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HIV prevalence and uptake of HIV/AIDS services among youths (15–24 Years) in fishing and neighboring communities of Kasensero, Rakai District, South Western Uganda
(BMC public health, 2017)
Although fishing communities have a significantly higher HIV prevalence than the general population, there is paucity of data on the burden of HIV and service utilization, particularly among the youth. We assessed the HIV ...
Not Enough Money and Too Many Thoughts: Exploring Perceptions of Mental Health in Two Ugandan Districts Through the Mental Health Literacy Framework
(Qualitative Health Research, 2021)
Mental health disorders account for a heavy disease burden in Uganda. In order to provide culturally appropriate mental health prevention and treatment approaches, it is necessary to understand how mental health is ...
Marriage and the Risk of Incident HIV Infection in Rakai, Uganda
(Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes, 2014)
Studies suggest that the prevalence of HIV is higher
among long-term marital/consensual relationships than in the
unmarried. We assessed the risk of incident HIV infection by marital
status in rural Rakai, Uganda.
Design: ...
Use of a mixture of lignocaine and bupivacaine vs lignocaine alone for male circumcision under local anaesthesia in Rakai, Uganda
(BJU international, 2012)
Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV acquisition by 50 – 60% [ 1 – 3 ] and the WHO now recommends it as one of the proven methods for HIV prevention [ 4 ] . Several programmes in sub-Saharan ...
Prevalence and Predictors of Persistent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Viremia and Viral Rebound After Universal Test and Treat: A Population-Based Study
(The Journal of infectious diseases, 2021)
UNAIDS targets for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic control by 2030 include that 86% of all HIV-positive
persons be on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and achieve HIV viral load (VL) suppression [1]. The major ...
Differential Impacts of HIV status on shortterm fertility desires among couples in Rakai, Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2019)
Fertility desires of female and male partners in current relationships are often correlated.
We examined the influence of HIV seropositive status of female and male partners on shortterm
fertility desires in Rakai, Uganda, ...
Self-selection of Male Circumcision Clients and Behaviors following Circumcision in a Service Program in Rakai, Uganda
(AIDS (London, England), 2016)
Sub-Saharan African countries have substantially scaled-up safe male circumcision (SMC) services. However, it is unclear whether services are reaching men most at risk of HIV and whether there is behavioral disinhibition ...
Household food insecurity and its association with self-reported male perpetration of intimate partner violence: a survey of two districts in central and western Uganda
(BMJ Open, 2021)
This study aimed to determine the lifetime prevalence of male-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV), and to assess the association with food insecurity, sociodemographic factors and health risk behaviors in Uganda ...
Construct validity and internal consistency of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) depression screening measure translated into two Ugandan languages
(Psychiatry Research Communications, 2021)
In Uganda, depression is a major public health issue. Psychometric assessment of translated depression measures is critical to public health planning to ensure proper screening, surveillance, and treatment of depression ...
Determinants of HIV-1 Load in Subjects with Early and Later HIV Infections, in a General-Population Cohort of Rakai, Uganda
(Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2004)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 RNA loads were determined for 256 subjects with early (incident)
HIV infection and for 1293 subjects with later (prevalent) HIV infection, in a Ugandan cohort. Prevalent ...