Browsing Research Papers and Publications by Author "Alege, John Bosco"
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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 ... -
Performance of Epidemic Preparedness and ResponseCommittees to Disease Outbreaks in Arua District,West Nile Region
Afayo, Robert; Buga, Muzamil; Alege, John Bosco; Akugizibwe, Pardon; Atuhairwe, Christine; Taremwa, Ivan Mugisha (NCBI, 2019-02-03)The Epidemic Preparedness and Response Committees (EPPRCs) are at the heart of preventing outbreaks from becoming epidemics by controlling the spread. Evidence-based information regarding factors associated with the ... -
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. ... -
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 ...