Charles B Rwabukwali
Biographic Data
| ID | 136132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles B Rwabukwali |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles B |
| FAMILY NAME | Rwabukwali |
| SIGNATURE | RWABUKWALI C B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Makerere University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Contraceptive use among young women of pastoral communities of Karamoja sub-region in Uganda
Sexual and reproductive health is an important part of general health globally recognised in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3. Access to sexual and reproductive health services such as contraception provides young people with the opportunity to make informed choices regarding reproductive health. However, poor sexual and reproductive health is evident in numerous forms including sexually transmitted infections, unwanted pregnancies and unsafe…
Socio-cultural perceptions of sexuality influencing the sexual and reproductive health of pastoral adolescent girls in Karamoja sub-region in Uganda
Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) is indispensable to individual health and well-being. SRH ushers young men and women into reproductive life and years beyond yet it is regarded as a personal matter. Issues concerning this matter are rarely addressed openly. Culture and health are intertwined and manifest through values, norms, and beliefs of the people in society. Ignoring the influence of culture on SRH undermines the effective provision of …
Routines, Hope, and Antiretroviral Treatment among Men and Women in Uganda
Antiretroviral treatment programs, despite biomedical emphases, require social understanding and transformations to be successful. In this article, we draw from a qualitative study of HIV treatment seeking to examine the drug-taking routines and health-related subjectivities of men and women on antiretroviral treatment (ART) at two sites in Uganda. We show that while not all participants in ART programs understand clinical protocols in biomedical…
Seasonal variations and shared latrine cleaning practices in the slums of Kampala city, Uganda
Shared latrine cleaning in slums is impacted by seasonal variations related to weather conditions and human activity. The wet seasons made the already bad sanitation situation worse. The seasonal fluctuations in the state of shared slum sanitation relate to a wider malaise in the population and an implied capacity deficit among urban authorities. Poor sanitation in slums is part of a broader urban mismanagement conundrum pointing towards the urge…
Challenging the Paradigm
Recently HIV has been framed as a 'manageable' chronic disease in contexts in which access to effective care is reliable. The chronic disease paradigm emphasizes self-care, biomedical disease management, social normalization, and uncertainty. Data from a longitudinal study of patients (N = 949) in HIV care at two sites in Uganda, collected through semistructured interviews and ethnographic data, permit examination of the salience of this model in…
Religiosity for Promotion of Behaviors Likely to Reduce New HIV Infections in Uganda
Early HIV disclosure and nondisclosure among men and women on antiretroviral treatment in Uganda
Efforts to expand access to HIV care and treatment often stress the importance of disclosure of HIV status to aid adherence, social support, and continued resource mobilization. We argue that an examination of disclosure processes early in the process of seeking testing and treatment can illuminate individual decisions and motivations, offering insight into potentially improving engagement in care and adherence. We report on baseline data of earl…
Inter-religious Cooperation for HIV Prevention in Uganda
Inter-religious cooperation has been recommended to address various issues for the common good. Muslims and Christians in Uganda are working together on HIV prevention in this spirit. A study was done to compare HIV prevalence and HIV-risk behaviors between Muslims and Christians. A total of 2,933 Christian and 1,224 Muslim youth between 15-24 years were interviewed and tested for HIV. The HIV prevalence was significantly lower among Muslims (2%)…
Women, economic hardship and the path of survival
The results are presented from a 2005 survey of 377 women in four HIV/AIDS treatment programs in Uganda. The aim of the study was to explore women's economic hardships and the association with four sexual risk behaviors: whether a woman was sexually active in the last 12 months, whether a condom was used during the last sex act, whether she reported having had a sexual partner in the last six months who she suspected had multiple partners and rep…
Anthropology and Aids
Cultural Determinants of Sexual Risk Behavior for Aids among Baganda Women
Sixty-five Baganda women who tested positive for the HIV antibody and 65 who tested negative (mean age = 21 years) in Kampala, Uganda, were interviewed about cultural rules and norms for sexual behavior and HIV-specific risk behaviors. Traditional Baganda rules for sexual behavior prohibit sex for women outside of marriage except in certain ritual circumstances (e.g., after the birth of twins, at funerals and weddings) or economic circumstances, …
Anthropology and Aids
Challenging the Paradigm
Recently HIV has been framed as a 'manageable' chronic disease in contexts in which access to effective care is reliable. The chronic disease paradigm emphasizes self-care, biomedical disease management, social normalization, and uncertainty. Data from a longitudinal study of patients (N = 949) in HIV care at two sites in Uganda, collected through semistructured interviews and ethnographic data, permit examination of the salience of this model in…
Cultural Determinants of Sexual Risk Behavior for Aids among Baganda Women
Sixty-five Baganda women who tested positive for the HIV antibody and 65 who tested negative (mean age = 21 years) in Kampala, Uganda, were interviewed about cultural rules and norms for sexual behavior and HIV-specific risk behaviors. Traditional Baganda rules for sexual behavior prohibit sex for women outside of marriage except in certain ritual circumstances (e.g., after the birth of twins, at funerals and weddings) or economic circumstances, …
