• Anti-Mycobacterial Activity of Medicinal Plant Extracts Used in the Treatment of Tuberculosis by Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Uganda 

  Mpeirwe, Moses; Taremwa, Ivan Mugisha; Orikiriza, Patrick; Ogwang, Patrick Engeu; Ssesazi, Duncan; Bazira, Joel (Scientific Research Publishing, 2023-02-10)

  Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health challenge and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. TB is preventable and curable. However, treatment of tuberculosis has continued to be difficult as a result of rapid ...
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Uptake and Its Predictors Among Female Adolescents in Gulu Municipality, Northern Uganda 

  Aruho, Caroline; Mugambe, Samuel; Baluku, Joseph Baruch; Taremwa, Ivan Mugisha (Dovepress, 2022-09-25)

  Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the putative case of cervical cancer. However, uptake of HPV vaccination is reportedly low in Uganda. This study explored the predictors of HPV vaccination uptake among female ...
• Effect of disclosure of HIV status on patient representation and adherence to clinic visits in eastern Uganda: 

  Izudi, Jonathan; Okoboi, Stephen; Lwevola, Paul; Kadengye, Damazo; Bajunirwe, Francis (Plos One, 2021-10-19)

  Background: Disclosure of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status improves adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and increases the chance of virological suppression and retention in care. However, information on the ...
• Factors Influencing Annual Procurement Planning of Medicines and Medical Supplies in Public Health Facilities in Kampala District 

  Ajulong, Martha Grace; Okiria, John Charles; Owako, Martin (AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE, 2021-09-10)

  Background: Despite significant progress made by many countries towards meeting the millennium development goals and now sustainable development goals, there has been little improvement in access to essential medicines ...
• Unsuppressed viral load after intensive adherence counselling in rural eastern Uganda; 

  Ndikabona, Geoffrey; Alege, John Bosco; Kirirabwa, Nicholas Sebuliba; Kimuli, Derrick (BMC Health Services Research, 2021-12-18)

  Background:The East Central (EC) region of Uganda has the least viral suppression rate despite having a relatively low prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ). Although the viral suppression rate in Kamuli district ...
• Assessing Providers’ Approach to Hypertension Management at a Large, Private Hospital in Kampala, Uganda 

  Green, Aliza S.; Lynch, Hayley M.; Nanyonga, Rose Clarke; Squires, Allison P.; Gadikota-Klumpers, Darinka D.; Schwartz, Jeremy I.; Heller, David J (Annals of Global Health, 2020)

  Background: Hypertension is increasingly prevalent in Uganda and its clinical management remains suboptimal across the country. Prior research has elucidated some of the factors contributing to poor control, but little is ...
• Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associated Socio-Demographic Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending an Antenatal Care Clinic at Kisugu Health Center IV, Makindye Division, Kampala, Uganda 

  Mahamoud, Naimo Khalif; Mwambi, Bashir; Oyet, Caesar; Segujja, Farouk; Webbo, Fred; Okiria, John Charles; Taremwa, Ivan Mugisha (Dovepress, 2020)

  Aims/Objectives: This study sought to determine the prevalence, morphological character- ization and associated socio-demographic factors of anemia among pregnant women attend- ing Kisugu Health Centre IV, Makindye ...
• Socio-Demographics and Late Antenatal Care Seeking Behavior: A Cross Sectional Study among Pregnant Women at Kyenjojo General Hospital, Western Uganda 

  Komuhangi, Grace (Scientific Research Publishing, 2020-01-17)

  Background: Late antenatal care attendance among pregnant women at health facilities remains a significant public health problem. Globally, approximately 830 women die every day due to pregnancy-related complications and ...
• Peer distribution of HIV self-test kits to men who have sex with men to identify un-diagnosed HIV infection in Uganda: 

  Okoboi, Stephen; Oucu, Lazarus; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Nanfuka, Mastula; Kambugu, Andrew; Mujugira, Andrew; King, Rachel (Plos One, 2020-01-23)

  Introduction One-in-three men who have sex with men (MSM) in Uganda have never tested for HIV. Peer-driven HIV testing strategies could increase testing coverage among non-testers. We evaluated the yield of peer distributed ...
• Practice, perceived barriers and motivatingfactors to medical-incident reporting: 

  Naome, Turyahabwe; Mwesigwa, James; Atuhairwe, Christine; Taremwa, Ivan Mugisha (BMC Health Services Research, 2020)

  Background:Medical-incident reporting (MIR) ensures patient safety and delivery of quality of care by minimizingunintentional harm among health care providers. We explored medical-incident reporting practices, perceivedbarriers ...
• Quality of Life among Obstetric Fistula Patients at KitovuMissionHospital: 

