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Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Publications (284)

Developing and testing tele-support psychotherapy using mobile phones for depression among youth in Kampala district, Uganda: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Frontiers in digital health

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Authors & Co-authors: Nakimuli-Mpungu Etheldreda E Kwesiga Jeremiah Mutinye JM Bwanika John Mark JM Musinguzi Davis D Nakanyike Caroline C Iya Jane J Bakeera Kitaka Sabrina S Akimana Benedict B Hawkins Charlotte C Cavazos Patricia P

Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Alcohol Consumption Among the Youths in Kampala, Uganda. A Cross-Sectional Study.

Journal: Substance abuse and rehabilitation

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Authors & Co-authors: Namiiro Amelia Margaret AM Audo Ritah R Nannungi Charity Doreen CD Pitua Ivaan I Kiberu Denis D Talemwa Peter P Mujuni Emanuel E Lwesabula Alex A Ageimo Paul P Khaukha Arnold Zephania AZ

Barriers to and enhancement of the utilization of digital mental health interventions in low-resource settings: Perceptions of young people in Uganda.

Journal: Digital health

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Authors & Co-authors: Mwaka Erisa Sabakaki ES Bazzeketa Datsun D Mirembe Joy J Emoru Reagan D RD Twimukye Adelline A Kivumbi Apollo A

Observational research in epidemic settings: a roadmap to reform.

Journal: BMJ global health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Ricotta Emily E EE Bustos Carrillo Fausto A FA Angelli-Nichols Samuel S Barugahare John J Benton Adia A Carlson Colin J CJ Chang-Rabley Emma E Dean Natalie E NE Duda Stephany N SN Federer Lisa L

Data-driven supervision to optimize the effectiveness of proactive case detection for mental health care among children: a proof-of-concept study.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors: van den Broek Myrthe M Greene M Claire MC Guevara Anthony F AF Agondeze Sandra S Kyanjo Erimiah E Irakoze Olivier O Kasujja Rosco R Kohrt Brandon A BA Jordans Mark J D MJD

Mental health phenotypes of well-controlled HIV in Uganda.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Rubin Leah H LH Cho Kyu K Bolzenius Jacob J Mannarino Julie J Easter Rebecca E RE Dastgheyb Raha M RM Anok Aggrey A Tomusange Stephen S Saylor Deanna D Wawer Maria J MJ

A sport-for-protection program reduces anxiety and depression in youth affected by displacement: A randomized controlled trial of the game connect program in Uganda.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

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Authors & Co-authors: Latimer Kathleen K Larok Rita R Nyeko John Paul JP Murungi Lydia L Luwangula Ronald R Lukungu Bashir B Carrin Jeroen J Nannungi Robinah R Comboni Daniel Ojara DO Kalule Esther Nanfuka EN

Number of people treated for hepatitis C virus infection in 2014-2023 and applicable lessons for new HBV and HDV therapies.

Journal: Journal of hepatology

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Authors & Co-authors: Razavi Homie A HA Waked Imam I Qureshi Huma H Kondili Loreta A LA Duberg Ann-Sofi AS Aleman Soo S Tanaka Junko J Lazarus Jeffrey V JV Low-Beer Daniel D Abbas Zaigham Z

Determinants maintaining healthcare personnel's motivation during COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda.

Journal: Scientific reports

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Komasawa Makiko M Aung Myo Nyein MN Nsereko Christopher C Saito Kiyoko K Ssekitoleko Robert R Isono Mitsuo M Yuasa Motoyuki M

A meta-core outcome set for stillbirth prevention and bereavement care following stillbirth in LMIC.

Journal: BMJ global health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Dube Kushupika K Marenga Farai F Ayebare Elizabeth Ombeva EO Bedwell Carol C Chaudhry Nasim N Chilinda Idesi I Chimwaza Angela A Devane Declan D Fattepur Sudhindrashayana S Goshomi Unice U

Longitudinal Trends in Physical Activity Among Older Adults With and Without HIV in Uganda.

Journal: Journal of aging and health

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Authors & Co-authors: Ratnayake Aneeka A Tong Yao Y Reynolds Zahra Z Chamut Steffany S Quach Lien T LT Mbabazi Phoebe P Sagar Shruti S Maling Samuel S North Crystal M CM Passell Eliza E

Correction: Feasibility of screening for cognitive impairment among older persons and referral by community health workers in Wakiso district, Uganda.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors: Alinaitwe Racheal R Musisi Seggane S Mukunya David D Wibabara Yvette Y Mutamba Byamah B BB Nakasujja Noeline N

Barriers to treatment seeking for depression among elderly service users at Butabika National Referral and Teaching hospital, Kampala- Uganda.

