Massy Mutumba
Biographic Data
| ID | 4415359 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Massy Mutumba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Massy |
| FAMILY NAME | Mutumba |
| SIGNATURE | MUTUMBA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0636-891X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Perspectives on enhancing peer support services for mothers living with HIV in Kenya
Mentor Mother (MM) services are an evidenced-based peer support strategy embedded within prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs. The current MM strategy in Kenya provides monthly, facility-based, one-size-fits-all antiretroviral therapy adherence counselling and health education to women living with HIV (WLHIV) who are navigating PMTCT services. MMs receive a small monthly stipend as compensation for providing these se…
Between justice and mediation
HIV disclosure in Ugandan schools
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) spend much of their daily lives in school environments, yet little research has examined how HIV-related disclosure unfolds within educational institutions. Most studies focus on disclosure decisions within families or clinical settings, leaving limited understanding of how schools encounter and manage knowledge of students' HIV status. This study examines how educators learn about and respond to the presence o…
Feasibility and acceptability of an integrated economic empowerment and substance use risk reduction intervention for youth living with HIV in Uganda
Youth living with HIV (YLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa experience high rates of alcohol and drug use (ADU), yet evidence-based interventions remain limited. We conducted a pilot cluster randomized trial to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term outcomes of a life-skills-based Alcohol and Drug Use Risk Reduction intervention (ADURR), delivered alone or combined with economic empowerment (EE) through financial literacy training and matc…
HIV-related stigma and academic outcomes
Among Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Uganda, pathways linking HIV-related stigma to mental health (depression, hopelessness and self-esteem) and academic engagement (school satisfaction and self-concept) are under-examined. Using cross-sectional data from 833 ALHIV (ages 10–17), we first estimated a fully latent structural equation model to assess these pathways. Model fit was excellent (χ2[21] = 45.16, p = .002; CFI = .987; RMSEA = .037;…
Exploring Alcohol Use Expectancies as Mediators in the Relationship Between Psychological Stressors and Substance Use Among Youths Living with HIV in Uganda
Identifying Predictors of Problematic Substance Use Among Youth Living with HIV in Uganda
The intersection of caregiving and financial vulnerability
Exploring mediators of the Amaka Amasanyufu Multiple Family Group Intervention (2016–2022) on parenting stress reduction among caregivers of children with disruptive behavior disorders in Uganda
Residing in poverty-impacted Ugandan communities and raising children with disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) is associated with above heightened parenting stress. An evidence-based intervention designed to help parents tailor their parenting style to effectively manage children with DBDs was implemented in Uganda between 2017 and 2023. At the end of the intervention, caregivers displayed lower levels of parenting stress than controls, however …
Prevalence and Correlates of Substance Use Among Youth Living with HIV in Fishing Communities in Uganda
Psychometric Validation of the East Africa Alcohol Expectancy Scale (Afexs) for Youth Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda
Assessing the social patterning and magnitude of inequalities in sexual violence among young women in Uganda
Sexual violence (SV) is a significant global public health problem. To develop effectively targeted interventions to prevent SV and allocate resources equitably requires identifying the most vulnerable groups and the magnitude of these social inequities. However, these data are currently lacking. Using the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, we examined SV among all young women and ever-married young women. We conducted univariate and bivariate…
The Long-term (5-year) Impact of a Family Economic Empowerment Intervention on Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda
Correlates and Effects of Alcohol Use Expectancies Among Persons Living with HIV in Uganda
Cross-national variation in the subjective wellbeing of youth in low and middle income countries
Subjective wellbeing (i.e. life satisfaction and happiness) impacts youth's social, economic and political participation. Prior studies have documented cross-national variation in subjective wellbeing of adults but there is a lack of data on the prevalence and correlates of subjective wellbeing among youth in low and middle income countries. This paper utilizes data from an international dataset - Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys to assess the …
Community influences on modern contraceptive use among young women in low and middle-income countries
Taken together, findings indicate that young women's contraceptive decision-making is greatly shaped by their social contexts. The commonalities and regional variations in community level influences provide support for both structural level interventions and tailored regional approaches to family planning interventions
Examining the relationship between psychological distress and adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among Ugandan adolescents living with HIV
