AUTHOR'S PROFILE

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Publications (1798)

Focused psychosocial interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

Journal: The Lancet. Global health

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Purgato Marianna M Gross Alden L AL Betancourt Theresa T Bolton Paul P Bonetto Chiara C Gastaldon Chiara C Gordon James J O'Callaghan Paul P Papola Davide D Peltonen Kirsi K

Contextualization of psychological treatments for government health systems in low-resource settings: group interpersonal psychotherapy for caregivers of children with nodding syndrome in Uganda.

Journal: Implementation science : IS

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Mutamba Byamah B BB Kohrt Brandon A BA Okello James J Nakigudde Janet J Opar Bernard B Musisi Seggane S Bazeyo William W de Jong Joop J

Reducing violence against children by implementing the preventative intervention Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial in Southwestern Uganda.

Journal: Trials

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Ssenyonga Joseph J Hermenau Katharin K Nkuba Mabula M Hecker Tobias T

Cell Phones, Sexual Behaviors and HIV Prevalence in Rakai, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Analysis of Longitudinal Data.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Nalugoda Fred F Kreniske Philip P Hofer Sarah S Zhong Xiaobo X Wei Ying Y Grilo Stephanie A SA Chen Ivy I Kigozi Ssebaggala D SD Kigozi Godfrey G Lutalo Tom T

Prevalence of family violence and mental health and their relation to peer victimization: A representative study of adolescent students in Southwestern Uganda.

Journal: Child abuse & neglect

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Ssenyonga Joseph J Magoba Muwonge Charles C Hecker Tobias T

Evaluation of a savings-led family-based economic empowerment intervention for AIDS-affected adolescents in Uganda: A four-year follow-up on efficacy and cost-effectiveness.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Tozan Yesim Y Sun Sicong S Capasso Ariadna A Shu-Huah Wang Julia J Neilands Torsten B TB Bahar Ozge Sensoy OS Damulira Christopher C Ssewamala Fred M FM

Health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of treating depression in people with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: a model-based analysis.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Zhong Huaiyang H Arjmand Isabel K IK Brandeau Margaret L ML Bendavid Eran E

Post-traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric comorbidities and associated factors among refugees in Nakivale camp in southwestern Uganda.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Bapolisi Achille Mwira AM Song Suzan J SJ Kesande Claire C Rukundo Godfrey Zari GZ Ashaba Scholastic S

Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- and low-income countries: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT).

Journal: Trials

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Moran Galia S GS Kalha Jasmine J Mueller-Stierlin Annabel S AS Kilian Reinhold R Krumm Silvia S Slade Mike M Charles Ashleigh A Mahlke Candelaria C Nixdorf Rebecca R Basangwa David D

Cango Lyec (Healing the Elephant): HIV incidence in post-conflict Northern Uganda.

Journal: EClinicalMedicine

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Katamba Achilles A Ogwang Martin D MD Zamar David S DS Muyinda Herbert H Oneka Alex A Atim Stella S Jongbloed Kate K Malamba Samuel S SS Odongping Tonny T Friedman Anton J AJ

Challenges to peer support in low- and middle-income countries during COVID-19.

Journal: Globalization and health

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Mpango Richard R Kalha Jasmine J Shamba Donat D Ramesh Mary M Ngakongwa Fileuka F Kulkarni Arti A Korde Palak P Nakku Juliet J Ryan Grace K GK

Lived experiences of stressors and problems of higher education students on teacher education course in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, 2019.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Nyashanu Mathew M Nuwematsiko Rebecca R Nyashanu Wendy W Jidong Dung Ezekiel DE

Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among high school adolescent girls in southern Uganda.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Nabunya Proscovia P Damulira Christopher C Byansi William W Muwanga Joelynn J Bahar Ozge Sensoy OS Namuwonge Flavia F Ighofose Eloho E Brathwaite Rachel R Tumwesige Wilberforce W Ssewamala Fred M FM

Tobacco Smoking and Associated Factors Among People Living With HIV in Uganda.

Journal: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Mdege Noreen Dadirai ND Makumbi Fredrick Edward FE Ssenyonga Ronald R Thirlway Frances F Matovu Joseph K B JKB Ratschen Elena E Siddiqi Kamran K Nyamurungi Namusisi Kellen K

Impact of a Family Economic Intervention (Bridges) on Health Functioning of Adolescents Orphaned by HIV/AIDS: A 5-Year (2012-2017) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda.

