Self-Reported Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Among Women Engaged in Commercial Sex Work in Southern Uganda
We examined the correlates of self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among women engaged in commercial sex work (WESW) in Uganda. We used baseline data from a longitudinal study, which recruit...
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Factors Associated with Consistent Condom Use Among Women Engaged in Sex Work: Lessons From the Kyaterekera Study in Southwestern Uganda
We examined the factors associated with consistent condom use among women engaged in sex work in the Southern parts of Uganda. We used baseline data from a longitudinal study involving WESW from 19 hotspots in...
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The Impact of an Economic Strengthening Intervention on Academic Achievement Among Adolescents Living with HIV: Findings from the Suubi + Adherence Cluster-Randomized Trial in Uganda (2012–2018)
We examined the impact of a family-based economic strengthening intervention on school dropout and repeating a class among ALWHIV in Uganda. In this cluster-randomized trial (2012–2018) conducted in 39 clinics...
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Open AccessCorrection: Does asset ownership influence sexual risk‑taking behaviors among women engaged in sex work in Southern Uganda? A mediation analysis
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Open AccessDoes asset ownership influence sexual risk-taking behaviors among women engaged in sex work in Southern Uganda? A mediation analysis
Economic vulnerability influences women engaged in commercial sex work (WESW) to further engage in sexual risk behaviors, as they often have multiple customers and engage in unprotected sex for financial gains...
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Open AccessDeterminants of viral load non-suppression among adolescents in Mbale District, Eastern Rural Uganda
Adolescents are lagging behind in the “third 95” objective of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS requiring 95% of individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) to have viral load (VL) suppression. This...
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Open AccessLinkage to intensive adherence counselling among HIV-positive persons on ART with detectable viral load in Gomba district, rural Uganda
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence is a primary determinant of sustained viral suppression, HIV transmission risk, disease progression and death. The World Health Organization recommends that adherence sup...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Inequity in utilization of health care facilities during childbirth: a community-based survey in post-conflict Northern Uganda
The article Inequity in utilization of health care facilities during childbirth: a community-based survey in post-conflict Northern Uganda.
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Open AccessInequity in utilization of health care facilities during childbirth: a community-based survey in post-conflict Northern Uganda
To assess inequity in utilization of health care facilities during childbirth and factors associated with home births in Lira district, Northern Uganda.
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Open AccessMortality among children under five years admitted for routine care of severe acute malnutrition: a prospective cohort study from Kampala, Uganda
Mortality among children under 5 years of age admitted to malnutrition units in sub-Saharan Africa remains high. The burden of HIV infection, a major risk factor for mortality among patients with severe acute ...
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Open AccessInfluence of community-based education on undergraduate health professions students’ decision to work in underserved areas in Uganda
Uganda is beset by a shortage of health workers and the few available are mal-distributed. Providing rural exposure through community-based education could positively influence students’ perspectives towards w...
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Open AccessRisk factors, person, place and time characteristics associated with Hepatitis E Virus outbreak in Napak District, Uganda
Hepatitis E is self-limiting, but can cause death in most at risk groups like pregnant women and those with preexisting acute liver disease. In develo** countries it presents as epidemic, in 2014 Hepatitis E...
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Open AccessHigh prevalence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk factors among medical students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
Cardiovascular disease has become a leading global health challenge representing the largest cause of mortality in adults worldwide. Non communicable diseases are neglected in Uganda over infectious diseases. ...
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Open AccessCareer intentions of final year medical students in Uganda after graduating: the burden of brain drain
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 ...