  Kakembo, Samuel; Atuhairwe, Christine; Taremwa, Ivan Mugisha (Hindawi, 2020-05-20)

  Background. Obstetric fistula (OF) remains a silent neglected maternal challenge associated with devastating life consequences. Living with OF presents far-reaching physical, social, psychosocial, and emotional concerns, ...
• Individual, health facility-related, and psychosocial determinants of retention in chronic HIV care among HIV-positive young people in Mukono Municipality, Uganda 

  Kasibante, Phillip; Kyeyune, Jemimah Kiboss; Atuhairwe, Christine; Taremwa, Ivan Mugisha (Research Gate, 2020-06)

  Introduction: Retention in care is a known determinant of successful treatment outcome and serves as a measure of abating the emergence of resistant strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We report on the ...
• Breastfeeding cessation in the era of Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Uganda: 

  Okoboi, Stephen; Izudi, Jonathan; Ngbapai, Jackslina Gaaniri (Research Square, 2020-06-08)

  Background: Among human immunodeficiency (HIV) infected mothers, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends cessation of breastfeeding at one year to prevent HIV transmission but data are limited. We examined the ...
• Mind the gap: scaling up the utilization of insecticide treated mosquito nets using a knowledge translation model in Isingiro district, rural south western Uganda 

  Taremwa, Ivan Mugisha; Ashaba, Scholastic; Ayebazibwe, Carlrona; Kemeza, Imelda; Adrama, Harriet Ochokoru; Omoding, Daniel (Open Access Journal, 2020-09-01)

  Background: The phenomenon of Knowledge Translation (KT) is a key intervention towards bridging the ‘know–do’ gap. We conducted a KT initiative in Isingiro district to positively change attitude and improve on the uptake ...
• Predictors of nursing leadership in Uganda: a cross-sectional study 

  Nanyonga, Rose Clarke; Bosire, Edna N; Heller, David J; Bradley, Elizabeth; Reynolds, Nancy R (PMC, 2020-11)

  Evidence regarding the role of nurses-in-leadership and how to engage nurses in policy decisions is minimal in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this study was: (1) to assess the leadership practices of nurses-in-leadership ...
• Alcohol consumption increases non-adherence to ART among people living with HIV enrolled to the community-based care model in rural northern Uganda 

  Adrawa, Norbert; Alege, John Bosco; Izudi, Jonathan (Plos One, 2020-11-24)

  Background Non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality among people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV). Community-based ART delivery model offers ...
• Health Facilities’ Readiness to Manage Hypertension and Diabetes Casesat Primary Health Facilities in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement,Yumbe District, Uganda 

  Isadru, Vuchiri Ray; Nanyonga, Rose Clarke; Alege, John Bosco (Hindawi, 2021-01-23)

  Background. NCDs are the greatest global contributors to morbidity and mortality and are a major health challenge in the 21stcentury. .e global burden of NCDs remains unacceptably high. Access to care remains a challenge ...
• Virologic response of treatmentexperienced HIV-infected Ugandan childrenand adolescents on NNRTI based first-lineregimen, previously monitored withoutviral load 

  Kibalama, Ssemambo Phionah; Nalubega-Mboowa, Mary Gorrethy; Owora, Arthur; Serunjogi, Robert; Kironde, Susan; Nakabuye, Sarah; Ssozi, Francis; Nannyonga, Maria; Musoke, Philippa; Barlow-Mosha, Linda (BMC Pediatrics, 2021)

  Background:Many HIV-infected African children gained access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) through expansionof PEPFAR programs since 2004 and introduction of“Test and Treat”WHO guidelines in 2015. As ART accessincreases ...
• Prevalence of tobacco use and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Maracha District, Uganda 

  Alege, John Bosco; Jurua, Russall Okudra; Drazidio, Judith (Academic Journals, 2021-06)

  Globally, tobacco use has become the largest public health threat that kills around 7 million people annually, of which about 6 million deaths are due to direct tobacco use, and 890,000 are attributed to passive smoking. ...
• Couples’ decision-making on post-partum family planning and antenatal counselling in Uganda: A qualitative study 

  Willcox, Merlin L.; Mubangizi, Vincent; Natukunda, Silvia; Owokuhaisa, Judith; Nahabwe, Haeven; Nakaggwa, Florence; Laughton, Matthew; Chambers, Isabella; Coates, Sabine; King, Emma; Fall, Emma; Muller, Ingrid; Goodhart, Clare; Graffy, Jonathan (Plos One, 2021-05-05)

  Background Although health workers have been trained to provide post-partum family planning (PPFP), uptake remains low in Uganda. An important reason is that women want the agreement of their partner, who is often absent ...

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