Journal: Aging & mental health

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Authors & Co-authors: Ganafa Sumani S Kwiringira Japheth J Mugisha James J Walakira Eddy E

A workplace-based HIV self-testing intervention as a determinant for self-testing knowledge, beliefs, and use among unskilled workers in Wakiso Uganda.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Nsereko Gerald Mukisa GM Musanje Khamisi K Ayesiga Eron Robinah ER Kobusingye Loyce Kiiza LK Namubiru Rhoda R Sempala Moses M Kiwala Christine C Baluku Martin Mabunda MM

Combining a guided self-help and brief alcohol intervention to improve mental health and reduce substance use among refugee men in Uganda: a cluster-randomized feasibility trial.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors: Greene M Claire MC Andersen Lena S LS Leku Marx R MR Au Teresa T Akellot Josephine J Upadhaya Nawaraj N Odokonyero Raymond R White Ross R Ventevogel Peter P Garcia-Moreno Claudia C

Family Caregivers' Perceptions of Schizophrenia and Community Members' Attitudes Toward Patients and Their Family Caregivers.

Journal: Social work in public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Naamara Winfred W Twesigye Justus J Mutamba Byamah Brian BB Muhwezi Wilson Winstons WW

Coping mechanisms for students with mental disorders: An exploratory qualitative study at Busitema University's Mbale and Busia Campuses.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Kagoya Enid Kawala EK Mpagi Joseph J Waako Paul P Muhwezi Martha R L MRL Namaganda Agnes A Nsubuga Allan G AG Atala Christine Etoko CE Okello Francis F Okibure Ambrose A Kibuuka Ronald R

The social, cultural, and health context of controlling behavior and emotional intimate partner violence among adolescent girls and young women living with human immunodeficiency virus in Uganda: A qualitative study.

Journal: Women's health (London, England)

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Ogbonnaya Ijeoma Nwabuzor IN Nantongo Molly M Naigino Rose R Marsiglia Flavio F FF Stockman Jamila K JK Nakigudde Janet J Wanyenze Rhoda K RK Wechsberg Wendee M WM Kiene Susan M SM

A Narrative-Gamified Mental Health App (Kuamsha) for Adolescents in Uganda: Mixed Methods Feasibility and Acceptability Study.

Journal: JMIR serious games

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Authors & Co-authors: R Pozuelo Julia J Nabulumba Christine C Sikoti Doreen D Davis Meghan M Gumikiriza-Onoria Joy Louise JL Kinyanda Eugene E Moffett Bianca B van Heerden Alastair A O'Mahen Heather A HA Craske Michelle M

Dental Clinicians' and Technologists' Experiences and Perspectives on Removable Complete Denture Fabrication Services in Makerere University Dental Hospital, Uganda.

Journal: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry

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Authors & Co-authors: Nono David D Akugizibwe Mathias M Bagenda Godfrey G Okullo Isaac I Rwenyonyi Charles Mugisha CM

Association of COVID-19-related perceptions and experiences with depression and anxiety in Ugandan caregivers of young children with malaria and iron deficiency: A cross-sectional study.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Park Saeun S Bangirana Paul P Mupere Ezekiel E Baluku Reagan I RI Helgeson Erika S ES Cusick Sarah E SE

Physical, sexual and overall reported interpersonal violence against adult out-patients with severe mental illness under remission, receiving healthcare at Butabika hospital: A cross-sectional study.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Guma Edgar Innocent EI Bangirana Paul P Birungi Caroline C Ocen Patrick P Morawej Zahra Z Nakasujja Noeline N

Correlates of Sleep Health among Older-Age People with and without HIV in Uganda.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Yoo-Jeong Moka M Ratnayake Aneeka A Tong Yao Y Tsai Alexander C AC Paul Robert R Reynolds Zahra Z Ritchie Christine S CS Seeley Janet J Hoeppner Susanne S SS Atwiine Flavia F

Does work modify the relationship between violence and mental health among young people? Evidence from the Violence Against Children Surveys in Uganda, Nigeria and Colombia.

Journal: Journal of global health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Pearlman Jodie J Morgan Harriet H Opondo Charles C Amollo Mathew M Cuartas Jorge J Bhatia Amiya A

Phenotype harmonization and analysis for The Populations Underrepresented in Mental illness Association Studies (the PUMAS Project).

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Authors & Co-authors: Ramirez-Diaz Ana M AM Diaz-Zuluaga Ana M AM Stroud Rocky E RE Vreeker Annabel A Bitta Mary M Ivankovic Franjo F Wootton Olivia O Whiteman Cole A CA Mountcastle Hayden H Jha Shaili C SC

Exploring psychotic symptoms among substance-naïve individuals and recent abstainers without a psychosis diagnosis: A cross-country study across Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa.