Psychological distress is common among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) worldwide, and has been associated with non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART), leading to poor virologic suppression, drug resistance, and increased risk for AIDS morbidity and mortality. However, only a few studies have explored the relationship between psychological distress and ART adherence among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper examines the relati…
Psychological distress among Ugandan adolescents living with HIV
HIV infection increases the risk of psychological distress among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), which, in turn, increases risky behaviours such as medication non-adherence, substance use, and sexual risk-taking. The majority of studies on psychological distress among ALHIV have been conducted in high-income countries; data on the prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among ALHIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are scarce, yet over…
Changes in Substance Use Symptoms Across Adolescence in Youth Perinatally Infected with HIV
Sexual and reproductive health
We examine progress towards the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) commitment to provide universal access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services by 2014, with an emphasis on changes for those living in poor and emerging economies. Accomplishments include a 45% decline in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) between 1990 and 2013; 11.5% decline in global unmet need for modern contraception; ~21% increase in …
Development of a Psychosocial Distress Measure for Ugandan Adolescents Living with HIV
The Social Legacy of Aids
Objectives. We investigated the impact of HIV status on fertility desires in Uganda. Methods. We surveyed 1594 women aged 18 to 49 years visiting outpatient services at Mbarara Regional Hospital, from May through August 2010. Of these, 59.7% were HIV-positive; 96.4% of HIV-positive women were using antiretroviral therapy (ART). We used logistic regression models to examine relationships between HIV status and fertility desires, marital status, ho…
Policy talk
Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana is faced with the simultaneous challenges of increasing its health workforce, retaining them in country and promoting a rational distribution of staff in remote or deprived areas of the country. Recent increases in both public-sector doctor and nurse salaries have contributed to a decline in international out-migration, but problems of geographic mal-distribution remain. As part of a research proje…
Cross-national variation in the subjective wellbeing of youth in low and middle income countries
Subjective wellbeing (i.e. life satisfaction and happiness) impacts youth's social, economic and political participation. Prior studies have documented cross-national variation in subjective wellbeing of adults but there is a lack of data on the prevalence and correlates of subjective wellbeing among youth in low and middle income countries. This paper utilizes data from an international dataset - Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys to assess the …
The Social Legacy of Aids
Objectives. We investigated the impact of HIV status on fertility desires in Uganda. Methods. We surveyed 1594 women aged 18 to 49 years visiting outpatient services at Mbarara Regional Hospital, from May through August 2010. Of these, 59.7% were HIV-positive; 96.4% of HIV-positive women were using antiretroviral therapy (ART). We used logistic regression models to examine relationships between HIV status and fertility desires, marital status, ho…
Policy talk
Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana is faced with the simultaneous challenges of increasing its health workforce, retaining them in country and promoting a rational distribution of staff in remote or deprived areas of the country. Recent increases in both public-sector doctor and nurse salaries have contributed to a decline in international out-migration, but problems of geographic mal-distribution remain. As part of a research proje…
The Social Legacy of Aids
Objectives. We investigated the impact of HIV status on fertility desires in Uganda. Methods. We surveyed 1594 women aged 18 to 49 years visiting outpatient services at Mbarara Regional Hospital, from May through August 2010. Of these, 59.7% were HIV-positive; 96.4% of HIV-positive women were using antiretroviral therapy (ART). We used logistic regression models to examine relationships between HIV status and fertility desires, marital status, ho…
Sexual and reproductive health
We examine progress towards the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) commitment to provide universal access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services by 2014, with an emphasis on changes for those living in poor and emerging economies. Accomplishments include a 45% decline in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) between 1990 and 2013; 11.5% decline in global unmet need for modern contraception; ~21% increase in …
Development of a Psychosocial Distress Measure for Ugandan Adolescents Living with HIV
Examining the relationship between psychological distress and adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among Ugandan adolescents living with HIV
Psychological distress is common among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) worldwide, and has been associated with non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART), leading to poor virologic suppression, drug resistance, and increased risk for AIDS morbidity and mortality. However, only a few studies have explored the relationship between psychological distress and ART adherence among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper examines the relati…
Psychological distress among Ugandan adolescents living with HIV