Journal: American journal of public health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Ssewamala Fred M FM Shu-Huah Wang Julia J Brathwaite Rachel R Sun Sicong S Mayo-Wilson Larissa Jennings LJ Neilands Torsten B TB Brooks-Gunn Jeanne J

Suubi+Adherence-Round 2: A study protocol to examine the longitudinal HIV treatment adherence among youth living with HIV transitioning into young adulthood in Southern Uganda.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Ssewamala Fred M FM Sensoy Bahar Ozge O Nabunya Proscovia P Thames April D AD Neilands Torsten B TB Damulira Christopher C Mukasa Barbara B Brathwaite Rachel R Mellins Claude C Santelli John J

Burnout and Associated Factors Among Medical Students in a Public University in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Journal: Advances in medical education and practice

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Kajjimu Jonathan J Kaggwa Mark Mohan MM Bongomin Felix F

Cannabis-Induced Mania Following COVID-19 Self-Medication: A Wake-Up Call to Improve Community Awareness.

Journal: International medical case reports journal

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Kaggwa Mark Mohan MM Bongomin Felix F Najjuka Sarah Maria SM Rukundo Godfrey Zari GZ Ashaba Scholastic S

Relationship Between Mental Health and HIV Transmission Knowledge and Prevention Attitudes Among Adolescents Living with HIV: Lessons from Suubi + Adherence Cluster Randomized Study in Southern Uganda.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Byansi William W Brathwaite Rachel R Calvert Madison M Nabunya Proscovia P Sensoy Bahar Ozge O Damulira Christopher C Namuwonge Flavia F McKay Mary M MM Mellins Claude A CA Ssewamala Fred M FM

Initial Training for Mental Health Peer Support Workers: Systematized Review and International Delphi Consultation.

Journal: JMIR mental health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Charles Ashleigh A Nixdorf Rebecca R Ibrahim Nashwa N Meir Lion Gai LG Mpango Richard S RS Ngakongwa Fileuka F Nudds Hannah H Pathare Soumitra S Ryan Grace G Repper Julie J

Stakeholders' perspectives on integrating the management of depression into routine HIV care in Uganda: qualitative findings from a feasibility study.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Rutakumwa Rwamahe R Ssebunnya Joshua J Mugisha James J Mpango Richard Steven RS Tusiime Christine C Kyohangirwe Leticia L Taasi Geoffrey G Sentongo Hafsa H Kaleebu Pontiano P Patel Vikram V

Extrapyramidal Side Effects in a Patient with Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms: A Reflection of Quality of the Mental Health Care System.

Journal: Risk management and healthcare policy

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Kaggwa Mark Mohan MM Nkola Rahel R Najjuka Sarah Maria SM Bongomin Felix F Ashaba Scholastic S Mamun Mohammed A MA

Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences-An OHBM-Open Science perspective.

Journal: GigaScience

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Levitis Elizabeth E van Praag Cassandra D Gould CDG Gau Rémi R Heunis Stephan S DuPre Elizabeth E Kiar Gregory G Bottenhorn Katherine L KL Glatard Tristan T Nikolaidis Aki A Whitaker Kirstie Jane KJ

Post-traumatic stress disorder among persons with HIV who engage in heavy alcohol consumption in southwestern Uganda.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Kekibiina Allen A Adong Julian J Fatch Robin R Emenyonu Nneka I NI Marson Kara K Beesiga Brian B Lodi Sara S Muyindike Winnie R WR Kamya Moses M Chamie Gabriel G

COVID-19, HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis, Disseminated Tuberculosis and Acute Ischaemic Stroke: A Fatal Foursome.

Journal: Infection and drug resistance

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Bongomin Felix F Sereke Senai Goitom SG Okot Jerom J Katsigazi Ronald R Kandole Tadeo Kiiza TK Oriekot Anthony A Olum Ronald R Atukunda Angella A Baluku Joseph Baruch JB Nakwagala Frederick F

Using Theory of Change to inform the design of the HIV+D intervention for integrating the management of depression in routine HIV care in Uganda.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Ssebunnya Joshua J Mugisha James J Mpango Richard R Kyohangirwe Leticia L Taasi Geofrey G Ssentongo Hafsa H Kaleebu Pontiano P Patel Vikram V Kinyanda Eugene E

Lung function and atherosclerosis: a cross-sectional study of multimorbidity in rural Uganda.

Journal: BMC pulmonary medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Gilbert Rebecca F RF Cichowitz Cody C Bibangambah Prossy P Kim June-Ho JH Hemphill Linda C LC Yang Isabelle T IT Sentongo Ruth N RN Kakuhikire Bernard B Christiani David C DC Tsai Alexander C AC

PrEP acceptability and initiation among women engaged in sex work in Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention.