Journal: Psychiatry research

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Authors & Co-authors: Kisiang'ani Isaac Babu IB Aden Mohammed M Mwangi Henry R HR Akena Dickens D Alemayehu Melkam M Barasa Julius J Gelaye Bizu B Gichuru Stella S Kariuki Symon M SM Kwobah Edith Kamaru EK

Challenges and adaptations of mental health services during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Arinda Anita A Kalani Kenneth K Mpamizo Emmanuel E Sebuliba Raymond R Akinyange Vanessa V Lofgren Sarah S

Immune Activation Is Associated With Neurocognitive Performance in Ugandan Adolescents Living With HIV.

Journal: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Dirajlal-Fargo Sahera S Sattar Abdus A Strah Monika M Karungi Christine C Gumikiriza-Onoria Joy Louise JL Santoro Anthony F AF Kirsch Courtney C Nanteza Angel A Ferraris Christopher M CM Tsapalas Daphne D

Combat readiness, alcohol abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder among Uganda peoples' defence forces soldiers.

Journal: BMC psychology

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Authors & Co-authors: Baguma Elias A EA Vivalya Bives Mutume Nzanzu BMN Ocen Patric O PO Kasujja Rosco R

Depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and perceived social support among Ugandan palliative care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal: Palliative & supportive care

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Authors & Co-authors: Horvath Mariah M Kizito Simon S Ghiaseddin Roya R Irumba Lisa Christine LC Mwesiga Mark Donald MD Ahern Lacey N LN

Navigating HIV research among criminalized gender minority populations in Uganda: qualitative insights and lessons learned from novice researchers.

Journal: International journal for equity in health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Muwanguzi Patience A PA Nabunya Racheal R Ngabirano Tom D TD

Prevalence and factors contributing to mental health challenges among school-going adolescents: a case of a climate-vulnerable Manafwa Watershed in Uganda.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Batte Charles C Apio Pamela Okwir PO Semulimi Andrew Weil AW Nuwasiima Shivan S Kasoma Ronald Mutebi RM Mwesigwa Martin Menya MM Twinamasiko Nelson N Siddharthan Trishul T Mukisa John J Mukunya David D

Experiences of participants in an agricultural livelihood support initiative for people living with HIV in central Uganda.

Journal: African journal of AIDS research : AJAR

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Authors & Co-authors: Tumwine Christopher C Addo Isaac Yeboah IY Zakumumpa Henry H Seeley Janet J Oucul Lazarus L

Psychological Distress Among Ethnically Diverse Participants From Eastern and Southern Africa.

Journal: JAMA network open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Tindi Kester B B KBB Kalungi Allan A Kinyanda Eugene E Gelaye Bizu B Martin Alicia R AR Galiwango Ronald R Ssembajjwe Wilber W Kirumira Fred F Pretorius Adele A Stevenson Anne A

A blended genome and exome sequencing method captures genetic variation in an unbiased, high-quality, and cost-effective manner.

Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

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Authors & Co-authors: Boltz Toni A TA Chu Benjamin B BB Liao Calwing C Sealock Julia M JM Ye Robert R Majara Lerato L Fu Jack M JM Service Susan S Zhan Lingyu L Medland Sarah E SE

Evaluation of the integration of palliative care in a fragile setting amongst host and refugee communities: Using consecutive rapid participatory appraisals.

Journal: Palliative medicine

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Authors & Co-authors: Leng Mhoira M Downing Julia J Purewal Gursaran G Namukwaya Liz L Opia Vicky V Venkateswaran Chitra C Nabirye Elizabeth E Bagasha Peace P

Peer-Delivered HIV Self-Testing, Sexually Transmitted Infection Self-Sampling, and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Transgender Women in Uganda: A Randomized Trial.

Journal: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Mujugira Andrew A Karungi Beyonce B Nakyanzi Agnes A Bagaya Monica M Nsubuga Rogers R Sebuliba Timothy T Nampewo Olivia O Naddunga Faith F Birungi Juliet E JE Sapiri Oliver O

A pragmatic randomized trial to examine the effect of combining healthy diet with mindfulness cognitive therapy to reduce depressive symptoms among university students in a low-resource setting: protocol for the NutriMind Project.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Kardel Kristin Reimers KR Iversen Per Ole PO Kaaya Archileo Natigo AN Muhoozi Grace G Veierød Marit B MB Wangen Knut Reidar KR Børøsund Elin E Friberg Prudence Atukunda PA

Burnout and quality of life among healthcare workers in central Uganda.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Kabunga Amir A Kigongo Eustes E Okalo Ponsiano P Udho Samson S Grace Anna Auma AA Tumwesigye Raymond R Akello Anne Ruth AR Musinguzi Marvin M Acup Walter W Nabaziwa Jannat J

Assessing the prevalence and impact of preserved ratio impaired spirometry in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc cross-sectional analysis.

Journal: The Lancet. Global health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Siddharthan Trishul T Grealis Kyle K Robertson Nicole M NM Lu Min M Liu Sibei S Pollard Suzanne L SL Hossen Shakir S Jackson Peter P Rykiel Natalie A NA Wosu Adaeze C AC