Effectiveness of Potential Interventions to Change Gendered Social Norms on Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda: a Causal Inference Approach

Evidence of the effectiveness of programs to change gendered social norms related to intimate partner violence (IPV) is growing, but their potential to significantly impact actual occurrence of IPV at …

Social intolerance, risky sexual behaviors and their association with HIV knowledge among Ugandan adults: results from a national survey

Understanding the link between HIV knowledge, risky sexual behaviors, and social intolerance such as stigma and discrimination is important for HIV prevention and treatment program planning. We investigated whether intolerant …

Effect of women's intra-household bargaining power on postnatal and infant healthcare in rural Uganda-Results from a cross sectional survey in Kyenjojo district

Decision-making power and access to and control over resources are key elements of women's bargaining power within a household, and plays an important role in improving healthcare seeking behaviours for …

Food access and diet quality independently predict nutritional status among people living with HIV in Uganda

Objective: Although undemutrition is recognized as a risk factor for mortality among people living with HIV (PLWHIV), even among those initiating antiretroviral therapy, few studies have explored the underlying determinants …

Food access and diet quality independently predict nutritional status among people living with HIV in Uganda

AbstractObjective: Although undernutrition is recognized as a risk factor for mortalityamong people living with HIV (PLWHIV), even among those initiating antiretroviral therapy, few studies have explored the underlying determinants ofundernutrition. …

Changes in prevalence of tobacco use and the factors that may affect use among Uganda youth: the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2007-2011

Comparing performance of methods used to identify pregnant women, pregnancy outcomes, and child mortality in the Iganga-Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Uganda

Background: In most low and middle-income countries vital events registration for births and child deaths is poor, with reporting of pregnancy outcomes highly inadequate or nonexistent. Health and Demographic Surveillance …

Malaria outbreak in Mbale: it´s the pits! a case study

IntroductionMalaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. In June 2019, an outbreak of malaria in Bumbobi and Nyondo Sub-counties, Mbale District, was detected through routine surveillance …

Impact of shelter-in-place on TB case notifications and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic

Willingness to accept reimbursement for visits to an HIV clinic for tuberculosis preventive therapy