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Barriers and Facilitators to Successful Intensive Adherence Counseling in Rural Northern Uganda: An Exploratory Interview with HIV-Positive Clients Using the COM-B Framework
(HIV/AIDS-Research and Palliative Care, 2022)Purpose: Intensive adherence counseling (IAC) was introduced as a strategy to enhance adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV clients with non-suppressed viral loads. There has been sub-optimal viral load ... -
Barriers to Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Uptake to Prevent HIV Transmission: A Qualitative Study among Married Men
(International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2023)Background: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a relatively new intervention that has been found to reduce sexual transmission of HIV among heterosexual partners by 60% when properly practiced. However, the ... -
Burnout and Associated Factors among Hospital-Based Nurses in Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Survey
(BioMed Research International, 2022)Background. Burnout is a public health problem that disproportionately affects nurses in sub-Saharan Africa because of the weak health systems that create an unconducive workplace environment. In Uganda, there is limited ... -
A call for critical midwifery studies: Confronting systemic injustice in sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn care
(Wiley, 2022)ystemic injustice is a threat to sexual, reproductive, ma- ternal, and newborn (SRMN) health. The effects of this injustice are reflected in the high maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality rates in former colonized ... -
Factors Associated with Utilization of HIV Testing Services among Adolescents Aged 10-19 Years in Lira District, Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(BioMed Research International, 2021)Background. HIV testing remains a problem among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, and yet, HIV testing is a cornerstone in the fight against HIV. However, there is scanty literature on the utilization of ... -
Factors Associated with Utilization of HIV Testing Services among Adolescents Aged 10-19 Years in Lira District, Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Hindawi BioMed Research International, 2021-08-12)Background. HIV testing remains a problem among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, and yet, HIV testing is a cornerstone in the fight against HIV. However, there is scanty literature on the utilization of HIV ... -
Genomic analysis, immunomodulation and deep phenotyping of patients with nodding syndrome
(BRAIN, 2023)https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac357 BRAIN 2023: 146; 968–976 | 968 Genomic analysis, immunomodulation and deep phenotyping of patients with nodding syndrome Ariane Soldatos,1 Thomas B. Nutman, 1 Tory Johnson,1 Scott ... -
Healthcare providers’ practice and attitude towards abortion service provision in Gulu city, Northern Uganda
(Research Square, 2020)Background: Unsafe abortion is a growing public health problem concern globally despite being preventable. The World Health Organization estimates that about 20 million pregnancies results into unsafe abortion globally. ... -
HIV Treatment and Care of Adolescents: Perspectives of Adolescents on Community-Based Models in Northern Uganda
(HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care, 2023)Background: Differentiated service delivery models for people living with HIV continue to be scaled up to expand access to HIV services and treatment continuity. However, there is a gap in information on adolescents’ ... -
Intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Uganda
(African Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 2019)Background: Intimate partner violence may be more prevalent during pregnancy as women are more vulnerable. Aims: To determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence and associated factors among pregnant women at ... -
Knowledge and Perceptions of men towardsVasectomy among men of reproductive age inOtuke District-a cross-sectional study
(Research square, 2024)Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge and perceptions of vasectomy as a family planningmethod among men in rural northern Uganda. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 624 participants. ... -
Polycystic ovarian syndrome: diagnostic challenges in resource-poor settings (Ugandan perspectives)
(PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2021)Polycystic ovarian syndrome is the most common cause of anovulatory infertility accounting for up to 40% of the reasons for visiting a doctor. The Ugandan government has recognized infertility as a major problem affecting ... -
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy and associated factors in northern Uganda: a crosssectional study
(South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022)Background: Anaemia in pregnancy is associated with poor maternal and foetal outcomes. Nonetheless, there is a paucity of recent literature on the predictors of anaemia during pregnancy in the context of northern Uganda, ...