HIV infection increases the risk of psychological distress among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), which, in turn, increases risky behaviours such as medication non-adherence, substance use, and sexual risk-taking. The majority of studies on psychological distress among ALHIV have been conducted in high-income countries; data on the prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among ALHIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are scarce, yet over…
Changes in Substance Use Symptoms Across Adolescence in Youth Perinatally Infected with HIV
Community influences on modern contraceptive use among young women in low and middle-income countries
Taken together, findings indicate that young women's contraceptive decision-making is greatly shaped by their social contexts. The commonalities and regional variations in community level influences provide support for both structural level interventions and tailored regional approaches to family planning interventions
Cross-national variation in the subjective wellbeing of youth in low and middle income countries
Subjective wellbeing (i.e. life satisfaction and happiness) impacts youth's social, economic and political participation. Prior studies have documented cross-national variation in subjective wellbeing of adults but there is a lack of data on the prevalence and correlates of subjective wellbeing among youth in low and middle income countries. This paper utilizes data from an international dataset - Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys to assess the …
Correlates and Effects of Alcohol Use Expectancies Among Persons Living with HIV in Uganda
Assessing the social patterning and magnitude of inequalities in sexual violence among young women in Uganda
Sexual violence (SV) is a significant global public health problem. To develop effectively targeted interventions to prevent SV and allocate resources equitably requires identifying the most vulnerable groups and the magnitude of these social inequities. However, these data are currently lacking. Using the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, we examined SV among all young women and ever-married young women. We conducted univariate and bivariate…
The Long-term (5-year) Impact of a Family Economic Empowerment Intervention on Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda
Exploring mediators of the Amaka Amasanyufu Multiple Family Group Intervention (2016–2022) on parenting stress reduction among caregivers of children with disruptive behavior disorders in Uganda
Residing in poverty-impacted Ugandan communities and raising children with disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) is associated with above heightened parenting stress. An evidence-based intervention designed to help parents tailor their parenting style to effectively manage children with DBDs was implemented in Uganda between 2017 and 2023. At the end of the intervention, caregivers displayed lower levels of parenting stress than controls, however …
Prevalence and Correlates of Substance Use Among Youth Living with HIV in Fishing Communities in Uganda
Psychometric Validation of the East Africa Alcohol Expectancy Scale (Afexs) for Youth Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda
Exploring Alcohol Use Expectancies as Mediators in the Relationship Between Psychological Stressors and Substance Use Among Youths Living with HIV in Uganda
Identifying Predictors of Problematic Substance Use Among Youth Living with HIV in Uganda
The intersection of caregiving and financial vulnerability
Perspectives on enhancing peer support services for mothers living with HIV in Kenya
Mentor Mother (MM) services are an evidenced-based peer support strategy embedded within prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs. The current MM strategy in Kenya provides monthly, facility-based, one-size-fits-all antiretroviral therapy adherence counselling and health education to women living with HIV (WLHIV) who are navigating PMTCT services. MMs receive a small monthly stipend as compensation for providing these se…
Between justice and mediation
HIV disclosure in Ugandan schools
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) spend much of their daily lives in school environments, yet little research has examined how HIV-related disclosure unfolds within educational institutions. Most studies focus on disclosure decisions within families or clinical settings, leaving limited understanding of how schools encounter and manage knowledge of students' HIV status. This study examines how educators learn about and respond to the presence o…
Feasibility and acceptability of an integrated economic empowerment and substance use risk reduction intervention for youth living with HIV in Uganda
Youth living with HIV (YLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa experience high rates of alcohol and drug use (ADU), yet evidence-based interventions remain limited. We conducted a pilot cluster randomized trial to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term outcomes of a life-skills-based Alcohol and Drug Use Risk Reduction intervention (ADURR), delivered alone or combined with economic empowerment (EE) through financial literacy training and matc…
HIV-related stigma and academic outcomes
Among Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Uganda, pathways linking HIV-related stigma to mental health (depression, hopelessness and self-esteem) and academic engagement (school satisfaction and self-concept) are under-examined. Using cross-sectional data from 833 ALHIV (ages 10–17), we first estimated a fully latent structural equation model to assess these pathways. Model fit was excellent (χ2[21] = 45.16, p = .002; CFI = .987; RMSEA = .037;…
Medicine (14 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (13 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (13 works) · Public health (13 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Demography (8 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Health psychology (8 works) · Demography (7 works)