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School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Publications (30)

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

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

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

Prevalence and factors associated with opioid use disorder among adolescents with sickle cell disease in Mulago hospital, Uganda.

Journal: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health

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Authors & Co-authors: Kwagala Claire C Munube Deogratias D Abbo Catherine C Muhwezi Wilson Winstons WW Mwesiga Emmanuel Kiiza EK

Relationships between trauma types and psychotic symptoms: A network analysis of patients with psychotic disorders in a large, multi-country study in East Africa.

Journal: Comprehensive psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Stevenson Anne A Misra Supriya S Girma Engida E Isvoranu Adela-Maria AM Akena Dickens D Alemayehu Melkam M Atwoli Lukoye L Gelaye Bizu B Gichuru Stella S Kariuki Symon M SM

Profiles and outcome of traditional healing practices for severe mental illnesses in two districts of Eastern Uganda.

Journal: Global health action

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors: Abbo Catherine C

Is the glass half full or half empty? A qualitative exploration on treatment practices and perceived barriers to biomedical care for patients with nodding syndrome in post-conflict northern Uganda.

Journal: BMC research notes

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors: Mwaka Amos Deogratius AD Okello Elialilia S ES Abbo Catherine C Odwong Francis Okot FO Olango Willy W Etolu John Wilson JW Oriyabuzu Rachel R Lagoro David Kitara DK Mutamba Byamah Brian BB Idro Richard R

Caregiver socioemotional health as a determinant of child well-being in school-aged and adolescent Ugandan children with and without perinatal HIV exposure.

Journal: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Webster Kyle D KD de Bruyn Miko M MM Zalwango Sarah K SK Sikorskii Alla A Barkin Jennifer L JL Familiar-Lopez Itziar I Musoke Philippa P Giordani Bruno B Boivin Michael J MJ Ezeamama Amara E AE

"I feel good when I drink"-detecting childhood-onset alcohol abuse and dependence in a Ugandan community trial cohort.

Journal: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health

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Authors & Co-authors: Engebretsen Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv IMS Nalugya Joyce S JS Skylstad Vilde V Ndeezi Grace G Akol Angela A Babirye Juliet N JN Nankabirwa Victoria V Tumwine James K JK

Prevalence and factors associated with major depression among female sex workers in post-conflict Gulu district: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Ouma Simple S Tumwesigye Nazarius Mbona NM Ndejjo Rawlance R Abbo Catherine C

Nutrition Challenges of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: A Qualitative Study from the Perspective of Caretakers in a Mental National Referral Hospital.

Journal: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

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Authors & Co-authors: Kigozi Edwin E Egwela Clement C Kamoga Livingstone L Nalugo Mbalinda Scovia S Kaddumukasa Mark M

Client-perpetrated gender-based violence among female sex workers in conflict-affected Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Ouma Simple S Ndejjo Rawlance R Abbo Catherine C Tumwesigye Nazarius M NM

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

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

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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

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

Prevalence of depression in Uganda: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Kaggwa Mark Mohan MM Najjuka Sarah Maria SM Bongomin Felix F Mamun Mohammed A MA Griffiths Mark D MD

Women's experiences of living with involuntary childlessness in Uganda: a qualitative phenomenological study.

Journal: BMC women's health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Asiimwe Susan S Osingada Charles Peter CP Mbalinda Scovia N SN Muyingo Mark M Ayebare Elizabeth E Namutebi Mariam M Muwanguzi Patience A PA

Bridges-Round 2: A study protocol to examine the longitudinal HIV risk prevention and care continuum outcomes among orphaned youth transitioning to young adulthood.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Nabunya Proscovia P Sensoy Bahar Ozge O Neilands Torsten B TB Nakasujja Noeline N Namatovu Phionah P Namuwonge Flavia F Mwebembezi Abel A Ssewamala Fred M FM

The effect of therapeutic lumbar punctures on acute mortality from cryptococcal meningitis.

Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors: Rolfes Melissa A MA Hullsiek Kathy Huppler KH Rhein Joshua J Nabeta Henry W HW Taseera Kabanda K Schutz Charlotte C Musubire Abdu A Rajasingham Radha R Williams Darlisha A DA Thienemann Friedrich F

Effects of complementary feeding on attained height among lower primary school-aged children in Eastern Uganda: A nested prospective cohort study.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Bwenge Malembaka Espoir E Tumwine James K JK Ndeezi Grace G Engebretsen Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv IMS Tylleskär Thorkild T Wamani Henry H Sommerfelt Halvor H Nankabirwa Victoria V

Large Scale Genetic Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders in African Populations is Needed.

Journal: EBioMedicine

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors: Dalvie Koen Duncan Abbo Akena Atwoli Chiliza Donald Kinyanda Lochner

Exclusive breastfeeding promotion and neuropsychological outcomes in 5-8 year old children from Uganda and Burkina Faso: Results from the PROMISE EBF cluster randomized trial.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors: Tumwine Nankabirwa Diallo Engebretsen Ndeezi Bangirana Sanou Kashala-Abotnes Boivin Giordani

Neuropsychiatric Genetics of African Populations-Psychosis (NeuroGAP-Psychosis): a case-control study protocol and GWAS in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Stevenson Akena Stroud Atwoli Campbell Chibnik Kwobah Kariuki Martin de Menil

Low-coverage sequencing cost-effectively detects known and novel variation in underrepresented populations.

Journal: American journal of human genetics

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Martin Atkinson Chapman Stevenson Stroud Abebe Akena Alemayehu Ashaba Atwoli

The Current Situation Regarding Long-Acting Insulin Analogues Including Biosimilars Among African, Asian, European, and South American Countries; Findings and Implications for the Future.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Godman Haque Leong Allocati Kumar Islam Charan Akter Kurdi Vassalo

Increasing diversity in genomics requires investment in equitable partnerships and capacity building.

Journal: Nature genetics

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Martin Stroud Abebe Akena Alemayehu Atwoli Chapman Flowers Gelaye Gichuru

Genetic structure correlates with ethnolinguistic diversity in eastern and southern Africa.

Journal: American journal of human genetics

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Atkinson Dalvie Pichkar Kalungi Majara Stevenson Abebe Akena Alemayehu Ashaba

Psychometric properties of the mini international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI) psychosis module: a Sub-Saharan Africa cross country comparison.

Journal: Psychological medicine

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Korte Jaguga Kim Stroud Stevenson Akena Atwoli Gichuru James Kwobah

Psychometric Properties of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) Psychosis Module: A Sub-Saharan Africa Cross Country Comparison - CORRIGENDUM.

Journal: Psychological medicine

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Gelaye Koenen Teferra Alemayehu Stein Zingela Newton Mwema Kariuki Kyebuzibwa