Journal: EClinicalMedicine

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Witte Susan S SS Filippone Prema P Ssewamala Fred M FM Nabunya Proscovia P Bahar Ozge Sensoy OS Mayo-Wilson Larissa Jennings LJ Namuwonge Flavia F Damulira Christopher C Tozan Yesim Y Kiyingi Joshua J

Anxiety and Coping Strategies during the Covid-19 Pandemic among Students at a Multi- Campus University in Uganda.

Journal: Research square

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ojilong Daniel D Kanyike Andrew Marvin AM Nakawuki Ashley Winfred AW Lutwama Dinah Maria DM Nakanwagi Dorothy D Nekaka Rebecca R

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Depression and Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among University Students in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Kaggwa Mark Mohan MM Arinaitwe Innocent I Nduhuura Elicana E Muwanguzi Moses M Kajjimu Jonathan J Kule Moses M Ajuna Noble N Machacha Ivan I Nkola Rahel R Najjuka Sarah Maria SM

Protocol for a scoping review of the use of information and communication technology platforms for the delivery and utilisation of transgender healthcare.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Cui Jialiang J Prankumar Sujith Kumar SK Wong Horas Th HT Addo Isaac Yeboah IY Tumwine Christopher C Noor Muhammad Naveed MN

The Short-Term Impact of a Combination Intervention on Depressive Symptoms Among School-Going Adolescent Girls in Southwestern Uganda: The Suubi4Her Cluster Randomized Trial.

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Byansi William W Ssewamala Fred M FM Neilands Torsten B TB Sensoy Bahar Ozge O Nabunya Proscovia P Namuwonge Flavia F McKay Mary M MM

HIV-Related Shame, Stigma and the Mental Health Functioning of Adolescents Living with HIV: Findings from a Pilot Study in Uganda.

Journal: Child psychiatry and human development

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Nabunya Proscovia P Namuwonge Flavia F

Advancing scalability and impacts of a teacher training program for promoting child mental health in Ugandan primary schools: protocol for a hybrid-type II effectiveness-implementation cluster randomized trial.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Huang Keng-Yen KY Nakigudde Janet J Kisakye Elizabeth Nsamba EN Sentongo Hafsa H Dennis-Tiwary Tracy A TA Tozan Yesim Y Park Hyung H Brotman Laurie Miller LM

Psychological Distress and Access to Mental Health Services Among Undergraduate Students During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Nantaayi Brandy B Ndawula Rodney Kato RK Musoke Phillip P Ssewante Nelson N Nakyagaba Lourita L Wamala Joyce Nakiganda JN Makai Emmanuel Arthur EA Wannyana Babrah B Wamala Nicholas Kisaakye NK Kanyike Andrew Marvin AM

Length of stay of hospitalized patients at tertiary psychiatry facilities in Uganda: the role of caregiver's presence.

Journal: Discover mental health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Kaggwa Mark Mohan MM Najjuka Maria Sarah MS Kesande Claire C Nyemara Novatus N Kule Moses M Mamum Mohammed A MA Bongomin Felix F Ashaba Scholastic S

Cango Lyec (Healing the Elephant): Probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in Northern Uganda five years after a violent conflict.

Journal: Journal of migration and health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Luo Jue J Zamar David S DS Ogwang Martin D MD Muyinda Herbert H Malamba Samuel S SS Katamba Achilles A Jongbloed Kate K Schechter Martin T MT Sewankambo Nelson K NK Spittal Patricia M PM

PrEP uptake and HIV viral suppression when PrEP is integrated into Ugandan ART clinics for HIV-negative members of HIV-serodifferent couples: A stepped wedge cluster randomized trial.

Journal: EClinicalMedicine

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Heffron Renee R Muwonge Timothy R TR Thomas Katherine K KK Nambi Florence F Nakabugo Lylianne L Kibuuka Joseph J Thomas Dorothy D Feutz Erika E Meisner Allison A Ware Norma C NC

Associations between water insecurity and depression among refugee adolescents and youth in a humanitarian context in Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings.

Journal: International health

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Logie Carmen H CH Okumu Moses M Loutet Miranda M Berry Isha I Taing Lina L Lukone Simon Odong SO Kisubi Nelson N Sokolovic Nina N Kyambadde Peter P

Cognitive functioning and prevalence of seizures among older persons in Uganda: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study.

Journal: Medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Kaddumukasa Mark M Bongomin Felix F Mugenyi Levicatus L Kiyingi Micheal M Katabira Elly E Sajatovic Martha M