Routines, Hope, and Antiretroviral Treatment among Men and Women in Uganda
Antiretroviral treatment programs, despite biomedical emphases, require social understanding and transformations to be successful. In this article, we draw from a qualitative study of HIV treatment seeking to examine the drug-taking routines and health-related subjectivities of men and women on antiretroviral treatment (ART) at two sites in Uganda. We show that while not all participants in ART programs understand clinical protocols in biomedical…
Inter-religious Cooperation for HIV Prevention in Uganda
Inter-religious cooperation has been recommended to address various issues for the common good. Muslims and Christians in Uganda are working together on HIV prevention in this spirit. A study was done to compare HIV prevalence and HIV-risk behaviors between Muslims and Christians. A total of 2,933 Christian and 1,224 Muslim youth between 15-24 years were interviewed and tested for HIV. The HIV prevalence was significantly lower among Muslims (2%)…
Cultural Determinants of Sexual Risk Behavior for Aids among Baganda Women
Sixty-five Baganda women who tested positive for the HIV antibody and 65 who tested negative (mean age = 21 years) in Kampala, Uganda, were interviewed about cultural rules and norms for sexual behavior and HIV-specific risk behaviors. Traditional Baganda rules for sexual behavior prohibit sex for women outside of marriage except in certain ritual circumstances (e.g., after the birth of twins, at funerals and weddings) or economic circumstances, …
Anthropology and Aids
Women, economic hardship and the path of survival
The results are presented from a 2005 survey of 377 women in four HIV/AIDS treatment programs in Uganda. The aim of the study was to explore women's economic hardships and the association with four sexual risk behaviors: whether a woman was sexually active in the last 12 months, whether a condom was used during the last sex act, whether she reported having had a sexual partner in the last six months who she suspected had multiple partners and rep…
Inter-religious Cooperation for HIV Prevention in Uganda
Inter-religious cooperation has been recommended to address various issues for the common good. Muslims and Christians in Uganda are working together on HIV prevention in this spirit. A study was done to compare HIV prevalence and HIV-risk behaviors between Muslims and Christians. A total of 2,933 Christian and 1,224 Muslim youth between 15-24 years were interviewed and tested for HIV. The HIV prevalence was significantly lower among Muslims (2%)…
Religiosity for Promotion of Behaviors Likely to Reduce New HIV Infections in Uganda
Early HIV disclosure and nondisclosure among men and women on antiretroviral treatment in Uganda
Efforts to expand access to HIV care and treatment often stress the importance of disclosure of HIV status to aid adherence, social support, and continued resource mobilization. We argue that an examination of disclosure processes early in the process of seeking testing and treatment can illuminate individual decisions and motivations, offering insight into potentially improving engagement in care and adherence. We report on baseline data of earl…
Challenging the Paradigm
Recently HIV has been framed as a 'manageable' chronic disease in contexts in which access to effective care is reliable. The chronic disease paradigm emphasizes self-care, biomedical disease management, social normalization, and uncertainty. Data from a longitudinal study of patients (N = 949) in HIV care at two sites in Uganda, collected through semistructured interviews and ethnographic data, permit examination of the salience of this model in…
Seasonal variations and shared latrine cleaning practices in the slums of Kampala city, Uganda
Shared latrine cleaning in slums is impacted by seasonal variations related to weather conditions and human activity. The wet seasons made the already bad sanitation situation worse. The seasonal fluctuations in the state of shared slum sanitation relate to a wider malaise in the population and an implied capacity deficit among urban authorities. Poor sanitation in slums is part of a broader urban mismanagement conundrum pointing towards the urge…
Routines, Hope, and Antiretroviral Treatment among Men and Women in Uganda
Antiretroviral treatment programs, despite biomedical emphases, require social understanding and transformations to be successful. In this article, we draw from a qualitative study of HIV treatment seeking to examine the drug-taking routines and health-related subjectivities of men and women on antiretroviral treatment (ART) at two sites in Uganda. We show that while not all participants in ART programs understand clinical protocols in biomedical…
Socio-cultural perceptions of sexuality influencing the sexual and reproductive health of pastoral adolescent girls in Karamoja sub-region in Uganda
Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) is indispensable to individual health and well-being. SRH ushers young men and women into reproductive life and years beyond yet it is regarded as a personal matter. Issues concerning this matter are rarely addressed openly. Culture and health are intertwined and manifest through values, norms, and beliefs of the people in society. Ignoring the influence of culture on SRH undermines the effective provision of …
Contraceptive use among young women of pastoral communities of Karamoja sub-region in Uganda
Sexual and reproductive health is an important part of general health globally recognised in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3. Access to sexual and reproductive health services such as contraception provides young people with the opportunity to make informed choices regarding reproductive health. However, poor sexual and reproductive health is evident in numerous forms including sexually transmitted infections, unwanted pregnancies and unsafe…
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (8 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Population (4 works)